Business Matters

What Am I Buying and Why: An Insurance Primer

Calvin Gilman explains the types of small-business insurance that may be most relevant for qualitative researchers operating small businesses. Calvin aims to arm readers with some tools that will help them become more savvy consumers of insurance, and give them a better understanding of the risks that face their businesses and methods to mitigate those risks. He discusses contract insurance, professional liability, and the growing issue of cyber liability coverage. Qualitative professionals should discuss these issues with insurance brokers to determine coverage options and premiums available, and should also discuss risk management with their entire qualitative research teams. […]

Conference

Celebrating 40 Years of Qualitative Excellence – 2023 Annual Conference

Our 2023 conference theme, “Eyes, Ears, Senses, Oh My! Powering Up for the Future of Qual,” is about honing our skills for the next 40 years, which will undoubtedly be centered on a digital-first and tech-enabled world. Charlotte, North Carolina, is the perfect backdrop for this context, given it is one of the fastest-growing southern U.S. cities and caters to a wide variety of industries from banking, energy, and you guessed it—technology. […]

Travelwise

Let’s Visit Charlotte!

Our next annual QRCA conference will be in Charlotte, North Carolina in March. In this article Chris Hauck familiarizes you with the attractions, food, and entertainment in Charlotte, so you can plan ahead for a productive and fun week in the Queen City. […]

Podcasts

VIEWS Podcasts: Dave Kaye

A seasoned expert in digital qualitative research, Dave Kaye’s career has taken him around the world listening firsthand to stories from thousands of research participants. His ability to get to the heart of the narrative and the insights that live within it has put him at the forefront of mobile research co-founding Field Notes, one of the world’s first smart phone research apps. Dave is passionate about bringing new technologies to research, but he is always keen to keep things simple. He joins Conversations in Depth to discuss his nontraditional path of getting into the market research business and his passion for digital methods. […]

Trends

Beyond Their Words: Bob Granito on the Past, Present, and Future of Neuro Methods

We can’t read respondents’ minds, but through contemporary neuro methods we can access the truths they don’t mention, along with how they are feeling, how hard they’re thinking, and where they’re looking, to round out the data we get from what they say. The author explores neuro methods, where they came from, where they are going, and crucially, how we can leverage them to elevate the insights we deliver to our end-clients. […]