Customer Research: Page 5

Social Media

Merry Christmas: Time to Snuggle Up with Facebook, Twitter

While the rest of the world is drinking eggnog, consider doing something magical: Getting to know your customers better and identifying the emotional benefit of your brand.

Social Media

This Little-Known Facebook Feature Can Help You Monitor Customers and Competitors

Find ways to nurture existing customers and attract new clients with the social network's 'Interest Lists.'

Social Media

How to Mine Social Networks for Valuable Customer Data

You can mine demographic and other data about your audience on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Marketing

How Customer Data Can Help Build Better Marketing Campaigns

Online service Windsor Circle uses customer purchase histories to help small businesses improve their email marketing.

Science & Technology

The Key to Annoyance-Free Website Surveys That Get Results

No one visits your website for the express purpose of telling you how they think you're doing. They are there to see what you can offer them, not the other way around.

Marketing

Commentary Should Remain the Lifeblood of Blogs

You may not want to hear it, but getting your customers' feedback is vital.

Science & Technology

A Seven-Step Guide to Protecting Customer Privacy

By following these tips, small businesses can create a privacy plan that boosts customer trust -- and sales.

Marketing

Free Market-Research Tools -- A Sampler

Small businesses can tap a variety of free resources for insights about customers, competitors and trends.

Marketing

Five Affordable Consumer Research Tools

Thanks to the Internet, small businesses can now survey consumers quickly and easily for opinions about new products and other marketing plans.

Science & Technology

A New Way to Crowdsource Customer Feedback

Napkin Labs gives businesses access to crowdsourcing and some big ideas from their most devoted fans. Consider this case study with a Boulder, Colo., startup.