The REAL Mobile Opportunity
Sometimes it seems like the future of quantitiative mobile research has already been determined.
- Real-short surveys, 5 to 10 questions long.- Simple-response controls like big radio buttons.
- Small screens = small tasks = limited data sets.
At a time when clients, budgets and timelines are demanding that we do more with less, mobile quant would seem to do a pretty good job with the "less" part of things. If we're being honest that makes us primary researchers a little nervous, and prone to think of mobile as an interesting but ultimately niche methodology.
The change is a comin'
But I'd wager that the current definition of "short" and "simple" will change over time as more consumers come to live fully mobile lives, and mobile devices become an increasingly "best" way to reach people for feedback. Conventional wisdom says ask only 5 to 10 questions and use the simplest of instructions, but how can that be the end of the story when people - right now - are browsing, shopping, and buying on their Smartphones?
Tags: Mobile Research, Surveys, Market Research
