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Interactive
Market Research
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| Primary
Business Activities |
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Full
Service Research
Web
Surveys
Focus
Groups/Qualitative Facilities
Research
Analysis
Data
Collection & Processing
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| Description
of Capabilities |
Interactive
Market Research is a full market research institute
specialized in developing "ad hoc" solutions
to support clients' marketing process, and provide
rigorous and reliable data to inform managerial
decision-making. IMR is a reliable partner for fieldwork
conducted in multi-country settings (with an emphasis
in Europe and Italy).
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| Description
of Facilities |
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Our
traditional research facilities and resources
include:
- Interviewers
and Mystery Shoppers all over Italy
- 20
area coordinators
- 25
CATI positioned in major Italian cities
- Product
testing center
- Focus
group moderators with expertise in many different
industries
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| Description
of Specialties |
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Traditional
research:
- Full
service field support for data collection.
- Equipped
rooms and moderators for qualitative studies.
Online
research:
- 63,000
panelists in Italy
- 51,000
panelists in UK
- 43,000
panelists in France
- 35,000
panelists in Spain
- 32,000
panelists in Germany
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| Mission
Statement |
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To
provide high quality market research to support
our customers in their business strategies and
decisions.
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| Company
History |
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Interactive
Market Research was founded in 1999 by managers
coming from PPG and Italian Telecom.
We
are based in Naples with another office in northern
Italy (Milan).
IMR
maintains the largest online panel in Italy.
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| Central
Telephone Facility |
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Interactive
Market Research operates a central call center
equipped with 25 research stations loaded with
Computer Assisted Interviewing Software (CATI).
Surveys
are programmed in-house using the PRINIS software
package.
Interviews
may be monitored remotely visually and via audio
links.
We
employ an experienced staff of supervisors; our
normal supervisor to interviewer ration is 1 to
10.
Note
that we normally use autodialers.
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| Data
Analysis |
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All
data analysis is conducted in-house; analyses
are conducting using a variety of software packages,
including:
We
are also highly experienced with conducting many
types of analyses, including:
- Adaptive
or CBC Conjoint
- Turf
Analysis
- Others
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| Focus
Group Facilities |
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We
have two focus group facilities both of which
are located in state-of-the-art office buildings.
Focus
group sessions may be recorded using:
- VHS
Tape
- DVD
- Audio
Cassette
- Audio
CD
Our
focus group facilities are equipped with:
- Fully-Equipped
Kitchens
- Usability
Labs
and
are staffed by both Moderators as well as In-Depth
Interviewers (depending upon the needs of the
project).
The
dimensions of each facility are shown below:
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Facility
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Dimensions
(in feet)
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Viewing
Seats
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| One |
230
x 135
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7
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| Two |
250
x 130
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5
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One
proprietary focus group facility is located in
Northern Italy while the other is located in the
South. Moreover, IMR can also rent locations throughout
Italy.
We
also have access to large-scale interviewing facilities
capable of accommodating 25 interviewees.
These
facilities are equipped with:
- PCs
- On-Way
Mirror
- Test
Kitchen
- Recording
Equipment
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| Recruiting
& Panel Services |
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We
regularly recruit participants for the following
types of research activities:
- In-House
Focus Groups
- Third
Party Focus Groups
- One-on-One
In-Depth Interviews
- Consumer
Panels
- Business
Panels
- Central
Location Studies
- Online
Access Panel
We
also maintain several research panels (see below
for a summary glimpse or visit our website for
a more detailed look: www.imrgroup.com)
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Type
(online)
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Size
(n)
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Recruitment
Method
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Incentives
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Consumer
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224,000
(Europe)
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CATI/online
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Sometimes
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Business
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10,000
(Italy)
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CATI/online
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Yes
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Medical
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5,000
(Italy)
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online
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Yes
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Country
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Size
(n)
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%
Male
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%
Female
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Italy
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63,000
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48%
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52%
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UK
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51,000
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50%
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50%
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France
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43,000
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51%
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49%
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Spain
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35,000
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58%
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42%
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Germany
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32,000
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53%
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47%
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| Other
Information |
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IMR
employs experienced mystery shoppers and can conduct:
- In-Store
Demos
- Taste
Tests
- Door-to-Door
Interviews
- Intercept
Interviews
- Web-Based
Surveys
We
also regularly engage in other research activities,
including:
- Brand
Equity & Related Studies
- Concept
Testing
- Forecasting
& Trend Research
- New
Product Testing
- Satisfaction
Studies
- Usability
Studies
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