2.6 cinsumer insights: how? Flashcards
Qualitative research:
interviews/observation
Quantitative research
experiments/surveys
Qualitative research …. insight, while quantitative research …. insights. You need both.
generates validates
Linked to “two ways of knowing” (Sawhney 2004)
- Deductive reasoning- Inductive reasoning
- Deductive reasoning:
o Start with idea/questionThen test/validate hypothesis
o Most quantitative/“positivist” research, e.g. experimental design
- Inductive reasoning:
o Start with observationThen formulate idea or hypothesis.
o Most qualitative/“interpretative” research, e.g. interviews, focus groups
Operational charastaristics
how consumer insights are generated within companies.
How insights enigine works: 7
- Data synthesis
- Independence
- Integrated planning
- Collaboration
- Experimentation
- Forward orientation
- Focus on action (strategy & decision making)
So use of quantitative/digital/Big Data 2
- To observe behavioral patterns as starting point of CI development
- Truly as a complement to qualitative/
traditional research techniques/data
The obvious achilles heel in the big data is the
lack of attitudinal data- you can se what customers do (and predict what they will do), but you do not know the why.
Article links to many concepts 3
- Ci generation: uncovering consumer insights
- Ci use/implementation: from insight to marketing strateg/tactics.
- Focus on customer needs, motivation and values.
o Means end channel analysis