Back in 2015, the use of online qualitative market research was pretty low. Digsite was first designed as an alternative to virtual focus groups that tapped into the type of social media engagement most people were (and still are) accustomed to. Six years later, a lot has changed, but our ability to help companies innovate by engaging and iterating with targeted consumer groups is still the driving force behind our work. Research technology continues to evolve, and we practice what we preach by constantly introducing better, faster and stronger features and capabilities.
Consumer insights teams evolved in 2020 as we leaned into digital qualitative methods instead of in-person research and used attitudinal tracking to supplement broken forecast models. Plus, we accelerated our transition to more frequent research check-ins and optimized our mix of technology and services to help address smaller budgets and teams.
Internal deadlines and limited resources are the sources of many headaches, as we witnessed in our study conducted in December 2020 among 145 market researchers. Digsite’s sweet spot in the industry is our ability to move back and forth between deep qualitative exploration and quick quantitative validation One platform with one technology simplifies the process and eliminates those speed bumps that are so frequently experienced by insights professionals.
As our consumers evolve, our industry needs to evolve along with it. We’re going to talk about four specific areas that Digsite’s people and platform have amplified in the last year, from our core methodologies to the look and feel experienced by the user.
The ability to iterate and change gears on a dime leads teams down the right roads, faster. And teams can capture the context and stories they need to bring quantitative findings to life.
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4. On-Demand services that adapt to your team.
We’ve seen large shifts in how organizations are using technology. Fast-moving teams understand that you can get more done and save considerably by having just the services you need, when you need them.
Some teams who work directly on the client-side use a tech platform on-demand to set up, launch, moderate and report findings themselves. Others are stretched thin and need support, someone to partner with them to make sure every study is a success. Digsite offers scalable levels and types of support – from rapid full-service support to helping self-serve users apply industry best practices and anywhere in between.
Get advice on how to set up a study with the right kind of questions. Going on vacation? An in-house Digsite research consultant can monitor a community for you. Need an executive summary to wrap things up? One of our experienced team members can get that done for you. You don’t need to have it all figured out. Digsite is there for you as a partner to support your goals and back you up.
Move rapid, iterative sprints. Across organizations, innovation requires the ability to move quickly. Multiple pieces of research can happen at the same time with one phase informing the next.
Better support for small, high-growth brands. Emerging companies that are in a high-growth stage and larger brands that have acquired innovative brands into their portfolio have unique needs. Even if you’re directly working within the platform with a hands-on approach, sometimes you need an expert to guide you through the process to help address challenges and boost your efficiency. Having confidence in your methods and tech partner leads to more confidence in your results.
Better strategic research. Over the last few years, we’ve seen technology play a major role in zeroing in on and identifying strategic needs via jobs-to-be-done research. You can gain deeper context into people’s motivations by observing what they’re doing. You can also use these tech platforms like Digsite to refine opportunity areas at a faster, more efficient pace.
More “why” answers at scale. After identifying problems or opportunities, you can get right into validation without sacrificing the ability to probe deeper and address unexpected findings. Validate your ideas with hundreds of customers, plus collect stories that bring those results to life so you can give your President or CEO the confidence to keep moving forward.
Less reliance on in-person research. In-person research has been viewed as a necessity for some certain types of research, but improvements in technology have given teams new ways of learning with user-submitted photos and video responses, private and group discussions and live video interviews. Automated analysis simplifies the entire process and the ability to go back and follow up with certain participants through an online platform saves time.
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