Category Archives: Ethnic/Multicultural Research

Tipping the (survey) scales: How to set the multicultural record straight

Editor’s note: Carlos E. Garcia is senior vice president, multicultural research, in the Burbank, Calif., office of research firm GfK. Marketers want to be able to see into the future. That is, they want to make informed decisions today that … Continue reading

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Five practices for a more responsive and representative Hispanic panel

Editor’s note: Nelson Merchan is president of CLICROI, a Danbury, Conn., online advertising firm. Given the importance of the Hispanic consumer in the United States, more and more market research and consumer goods companies have built Hispanic consumer panels and/or … Continue reading

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From authenticity to Hispanicity: three tips for selecting the right Hispanic panel

Editor’s note: Mario Carrasco is a partner at ThinkNow Research, Burbank, Calif. Marketers and market researchers in the U.S. have known about the Hispanic boom for years now. While the size of the Hispanic population in the 2000 Census caught … Continue reading

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English or Spanish or both?

Editor’s note: Roy Eduardo Kokoaychuk is a partner at ThinkNow Research, Burbank, Calif. This is an edited version of a post that originally appeared here under the title “Hispanics and Language – English or Español?” Marketers frequently struggle with whether … Continue reading

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