Ad Development: Using Qualitative Research
Judith WardleWardle McLean
Advertising-related projects represent about one-third of all qualitative market research carried out in the UK, and some of the most challenging for practitioners. They are challenging not only because of the complexity of the issues brand, customer, brand message, creative idea and the relationships between all of them but also because of the tensions inherent in evaluating a creative product.
This last difficulty is the cause of a perennial debate within the industry and revolves around the fact that, on the one hand, advertising is a commercial investment and...