Focus groups : an overview -- Research decisions -- Maximizing the effectiveness of focus group research -- Common mistakes in focus groups -- The moderator -- Focus groups and the technology revolution -- Controlling the costs of focus group research -- New moderating techniques -- Global focus groups -- Litigation focus groups -- Focus groups with physicians -- Focus group trends -- Effective management of field services and recruiting -- Threats to the focus group industry -- A career as a moderator -- Building business moderating focus groups -- The role of the facility.