Basic Market Research Tools

Introduction to marketing planning -- The situation analysis -- Analyzing the target market, part 1, marketing research -- Analyzing the target market, part 2, consumer behavior and the target marketing process (segmentation, targeting, and positioning) -- Marketing objectives and strategy formulation -- Planning for products and brands -- Planning for pricing -- Planning for integrated marketing communications -- Planning for distribution channels and market logistics -- Marketing implementation and control -- Appendix: Pindari Boomerang Factory marketing plan example.

Understanding the unconscious mind : why we buy what we do but can't explain it -- Reading consumers : insights into the unconscious mind -- The consumer in context : environmental influences -- What consumers do : studying behavior -- The irrelevant consumer : questioning questions -- Relevant answers : questions worth asking -- Understanding the crowd : focusing on focus groups -- Consumer futurology : influencing innovation -- Gaining an edge : beyond market research.

What market research is ---and is not -- Typical outline for a business plan market analysis -- Types of market research -- Developing a demographic profile -- Researching trends in our markets -- Distribution and spending patterns -- Estimating the size and growth of the market -- The competition: competitors, emerging trends and technologies -- Exploratory market research -- Putting it all together -- Fitting the market analysis into the business plan.