Methods / Hybrid designs

There are countless possibilities for combining the best of both worlds

Searching for the best study design, one of the most frequently asked questions is: quantitative or qualitative? In many cases, the answer has to be both.

There are countless possibilities for combining the best of both worlds. You also need market researchers who feel at home in both worlds. So right from the start, we organised quantitative and qualitative market researchers into mixed teams and focused on developing them into holistic market researchers. This is how we can provide comprehensive advice without methodical blinkers. And it is often possible to combine the best of both worlds in an integrated study design.

Hybrid designs

The best of both worlds

The ideal hybrid model to increase customer satisfaction (example)

Qualitative preliminary stage

  1. Internal phase: Interviews with employees responsible
  2. External phase: Interviews with customers
  3. Development of a contact point model

Quantitative measurement

  1. Quantitative survey of goal dimensions, customer contact points and interaction factors
  2. Identification of performance areas that require action

Qualitative exploration

For performance areas that require action, individual interviews are carried out to determine operative weaknesses and derive concrete measures

Other methods of (r)evolution

Quantitative methods Successful quantitative market research combines science and economic research Qualitative methods The qualitative research process requires a consistent scientific foundation: The sample design, survey and analysis Agile research On the one hand, research in the sprint cycle requires faster processes than normal market-research projects
PUBLICATIONS / CASE STUDIES

Selected specialist publications

Riddle Response

A holistic view of the topic of response and how this can be influenced in the phases of a project.

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Listening what is important

The open questioning of pain points or delighters is part of many surveys, and yet the qualitative insights hidden in the open...

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No worries about being replaced by AI

Members of planung & analyse's platform of corporate market researchers (PUMa) are generally positive about AI tools and believe they could make...

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