Archive for the ‘Observation Baltimore News’ Category

• Focus Groups: Get paid to share you opinion!

  • March 21st, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, Focus Groups, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized, Useful Information
  • Tags: Tags: Baltimore County, brands, discussions, extra money, focus group facilities, Focus Groups, Get paid, Market Research, Observation Baltimore, Opinion, UMBC, University of Maryland
    

  •     Do you have an opinion about everything? •     Do you wish the brands you know and love would just listen to your ideas? •     Do you wish you could tell companies what you think about their products or services?… Read More

• The How, What, and Why of Focus Groups

  • March 15th, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, Focus Groups, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized, Useful Information
  • Tags: Tags: discussion groups, Focus Groups, How do Focus Groups work?, How Focus Groups Work, Market Research, moderator, Observation Baltimore, UMBC, University of Maryland, What is a Focus Group?, Where are Focus Groups?, Why Participate in a Focus Group?
    

  What is a Focus Group? How do companies find out how consumers feel about a certain product, service, advertisement, slogan, or anything for that matter? They don’t just guess. They use focus groups – which are discussion groups with similar… Read More

• Women’s History Month

  • March 14th, 2012
  • Posted in Advertising News, Baltimore Market Research, Holiday History, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized, Useful Information
  • Tags: Tags: achievements of women, experienced recruiting, Market Research, National Women’s History Project, research consultant, theme of Women’s History Month 2012, Women's History Month, Women’s Education, Women’s Empowerment
    

  Women’s History Month in the United States can be traced back to a week-long celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history, and society.   Organized by the school district of Sonoma, California in 1978, President Jimmy Carter was the first to issue a… Read More

• What Makes Baltimore Great?

  • February 29th, 2012
  • Posted in All About Baltimore, Baltimore Market Research, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized, Useful Information
  • Tags: Tags: Baltimore, Baltimore is the perfect test market, Chesapeake Bay watershed, market research specialists, Maryland, Maryland steamed crabs, Observation Baltimore, Super Bowl XXXV, The Baltimore Orioles, The Baltimore Ravens, The Maryland Blue Crab, What Makes Baltimore Great?
    

  Hey Hon! We at Observation Baltimore wanted to take a moment to recognize our favorite city…Baltimore, Maryland! We have already told you why Baltimore is the perfect test market. Now, we want to focus on why we love Baltimore. The… Read More

• Going Green: The Ins and Outs of LEED Certification

  • February 22nd, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized, Useful Information
  • Tags: Tags: Going Green, Green Building Council, green building design, LEED Certification, LEED-certified, LEED-certified buildings, Market Research, Observation Baltimore, Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emmisions, Reduce Energy Consumption, renewable materials, sustainable products
    

  Developed in 2000 by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – better known as LEED – provides building owners and operators with an outline for green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. LEED-certified… Read More

• How Bad Weather Affects Productivity

  • February 16th, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, How Bad Weather Affects Productivity, Observation Baltimore News, Self Improvement Tips, Uncategorized
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  Do you ever feel less productive on gloomy days? Well, according to several studies conducted on the affects of weather on office productivity, you are not alone. How Does the Weather Affect Productivity? Thirty-two percent (32%) of workers say they… Read More

• Transition of Saint Valentine

  • February 8th, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, Holiday History, Holiday Shopping Stats, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized
  • Tags: Tags: ancient Rome, children, Claudius II, Claudius the Cruel, emperor, experienced recruiting, February 14th, flowers, greeting-card, Hallmark, happy Valentine’s Day, historians, History.com, holiday, Impulse Survey, Market Research, market research industry, market research specialists, marriage illegal, martyred, mothers, Observation Baltimore, origin of Valentine’s Day, Pope Gelasius I, roses, Saint Valentine, Scribd.com, secret marriages, Squidoo.com, StaticBrain.com, sweethearts, The History of Valentine’s Day, Transition of Saint Valentine, Valentine's Day cards, Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day Facts & Trivia, Valentine’s Day spending, Valentine’s Day Statistics, wives
    

  Many theories exist as to the origin of Valentine’s Day. The story supported by a majority of historians goes like this… In ancient Rome during the reign of Claudius II (aka Claudius the Cruel), the emperor engaged his army in… Read More

• Advertising’s Empire: Super Bowl

  • February 1st, 2012
  • Posted in Advertising News, Baltimore Market Research, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Social Media Statistics, Uncategorized
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  The Super Bowl is a monumental event that draws over 150 million U.S. viewers each year. This one event continues as THE television advertising juggernaut. Of the top 30 most viewed television programs of all time, the Super Bowl accounts… Read More

• The History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • January 20th, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, Holiday History, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized, Useful Information
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  On April 4, 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was struck down by an assassin’s bullet. Soon after the civil rights icon’s death, Congressman John Conyers Jr. of Michigan introduced legislation seeking to make Dr. King’s birthday, January 15,… Read More

• Facility Fervor

  • January 13th, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Tips and Resources for Researchers, Uncategorized
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  This week, we provide useful tips and resources for researchers to help locate focus group facility partners. How do you find great focus group facility partners? Technology provides the most efficient source for locating focus group facilities in new markets…. Read More