How Many Questions Can I Put In My Survey?
It’s not really about the number of questions — it’s about your needs (and your audience).
Guess what? The research isn’t the thought leadership. It’s what you build on top of the research that demonstrates your expertise.
Thought leadership is all about getting the right people to tune in to your content. Research can be a very effective tool to do that, if you plan properly.
Many of our agency clients working on thought leadership research worry that they don’t have a strong niche. Many do — they’re just not thinking about niche the way I think they should.
One of the most productive things you can do for your organization is to develop your own, opted-in group of volunteers to participate in ongoing research and discussions. Your proprietary research panel (or “Insiders” or “Advisory Panel” or whatever you want to call it) can serve a variety of valuable roles: They can reduce…
If you collect information from your customers, you can probably build thought leadership content from data you already have!
Whether you’re dealing with a decision-maker in your organization or with a client, you’ll likely come across this question. Those who have been working in organizations for some time often have assumptions about their customers and prospects that are firmly entrenched. The “Why bother?” question is one you’ll need to be prepared to answer….