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Recent Posts
Brand name research: what's in a name?
by Alan Nazarelli on Mon, Jun 01, 2020 @ 07:23 PM
Written by Paul Hague |
It happens to all of us. We are introduced to someone and think we have remembered their name... |
The End Of Net Neutrality is the End of Innovation
by Alan Nazarelli on Wed, May 13, 2020 @ 06:25 PM
As a policy, Silicon Valley Research Blog does not comment on political issues but we need to break this rule today. The...
Wall Street Loves Great Product Design!
by Alan Nazarelli on Mon, Apr 27, 2020 @ 11:00 AM
Let's talk about why designers need to design customer intelligent products. And why now?
Maximizing Market Research ROI - Why Companies Don't Invest in Research
by Alan Nazarelli on Fri, Apr 24, 2020 @ 09:15 AM
Market research is often the step child of the marketing process. We frequently encounter companies where it is seldom given...
The Agile Customer Manifesto-Five Musts for your Customer Input Model
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Apr 07, 2020 @ 01:23 PM
The Inner Game of Market Research
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Mar 31, 2020 @ 10:20 AM
You’ve heard of the inner game of tennis, the inner game of golf-why not the inner game of research? In sports, the inner...
Market Research and Digital Campaign ROI
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Mar 10, 2020 @ 01:20 PM
Digital campaigns have come of age with innovative combinations of digital elements including social. One major difference...
Nationwide Super Bowl Ad-Brilliant strategy or marketing blunder?
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Mar 10, 2020 @ 01:18 PM
By now, if you are living in the social world, you have heard the overwhelming reaction to the Nationwide Mutual Insurance...
The Road to Segmentation is Paved with Good Intentions
by Alan Nazarelli on Wed, Mar 04, 2020 @ 01:22 PM
Market segmentation is a powerful tool for identifying, acquiring and retaining customers in the most efficient and...
Customer Experience & Business Value
by Alan Nazarelli on Wed, Jan 08, 2020 @ 09:00 AM
In my previous post titled Wall Street Loves Great Product Design, I explored the link between product design and financial...
Venture Capital and Venture Failure: Why do Certain VC Startups Fail?
by Alan Nazarelli on Wed, Dec 11, 2019 @ 05:09 PM
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that three out of four venture funded startups fail to return a single dime to...
The Qualitative Edge
by Alan Nazarelli on Fri, Nov 01, 2019 @ 08:22 PM
We live in a quantitative world. Quants rule Wall Street. With Big Data, AI and Machine Learning, corporate decisions are...
Marketing Research: The 10 Most Common Mistakes Users Make
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Sep 10, 2019 @ 08:15 PM
Market research is an ever-changing industry. However, it seems some aspects of marketing research stand the test of time -...
The End of Net Neutrality is the End of Innovation
by Alan Nazarelli on Tue, Sep 10, 2019 @ 06:26 PM
As a policy, Silicon Valley Research Blog does not comment on political issues but we need to break this rule today. The...
7 things HubSpot, Salesforce, Eloqua and Marketo get wrong!
by Alan Nazarelli on Wed, Aug 07, 2019 @ 06:29 PM
In God We Trust. All Others Bring Data.
by Alan Nazarelli on Sat, Jun 01, 2019 @ 09:00 AM
The famous words of Edward Deming, the father of the Quality movement of the mid-eighties. Deming was referring to the use...
Using Market Research to Success Test Your Next Product Idea
by Alan Nazarelli on Fri, May 10, 2019 @ 09:00 AM
When done right, market research is an invaluable tool for success-testing concepts. Both qualitative and quantitative...
The Qualitative Edge Part 3: Innovating at the Edge of Customer Experience
by Alan Nazarelli on Thu, May 02, 2019 @ 11:02 AM
In part 3 we explore mining innovation from customer feedback. This post underscores the importance of qualitative, in-depth...
Don’t Let Your Survey Taint Your Brand
by Alan Nazarelli on Fri, Mar 15, 2019 @ 09:00 AM
"I felt fine about your customer service, till you sent me that survey about your customer service." Open ended comment made...