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MRI-Simmons Catalyst: Getting Started

A guide to using Simmons.

Access MRI-Simmons Catalyst

What is MRI-Simmons Catalyst?

MRI-Simmons Catalyst is a resource containing data about consumer behavior, media consumption, and attitudes.

Some examples of how you can use data and reports from MRI-Simmons Catalyst:

  • Generate a demographic profile of your target consumer
  • Identify the target market for a product
  • Find out which consumers are more likely to use a specific brand, have a specific interest, or engage in a specific activity
  • Identify the best media channels to reach your target audience
  • Understand the psychographics (interests, opinions, attitudes, behaviors) associated with your target customer

Crosstab
Crosstab allows you to customize a target audience and find your target audience's demographics, psychographics, consumption, and other behaviors.

Crosstab example: Mountain Dew drinkers by age range

Quick Reports
Quick Reports provide various charts about your target audience, including charts about their demographic profile and segmentation.

Quick Report example

Quick Report Segmentation example

 

Brand Catalyst
Brand Catalyst lets you look at target audiences/segmentation by generating consumer personas and brand insights without the need to create crosstabs.

Brand Catalyst example

 

Logging in to MRI-Simmons Catalyst

Click on "Proceed" to access MRI-Simmons Catalyst.

Click "Proceed" to access MRI-Simmons Catalyst.

MRI-Simmons Catalyst User Guide

Access Restrictions

No guest access. Use is limited to current students, faculty, and staff.