Master's Consumer Insights

MKTG450
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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Program Manager
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Timeline
  • January 7, 2018
    Experience start
  • January 12, 2018
    Project Kick-Off Meeting
  • January 19, 2018
    Review of qualitative research plan
  • February 2, 2018
    Review of qualitative research results
  • February 15, 2018
    Review of quantitative research design
  • March 13, 2018
    Final presentation
  • March 16, 2018
    Experience end
Experience
9 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Market research
Skills
research design survey design qualitative and quantitative research consumer insights data analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

Master's of Management Studies students will analyze a marketing challenge or opportunity posed by your organization through qualitative and quantitative market research and provide data-driven recommendations.

Learners
Any level
45 learners
Project
70 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverables include:

  • A copy of the final quantitative survey design.
  • Raw data from the fielded survey.
  • An annotated final presentation with summary of research performed, analysis completed and recommendations for how to address the marketing issue posed.
Project timeline
  • January 7, 2018
    Experience start
  • January 12, 2018
    Project Kick-Off Meeting
  • January 19, 2018
    Review of qualitative research plan
  • February 2, 2018
    Review of qualitative research results
  • February 15, 2018
    Review of quantitative research design
  • March 13, 2018
    Final presentation
  • March 16, 2018
    Experience end
Project Examples

Starting in January, a group of five Master's students will spend 350+ hours over the course of a 10 week academic term, developing a solution to your marketing problem.

The research process includes:

  • Design and implement qualitative research using secondary and primary sources, including interviews with members of your target audience.
  • Design and implement a quantitative survey to test hypotheses developed in the qualitative phase of research.
  • Analyze and interpret data from the quantitative survey (200-300 responses).

Based on this research, student-consultants will prepare an annotated presentation including the research performed, the groups' findings, and recommendations for your marketing opportunity or challenge.

Examples of project scopes include, but are not limited to:

  • Customer segmentation.
  • Marketing messaging positioning development and refinement.
  • Customer decision-making.
  • Shopper insights and behaviors.
  • Customer satisfaction.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Identify a point person in the organization for the students to work with for each milestone.

Assemble any background materials for industry/issue in advance of the start of the quarter to provide to students at kick-off.

Provide contacts within your target audience for students to use in qualitative research unless student personal networks are appropriate.

Provide a donation of $1000-$1500 to Kellogg School of Management to cover the cost of obtaining the target audience for the quantitative survey.