How to Use a Focus Group for Brand Names: Catchword Video

Sometimes, properly conducted focus group research can provide a useful data point when evaluating brand name candidates. On the other hand, ill-conceived research may torpedo your best ideas and lead you to a name that’s bland at best. So how do you know when a focus group is a good idea? And how do you structure it to make sure the results are useful rather than misleading? In this 6-minute video, Catchword partner and linguistics expert Laurel Sutton covers some of the basic dos and don’ts of focus group research, and discusses:

• what sorts of information focus group research can help you unearth
• when to use qualitative or quantitative research
• how to structure focus group questions
• why you shouldn’t let a focus group pick your brand name for you
• which question you should never ask a focus group

Whether you’re thinking about using focus group research for the first time—or just want to make sure you’re using it as effectively as you can—this video is a useful overview.