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She has run an IT consulting firm and designed and presented courses on how to promote small businesses. Use results to develop competitive strategies. Demographics is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race, sex, education, income, and employment. The Importance of Marketing Research 1. Focus groups are organized sessions with groups of people where a scripted topic or Q&A discussion with a moderator takes place. This type of information generally falls into two categories: exploratory and specific research. Secondary information is data that an outside entity has already gathered. List your primary competitors. A short web-based questionnaire about your products and services is a simple, inexpensive, and effective way to survey customers. 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