Major
Business Administration
Anticipated Graduation Year
May 2020
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
This poster aims to describe the design thinking techniques used to understand visitor motivation for Shedd Aquarium. Being a tourist destination for the City of Chicago, Shedd has a diverse audience that can be difficult to track and retain. Our marketing research intends to assist Shedd in further optimizing survey data collection during peak times with the goal to build multiple audience profiles. Looking at patterns and trends in the data collected from quantitative surveys and qualitative focus groups, we were able to identify the logical next steps in answering relevant business issue questions.
Community Partners
Shedd Aquarium
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Stacy Neier Beran
Creative Commons License
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Understanding Visitor Motivation at Shedd Aquarium
This poster aims to describe the design thinking techniques used to understand visitor motivation for Shedd Aquarium. Being a tourist destination for the City of Chicago, Shedd has a diverse audience that can be difficult to track and retain. Our marketing research intends to assist Shedd in further optimizing survey data collection during peak times with the goal to build multiple audience profiles. Looking at patterns and trends in the data collected from quantitative surveys and qualitative focus groups, we were able to identify the logical next steps in answering relevant business issue questions.