I want to give surveys(on my invention)to customers in major chain stores. Would store mangers approve of this

I want to know if store managers usually allow people to do surveys on their customers. What do i need to say to convince them to say yes?

I want to give surveys(on my invention)to customers in major chain stores. Would store mangers approve of this
Probably NOT within the Store but perhaps outside in the parking lot or sidewalk near the entrance ~ but it wouldn't hurt to ASK where would be most disruptive to your customers.





Say: I'm trying to gain/gather some research data on the consumer's impression of a new innovative product. Would you mind taking (tell the exact time it will take ie 3 minutes) of your time to answer 4 questions?





If you don't want YES - NO answers ask OPEN ENDED questions and EITHER/OR CHOICE questions so that you get a more specific answer.





There are many websites that you can write your own questionnaire and send it out via email and collect ALOT of data via a report and they are very easy to use.


ZAPSURVEY.com VOVICI.com VISTA-SURVEY.com


CVENT.com QUESTIONPRO.com KEYSURVEY.com


and there are many others - check them out.
Reply:Do you have the funds to set up a kiosk at a local mall?





Does your community have a really huge flea market that you could try for very little money?





Have you considered Yahoo Geocities as an optional forum, with pamphlets provided electronically?





Who could you possibly network with that has a product or service that complements your invention, or vice versa? If both stand to gain something from the interaction, then maybe this is a way to go? I am assuming that you know the difference between compliment and complement. Imagine, sometime in the distant past, the inventor of the hot dog roll hooking up with Oscar Mayer, right after the dog came on the market, for example.
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Reply:no, they don't





stores pay good money to get people to come into the store and you want to hijack the potential customer for your personal gain? Get real.





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You either need to do your surveys from public property [like the highway right-of-way in front of the store] OR convincingly answer the question "What's in it for the store?"





And, no -- the mall outside the store isn't public property. It belongs to the mall owner who rents it to the odd consumer attitude survey outfit, so you can't use that area for free either.





You can ask the Mall managment for permission and what their fee would be if ....








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