Marketing research and user study: a parallel between two process

Authors

  • Helen Frota Rozados UFRGS
  • Bárbara Pilatti Piffer UFRGS

Keywords:

Marketing research. User studies. Research methodology. Units of information.

Abstract

It exposes the history, evolution and characteristics of the Marketing Research and User Study, noting similarities and differences between both techniques. It draws a parallel between the intended objectives and the methodologies adopted. It indicates that the objectives, methodology, sources used are similar, both for the Marketing Research and User Study. It concludes that both investigations provide data that allow an evaluation on available services and products, knowledge of what competitor’s offers are and the proposing of new services and products that meet the needs and demands of users / customers.

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Author Biographies

Helen Frota Rozados, UFRGS

Doutora em Comunicação e Informação (PPGCOM/UFRGS). Docente nos cursos de graduação e pós-graduação da Faculdade de Biblioteconomia e Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Fabico/UFRGS). Líder do grupo de pesquisa NEITI (Núcleo de Estudos em Imagem, Tecnologia e Informação). E-mail: hrozados@gmail.com

Bárbara Pilatti Piffer, UFRGS

Graduanda do curso de Biblioteconomia da Faculdade de Biblioteconomia e Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Fabico/UFRGS). Monitora da disciplina Marketing em Sistemas de Informação (Fabico/UFRGS).

Published

2010-03-10

How to Cite

ROZADOS, Helen Frota; PIFFER, Bárbara Pilatti. Marketing research and user study: a parallel between two process. Em Questão, Porto Alegre, v. 15, n. 2, p. 169–182, 2010. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/10387. Acesso em: 29 aug. 2025.

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