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How do focus groups work? - Hector Lanz

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Focus groups have been widely used by organizations and individuals to find out how their products and ideas will be received by an audience. From the usage of household products to a politician’s popularity, almost everything can be explored with this technique. But how are focus groups put together? And how did they come about in the first place? Hector Lanz explains how focus groups work.

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Educator
Hector Lanz
Director
Dmitry Yagodin
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Producer
Vessela Dantcheva
Animator
Dmitry Yagodin
Designer
Dmitry Yagodin
Illustrator
Dmitry Yagodin
Sound Designer
Samuel Pocreau
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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