Welcome to Season 2 of Fun with Research!
I have SO MUCH to share with you in Season 2! New research for agency owners, thought leadership insights, and of course answering research questions. And I have a question that may surprise you!

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.
Your research can be a powerful force for your organization, if you can just do three things with it.
Today at the BOLO conference for digital marketing agencies, Drew McLellan and I presented the first look at our new study aimed at understanding how clients choose agencies — the attitudes clients hold about agencies, where they believe agencies offer value for their clients, and how clients want their agency relationships to be structured. Agency Buyer…
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…
I bet you can identify 12 topics for thought leadership content from research you’ve done. If you can’t, plan better in your next research project.
Little mistakes can have a big impact. Make sure you’re properly testing your surveys before fielding them. I have some suggestions about things to check you might not be considering.