These outline the four P’s of marketing.
Marketing Research covers all four of those possible measures to identify and understand consumer preferences. Where on the other hand, Market Research typically covers one of those four measures–place.
Place includes an analysis of a specific market or segment. Market Researchers argue that what they do is customer-oriented and the measurement of market demand only.
Marketing Research: Getting information about product and consumer preferences.
Market Research: Getting information about place–customer, competition and the industry in general.