This document discusses three PR-worthy research techniques:
1) Making a difficult choice modeling (DCM) study media-worthy by framing cost-benefit tradeoffs of transportation options in an accessible way.
2) Infiltrating an organization with an interactive website segmentation to engage a broad range of stakeholders in exploring insights.
3) Reducing screen time by delivering research findings through a shareable podcast format.
2. Meet Your Hosts
Brian Thompson
Senior Director @
Vital Findings
Morgan Richards
Senior Manager @
Cox Automotive
Stephanie David
Director @
Vital Findings
3. The pressure is on to make a unique impact with research.
The Challenge We Face
Monopoly on Data
IN THE PAST
Democratization of Data
THE TRANSITION
Its not the data,
its what you do with it
NEW APPROACH
4. The Bar Has Been Raised
2019:
DESIGN BECOMING
COST-OF-ENTRY
2020:
WHATS NEXT
?
2010:
GREAT DESIGN
STANDS OUT
5. Three Examples of PR-Worthy Methods
Making a DCM
Media Worthy
Infiltrating the
Organization With
Interactive Website
Reducing Screen
Time With a Podcast
8. How do you turn a
complicated DCM...
into headline
worthy findings
9. Making a DCM Media Worthy
The Research
Challenge
The Real
Challenge
Understand how people will get around
in the future, and predict when
consumers will use other means of
transportation more than their own cars
Answer questions about the future using
a difficult methodology to bring forward
headline worthy results
10. How do you decide how to get around?
OPTION
1
Personal
car
OPTION
2
Ride-share
OPTION
3
CHEAPER
10%
Self driving
car
OPTION
4
CHEAPER MINUTES
20% +15 Self-driving
car
16. 500 $1.50 $1.5
/ MILE
$750
MONTHLY MILEAGE
PER
MILE
MILES PER
MONTH
COST PER MILE
COST PER MONTH
19. Podcast Deliverable To Reduce Screen Time
The Research
Challenge
The Real
Challenge
Understand a new product
category and uncover the
implications for the business
Grab the organizations attention so they
can plan for how this new product
category will change their business
23. Top 5 Insight
Countdown
Hosted by Brian
& Robyn
Clips from the
qualitative
ORIGINAL PLAN MUCH BETTER IDEA
Client 1 & Client 2+
Context from SVP+
Call to action
Top 5 Countdown
Clips from the
qualitative
Call to Action From
Head of Research+
24. The Jingle:
Pond5 (big selection
and songs starting
at $15)
The Sound Effects:
Freesound.org
(its free!)
Podcast Tips & Tricks:
Interviews clips:
Can be re-recorded
by team members
if audio is bad
Delivered in MP3 (They can play from email)
The Program:
Premiere Pro (or
Audacity)
25. Leaping Off the Page To Maximize Breadth
The Research
Challenge
The Real
Challenge
Segment the cleaning market
in a forward looking way which
takes new trends into account
Get product designers, accounts, and
other parts of the organization on
board and using the segmentation
26. Need a broad-
based
coalition of
stakeholders
to adopt the
segmentation
Past
Segmentations
Didnt Fully
Take Hold
Past CurrentSEGMENTATION
Insights
Product Designers
Marketing
Accounts
Planners
C-suite
33. Breaks free of
the PowerPoint
Not a one-size-
fits all approach
Users get to
explore
Can focus on
whats
important to
them
Why An Interactive Website?
34. Website developer:
Thumbtack.com or
personal network
One Step At A Time:
Make sure everything
is final
Webpage Tips & Tricks:
Think About the Future:
Consider website hosting,
maintenance, and
upkeep
Be collaborative:
Listen to developers
UX knowledge
Webpage Tips & Tricks: