dhartmann34
Well-known member
I was able to participate in my first focus group the other day. I had been getting emails with surveys (2-3 mins ong) to fill out to see if I qualify for about a year now, but I either didn't qualify or the time didn't fit into my schedule. This one did and I'm really glad I went. It was all about Social Media and how I use it in my every day life. It was 6 of us (all males) in a room with a 'moderator' to ask questions and get us talking. There was also one of those glass windows where folks could sit behind it and listen/watch us...along with a few video cameras and microphones in the room. We were able to meet those folks after everything was done. Really nice group that we found out were from the San Francisco area. We spent about 2.5 hours total on the subject and I actually found it quite fun. Amazing to see how even a small group of 6 uses social media in such different aspects. THP and Tapatalk came up for sure. I hope to participate in more of these in the future as it was quite interesting. The $225 they paid us wasn't too shabby either.
Have any of you participated in focus groups? If so, how have those gone for you? Are there any specific companies out there that you are signed up to do these through?
Have any of you participated in focus groups? If so, how have those gone for you? Are there any specific companies out there that you are signed up to do these through?