Things That ChatGPT / AI Can’t Do – Some Market Research Examples
March 5, 2026 We know that many executives and researchers are now using AI tools. Yes, it’s helpful and saves time. But, it’s not always accurate, and that’s a problem for businesses that rely on good data to plan and make decisions. Example: Faulty Data We asked ChatGPT for the size of the U.S. diet […]
Can AI Replace Market Research Reports?
March 31, 2025 ChatGPT is all the rage right now, but just how good is it when it comes to market research? Does it deliver accurate information and useful insights? Yes, it’s free or cheap. Yes, it’s fast. But how good is the information and where does that information come from? Many corporate managers and […]
Why Recessions Are Necessary – John LaRosa
Aug. 15, 2019 In a capitalist economy, the normal business cycle includes both expansions and recessions (two consecutive quarters of negative growth in the GNP). Usually, recessions take place every four or five years. However, since the Great Recession of 2008, it has been a most unusual 11 years of expansion. We are long overdue. […]
Forecasting Industry Sales Growth – It’s Not Rocket Science – By J. LaRosa, Marketdata
Dec. 26, 2018 For many people, forecasting may seem complicated–more an art than a science. It doesn’t have to be. There are some basic tools and data that one can use to derive some pretty accurate sales/growth forecasts, for a market or industry. First, look at the industry’s historical growth rate and how sales or […]