Category: Qualitative Research

  • Keeping Kids Interested:  Tips for Sustaining Child Engagement in Qualitative Research

    Keeping Kids Interested: Tips for Sustaining Child Engagement in Qualitative Research

      Whether parents want to admit it or not, kids have an influence over what is purchased in the household.  From snacks to clothing brands—kids have preferences, and they make their parents fully aware of those preferences which can influence household purchasing behavior.   As a result, kids play a pivotal role in the consumer marketplace,…

  • Virtually Seamless: How to Conduct Remote In-Headset VR Usability Research

    Virtually Seamless: How to Conduct Remote In-Headset VR Usability Research

    As the VR landscape continues to widen for both functional and recreational use cases, understanding user experience in VR is growing increasingly vital. Using a VR headset, while becoming more widespread, is still a new experience for many consumers, making first impressions and experiences critical in determining user trajectory for VR apps and devices. The…

  • Touchstone Research Promotes Sara Sidlowski to Senior Project Director

    Touchstone Research Promotes Sara Sidlowski to Senior Project Director

    Connecticut – July 6, 2023 – Touchstone Research announced today that Sara Sidlowski has been promoted to Senior Project Director on TSR’s Qualitative Recruitment research division. In her new role, Sara will serve as a senior leader on TSR’s qualitative and recruitment project management teams as well as continue to support TSR’s core technology, media…

  • Building Trust with Parents: 5 Strategies for Recruiting Kids in Qualitative Research

    Building Trust with Parents: 5 Strategies for Recruiting Kids in Qualitative Research

    Building trust with parents is one of the most critical elements in recruiting children for qualitative research studies.  Parents play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting their children during the research process, so it is essential for recruitment agencies to build a positive rapport with parents and gain their trust.  In this article, we…

  • Unlocking the Wonder Years: Tips and Strategies for Conducting Qualitative Research with Kids

    Unlocking the Wonder Years: Tips and Strategies for Conducting Qualitative Research with Kids

    Children can be quite influential in family purchasing decisions, and in some cases are key drivers of purchase, particularly in product categories that they have a strong interest in. Although kids may not make the actual purchases themselves, they should not be overlooked. The thought of conducting research with little ones can be quite daunting,…

  • Touchstone Research Promotes Alexis Warnick to Senior Project Director

    Touchstone Research Promotes Alexis Warnick to Senior Project Director

    Connecticut– March 10th, 2023 – Touchstone Research announced today that Alexis Warnick has been promoted to Senior Project Director within TSR’s qualitative research division.  In her new role, Alexis will continue to work across different clients and qualitative methodologies, and oversee TSR’s core media entertainment and technology, as well as youth and family client accounts.…

  • Touchstone Research Newsletter – A Year In Review

    Touchstone Research Newsletter – A Year In Review

    2022 was quite the year at Touchstone!  A huge shout out and thank you to all of our amazing clients, partners, colleagues, and employees.  We would not be where we are at today without your continued partnership, trust, support and dedication—thank you! Check out the TL;DR on what we were up to over the past…

  • Go Beyond the Shopper’s Point of View: The Benefits of In-Person Shop-Alongs

    Go Beyond the Shopper’s Point of View: The Benefits of In-Person Shop-Alongs

    Do you ever wonder what goes through a shopper’s mind when browsing the shelves for your product? In-person shop-along research offers a unique opportunity to see the shopping experience from the customer’s perspective—live, in context, and in the moment. While technology has expanded opportunities for remote shopalong studies, there’s still no substitute for the depth…

  • Elecia Allen has joined Touchstone Research as Senior Project Director

    Elecia Allen has joined Touchstone Research as Senior Project Director

    Georgia – January 30th, 2023 – Touchstone Research announced today that Elecia Allen has joined the firm’s growing talent pool as a Senior Project Director on TSR’s qualitative team.  Elecia will work closely with TSR’s youth and family, media entertainment, and technology clients to help execute a wide range of innovative qualitative research studies. Prior…

  • Connor Desmond Joins TSR as Research Associate

    California – December 15th, 2022 – Touchstone Research announced today that Connor Desmond has joined the firm as a Research Associate on TSR’s qualitative division.  Desmond will work closely with TSR’s youth and family, media entertainment and technology clients to help execute a wide range of innovative qualitative research studies. Prior to joining the firm…