Issue:  

Georgia-Pacific, a leading manufacturer of office papers needed to understand marketplace attitudes and product usage to support their business growth strategies.
 
Results:  
Provided benchmark usage and attitudinal statistics.  

Identified differences in purchase and usage patterns between the home and office markets, and recommended different marketing messages be developed for each.  

Identified possible differences in paper purchase and usage based on gender, sufficient to warrant further exploration.  

Identified confusion in product labeling throughout the industry.
Process:
  • Internet study to gauge purchase incidence among home users.

  • Quantitative telephone study with 700 purchasers of paper for small office and home usage.