07 Dec

For Immediate Release: December 7, 2018 In an independent poll conducted by Insightrix Research Inc., more than 2,400 Saskatchewan residents were asked over a period of three months (September, October, November 2018) about their plans to shop in the upcoming holiday season. Procrastination changes our perceptions! Our perceptions of when to do holiday shopping shift as the holiday season grows closer A majority of residents believe holiday shopping before Thanksgiving is too early, although this opinion decreases as the...

08:35 / News Release
22 Nov

For Immediate Release: November 22, 2018 In an independent poll conducted by Insightrix Research Inc., Saskatchewan residents were asked if they were likely to buy at least some of their holiday gifts between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2018, as well as how much they plan to spend in each event. Between 2017 and 2018, there has been a slight decrease in likelihood to purchase holiday gifts during this period. Further, while there has been a...

00:30 / News Release / Saskatchewan
24 Oct

  It looks like it’s going to be spooky in Saskatchewan for Halloween 2018. We ran an OnTopic survey with 800 people from all over Saskatchewan on our online panel, SaskWatch Research®, earlier this month to find out how Saskatchewan residents plan to spend their Halloween in 2018 – and we found out that more than half of Saskatchewan residents (59%) plan to celebrate the spookiest holiday this year. This is less than the 66% who...

14:30 / Corporate / News / Saskatchewan
18 Oct

Lang will be giving a presentation relating to specific research done for Saskatchewan Polytechnic in regard to enhancing the experience of international and permanent resident students. In his presentation at the 2018 CIRPA Conference, Effective Integration of International and Permanent Resident Students, Lang will describe some of the insight gained from a recent project with Saskatchewan Polytechnic aimed at enhancing the experience of international and permanent resident students. During the project, Insightrix conducted in-person in-depth interviews with...

09:24 / Corporate / News
05 Oct

How will Saskatchewan residents be celebrating Thanksgiving this year?   For the most part, most of Saskatchewan will be celebrating Thanksgiving 2018! We ran an OnTopic® survey between September 17 – 20, 2018, with members of our SaskWatch Research® online panel in all parts of Saskatchewan to find out how residents of the province plan on spending their Thanksgiving 2018. We found out that most residents of the province (87%) plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in some way. We...

10:06 / Corporate / Infographic / OnTopic / Saskatchewan
02 Oct

Episode 6 – Market Research Online Communities Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast is back with a new episode – Market Research Online Communities. What’s it about? The latest episode of Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast is all about market research online communities - one of the most powerful tools currently available to corporate and market researchers. They are powerful because they allow for faster research timelines, smaller budgets and greater accessibility for both researchers...

16:40 / Corporate / Podcast
20 Sep

Opt-in communities help businesses target niche markets If you are trying to get to know your target market, market research is often your first stop to find out more. And surveys are an excellent way to achieve relevant information about your brand. Although survey engines are readily available, your target audience may not be as accessible as you need them to be. Brands know exactly how important it is to talk to their potential customers and get their...

10:24 / Business / Technology
07 Sep

Insightrix recently ran an OnTopic survey to determine the state of philanthropy in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan residents are a pretty charitable bunch, with 95% of Saskatchewan residents reporting they have donated money to a charitable organization at one point or another. Those charitable contributions add up – and the organizations Sask. residents are donating to and the amounts they are donating haven’t changed much over the last year. Where are they donating? When comes to the percentage of their charitable...

13:20 / Corporate / Infographic / OnTopic / Saskatchewan
04 Sep

Multi-channel ad campaigns have their own challenges It doesn’t take a genius to know today’s customer is always connected and that audiences consistently have their finger on the social pulse through social media and the internet. And, let’s face it, getting honest feedback about your company, your product or your advertising can be especially difficult. This is the reality most advertisers are working in today, especially those working in multi-channel campaigns. With the desire to get messages out to...

11:51 / Business / Marketing
23 Jul

Market research is a powerful tool for advocacy In an internet age, not-for-profit organizations should understand how important it is to adopt market research as advocacy to help inform their public interest initiatives. Because not-for-profits are vital to the local communities they serve, it is their shared responsibility to encourage policy and law makers to do what is right for the public. By using advocacy market research, not-for-profits can adopt a robust tool to put their cases...

15:46 / Business / OnTopic