Qualitative Marketing Research: The State of Journal Publications

Authors

Maria Petrescu, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Brianna Lauer, Nova Southeastern University

Abstract

Qualitative methods in marketing have become essential not only for their classical advantage in consumer behavior, but also for their benefits in dealing with big data and data Qualitative methods in marketing have become essential not only for their classical advantage in consumer behavior, but also for their benefits in dealing with big data and data mining. Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that when it comes to online data, unstructured content accounts for 90% of all digital information. Under these circumstances, this study provides a literature review and analysis on the role and relation of qualitative methods with quantitative methods in marketing research. The paper analyzes research articles that include qualitative studies in the top marketing journals during the last decade and focuses on their topic, domain, methods used and whether they used any triangulation with quantitative methods. Starting from this analysis, the study provides recommendations that can help better integrate qualitative methods in marketing research, academics and practice.mining. Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that when it comes to online data, unstructured content accounts for 90% of all digital information. Under these circumstances, this study provides a literature review and analysis on the role and relation of qualitative methods with quantitative methods in marketing research. The paper analyzes research articles that include qualitative studies in the top marketing journals during the last decade and focuses on their topic, domain, methods used and whether they used any triangulation with quantitative methods. Starting from this analysis, the study provides recommendations that can help better integrate qualitative methods in marketing research, academics and practice.

Keywords

Qualitative Analysis, Marketing, Triangulation

Author Bio(s)

Maria Petrescu is an assistant professor of marketing at Nova Southeastern University. Her research interests focus on research methods, consumer behavior, digital and international marketing. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: mpetresc@nova.edu.

Brianna Lauer is a graduate student at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their very helpful comments and guidance.

Publication Date

9-2-2017

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2481

Recommended APA Citation

Petrescu, M., & Lauer, B. (2017). Qualitative Marketing Research: The State of Journal Publications. The Qualitative Report, 22(9), 2248-2287. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2481