Analysis and Insights
for BX Leaders

A strong brand is the single most valuable asset in any business. But what exactly is meant by ‘strong brand’, and how does it relate to the popular concept of brand equity? There are at least two dimensions to this question. Emotionally Strong The first relates to how brands ‘sit’ in people’s minds. This is […]

What election missteps teach us about polling science Just in time for the 2018 midterms, let’s revisit the polling industry’s rude awakening of 2016. Nate Silver, the most prominent interpreter of polls has a comprehensive post mortem that targets commentators more than pollsters. But pollsters, especially in some key states, got it wrong. The absolute […]

Getting answers and acting quickly on customer, employee, brand, and product experiences Remember when building a website was time consuming? I’ve worked around developers, designers, and scientists for a long time. And I’ve watched that process hundreds of times — a creative concept is submitted, then a talented team translates the designed lines and colors […]

Details, details, details. Creating surveys that yield actionable insights is about details. And writing effective survey questions is the first step. We see common mistakes that keep survey questions from being effective all the time. These problems span various survey question types from rating scale questions to open-ended to multiple choice. Here are the 7 […]

Have you ever wondered about the difference between Market Research and Marketing Research? Although these two terms are often used interchangeably, they have some differentiating qualities. The core difference between Market Research and Marketing Research is the scope of the concept. First, Market Research is a more narrow concept because it is research focused on […]

Plenty of big brands no longer exist today that, not so long ago, were household names. Think Pan Am, Blockbuster Video and Compaq to name a few. It can happen to the best of them. But, perhaps more interesting, are the household names that teetered on the edge of that list, brands that faced extinction […]