Feedback’s Dean Browell and Optum’s Danny Fell have been speaking on “thick data” at conferences this year and the important concept is featured in a special article at eHealthcare Strategy & Trends. “…marketers shouldn’t overlook the incredibly powerful qualities of qualitative or “thick” data that deliver rich, deep insights and meaning that quantitative data often…
Qualitative Research
Feedback 101: What is Qualitative Research?
To put it bluntly, qualitative research is research that yields data not based on numbers. Qualitative research values rich descriptions and inputs from both researcher and participant alike. It’s used to uncover a wide range of behaviors, thoughts, opinions, trends, etc. The research types tend to be unstructured (or partly so) so that participants can…
“Hearing” vs. “Listening”
I want to comment on something I spoke about with executives last week: We need to start delineating between hearing and listening when it comes to voice of the consumer behavior online. If you are using social listening dashboards, or if you have someone who looks at the reviews for your organization just to respond…