Optimizing Impact: Socializing Insights with Kory Grushka

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Have you ever experienced this dilemma: you’re working on an awesome project only to feel like once you deliver the final report, it’s going to collect virtual dust in some… Continue reading Optimizing Impact: Socializing Insights with Kory Grushka

Unveiling the Future: 10 Ways AI Can Impact Market Research Careers

We are approaching ChatGPT’s 1st birthday (November 30th, 2023), and what a year it has been! Market Research & Insights professionals have seen many changes in the field since its… Continue reading Unveiling the Future: 10 Ways AI Can Impact Market Research Careers

Unlocking Ethnographic Research: 5 Tips for Recruiting Success

A common deterrent to recommending ethnographic research is the task of finding participants. In the world of qualitative market research, where locating willing and qualified respondents is already a daunting… Continue reading Unlocking Ethnographic Research: 5 Tips for Recruiting Success

Mastering the Art of Top-line Reports in Qualitative Research

In the realm of qualitative market research, the top-line report is a common deliverable. Whether it be for C-suite executives or cross-functional teams, stakeholders always appreciate a concise summary of… Continue reading Mastering the Art of Top-line Reports in Qualitative Research

Unleashing the Potential of Thought Leadership Research

Have you ever conducted market research in support of Thought Leadership (TL) programs? TL programs are used by companies in many industries, especially in B2B, and can be used to… Continue reading Unleashing the Potential of Thought Leadership Research

Insights Democratization: Breaking Down Silos, Building Up Data-Driven Decision Making

As a Market Research & Insights professional, you have likely heard the term “insights democratization.” Going back to its use in 2016 in a speech given by Ray Poynter, the… Continue reading Insights Democratization: Breaking Down Silos, Building Up Data-Driven Decision Making

What Market Researchers Need to Know About Irrational Consumers

Consumers may be irrational in their decision making, but according to behavioral economist Dan Ariely, they’re predictably so. For marketers, the implications are fairly straightforward. Consider the advice from Oliver… Continue reading What Market Researchers Need to Know About Irrational Consumers

Promise Us You Will Never Field a Questionnaire Like This

Another great example of an awful questionnaire.

Article Synopsis: Listening In on Social Media: A Joint Model of Sentiment and Venue Format Choice

The results from the authors’ modeling shows that the inferences marketing researchers obtain from monitoring social media are dependent on where they “listen.” For example, Facebook tends to be more positive, and Twitter more negative in the opinions expressed, based on the dynamics stated in the above paragraph. Common approaches that either focus on a single social media venue or ignore differences across venues…

Article Synopsis: The High Price of Customer Satisfaction

Highly satisfied customers = revenue dollars. Or do they? Some data has shown that the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer spending behavior is surprisingly weak. In this article, the authors share their analysis of the relationship between satisfaction and business outcomes, gathering data from more than 100,000 consumers covering more than 300 brands. This data came from two sources, the American Satisfaction…