On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:08:57 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 2/16/2013 10:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:29:31 -0800, The Other Guy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:10:28 -0800, "Dimitri" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>> But how many of them would know about Usenet?
> >>>>
> >>>> Jill
> >>>
> >>> all they need to do is setup a Google alert.
> >>
> >> One mention of something wanted by a customer
> >> is NOT likely to cause a change in a product.
> >
> > You'd be surprised at how many suggestions are implemented, just not
> > right away, they first need to have legal do their research.
> >
> I participate in market research once in a while. Only once was I given
> money to buy from a selection of (brand name) frozen food entrees then
> complete a survey. Fairly painless but not something I'd normally purchase.
>
> Other times I've been sent cat litter for Persia to test. Sometimes
> I've tested cosmetic type things. Manufacturers do market research like
> this all the time. That's partially how the determine whether to set up
> a new production line.
>
Yes. I used to participate in focus groups, but they paid me cash and
they were pretty boring so I eventually stopped doing it. Hubby liked
the car focus groups he participated in, but he was interested in the
brand they discussed and they paid men 2-3 times more than they paid
women for women for our focus groups. Most of them were for brands
I'd never heard of, although one was Ore-Ida. The most interesting
one I did was about mattresses, but there were a lot of them and we
weren't given enough time to test them all plus fill out the forms for
each one.


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