Sure! Here's how you can classify the examples into primary and secondary research:
Primary Research:
- Tommy Hilfiger sends out a survey to past purchasers of its clothing.
- Gucci conducts a focus group interview regarding customer attitudes towards its new minimizer handbag.
- A local mall conducts personal interviews with customers on Saturday morning.
- When developing new toys, a toy manufacturer creates a room for observing children playing with toys.
- To determine customer satisfaction, Macy's places a self-addressed survey card with all customer purchases.
- McDonald's gives out a free breakfast sandwich for each customer questionnaire that is returned by March 31.
Secondary Research:
- An aspiring entrepreneur studies the U.S. Census to obtain information on single heads of households in Phoenix, Arizona.
- To measure the results of a promotional tie-in, Burger King examines the number of used ticket stubs turned in from the local hockey team.
- When forecasting this year's summer sales, a heating and air conditioning firm reviews their last year's sales for the months of June and August.
- A company uses its own existing database to send out a preferred customer sale announcement.
- Macy's uses the research from a New York Times article to track retail sales data for apparel, jewelry, and furniture.
- A local Pike Nurseries store owner purchases demographic data regarding population, housing, education, and income from DATA Marketing Systems, a business information company.
These classifications are based on the nature of the research. Primary research involves collecting new data directly, while secondary research involves analyzing existing data.