Brad Fry
A00313866

Ad-Lider Embalagens, SA

1. The methodologies of the market research used by Ad-Lider were focus groups and intercept interviews. There were three separate focus groups which were conducted. Two of these groups were carried out in Sao Paulo, while the other was in Rio de Janeiro. In Sao Paulo, one group consisted of housewives living in apartments, while the other was housewives living in houses. In Rio, the group consisted of housewives living in apartments. The profile of Sao Paulo women living in houses were married, had children, ages 28-40, and had a high school education. The Sao Paulo women living in apartments were either married or single, ages 28-39, and had professional careers. The Rio participants consisted of women who were either single or divorced, ages 32-42, with or without children, and had a high school education. The Rio participants were active in exercise programs while the Sao Paulo participants were not involved in exercise programs. I believe that it is important to note that these focus groups were made entirely of women. In appendix four, under consumer data, it shows that 25% of all garbage bag purchases are made by males (as determined by the individual interviews). The focus groups are cutting out a quarter of Ad-Lider’s potential customers. It is also important to note that the focus groups were entirely type A and B social classes. This demographic is only 19% of Brazilian households, and only 52% of the national consumption. Also, the ages of women involved in the focus groups were 28-42. I believe there are consumers of garbage bags who are both younger and older than the age demographics which were questioned. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the acceptance of the easy close bag, learn about packaging preferences, and how the draw string feature is perceived by customers. Since the