•Van Westendorp/ Price Sensitivity Meter (PSM)– this methodology is typically used for gauging consumers’ price expectations for a finished product, often an existing product in an established category. The technique uses open-ended questions combining price and quality, and enables a company to see a range of prices that are acceptable for a product or service in the market , and to gauge customer price sensitivity as the price rises. Van Westendorp/PSM is typically used when a company is planning to introduce a new or substantially different product or service where there isn’t an existing reference point for the price.
• Gabor-Granger Technique– The Gabor-Granger methodology is based upon asking people the likelihood of their purchasing a product or service at different prices. It is most useful when marketer has a price range in mind and wants to understand the uptake at specific price points.
This model results in a demand curve for the product that shows the percentage of respondents interested in buying at each price point, allowing a company to estimate willingness to pay for the product, as well as revenue-optimizing price points ,.
• Conjoint Analysis– Conjoint is a technique that is typically used to help a company determine optimal product or service configuration to drive price and revenue objectives.. Conjoint is helpful because it simulates real-world buying situations that ask respondents to trade one option for another, and helps to create market models where share, revenue and profit can be projected. Conjoint analysis also produces a model of buyer decision making that can be used to simulate multiple possible market scenarios, and provides more accurate assessment of price sensitivity and preference share than other pricing methodologies.
Usage and Attitude study (U&A)
U&A research is a methodology that helps a company to measure buying patterns, product preferences and unmet customer needs in order to determine which product to offer, which market or segment to target, and which channels will be most successful. The primary objective of a U&A research study is to identify white spaces in the market and market gaps that could potentially be served by a new or existing product or service.
U&A studies generally have market-wide coverage and normally provide a large number of customer and market insights, such as frequency of purchase, frequency of use, attitude towards product/service/brand/ technology, and strengths and weaknesses of offerings.
When to use/conduct U&A research – U&A research is usually conducted when a company has knowledge gaps in areas including the market opportunity, brand perception, product opportunity, customer or market attitudes, behavior, needs and segments.
Why to conduct U&A research-
How is U&A research done- U&A studies are typically done using customized qualitative and quantitative approaches on an ad-hoc basis.
Brand Health Tracker (BHT)
What is BHT research- Brand health tracking is a research program focused on the ongoing measurement of a company’s branding metrics, such as brand awareness and perception, saliency and purchase consideration, in order to determine brand health and identify opportunities to maximize the success of marketing campaigns and increase sales and market share.
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