Kathryn Korostoff
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kathryn Korostoff
Kathryn Korostoff teaches Market Research best practices at AYTM.com for Ask Your Target Market, and is the president of Research Rockstar, delivering Market Research training and support services. She can be reached at KKorostoff AT ResearchRockstar DOT com.
Sometimes, More Is Better: How to Use AYTM’s Combobox Feature

Sometimes, More Is Better: How to Use AYTM’s Combobox Feature

The AYTM Combobox Feature (also known as a ‘Dropdown List’) is a survey design feature that allows for long lists. Normally, without a Combobox, AYTM limits lists to a maximum of seven items. And in most cases this is appropriate; we want to make sure the survey participant has a good experience, and keeping lists short is a key part of accomplishing this goal. Read more

This is a Test of your Online Survey Critiquing  Skills. This is Only a Test. Part 2

This is a Test of your Online Survey Critiquing Skills. This is Only a Test. Part 2

Sometimes it is easier to spot someone else’s mistakes than to spot your own. Maybe this is why so many awful drivers seem to be zealous “back seat drivers.”

The same applies to survey design. Sometimes you are so close to your own survey designs that you don’t see the possible potholes until you hit them. So to help you learn how to write greats surveys, here are a few sample survey questions. Each one has at least one error. Can you find them? Read more

Doing the Right Thing: Uncovering Social Responsibility with Online Surveys

Doing the Right Thing: Uncovering Social Responsibility with Online Surveys

Have you ever looked at the label on a “Newman’s Own” product? You may have noticed, prominently displayed, the words: “All Profits For Charity”. Why do they do that? Because of social responsibility and, perhaps more significantly, the image of social responsibility. Read more

Effectively Presenting Online Survey Results: You are the star!

Effectively Presenting Online Survey Results: You are the star!

Think for a moment about your all-time favorite movie. For me, it is the Wizard of Oz. I was 7 years old when I first saw it. I sat in my living room with neighborhood friends, propped up on a pile of pillows. The music started, the lamps were turned off, and my sense of time just disappeared. Two hours later the lights came on and I was thrust back into the real world against my will… What a ride! Read more