focus group
noun
: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population
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The company gathers million of points of direct customer feedback every year through insight labs, the store base, online and focus groups.
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David Moin, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Obtaining feedback from employees through various mechanisms such as surveys, focus groups and facilitating courageous conversations is the catalyst to culture transformation.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Accordingly, the Harris campaign has been preparing a package of policy initiatives that relate to the issues—entrepreneurship, homeownership—that consistently emerge in focus groups with Black male voters.
—Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: The Harris campaign found that focus groups with undecided battleground voters during this week's vice presidential debate rated the biggest moment of the first 15 minutes was Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talking about Trump's fickleness versus Harris' steady leadership.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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David Moin, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Obtaining feedback from employees through various mechanisms such as surveys, focus groups and facilitating courageous conversations is the catalyst to culture transformation.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Accordingly, the Harris campaign has been preparing a package of policy initiatives that relate to the issues—entrepreneurship, homeownership—that consistently emerge in focus groups with Black male voters.
—Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: The Harris campaign found that focus groups with undecided battleground voters during this week's vice presidential debate rated the biggest moment of the first 15 minutes was Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talking about Trump's fickleness versus Harris' steady leadership.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Focus group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focus%20group. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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