The Biggest Opportunity You’re Missing With Your Research
Many people who do research with their customers or prospects forget this simple and incredibly valuable step!
It’s not really about the number of questions — it’s about your needs (and your audience).
Clients sometimes avoid market research because they’re afraid it will “box them in” when it comes to decision-making. Nope. Research is a flare, not a cage.
Every researcher I know has gotten this question or comment at some point: “Steve Jobs said research isn’t helpful because people don’t know what they want.” Actually, what Steve said in an interview in 1998 was: “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want…
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.
There are a variety of ways to group your research respondents to better understand them.
In February 2020, I started a weekly video series. Little did I know what was to come.