Forging Deep Market Research Insights to Grow the Business

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Best Practices, LLC

Mar 20, 2015, 06:30 ET

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Internal customers within biopharmaceutical companies clamor for deeper market research insights that will help them to grow the business. As the docket of requests for tracking research simultaneously continues to grow, leaders must learn to manage these demands, or risk their brands losing step in fast-changing markets.

According to recent research by benchmarking firm, Best Practices, LLC, benchmark partners signaled that ad-hoc requests from internal customers are not going down in the near future. In fact, nearly 50% of participants expect increases in market-reacting requests in the next year. Clearly, it is essential for Market Research groups to learn how to better manage this customer need.

The related report, "Forging Deep Insights to Grow the Business: How Market Research Organizations Optimize the Mix of Tracking Research and Insight-Oriented Research," provides leaders with insights into the practices, mix, staffing, activity levels and training requirements needed for Market Research to consistently provide valuable, forward-looking insights into the business.

Key study topics include:

  • Ideal mix of tracking vs. insight research
  • Overall relative impact of tracking and insight research projects
  • Impact of projects based on lifecycle stage of product
  • Improving the impact of both tracking and insight research projects
  • Removing redundancy of projects across brands/therapeutic areas
  • Allocation of budget and staffing resources for different types of projects
  • Managing and prioritizing ad-hoc vs. planned research assignments
  • Winning trust and credibility internally
  • Training for successful communication and implementation of insight

This benchmarking research drew participation from fourteen global pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Data was normalized throughout the study to account for the size of division or business unit the participant represented.

To access the full report, or to download a complimentary summary containing insights found in this report, click on the following link: http://www.best-in-class.com/rr1341.htm

For more information on other recent primary research studies, contact us at 919.403.0251. For related research, visit our Best Practices, LLC website at http://www.best-in-class.com/.

ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, LLC
Best Practices, LLC is a leading benchmarking, consulting and advisory services firm serving biopharmaceutical and medical device companies worldwide. Best Practices, LLC's clients include all the top 10 and 48 of the top 50 global healthcare companies. The firm conducts primary research and consulting using its comprehensive proprietary benchmarking tools and analysis. The operational insights, findings and analysis form the basis for our Benchmarking Reports, databases and advisory services to support executives in commercial and R&D operations. Best Practices, LLC believes in the profound principle that organizations can chart a course to superior economic performance by studying the best business practices, operating tactics and winning strategies of world-class companies.

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