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Using Secondary Data in Marketing Research discusses thoroughly the use of secondary data in marketing research. It explains the underlying reasons why secondary data are less expensive than primary data, the technology associated with secondary data, how to evaluate the quality of secondary data, and how to locate secondary data. It also provides an encyclopedic listing of specific sources of secondary data, including a listing of sources of global/worldwide information to assist marketing decision making. An important resource for marketing professionals, academics, and graduate students of marketing.
The book begins with an overview that includes an international case in marketing. The following six chapters comprise the first part of the book, which delineates the advantages and disadvantages of secondary data, and reveals precisely how to evaluate their quality. These chapters identify differences between internal and external secondary data, including specific types of each. The second part begins with an overview that also includes an actual case in marketing. The following five chapters contain comprehensive listings of specific secondary data information sources, categorized according to the following: sources of information specific to marketing; global/worldwide information sources; sources of information regarding American Census Data; information sources about industries, corporations, and finances; and general business information sources.
List of contents
Secondary DataPreface
General Qualities of
Introduction to Secondary Data
Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Data
Evaluating Secondary Data
Internal Secondary Data
External Secondary Data
Locating Secondary Data
Specific Sources of Secondary DataSources of Information Specific to Marketing
Global/Worldwide Information Sources
Sources of Information Regarding American Census Data and Reference Guides
Information Sources about Industries, Corporations, and Finances
General Business Information Sources
Concluding Comment
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the author
GORDON L. PATZER is Dean of the School of Business Administration, California State University-Stanslaus. In addition to teaching, Dr. Patzer is also a consultant to organizations around the world. He was previously the owner of two small businesses and earlier held marketing positions with CBS Television Network and the international advertising firm, Saatchi & Saatchi. Dr. Patzer is the author of The Physical Attractiveness Phenomena (1985) and Using Secondary Data in Marketing Research: United States and Worldwide (Quorum, 1995).
