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How to Manage Your Mail Survey Timeline When in a Rush: #2 Printing and Organizing the Survey Material

The volume, complexity, and length of your survey will affect the amount of time required to print and mail survey materials. In printing questionnaires that require optical mark recognition, data capture barcodes, or pre-slugging for precise scanning and tracking, even small errors can be significant, particularly in time. Purchasing supplies will also impact this stage. […]

Overcoming Survey Budgeting Challenges

Overcoming Survey Budgeting Challenges

Establishing a budget for your survey project is challenging. There are many facets to consider. It’s tempting to pull a number out of the air that sounds reasonable and then fit the costs for your survey within that pre-determined budget. That’s an easy way to set your budget. But, it’s far from the best way. […]

How to Manage Your Mail Survey Timeline When in a Rush: Phase 1 – Design The Mail Survey Materials

How to Manage Your Mail Survey Timeline When in a Rush: #1 Design Mail Survey Materials

You know you want two things: a quality mail survey and the results in the earliest possible time. You need mail survey results with optimum data integrity. And, you need to get it and understand it before your target deadline, which is not so far away. So, how can you manage your mail survey timeline […]

Does Envelope Size Affect Response Rates?

Does Envelope Size Affect Response Rates?

Mail Surveys are widely used in research for data collection. However, unlike telephone or interview, researchers don’t have direct contact with participants. To increase response rates for mail surveys, different techniques have been proven to work, including pre-notification mailings, reminders, incentives, and multimodal strategies. But how about the appearance of the mailings? Studies on the […]

Why Mail Surveys Are Thriving in the Digital Age

Mail surveys are one of many quantitative research data collection methods that helps answer the “why” and “how” of human thoughts and behavior. It is an integral part of political & social science, social work, and education research. Believe it or not, mail surveys are still among the most effective survey methods in the research […]

Supply Chain Issues and Paper Shortages are Plaguing the Industry

Money may grow on trees, but it is beginning to seem as if paper does not. As society begins to creep back to pre-pandemic “normal”, demand for paper is back on the rise. Unfortunately, supply remains at an all-time low, therefore drastically increasing the costs. From retailers to publishers, from feminine products and diapers to polling […]

Effect of Colors on Mail Survey

If you’re in survey research, you know that incentives and pre-notification letters can significantly increase survey response rates. But did you know that colors can also impact your survey response? Using the wrong color can make your survey challenging to read or complete while using the right color can make your survey more appealing for […]

Effect of Envelope Teasers on Response Rate

Envelope teasers are typically a short message printed on the outside envelope intended to appeal to readers, getting them to open the mail packet. Non‐response reduces the effective sample size and can introduce bias in mail survey research. Therefore, it is important to find ways to increase the response rate if you want to ensure […]

6 Common Survey Design Errors to Avoid

6 Common Survey Design Errors to Avoid

Many factors should be considered for a survey project to be a success, and as it turns out, only a couple of survey errors can lead to its downfall. To prevent this disastrous situation from happening to your research, we’ve listed the 6 Common Survey Errors to Avoid and some tips to manage them. Mistake […]

Effect of Numbering Mail Survey Return Envelopes

Effect of Numbering Mail Survey Return Envelopes

When the topic of a survey is sensitive or extremely private, the participant’s identity can be an important issue. In such a situation, anonymity and confidentiality may significantly affect the response rate. In a mail survey, some may wonder how an anonymous study, wherein, not even the researcher knows the respondents’ identity, is possible when […]

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