‘Twas the end of Q4, when all through the store,Consumers ran wild, looking to buy more.The products were tested with the utmost care,In hopes that the customers would buy their fair share.We’ve listened to feedback whether on Instagram or AmazonAnd provide research broad enough to be inclusive of everyone.With the quickest results and the most …
Imagine a pre-pandemic corporate office: cubicles, glass-walled offices, maskless people busy being busy. Now imagine that there’s a phone ringing somewhere in that office, non-stop, all day, every day. But no one ever answers it. It just keeps ringing plaintively, endlessly. Impossible, you say? No company would ever ignore an endlessly ringing phone? Don’t be …
We recently presented at the Quirk’s Conference and wanted to share what we presented. In this case study, we applied a combination of our Pathfinder Text Science and Driver Pathways approaches to learn how people think and feel about an innovative new device: a brain-machine interface product meant for the general public to use for …
While qualitative research can explore topics of interest in depth as well as be a springboard for developing ideas, there are significant disadvantages…the findings are not necessarily projectable to a broader audience, it is expensive, labor intensive, and slow. Further, the group dynamic encompasses a lack of anonymity, which can inhibit respondents from revealing sensitive …
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You may be familiar with the “Choose Your Quarantine House” meme that’s been making the social media rounds recently; the premise is to create different “Big Brother” type houses filled with diverse personalities that may clash with each other when forced to live under lockdown. From sports figures to philosophers, entertainers to politicians, variations create …
A Shared Reaction: The Universal Response to Coronavirus Read More »
Consumers Foresee a More Cautious Future As COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), continues to spread across the globe, MAi/Pathfinder have been busy conducting research to try and understand the resulting impact on the American consumer’s behaviors and attitudes. One of the topics we’re exploring is the long-term social impact that consumers anticipate …
Much of the human experience resembles a bell curve: things on the upward slope might not be interesting at all, while move too far to the right and things can get downright scary. This is true for brands and products as well. What is a brand’s sweet spot? How can a company assess factors like …
The Goldilocks Principle: Finding the ‘Just Right’ Spot Read More »
As discussed in a recent post, Pathfinder Analytics recently conducted an analysis of online reviews for the Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition product that combined Pathfinder Text Analytics and Driver Pathways modeling. This analysis identified a number of key drivers of product satisfaction; words or phrases that, when mentioned in a review, had a notable …
What Drives Positive Product Reviews? – Part 2: A Deep Dive Into Key Drivers Read More »
There’s no question that online product reviews are a great way to measure consumers’ reactions to a product. But while the average rating score might tell us what consumers think about a particular product, it doesn’t tell us why. And how can a company improve a product or its messaging without knowing why it’s satisfying …
As the dust settles on the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones fan reactions are sharply divided, with some calling the conclusion rushed and nonsensical, while others seem perfectly satisfied with it. But the numbers don’t lie — season eight is generating much lower scores on both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes than any of …
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