Using Narratives in Market Research

In market research, you’re tasked with uncovering the motivations of consumers to develop a product that meets their needs. Of course, you can always rely on common sense to determine what people think. However, that’s not going to cut it when thousands of individuals answer questions about their likes and dislikes, what they plan to Read More …

Imperatives Of Good Business Storytelling

In business, storytelling is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. The most successful companies are the ones that have mastered the art of telling their story in a way that is compelling, interesting, and relevant. There are three imperatives that all good business storytelling must adhere to The Research Imperative, The Pragmatic Imperative, and The Read More …

Marketing Asset Mapping

A diagram-based method for evaluating, designing, and organizing marketing assets. Marketing asset mapping evaluates, designs, and organizes an organization’s marketing assets. It entails mapping out the organization’s marketing assets and resources to create a more organized system that makes accessing relevant data and executing marketing activities easier. The first step in creating an organized digital Read More …

The Role of the Critical Friend in a Marketing Action Research Project

Marketing Action Research (MAR) is an emerging qualitative methodology that helps marketers solve problems and test ideas with customers. MAR involves collaborations among marketing, research, and other departments to conduct experiments with customers. Companies use these experiments as “action” steps in solving a problem or testing an idea. In each of these steps, you need Read More …

Value Proposition Roadmap

This is the part of your business that you, as a founder and CEO, will have to spend the most time on. Your business is built around answering one question: How do we solve this problem? How do we make this easier for people? It’s not enough to know that it can be solved and Read More …