As a Bay area market research firm and with the bulk of our clients being technology companies, we wanted to address how...
Special Announcement: Silicon Valley Research Group December Wine&Tell Events
by Alan Nazareli on Tue, Jun 09, 2020 @ 06:31 PM
Series of Wine&Tell events have been scheduled for the month of December to disseminate data from our recent data reports to...
Reflecting on Net Neutrality
by H. Carpenter on Mon, Jun 08, 2020 @ 09:28 PM
With the recent ruling by Congress which will allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to sell customers’ browsing...
MARKET RESEARCH, THE CLOUD & NEW SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION MODELS
by Bob Sandler on Wed, Jun 03, 2020 @ 01:13 PM
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...
The Qualitative Edge & the Power of Psychometrics
by H. Carpenter on Mon, May 04, 2020 @ 04:00 PM
Irrespective of your personal political persuasions, for most of us, the 2016 presidential election result was a surprise....
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...
Thanks To All Participants
by Marc Pitcher on Tue, Apr 14, 2020 @ 06:33 PM
Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent studies: 2010 IT Outlook and Holiday Trend study! Congratulations to...
7 Ways to Customize Your Segmentation Strategy
by Wes Fu on Fri, Apr 10, 2020 @ 02:20 PM
When looking to build an optimal market segmentation strategy, many questions arise, such as … Who are your customers? Is...
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...
Big-Data, Big Problem?
by Bob Sandler on Tue, Mar 17, 2020 @ 09:29 PM
Sales Battle Cards
by Wes Fu on Tue, Mar 10, 2020 @ 07:28 PM
We recently completed a study for a business-to-business information technology (IT) company; this company believed they...
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...
5 Reasons Your Research Company Needs Domain Expertise
by Wes Fu on Tue, Feb 11, 2020 @ 06:38 PM
A question I am often asked is: What is the value of technology domain or industry expertise when delivering market...
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...