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Not Just for Products. How Service Businesses Can Benefit from Embracing Catalytic Customers.
In industries where the "product" is not a physical item but a service—be it hospitality, financial advice, healthcare, education, or...

Paul Peterson
Dec 18, 20243 min read


Marketers Need Catalytic Customers, Too
A Goldmine for Marketing Strategy, Not Just Product Management When we think about Catalytic Customers, it's easy to pigeonhole them as...

Paul Peterson
Dec 18, 20244 min read


The Future of Insights Is (Probably) Hybrid—Are You Ready?
In a world where AI-enabled insights tools are emerging at lightning speed and rapidly moving into the mainstream, the opportunities for...

Paul Peterson
Dec 18, 20243 min read


The Hidden Cost of Complexity
And How Product Leaders Can Prioritize Features that Drive Adoption We live in an age of relentless innovation. As product manager know...

Paul Peterson
Dec 17, 20243 min read


Cracking the Code: Understanding Mental Models to Drive Product Planning
Every product manager has to juggle priorities—user needs, business goals, technical constraints. But beneath all of that is one deeper...

Paul Peterson
Dec 16, 20243 min read


What If the Solutions to Your Biggest Product Challenges Were Already Within Reach?
As product leaders, your role is filled with complexity and opportunity. Every day, you face the pressure of making the right...

Paul Peterson
Dec 12, 20242 min read


How Catalytic Customer Insights Transform Buyer Journey Mapping
Buyer journey mapping has rapidly grown in importance and popularity as a cornerstone of modern customer experience strategy. Companies...

Paul Peterson
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Why Catalytic Customers are Irreplaceable in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize how businesses glean insights, it’s tempting to rely on algorithms to tell us...

Paul Peterson
Dec 5, 20243 min read


The Financial Case for Making Catalytic Customers Your Priority
The Top 10 Ways Learning from Catalytic Customers Boosts Your Bottom Line In today’s hyper-competitive market, innovation isn’t...

Paul Peterson
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Keep Your Product Roadmap on Track Using Catalytic Customers
In product management, few things are as frustrating—or damaging—as being blindsided. Whether it's a sudden competitive move, an...

Paul Peterson
Dec 2, 20243 min read


What Catalytic Customers Know About Your Competition (That You Might Not)
In the race to stay ahead in today’s hyper-competitive markets, businesses are constantly looking for ways to uncover new opportunities,...

Paul Peterson
Nov 30, 20243 min read


How Catalytic Customers Help Product Managers Avoid the HiPPO Trap
In product development, it’s a familiar scenario: a critical decision looms about the product roadmap, and in the absence of clear...

Paul Peterson
Nov 30, 20243 min read


What Product-Led Growth Companies Can Learn from Catalytic Customers
In the fast-paced world of product-led growth (PLG), where the product is the primary driver of acquisition, retention, and expansion,...

Paul Peterson
Nov 26, 20242 min read


Catalytic Customers as Growth Engines
We’ve long championed the power of Catalytic Customers—highly engaged, knowledgeable, and influential individuals within a category....

Paul Peterson
Sep 2, 20243 min read


Observing Catalytic Customers in their Native Habitat
Harnessing Digital Ethnography to Capture Catalytic Customer Insights We've written a lot about the importance of understanding the...

Paul Peterson
Jul 22, 20242 min read


The 3 Biggest Mistakes in Customer Feedback and How to Avoid Them
Customer feedback is the lifeblood of meaningful innovation. It guides effective product planning, informs resonant marketing strategies,...

Paul Peterson
Jul 16, 20243 min read


The Future of Customer Understanding: Moving Past the Old Playbook
The practice of customer insights is overdue for a seismic shift. Traditional methods of understanding customers are no longer sufficient...

Paul Peterson
Jun 29, 20243 min read


Unlock the Power of Catalytic Customers to Drive Sustainable Growth
Relying on internal data and artificial intelligence to understand customer behavior is great for creating a picture of what’s already...

Paul Peterson
Jun 15, 20243 min read
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