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Reference Deep-Dives commercial-due-diligenceChurn & Retention

Switching Cost Analysis in Due Diligence

Quantify switching costs through customer interviews across four categories — technical, contractual, procedural, relational — to assess competitive moat.

Mar 2026 · 12 min read
Reference Deep-Dives commercial-due-diligenceMarket Intelligence

TAM Validation Through Customer Interviews

How to validate total addressable market estimates in due diligence using bottom-up customer research, adjacency mapping, and AI-moderated interviews.

Mar 2026 · 11 min read
Reference Deep-Dives MethodologyAI Research

Thematic Saturation in Qualitative Research

What thematic saturation really means, why it's misapplied as a justification for small samples. Methodology and worked examples.

Mar 2026 · 10 min read
Reference Deep-Dives Shopper Insightscpg

Trade Promotion Research: Test Before You Spend

30-40% of trade spend generates negative ROI. Learn how to pre-test promotional formats, segment shopper response. Methodology and worked examples.

Mar 2026 · 9 min read
Reference Deep-Dives financial-servicesChurn & Retention

Trust Drivers in Financial Services Research

How trust forms, erodes, and determines competitive outcomes in banking, insurance, fintech, and wealth management. Methodology and worked examples.

Mar 2026 · 9 min read
Reference Deep-Dives financial-servicesnps-csat

Wealth Management NPS: Beyond the Score

Why NPS is a poor predictor of wealth management client retention and what qualitative research reveals about the drivers that actually determine AUM.

Mar 2026 · 11 min read
Reference Deep-Dives Market IntelligenceProduct Innovation

White Space Analysis: Finding Market Gaps Through Customer Research

How to identify white space using customer research instead of spreadsheet analysis. Three types of gaps and the interview questions that surface them.

Mar 2026 · 11 min read
Reference Deep-Dives Market IntelligenceChurn & Retention

Why Customers Switch: Researching Switching Triggers and Brand Defection

How to research why customers switch to competitors. Covers the 5 switching trigger categories, research methodology, and why stated reasons differ from actual.

Mar 2026 · 7 min read
Reference Deep-Dives commercial-due-diligenceWin-Loss

Win-Loss Analysis in Due Diligence

Win-loss research adds real signal to commercial DD — competitive positioning, deal velocity, and market share trajectory drawn from buyer voice.

Mar 2026 · 12 min read
Reference Deep-Dives nps-csatMethodology

B2B vs B2C Satisfaction Research: Different Rules for Different Relationships

NPS and CSAT methodologies produce misleading results when applied identically across B2B and B2C contexts. How to adapt your satisfaction research for each.

Mar 2026 · 14 min read
Reference Deep-Dives Competitive IntelligenceResearch Ops

Building a Competitive Intelligence Dashboard: Metrics That Matter

Design a competitive intelligence dashboard: mention frequency, perception scores, win rates by competitor, switching triggers, and competitive response time.

Mar 2026 · 8 min read
Reference Deep-Dives Competitive IntelligenceWin-Loss

CI for Sales Enablement: From Intelligence to Deal Execution

How sales enablement teams operationalize competitive intelligence into battlecards, talk tracks, and real-time deal support that actually improves win rates.

Mar 2026 · 8 min read