| + | '''Marketing research''' is, according to the American Marketing Association, the function that links the consumer, customer, and public to the marketer through [[information]] -- information used to identify and define [[marketing]] opportunities and problems; generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve understanding of marketing as a process. Marketing research specifies the information required to address these issues, designs the methods for collecting information, manages and implements the data collection process, analyzes, and communicates the findings and their implications. |