The Death of Reactive Research Most organizations operate in a state of permanent “Intelligence Lag.” By the time a trend appears in a syndicated report or on a social listening dashboard, the window for first-mover advantage has already closed. Relying on these commoditized snapshots means you are following the market rather than leading it. To …
Read MoreAt some point, every organization faces crucial decisions on launching a new product or service that was a significant investment, entering a new market that may come with a risk, or pivoting to stay in touch with the market reality. In these moments, leadership isn’t looking for a general sense of consumer sentiment. They need …
Read MoreIs the research industry standing at a peculiar crossroads? We possess technology capable of generating synthetic respondents at unprecedented scale, simulating market behaviors with remarkable fidelity, and producing insights at computational speeds that would have seemed fantastical a decade ago. Yet we simultaneously grapple with fundamental questions about authenticity, validation, and trust. Digital twins promise …
Read MoreI’ve been helping companies better understand their customers and make better decisions for longer than I care to admit. More than 20 years of that time was spent leading insights, customer experience, and strategy teams at Fortune 500 insurance companies. Though I didn’t grow up dreaming of someday helping develop new insurance products or designing …
Read MoreI love that lead-in quote and not simply because I’ve been a vinyl record enthusiast and collector since a guy named Reagan lived in the White House. I also love it because I’m a HI (Human Insight) enthusiast and embracing life’s surface noise is critical in the pursuit of human insight. Given the current state …
Read MoreAn insight community is a valuable research tool that virtually brings together a select group of your customers, prospects, or key stakeholders, allowing you to regularly engage with them and gather valuable feedback and deep insights. With an insight community you can better understand your audience, identify their needs and preferences, and ultimately make more informed decisions to help drive your business forward.
Read MoreInsights Communities are an effective and affordable way for utility providers to track key performance indicators. Do you need to regularly answer questions like these: Questions like these or closely related ones are often critical for utility companies to answer. Regularly tracking the metrics that result from these types of questions is the key to …
Read MoreThe recent COVID-19 pandemic has not only shifted our personal lives but packed up our corporate life in a laptop bag and brought it home to our kitchen table. During this time, employees were doing their best to make a comfortable workspace, whilst some even multi-tasked as homeschool teachers. Managers checked in via Microsoft Teams …
Read MoreOverview: How to Maximize the Value of your Online Insight Community Online Insight Communities (MROCs) are now used by the majority of the Fortune 1,000. But is your insight community maximized for cost effectiveness? With the amazing research tools that can be seamlessly integrated into your MROC, the opportunity to transfer expensive ad hoc work …
Read MoreIt’s understood that an online community can help you better understand your customers. Through a variety of research methodologies available within a customer insights platform, you can facilitate an ongoing feedback loop with your target audience. What’s critical to note, though, is that your target audience can be any group – including employees. The benefits …
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