This book brings together the state of the art and current debates in the field of formative research, and examines many of the innovative methods largely overlooked in the available literature. Further, it extends the use of formative research methods in social marketing beyond surveys and focus groups.

The book addresses the needs of social marketing academics and practitioners alike by providing a robust and critical academic discussion of cutting-edge research methods, while demonstrating at the same time how each respective method can help us arrive at a deeper understanding of the issues that social marketing interventions are seeking to remedy.

Each chapter includes a scholarly discussion of an innovative research method, a short case study showing that method in use, a list of relevant internet resources, and four to six key readings for those interested in extending their understanding of the method.

Autorentext
Krzysztof Kubacki is Associate Professor in Marketing at Griffith University. Woven throughout his research is an interest in the relationship between social marketing and consumer culture, with his most recent work focusing on physical activity among adults and children and alcohol consumption among young people.

Sharyn Rundle-Thiele leads Social Marketing at Griffith University and is Editor of the Journal of Social Marketing. Her research focuses on behavior change and she currently serves as an advisor on a diverse range of social marketing projects. Her current projects include changing adolescent attitudes towards drinking alcohol, and increasing healthy eating and physical activity to combat obesity.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Chapter 1 What can formative research do for you?.- PART I Getting started: Looking backwards.- Chapter 2 Case study.- Chapter 3 Systematic literature review.- Chapter 4 Making sense of big data.- Chapter 5 Ethics in social marketing research.- PART II Quantitative methods: Looking forwards.- Chapter 6 Experimental methods.- Chapter 7 Eye tracking (neuromarketing).- Chapter 8 Observational techniques.- Chapter 9 Visual observation techniques.- PART III Qualitative methods.- Chapter 10 Projective techniques.- Chapter 11 Consumer diaries.- Chapter 12 Videography and netnography.- Chapter 13 Action research.- Conclusions.- Chapter 14 The importance of formative research.