Analysis and Insights
for BX Leaders

Emoji’s, thumbs, stars, or sliders are crowding into numbers, response boxes/bubbles, or verbal labels in online survey response options. There is a popular belief that using more media-rich survey response scales will reduce respondent burden and result in increased respondent engagement, higher participation rates, fewer drop-offs, faster survey completion, and higher data quality. While there […]

In L2-founder Scott Galloway’s No Mercy / No Malice post, he nails the modern dilemma of branding in a world of atomized attention: The key issue facing … manufacturers’ brands blessed with aspirational appeal and irrational margins — is that brand building has moved from broadcast to point of purchase, and their points of purchase […]

Last month, I had one of the world’s largest insurance companies in our office. 2016 was a banner year for them. They had record earnings and stable growth, their stock was at an all-time high, and shareholders were thrilled with the company. But despite their success, they told me, “Ryan, we know someone is coming […]

Modern businesses rely on technology operate more smoothly, create better relationships with both employees and customers, and ultimately to drive higher profits. Accordingly, they thrive on software that helps them track things efficiently, manage items and people, and get things done more easily. Obviously, there are thousands of different types of software and different choices […]

Love it or hate it, the holiday shopping season is here. It’s time to forget the turkey and string up the tinsel. As chaotic as the season is for shoppers, retailers are really the ones scrambling to make sure everyone’s got something in their stocking. Here are some 2016 shopping trends. Qualtrics surveyed 1,150 shoppers […]