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Measure What Matters? Sure. But Don’t Forget What You Can’t Measure.
“Measure what matters.” It’s one of those phrases that’s become so widely accepted in business that it no longer gets questioned. A...

Paul Peterson
Apr 22 min read
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The Research Bottleneck Is Slowing Your Best Ideas
In fast-moving product organizations, timely decision-making is often the difference between momentum and missed opportunity. Too...

Paul Peterson
Mar 243 min read
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Why the best ideas often fail in testing (and how to change that).
Many product managers and their research colleagues have a love-hate relationship with concept testing. When done well, it can flag weak...

Paul Peterson
Mar 163 min read
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The Collapse of Traditional Market Research—and What Comes Next
Market research is in crisis. Response rates are plummeting. Fraud is rampant. AI-generated survey responses are muddying data. Consumers...

Paul Peterson
Mar 44 min read
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Integrating Catalytic Customer Insights into Segmentation and Persona Development
For seasoned insights professionals, segmentation and persona development are foundational tools—part of the baseline repertoire we draw...

Paul Peterson
Mar 33 min read
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Rolling Up Our Sleeves. Doing the Hard Work of Identifying Your Catalytic Customers
The ability to identify and engage Catalytic Customers can profoundly shape an organization’s approach to innovation and market...

Paul Peterson
Jan 184 min read
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There’s More to Research in the Digital Age than UX Research
In our digital-first world, user experience (UX) research has become a cornerstone of product development. Companies obsess over testing...

Paul Peterson
Jan 64 min read
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Beyond the Basics of Product-Market Fit
Achieving product-market fit is often hailed as the Holy Grail of innovation. It’s the moment where your product’s value proposition...

Paul Peterson
Dec 31, 20243 min read
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Look Deeper: How Catalytic Customers Revolutionize JTBD Insights
When product teams embark on jobs-to-be-done (JTBD) investigations, they aim to uncover the underlying motivations driving customer...

Paul Peterson
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 23, 20242 min read
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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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What Makes B2B Research So Challenging? Here’s our Top 10.
Recently, we were challenged by a business-to-business client to articulate what it means to be a specialist in B2B market research. How...

Paul Peterson
Nov 26, 20233 min read
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