
MARKETING RESEARCH & ANALYTICS





“People who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals.”
David Olgivy
MARKETING RESEARCH
In the end, marketing research can be reduced to three words: people, products and insights. Unless you've got a good team of people, you can't do much with the other two.
Marketing Point, Inc. is a Global Marketing Research and Consulting organization that delivers knowledge that turn insights into strategy, strategy into opportunity and opportunity into return on investment.
We customize solutions to address precisely the questions and issues that are unique to each and every client. It's led by a team of account, technical, and research professionals, who are dedicated to finding the best way to meet your needs. It's enabled by constant innovation pushing to find new ways to access, manage, and apply information.
We deliver specific research applications for focused business needs, and integrated research solutions to address broader business issues. Off-the-shelf approaches rarely yield optimum results or insightful direction. Today more than ever before, information must enable decisions, promote change, and influence behavior.
Like most research providers, we gather data with an arsenal of proven and innovative tools. Where we differ is our ability to go beyond mere collection and apply great thinking and good business sense. Our solutions and analytical services turn raw data into marketing intelligence.
At Marketing Point, Inc. we start with your business strategy and create the right information to achieve your goals.
Our 7-step process focuses on driving business success:
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Understand the markets you serve, key business drivers, consumer fundamentals, trends and competition.
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Understand your business objectives, key information needs, and desired applications, to identify opportunities and set goals.
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Build an appropriate strategy to maximize the return on your investment.
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Learn what data already exists and what additional data must me captured, by using existing products and technologies or creating new ones.
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Integrate the data and build a statistically predictive model or sets of linkages that are inclusive and accurate (benchmark and norms)
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Develop a user interface so data is accessible and usable by appropriate end users throughout your organization.
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Calibrate the models or linkages on an ongoing basis to improve their accuracy and impact over time.
In order to accomplish this Marketing Point, Inc. has a team of full time experts with extensive experience in…
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Professional Sampling Management, Design and Consultation
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Telephone Data Collection
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Executive Interviewing
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Central Location Testing
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In Store Testing
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Mall Intercepts
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Online Data Collection
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Online Panels, Communities and Social Media
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Qualitative Research
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Secondary Research
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International Data Collection
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Mobile Sampling and Data Collection
Our research knowledge spans the following industry verticals:
• Advertising Agencies
• Business-To-Business
• Cable Television
• Communications
• Consumer Services
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Employee Engagement
• Executives/Management
• Financial/Investment/Banks
• Health Care
• Hotel/Hospitality Industry
• Information Technology
• Insurance
• Lawn and Garden
• Managed Care
• Marine/Boating
• Medical
• Pharmaceutical Products
• Real Estate/Builders/Developers
• Restaurant/Food Service
• Retail
• Technology/PC Manufacturers/ISP’s
• Telecommunications
• Transportation/Airline
• Tourism
• Utilities/Energy




“However beautiful the strategy,
you should occasionally
look at the results.”

Winston Churchill
ANALYTICS
Beyond Numbers
Marketing Point analysts play a pivotal role in delivering high value research services to organizations. As integral and visible members of project and account teams, MPI's analytical consultants work with clients to develop targeted research designs that ensure a close connection between business objectives, data analysis, and the communication of research recommendations. MPI analysts leverage industry knowledge and customized data visualization to extract insights and tell compelling stories uncovered by the research. Every research project is different, and our analysts customize their analytical and communication approaches to suit each particular business situation and need.
Expansive Capabilities
When organizations partner with Marketing Point, they can tap the full suite of analytical techniques and software used in the industry. One element of delivering high value research services involves having the right tool available when the situation warrants it, and MPI’s arsenal is extensive in all analytical capabilities. In addition, MPI offers proprietary approaches developed by in-house experts for particular categories of business information needs.
We use our expertise in applying the best analysis from our arsenal of sophisticated analytical techniques…
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Conjoint/discrete choice analysis
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CHAID/Decision Tree analysis
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Cluster analysis
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Driver analysis
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TURF analysis
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Brand Asset analysis
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Customer/employee/ linkage
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Predictive modeling
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Optimization programs
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Trend analysis
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Discriminant analysis
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Issue Prioritization analysis
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van Westendorp Optimal Pricing
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Attributable Effects analysis
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Interactive decision tools