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Global Marketing

Dove’s #SpeakBeautiful Campaign: A Marketing Strategy & A Step Towards Body Positivity on Twitter

Background Most women and girls have experienced some kind of negativity online and have found social media to be harmful to their self-esteem. Though only 9% of women in the early 2010s admitted to participating in body-shaming over social media, research found the actual percentage to be much higher. As a hygiene brand, Dove’s target […]

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Customers Asked for Healthier Options… McDonald’s Delivered

Background As of 2018, over 80 percent of Americans consume fast at least one time per week, but in the past few years, Americans have moved towards buying food products labeled as containing natural or clean ingredients. As a result, many fast food customers have demanded fresher ingredients and lower-calorie options from their favorite chains. […]

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Starbucks: Learning About Customer Preferences from the Source

Background Starbucks Corporation is a multinational coffeehouse chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington. For younger generations, Starbucks has simply appeared to always be around and always be successful, but older generations witnessed how Starbucks’ high value for market research helped it become the largest coffeehouse chain in the world. Starbucks’ Market Research Even with Starbucks’ fame, […]

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Global Marketing

The Importance of Research Design to a Marketing Strategy

What is Research Design? Research design involves the creation of a blueprint or roadmap that lays out the process for collecting, measuring, and analyze relevant data used to answer an important research question. The two types of research design, quantitative and qualitative, are discussed below. Quantitative Research Design Quantitative research design looks at how consumers […]