Audience discovery for marketing research — Sharekh Shaikh // CleverX

Sharekh Shaikh, Founder of CleverX, delves into enhancing marketing research methods. Despite global spending of $75 billion on market research, the industry faces rampant fraud. CleverX is tackling this issue by connecting researchers directly to senior business professionals, ensuring high-quality and trustworthy insights. Today, Sharekh discusses audience discovery for market research.
About the speaker

Sharekh Shaikh

CleverX

 - CleverX

Sharekh is Founder of CleverX

Show Notes

  • 02:33
    CleverX's transformative approach to market research
    CleverX addresses inefficiencies in market research by providing a platform that connects researchers directly to senior business professionals. The platform eliminates fraud and inefficiencies that traditionally plague the process, combating a 40% industry fraud rate.
  • 04:53
    Fraud challenges in the market research industry
    Market research fraud involves individuals participating in surveys or research as someone else for quick monetary gain, undermining research quality and trust. Eradicating unreliable panel providers or tackling fraud directly are the only viable solutions to counter the growing issue.
  • 06:48
    How CleverX facilitates audience discovery for market research
    CleverX empowers marketers to find and connect with individuals relevant to their research, ensuring confidence in the quality of insights. CleverX integrates with Qualtrics and other tools, streamlining the research process while enabling participant incentivization within the platform.
  • 09:02
    Strategies for marketing executives in audience research
    One-on-one calls with specific personas help marketers understand their motivations, budgets, and competitors to optimize product positioning. Collective intelligence captures broader perspectives, guiding informed product development aligned with market demands.
  • 12:18
    Leveraging market research in marketing planning
    Rather than spending months building a marketing plan, test hypotheses quickly to explore potential successes or failures early on. Additionally, instead of copying a successful competitor, leverage your organization's unique identity to resonate with specific customer segments.

Quotes

  • "By market research industry standards, fraud is around 40%. So for every dollar spent, there's 40 cents lost on fraud." - Sharekh Shaikh

  • "In B2B, one successful survey response costs between $80 to $200. There are people in the world who want to make $80 in 15 minutes by saying theyre someone else. So there are these black markets out there." - Sharekh Shaikh

  • "One thing Id highly recommend to marketers is not to spend weeks and months just building a marketing plan. Instead, execute and test multiple hypotheses as quickly as possible." - Sharekh Shaikh

  • "It's okay to copy certain things. But your brand, product, service, and people differ from other companies. Find your own messaging and positioning to go after a specific set of customers." - Sharekh Shaikh

  • "Marketing and sales comes down to your organization's DNA. Figure out who you are and then position yourself accordingly." - Sharekh Shaikh

About the speaker

Sharekh Shaikh

CleverX

 - CleverX

Sharekh is Founder of CleverX

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