Center for the Advancement of
Marketing & Social Science - FAQ

What is CAMSS?

CAMSS, the Center for the Advancement of Marketing and Social Science, is a market-based, customer-focused initiative that seeks to connect businesses, nonprofit organizations, students (undergraduate and graduate), and faculty through a fee-based, research-focused approach to solving customer-defined problems. The Center is supported by Clemson University's Departements of Marketing and Sociology.

What types of services does CAMSS offer?

We offer a wide range of services for both for-profit and non-profit organizations including:

market research
brand tracking
seminar education and training
workshop facilitation
survey expertise
policy and non-profit research
service leadership and
market-driven solution planning for organizations.

Why CAMSS?

CAMSS provides unique, unbiased answers to your business and industry problems allows the tapping of knowledge and experiences of faculty
utilizes both marketing and social science principles to provide fully integrated solutions to your problem has access to some of the most up-to-date and high-tech resources available in the field due to its affiliation with Clemson University involves the top marketing and social science student leaders to bring fresh, different perspectives to the issues
extends education to your business and applies the newest concepts to satisfy your industry questions

What are the credentials of the CAMSS consultants?

All CAMSS members are Ph.D. qualified in their field, usually Marketing or Sociology. Depending on a project's level of sophistication, undergraduate or graduate students may assist with data collection and research analysis. The use of students under faculty supervision provides a rich learning environment and helps reduce project cost without sacrificing final product quality.

What is your fee structure?

Fees are individually determined based on the project's work and skill-set requirements. Please contact the CAMSS office for more specifics.