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Podcasts
VIEWS Podcasts: Laura Nozicka
Moderator and healthcare specialist Laura Nozicka joins Mike Carlon for a discussion on how moderators can use podcasting to help grow their business. In this episode, Mike and Laura discuss Laura’s path to marketing research, how she got her moderating business off the ground, and how she’s using podcasting to grow her business as it becomes more mature. […]
Business Matters
The Growth Mindset: Building a Lifelong Learning Toolkit for Qualitative Researchers
In her comprehensive guide to lifelong learning for qualitative practitioners, Amy Spencer argues that researchers must invest in their own development with the same curiosity and rigor they bring to studying consumers. She reframes “learning” as a multidimensional practice—blending passive inputs, hands-on experimentation, and the incidental lessons gained through real-world project work with a curated toolkit. She also highlights how online communities and industry conferences keep researchers plugged into emerging trends and new methodologies. […]
Toolbox
Diving Deep: Note-taking Strategies to Efficiently Swim through Your Analyses
Note-taking is a critical component of the qualitative research process. It pays to organize your notes as you go vs. waiting until the end of field to make sense of your data. But note-taking can be tedious if it’s not strategically planned. The author shares her tips to make note-taking easier and more efficient via the use of frameworks, mapping, and color-coding techniques. […]