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How Consumer Market Research Helps Build Your Brand
Consumer research is a key component of brand strategy development and brand management. Why? Strong brands should reflect the vision and values of an organization, but to truly foster growth, they must do so in a way that’s compelling to target customers and differentiated from competitors.
Understanding Financial Services & Banking Market Research Needs
Market research combines hard data with human insights to help financial institutions remain competitive, customer-centric, and forward-thinking.
WESA-Campos Survey: General Election Enthusiasm Mounts
In the September 2024 WESA/Campos Pulse Survey, we explored Pittsburgh area residents’ attitudes and intentions with regard to the upcoming General Election.
Unlocking the Future: Developing Higher Education Programs with Strategic Research
Before launching a new academic program, it’s critical to ensure there will be sufficient demand for it among prospective students.
How Higher Education Branding & Marketing Strategies Build Stronger Universities
In today’s fiercely competitive higher education landscape, creating a strong, distinctive brand is not just an option—it’s a necessity.
Political Market Research: Exploring How Voters Think
Pennsylvania will be critical to win in the 2024 presidential election. As such, we expect to partner with a number of organizations seeking to better understand voters in the Commonwealth and the issues they care about.
WESA-Campos Survey: April ’24 Primary Elections
In the April 2024 WESA/Campos Pulse Survey, we explored Pittsburgh area residents’ attitudes and intentions with regard to the upcoming primary election.
Market Research for Product Development in Healthcare & Wellness
Each product or service has a lifecycle that spans from its initial conception to development and testing to launch and then continual iteration and (hopefully) sales growth. Healthcare-specific market research is crucial at all of these stages of the medical product development lifecycle.
How Consumer Market Research Helps Build Your Brand
Consumer research is a key component of brand strategy development and brand management. Why? Strong brands should reflect the vision and values of an organization, but to truly foster growth, they must do so in a way that’s compelling to target customers and differentiated from competitors.
The Importance of Market Research in the Healthcare Industry
Healthcare market research is about understanding the needs, attitudes, perceptions, and expectations that drive patient and consumer behavior so organizations can leverage those insights to make informed decisions.
Polling and Market Research: How They Differ
As the 2024 presidential election draws nearer, people are increasingly reflecting back on the 2020 election and how wrong the polls were. There are a lot of theories as to how this might have happened. This article won’t try to answer that question. But we do want to clear the air about one thing: Political polling is a very different beast from market research.
Pittsburgh: Your Go-To Market for Research
It’s not quite the East Coast. It’s not quite the Midwest. It’s a little bit of both, making it the ideal place to conduct market research. It’s Pittsburgh!
WESA-Campos Survey: Nov ’23 Local & State Elections
In the November 2023 WESA/Campos Pulse Survey, we explored Pittsburgh area residents’ concerns, attitudes, and intentions with regard to the November 2023 local and state elections.
Looking Back — and Forward — with Tracking Studies
The best way to look back and forward at the same time is through tracking studies, a quantitative research methodology in which researchers collect data from a consistent sample using a largely consistent survey instrument.
WESA-Campos Survey: Back-to-School in the 'Burgh
In the September 2023 WESA/Campos Pulse Survey, we investigated Pittsburgh residents’ opinions regarding education, with a focus on K-12 schooling.
Campos in the News: Connecting Southwestern PA
Campos collaborated with SPC on a revealing study: 40,000 Pittsburgh households lack broadband. Discover how our research is driving regional infrastructure changes.
What Now: Higher Education Market Research & Student Experience Insights
As strategists and market researchers, the Campos team is always looking to discuss how consumer insights can be leveraged to grow brands and businesses. Welcome to the second blog in our "What Now?" series, in which our team delves into what we do, why we approach our work the way we do, and how research can help build better brands, products, and customer experiences.
The Importance of Product Testing in Product Development
In a world of countless choices, product testing is no longer just about making sure a product works as intended. It’s about creating products that exceed consumer expectations and, ultimately, generate the kind of excitement that gives you a competitive advantage.
WESA-Campos Survey: Summer in Pittsburgh
In the July 2023 WESA/Campos Pulse Survey, we investigated Pittsburgh residents’ habits and preferences regarding leisure and recreation
Ethnographic Research: When and How You Should Use It
The number of market research methods available these days is staggering. Some are experimental, some are trendy, and some are tried-and-true.
The Advantages of Focus Groups and How to Do Them Well
Focus groups are a cornerstone qualitative research approach for good reason. They are an excellent methodology when it is necessary to consider diverse perspectives and views. But to conduct a focus group, three crucial things must be done correctly to ensure a useful outcome.