I’ve been moderating focus groups and performing dial testing many years. What I have learned is that dial testing puts your message under a microscope in a way that traditional focus groups cannot. Dial Testing can provide far more value than traditional focus groups. Here’s why… Imagine you were giving […]
Tag Archives: Focus Groups
Live-Streaming Your Focus Group Has Finally Gotten A Facelift
Talk to anyone who’s used technology for live streaming in-person focus groups and they’ll tell you the same story. “Well, it’s serviceable.” Over the years, we’ve been conditioned to expect and accept “serviceable” because there were few, if any, alternatives available if you needed to live-stream a focus group to […]
Dial Testing’s Legacy with the State of the Union Address
For twelve years running, Dialsmith has been conducting dial testing research on the president’s State of the Union Address, and this year is no exception. Why has dial testing become so ingrained in scoring the State of the Union?
Data Doesn’t Lie: Uncovering What Your Viewers Want (No Matter What They Say)
Even when prompted in focus groups, respondents often have problems articulating what they really feel. There are several biological and behavioral triggers at play that often thwart people’s best attempts to be candid and accurate about what they feel or thought the felt. In some cases, it can be recall […]
Behind-the-Scenes Tips for Better Focus Groups
Moderating to Maximize Insights and Mitigate Common Pitfalls. Pulling off an effective focus group that gets you the type of insights you’re looking for, is hard work. You have to know the tricks of the trade to really garner insights that are deep and valuable. And you can’t have a […]
State of The Union For Qualitative, In-Person Market Research
What’s Happening With In-Person Research Earlier this year we spoke with leaders in market research about the prospects for in-person research in 2021. (Those podcasts are listed below.) A few months later, we asked them to give us an update. What are they seeing today? What’s changed? Bob Qureshi, i-view […]
Four Dial Testing Takeaways from Florida Swing Voters
Dialsmith is the technology partner and dial testing services provider for the Swing Voter Project—an ongoing, national study being conducted by Engagious and Focus Pointe Global. The project features monthly focus groups set in key battleground districts across the Midwest and Florida. The first group was conducted in March 2019 […]
Top Five Dial Testing Takeaways from Pennsylvania Swing Voters
Dialsmith is the technology partner and dial testing services provider for the Swing Voter Project—an ongoing, national study being conducted by Engagious and Focus Pointe Global. The project features monthly focus groups set in key battleground districts across the Midwest and Florida. The first group was conducted this past […]
Top Five Dial Testing Takeaways from Michigan Swing Voters
Dialsmith is the technology partner and provider of the dial testing services for a closely followed, monthly Swing Voter Insights study being conducted by Engagious and Focus Pointe Global. These swing voter focus groups, which started this past March, are held every month up through Election 2020 in key swing […]
Dial Testing Reveals How Voters Feel About Leading Candidates in Oklahoma Governor’s Race
A number of closely contested governors races across the US will be decided next week. One such race is in Oklahoma where there is no incumbent as current Governor Mary Fallin is unable to seek re-election due to term limits. As a key component of its political coverage of the […]
