Analysis and Insights
for PX Leaders

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 […]

In the 1950’s, Ford invested $350 million ($3.1 billion in today’s rates) in the Edsel. The company ran consumer polls, but managers ignored the research. Instead, they ran a hype-filled marketing campaign. When the product launched, even its revolutionary features like Teletouch transmission and electronic controls were not enough to save it. The Edsel was […]

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 […]

In the 1990’s, hard disk drive producers invested $6.5 billion in product research and development over four years. Their investment resulted in tremendous breakthroughs, improving storage capacity a thousandfold. As hardware storage increased, the price per surface area dropped 70 percent. As a result, these organizations realized net losses of $800 million, because they failed […]