Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast

In this episode of Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast, host Sharday Torgerson sits down with Shonna Caldwell, Chief Revenue Officer of Insightrix, and Larry Anderson, Chief Relationship Officer of Chess Club Agency, to explore the benefits of collaboration and partnerships!

In this episode of Stories of Market Research: the Insightrix Podcast, host Sharday Torgerson engages in an insightful conversation with a spirited and intuitive strategist and qualitative UX researcher with Savanta. Sharday and Nikki delve into the human side of qualitative research and user experience, highlighting the role of empathy in successful research projects. Nikki […]

Natalie dives into the service side of market research, including project management and essential core skills and challenges project managers face in the industry.

In our first episode back, Sharday connects with Leib Litman (Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer) and Cheskie Rosenzweig (Senior Researcher and Senior Product Scientist) of CloudResearch to chat about the state of data quality in market research. And the significance of data quality in market research is a critical topic for 2022 and emphasizes the urgent challenges facing the online survey industry - maintaining quality data.

In episode 33, Sharday and Jill discuss her unique journey into market research – from a student at UCLA to landing a “perfect position” that led to a business that supports market research professionals worldwide. Later in the episode, Sharday and Jill dive into the art and science of AI and human transcription in market research and why language services are critical in supporting businesses interested in expanding their products and services into global markets.

In Episode 32, Sharday connects with Kevin Hayes and Scott Wells - two co-leads at the Regina, Saskatchewan Chapter for Data For Good. Data For Good is a collective of do-gooders who want to use their powers for Good and not Evil (think the Avengers) to help improve their communities through data (…kind of like Professor Hulk!?).

In this episode, Sharday and Leigh dive into the nuance of storytelling in market research and how insights professionals are applying behavioural science techniques to bring their client's narratives to life.

In Episode 30 of the Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast, Sharday connects with Anne Brown, the CEO and principal of Gazelle Global Research Services, an established leader and innovator in managing research logistics on a global scale. As a leader in international research, Anne joins us to share her perspective on how global […]

You asked, and we listened! We decided to drop all three parts of episode 29 into one easy-to-listen episode! People. Work. is. Changing! Nine-to-five schedules are less relevant, co-location offices are more common, and hybrid working with flexible schedules are here to stay.

In our final part of episode 29, Karen and Evan offer their final thoughts on how organizations can continue to apply holistic strategies to help support their employee engagement programs. Karen, an author and expert on workplace culture, sets the stage for brands looking to break the ceiling and build organizational capacity in a way […]

Part two continues off where part one left us with Karen Jaw-Madson, principal of Co.-Design of Work Experience + author of Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @ Work, and Evan Hanover, anthropologist and director for Conifer Research. Karen, Evan and Sharday, where we are defining workplace culture and co-creation and diving into how insights can […]

Changing! Nine-to-five schedules are less relevant, co-location offices are more common, and hybrid working with flexible schedules are here to stay. In Episode 29, Sharday connects with Karen Jaw-Madson, principal of Co.-Design of Work Experience + author of Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @ Work, and Evan Hanover, anthropologist and director for Conifer Research.

On a product shelf, everything is competing for your attention and ultimately your loyalty as a consumer. But the shop reality of it is that decisions are made by shoppers in mere moments and THAT is what shopper insight researchers are looking to understand. We are talking about split-second decisions made by customers – if […]

On this special year-end episode of Stories of Market Research, Sharday is joined by Shonna Caldwell, our CRO at Insightrix Research. Together, they wrap up the new year in their festive reds, discussing some year-end updates. In episode 27, Sharday and Shonna discuss what is happening in and around Insightrix. As we settle into our […]

There is a significant amount of buzz around the idea of providing your customer with a great experience – one that is better than your competitors.You’ll be met with recommendations on how to delight customers, no matter the cost. But customers today have a much higher expectation than customers from yesterday, which leaves brands needing […]

Consumer behaviour during the pandemic has shifted – yes – but other factors often go into purchase decisions, whether the pandemic played a hand in their need or not. In Episode 25 of SoMR, we are talking about consumer research through a pandemic lens. We talk with Jeremy King, CEO at Attest. Jeremy gives us a […]

Passive data collection, or passive metering, is a market research technique that allows data collection without the participants’ direct involvement being studied. With their full knowledge and consent, of course, passive metering can record the participant’s activity – such as a website visit, application usage, what they have purchased, and so much more. This activity […]

Market research isn’t just necessary for for-profit enterprises – advocacy organizations like non-profits, not-for-profits, charities and NGOs can all benefit from taking part in market research. In Episode 23 of Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast, we’re talking about what those benefits are, how market research for advocacy organizations can differ from research with […]

The act of voting is a large part of many elements of our society. That is why voting should be inclusive and accessible. In many cases, it should be made available to as many members of a group or constituency as possible –  especially in times like today, when many are unable or unwilling to […]

IIEX (Insight Innovation Exchange) North America 2020, is an annual international market research conference organized by GreenBook. Every year, members of the insights community, business and start-ups and professionals in industries that intersect with the market research industry meet to exchange ideas, network and learn about new and emerging trends in market research. This year, […]

In Episode 20 of Stories of Market Research, we’re examining some of the research Insightrix has been working on around COVID-19, and we describe the process and planning that went into it.  First, we speak with Research Director, Lang McGilp, to discuss the large research project we have been working on since late March – […]

Sometimes referred to as UX testing, usability testing is an essential part of the digital development process. By testing websites or apps, organizations can be assured their product will behave as it was intended with its target user group, but further than that, it assures that the product will meet the user experience needs of that group. UX testing can produce insights that can guarantee better end usability and a better experience for end users.

As a result of COVID-19, the last few months have been a large adjustment for the employees of businesses all over the world. They’ve had to learn new systems and new ways of staying operational in what is a completely unprecedented business environment.

Niche panels are more specific than general market research panels. Sometimes, brands require information stemming from specific populations – like an age range, occupation or lifestyle – to ensure they get information from only that population segment with the unique knowledge base they are looking to tap into.

This episode of Stories of Market Research is different than the episodes we’ve produced in the past. Episode 16 – Market Research & COVID-19 focuses more on our company, Insightrix Research, to tell our own story of how we’re adapting our business and our operations to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In the episode, we speak […]

Stories of Market Research is back and we’re talking about market research associations. In Episode 15 of Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast, we’re looking at that role with episode guest, Joaquim Bretcha, International Director at Netquest and President of ESOMAR. In the episode, Joaquim and Duncan discuss some ESOMAR history and how Joaquim became involved with […]

Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast is back again with a brand-new episode for a brand-new year. In Episode 14 of the Insightrix Podcast series, we’re talking about market research and data visualization. Data visualization and data representation are an important part of market research reporting because they make data sets that might be […]

This episode is all about market research and marketing in China and features episode guest Andrew Kuiler, who joins the conversation by telephone from Shanghai. Andrew Kuiler is the CEO and founder of The Silk Initiative (TSI), a brand consultancy located in Shanghai, China. Doing a bulk of its business working with brands in the food and […]

In our latest podcast episode, Market Research & Prototype Testing, our host is joined by our Research Director, Lang McGilp, as co-host to speak with episode guest, Ben Jacobson. Ben is a partner at Conifer Research, a design research consultancy in Chicago that has worked in prototype testing with brands that include Samsung, Pepsi, Nestle […]

Welcome to the Insightrix Recap of IIeX NA 2019! The 2019 Insights Innovation Exchange North America (IIeX NA) conference was in Austin, Texas in April and members of the Insightrix Communities team were in attendance – and we get to hear all about it! To kick off the episode, we speak with a client success manager with our Insightrix Communities […]

Considering that Insightrix is an agile and independent market research company, always looking to explore and benchmark new and developing industries, we wanted to learn more about cannabis in Canada and explore the business sector further.

Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast is back with a brand new episode for a brand new season. Season 2 opens with Episode 9: Market Research, Digital Marketing & Small Business, in which we are joined by social impact entrepreneur and communications consultant, Katrina German. In our conversation, Katrina unpacks some of the knowledge and the […]

Welcome back! We’ve been away for a while, planning and producing a brand new second season of Stories of Market Research: The Insightrix Podcast for 2019. Since it’s been a while, we thought we would produce a short schedule update to let you know where we’ve been and what we’ve been up to – as […]

The seventh episode of Stories of Market Research is your very own ad testing podcast episode! We delve into advertising research practice and describe some of the reasons why organizations test their ads, recent changes to the media landscape and how the practice has changed over the years. We also speak to some of the […]

We’re joined by Megan McDowell, an Insightrix Communities Account Manager and all-around expert on online communities. She lays out what they are and how they are used, and speaks to an Insightrix Communities project, Young Futures, to illustrate some of their benefits and new ways these powerful research tools can be used.

In this fifth episode of Stories of Market Research, we sit down with a panel of young research professionals who are a part of the Insightrix team to listen to their perspectives and points of view on what it’s like to be a young research professional working in their careers in market research. These young […]

In this episode, learn more about how market research can help validate marketing initiatives, help justify those marketing budgets all marketers struggle with and how to make sense out of data, all while trying to live in the “land of the unicorns” ….

In our third episode, Market Research and the Customer Experience, we are joined by Insightrix Senior Researcher, Jhumur Choudhury, as the co-host for the episode. She offers her experience and viewpoints for a chat about market research customer experience programs with our guest for the episode, John Morton, a voice of market consultant and expert in […]

In this episode, we discuss how market research and the skills and methodologies employed in the field can be used for good with volunteers from Data for Good, a Canadian organization that gives back by volunteering their data science skills to non-profits, not for profits and NGOs.

In our inaugural episode of the podcast, we speak with Ellen Eastwood, an independent research and insights consultant, instructor with the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA) and research storyteller. During the podcast, we chat about the shift that has occurred over the past few years in the way that market research agencies have chosen to report their data to clients and to the public.