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What is considered the critical initial step in the Marketing Research process?
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- 1Developing a comprehensive research plan based on predetermined solutions.
- 2Collecting primary data and segregating it to filter information.
- 3Defining the research problem and establishing SMART research objectives.✓
- 4Conducting a pilot study with data collected from previous secondary sources.
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Defining the research problem and establishing SMART research objectives.
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