October 25, 2011

Your best deserve better…

While it’s not at all unusual for us to be working alongside a survey provider within a common client, the obvious question always is: “If you’re satisfied with what you’re already doing, why do you need another approach?”
July 27, 2011

It’s all about Price! (True or False?)

In the words of one purchasing manager, "Price is everything, and it's nothing."
July 13, 2011

Customer Relationships and the Trap of the Familiar

To avoid missing opportunities and failing to see potential threats in customer relationships, consciously change your routine. Look at your customer from a new angle.
November 22, 2010

Going Old School

In casual conversation it’s not uncommon to hear someone described as being “old school.” Most often it’s not an ageist insult, but a compliment – a […]
August 27, 2010

Listening with an Ear For Innovation

In Alan Murray’s latest Wall Street Journal article, he mentions that when the Journal’s CEO Council was asked to name the most influential business book, many […]
August 9, 2010

Your Customer is Sending an Invitation… Don’t Forget to RSVP

After more than ten years in this business, I have read thousands of interviews our clients have conducted with their most important customers. I am sometimes […]
June 14, 2010

What Did Mark Twain Know About Business-to-Business Customers?

As we’ve mentioned before, data about customers is multiplying. But information about customers – the kind that informs confident business decisions – can be harder to […]
May 26, 2010

E.G. Insight’s Eric Engwall and Nick Wassenberg Featured in Business Insider’s Voice of the Customer Series

As part of a series outlining the purposes, objectives, and tools used by companies worldwide, Business Insider spoke with a group of customer research experts to […]