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What are Neuromarketing / Neuromonitoring research companies? In the strictest sense, neuromarketing refers to market research that consists of direct measurements of brain and neural activity in response to marketing-related stimuli. The goal is to understand how consumers and customers will actually feel about messages, packaging, shelf displays, products, etc. rather than how they interpret and choose to communicate those feelings, for example, via surveys or interviews. By measuring the region and level of brain activity and comparing it to past research, neuromarketing researchers can translate brain activity into emotions. #ReadMore# In practice, the term “neuromarketing research” can refer to any direct measure of unconscious or nonconscious response to stimuli whether or not it includes brain activity. These measures can include eye tracking, facial coding, or biometrics, such as heart rate or galvanic skin response. Some researchers use the term in the strictest sense while others use it in the broader sense, so make sure you know which sense is intended when consulting with an expert. According to a recent GRIT report, 46% of buyers of insights services use or are trying out some kind of nonconscious measurement method. Overall, 40% of buyers use or are trying eye tracking, so very few are trying a nonconscious measurement method without also using or trying eye tracking. Facial coding and analysis are used or under trial by 29% of buyers, applied neuroscience by 25%, and biometric response by 16%. Learn more about Neuromarketing / Neuromonitoring for Market Research.

What are Eye Tracking Research Companies? Eye tracking software and hardware enable researchers to measure and analyze various aspects of eye movement when someone is exposed to visual stimuli, and this allows them to understand which features draw the eye’s attention and how the person feels about it so that the visual stimuli can be optimized. Applications include package design, shelf and store design, digital and print ads, CX/UX, online or retail shopper behavior, and other areas where marketing success depends on grabbing attention visually and engaging a customer or prospect visually. #ReadMore# According to a recent GRIT report, the percentage of buyers of insights services who are using or trying eye tracking has doubled from 20% in 2016 to 40% five years later, and more than one-third of buyers are using it at least occasionally. This explosion has been fueled by advances reminiscent of the evolution of computers: equipment that was once larger than the person operating it was reduced to desktop size, then became mobile, wearable, and personal. This evolution has expanded the applications for eye tracking and increased its accessibility. As important as it can be to learn what captures the attention of a shopper, viewer, or user, it’s also important to learn whether it was experienced positively or negatively, or if it triggered joy, anger, sadness, excitement, or other emotions. For this reason, eye tracking is often used in concert with other measures, and these can range from various biometric responses to facial coding and analysis to survey responses. When an eye event is measured, biometrics can tell you whether the viewer also had a significant physiological reaction, facial coding can provide insight into whether that reaction resulted in joy or some other feeling, and post-exposure surveys or interviews can explain why that feeling was triggered. Different eye tracking methods and complementary measures are appropriate under different circumstances, and suppliers of eye tracking services and technology can help you match the right approach to your research effort. Learn more about eye tracking in market research.