"Qualitative Methods for Consumer Research" presents a range of essential topics for validly and reliably using qualitative methods, with a focus on consumer research. Consumer research should not be understood in a narrow marketing context, but more broadly to include time consumption, societal questions, and potential consumers (e.g. within product innovation/development). It provides guidelines on how to properly conduct interviews, make observations, and use document data. Furthermore, it outlines specific procedures for analyzing textual, visual, and electronic information.