Customer Research
How to Mine Social Networks for Valuable Customer Data
You can mine demographic and other data about your audience on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
How Customer Data Can Help Build Better Marketing Campaigns
Online service Windsor Circle uses customer purchase histories to help small businesses improve their email marketing.
The Key to Annoyance-Free Website Surveys That Get Results
No one visits your website for the express purpose of telling you how they think you're doing. They are there to see what you can offer them, not the other way around.
Commentary Should Remain the Lifeblood of Blogs
You may not want to hear it, but getting your customers' feedback is vital.
A Seven-Step Guide to Protecting Customer Privacy
By following these tips, small businesses can create a privacy plan that boosts customer trust -- and sales.
Free Market-Research Tools -- A Sampler
Small businesses can tap a variety of free resources for insights about customers, competitors and trends.
Five Affordable Consumer Research Tools
Thanks to the Internet, small businesses can now survey consumers quickly and easily for opinions about new products and other marketing plans.
A New Way to Crowdsource Customer Feedback
Napkin Labs gives businesses access to crowdsourcing and some big ideas from their most devoted fans. Consider this case study with a Boulder, Colo., startup.