QRCA Views Fall 2025

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. […]

Our cover story is on the Future of Qualitative Research in our Business Matters column. We thank author Len Ferman for donating his time to conduct a workshop on the future of qualitative research and share the ideas generated. […]

Moderators and authors have a lot in common, and no one knows this more than Mike Carlon. As the author of eight novels and a professional who has been involved in the qualitative marketing research business for a quarter of a century, Carlon lives these similarities firsthand. These insights were cemented after he started interviewing authors on the Uncorking a Story podcast and his researcher instincts kicked in, and he started documenting them. In this article, he shares insights into the five traits qualitative researchers and moderators share. […]