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Do Your Homework: Optimize Prior to Launch
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Do Your Homework: Optimize Prior to Launch

Let’s explore how leveraging digital ethnography and live interviews can help brands gather feedback on messaging, products, services, and features, an approach that has proven effective across a range of products, industries, and audiences.

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“Please Tell Us Why…” | The Value of Open-Ended Survey Questions
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“Please Tell Us Why…” | The Value of Open-Ended Survey Questions

Open-ended survey questions let respondents answer in their own words instead of selecting from predefined options. Text or video responses capture the depth and complexity of their opinions and behaviors, adding richness to the survey's statistical rigor. In this post, we’ll explore the unique value these questions bring to market research.

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Spotlight: Concept Testing with a Highlight Pen
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Spotlight: Concept Testing with a Highlight Pen

Case Study Spotlight: Discover how W5 unlocks the power of Highlighter Questions with an innovative approach that can reveal high-sentiment claims in your marketing messages, and check out its impact in a case study where this technique helped guide community impact PR for a professional sports franchise.

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Spotlight: ‘Day-in-the-Life’ Research
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Spotlight: ‘Day-in-the-Life’ Research

In this Spotlights, we explore how ‘Day-in-the-Life’ research empowers teams to use an empathetic approach to guiding strategy across a variety of platforms, including campaign messaging, social media channel selection and approach, product innovation pipeline, and key product promotion within the client’s offerings.

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Conference Recap: Quirk’s Chicago 2024
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Conference Recap: Quirk’s Chicago 2024

Catch up on some highlights from Quirk’s Chicago with W5’s Emma Eyman! Featuring how following the innovation vitality framework and utilizing relevant, predictive insights are key to get ahead of the game, and how we as insights professionals can advocate for ourselves, our data, and our teams to set the business up for success.

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Decoding Preferences: Astrology, Blood Types, and Segmentation
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Decoding Preferences: Astrology, Blood Types, and Segmentation

Throughout history, the impulse to segment and classify people based on perceived traits can be found across cultural and philosophical contexts. From Astrology to Blood Type Personality Trait Theory, let’s explore the countless examples of categorizing people in the wild.

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Products with a Purpose | Marketing with a Message 
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Products with a Purpose | Marketing with a Message 

Uncover how B-Corps, like Patagonia, are championing the eco-evolution through sustainable business strategies and purpose-driven products, sparking a transformative impact on profitability and consumer preferences, especially among increasingly ethically-conscious younger audiences.

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Catching Up with Gen Z
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Catching Up with Gen Z

Discover the latest insights into Gen Z's world, from controversial figures like Reneé Rapp to climate concerns and shifting mental health dynamics, guiding brands on effective strategies to connect with this influential generation.

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