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Episodic Research Taxes You: Compounding Research Wins

Most research teams pay an episodic tax—starting from zero every project. Here's how a customer intelligence hub turns research into a compounding moat.

Feb 2026 · 11 min read
Guides Win-LossAI ResearchConsumer Insights

Why 'Price' Is Almost Never the Real Reason You Lost the Deal

Price is cited in 60%+ of lost deals, but drives fewer than 20% of decisions. AI-moderated win-loss research reveals what buyers actually mean.

Feb 2026 · 12 min read
Guides Churn & RetentionAI ResearchMethodology

Why Your Exit Survey Is Lying to You: The Case for AI Interviews

Exit surveys blame price. AI-moderated churn interviews reveal the truth. Learn why 30-minute depth conversations expose what 2-question surveys never can.

Feb 2026 · 10 min read
Guides AI ResearchMethodologyResearch Ops

The Death of the 6-Week Research Cycle: AI-Moderated Interviews

The death of the 6 week research cycle: AI-moderated interviews deliver insights in 48 hours instead of 6-8 weeks, eliminating research lag.

Feb 2026 · 19 min read
Guides Data QualityConsumer InsightsAI Research

The Data Quality Crisis: 30-40% of Survey Responses Unreliable

The research data quality crisis: why 30-40% of survey responses are unreliable. Learn how bot farms corrupt data and conversational AI offers solutions.

Feb 2026 · 13 min read
Guides Win-LossAI Research

Why Win-Loss Programs Fail: Intelligence Infrastructure Gap

Why win loss analysis programs fail: intelligence infrastructure gaps prevent insights from driving action. Learn the real reasons.

Feb 2026 · 14 min read
Comparisons Voice AIMethodology

AI-Moderated vs. Human-Moderated Interviews: When to Use Each

AI moderated vs human moderated interviews: compare depth, consistency, cost, and bias to choose the right approach for your needs.

Feb 2026 · 8 min read
Guides Voice AIConsumer Insights

Voice AI for Consumer Research: How It Works

How voice AI conducts adaptive consumer interviews, why voice data captures what surveys miss, and what to expect from cost, speed, and quality.

Feb 2026 · 8 min read
Guides Voice AIAI ResearchMethodology

What Are AI-Moderated Interviews? The Complete Guide

Everything you need to know about AI-moderated interviews: how they work, the three modalities, laddering methodology, data quality, and when to use them.

Feb 2026 · 9 min read
Comparisons Voice AIAI Research

Best Voice AI Tools for Consumer Research in 2026

Discover the best voice AI tools for consumer research in 2026. Compare five leading platforms on methodology, participant quality, and satisfaction rates.

Feb 2026 · 13 min read
Product Updates AI ResearchResearch Ops

User Intuition + Zapier: Voice Interviews to 8,000+ Apps

User Intuition's Zapier integration connects AI-powered voice interviews to 8,000+ apps. Automate workflows and streamline data collection effortlessly.

Jan 2026 · 10 min read
Guides MethodologyAI Research

How Our AI Thinks Like a World-Class Researcher

World-class researchers don't just ask questions they employ proven frameworks of social science, psychology, and behavioral econ

Jan 2026 · 9 min read
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Laddering techniques, qual-quant blending, and the frameworks behind research that actually drives decisions.

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Building institutional memory that compounds across studies, teams, and years — so research insights never go to waste.

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Bot contamination, panel bias, and the data quality crisis reshaping how teams think about research sourcing.

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Blog posts cover timely topics — industry trends, conference takeaways, product updates, and methodology opinions. Reference guides are comprehensive, evergreen deep-dives into specific research frameworks like churn diagnosis, win-loss analysis, and cohort analysis. Both are written by practitioners who have designed and run hundreds of customer research programs.
All content is written by the User Intuition team, drawing on research methodology developed through enterprise consulting experience with Fortune 500 companies and refined through hundreds of AI-moderated customer interviews. We write for Directors and VPs who need practical frameworks, not theoretical overviews.
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