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Canadian Alternative to SurveyMonkey FluidSurveys is the top choice for Canadian organizations and professionals looking for an alternative to SurveyMonkey to collect and analyze information online. With a focus on simplicity, versatility and ease of use, we make it easy to build, deploy and analyze online surveys, forms and polls. Our goal is to help you make intelligent decisions, and we love doing it! Proud to be 100% Canadian
Resources for Conducting Effective Online Surveys Featured Survey eBooks & Whitepapers Empowered Customers Bring a Wealth of Business Insight This recent Aberdeen Group report examines how organizations leverage the customer voice to optimize customer retention and other performance metrics. Get the Report 5 Steps to Driving Sales with Customer Insights What to Look for When Buying Survey Software Match Functionality to Your Goals Surveys can provide valuable information and insight into how customers and users perceive a product or service, and deliver accurate data on what particular features are working best and what might need improvement. But administering these surveys without a good survey software package is a time-consuming, labor-intensive process. Survey software helps to relieve some of the difficulties inherent in administering a survey, and there are several survey software packages available. When reviewing these products, first consider the goals of the survey and what you hope to get out of it. To begin with, one of the most important things to consider is the flexibility the user has in creating the survey. Maximum flexibility should be afforded in terms of the overall design, as well as how it is administered, and the questions themselves.
How to choose a good survey software provider The world is full of well-intentioned people who believe that anyone with a facile pen and common sense can draw up a survey. Though this may often be the case, very thorough preparation is needed in order to draw up a good survey. The utility and reliability of the results is highly dependent upon the tool used. Top 5 Things to Consider When Choosing Survey Software Getting client feedback and finding out information about customer preferences can make the difference between the success and failure of your business. With the internet so widely available, web surveys are an easy way to gather information from your customers or potential clients. The first step in using web-based surveys is to select software to create surveys and analyze the data. There are a dizzying number of options available, and it can be difficult to know which survey software to choose.
Online Survey Software Industry: Acquisitions Will Abound, as Industry Demand Continues to Soar Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) December 21, 2011 Revenue for the Online Survey Software industry is set to increase as businesses expand marketing and research budgets and new entrants pursue the industry's high profit margins, according to a new report from IBISWorld, the nation’s largest publisher of industry research. The industry will also continue to benefit from its relatively new nature, since it is nowhere near approaching its market saturation point. Many companies and other clients are still transitioning from traditional market research and surveying to internet-based technology, which will continue to drive demand despite economic conditions.
A report on the Confirmit Market Research Software Survey Editor's note: Tim Macer is managing director, and Sheila Wilson is an associate at meaning ltd., the U.K.-based research software consultancy that carried out the study on which this article is based. Now in its ninth year, the 2012 iteration of the Confirmit Market Research Software Survey of software and technology among market research companies finds an industry not only dependent on technology but adjusting its activities around the new opportunities technology presents.
Three Popular Online Survey Tools – What They Give For Free Saturday, September 14, 2013 Since I published this post in March 2010, a lot have changed in the world of online survey tools, so it is time to do a comprehensive update. The main change making the prior post obsolete is that Zoomerang, one of the tools in the initial comparison, ceased to exist after being purchased by SurveyMonkey last year. Guidance for the B2B Technology Buyer If the title of this article piqued your interest, then what follows won’t be breaking news: The traditional expectations for B2B marketers are out of date for today's reality. Why? Among many other factors, we have well-documented trends including:
Review of Comparing Survey Applications: Zoomerang, SurveyMonkey, FluidSurveys, and MySurveyLab January 16th, 2009 Any organization, and some individuals, need feedback to determine what their next course of action should be and for those who need it, no method is as informative as the survey. Web survey applications have made the survey process faster and more efficient than before with real time results and 24 hour access, so it’s only natural that Listio covers some of the best web 2.0 applications in surveys. This week we judged the applications Zoomerang, SurveyMonkey, fluidSurveys, and MySurveyLab on how they constructed a survey, how easy they were to use, and what features they offered. We’ll talk more after the chart, but if you’d like to see the application in greater detail, there are full reviews of each available through the product names in the chart.
Market Research Software Firm Launches New Charting Tool - Market Research Bulletin Market research software firm, E-Tabs, the award winning provider of Market Research data visualization and automated reporting solutions, announces the launch of their new ad-hoc charting tool, E-Tabs Graphique. E-Tabs launch Graphique, a new ad-hoc charting tool. Development of the software was in conjunction with market researchers through consultation and co-creation workshops to ensure the needs of the industry are adequately met. The result is a PowerPoint embedded tool which facilitates the production of charts and tables by placing all the required charting elements at the user’s fingertips and within a familiar working environment.