Big Data Usage in Marketing Research

Abstract

In the marketing field, the use of big data in research can make us understand consumer deeply. In some areas of market research, big data is already established today. The social media analytics and the use of cookie data to measure internet coverage are two prominent examples. This essay combs through relevant literatures, discusses the big data uses in the marketing research and its contribution for decision-making. It presents a revision of main concepts about marketing research, the new possibilities of use and a reflection about limitations of big data in the marketing research.