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What is the purpose of market research?  

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Market Research What is the purpose of market research? Market research is the gathering, presenting, analysing and interpreting of data about the markets (people's demands for goods and services). To find out what the consumer wants companies have to carry out market research. When a company launches a product or service into the market place, most companies have one major objective, which is to sell their product competitively, and profitably. Some companies create a product-orientated product that means that the company launch their own product and then embark on a heavy marketing campaign to try and convince the consumer to purchase it. However many businesses today feel it is important to know what the consumers needs and wants are prior to development of the product. This is so the company can develop a product that they think will be successful in the market place as it is based on potential customers wants...

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