marketing research

noun

: research into the means of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service

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Automotive marketing research and product-consulting firm AutoPacific conducts annual surveys regarding in-car features demand. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 The marketing research said that I was liked by women. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 In addition to advertising, marketing research, communications and customer service CMO roles now often include digital strategy, data analytics and online customer engagement. Simone Grapini Goodman, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Pause for a moment and think about all the things this would entail: a piece of software with control over a bank account and the capacity to enter into contracts, engage in marketing research, create an online storefront, evaluate product performance and sales, and accrue a commercial reputation. Gillian Hadfield, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for marketing research 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of marketing research was in 1915

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“Marketing research.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketing%20research. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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