Primary:

• Telephone, mail or Internet surveys, including product launch, satisfaction, equipment or other. Consumer or business-to-business. 
• Proprietary Mediastats^TMInc. files such as map-based data; telecommunications properties information (cable, MMDS, DTH, television, radio, and others).

Secondary:

• Published and/or electronic sources such as U.S. Census or Statistics Canada, industry- specific directories, 
• Internet sources, governments, libraries, NGOs, trade organizations and others, as well as the purchase of files from other data purveyors.

Methodology Includes:

• Specification
• Research/compilation of information
• Integration of information into data-warehoused files using Mediastats proprietary data management software
• Checking/verifying of information with secondary sources
• Write-up of findings: analysis and interpretation of information
• Projections and recommendations, including thematic map-based analysis, written and electronic reports.

Components Include:

• Paper and electronic reports/maps
• Presentation
• Software and pre-set report formats for post-delivery analysis
• Installation
• Training
• Support: on-line or telephone
• Data/information maintenance and updates
• Ongoing industry monitor (Retainer clients)