Product Talk

MAY 3, 2023

However, they suggest that we can simply ask our customers about their willingness to pay. Assessing a customer’s willingness to pay is a critical discovery activity that directly ties to our viability assumptions. But asking customers what they might do in the future leads to unreliable feedback. They fit well.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 25, 2021

Over the last year, companies have had to pivot to digital-first ways of working overnight; supply chains and distribution facilities worldwide have been majorly disrupted; and, in the midst of all this uncertainty, consumers have (understandably) been more anxious and frustrated than ever. Now, it’s second.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The most important journey any new product goes through is finding product/market fit. Marc Andreessen, who popularized the term, defined it as: Product/market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market. From Viddy to Quibi to Google Wave, we can all name famous product failures.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

But others find it hard to no longer be actively involved in making product decisions, regularly talking to users, engaging the stakeholders, and working with development teams. Feedback: You are able to offer constructive feedback so that the other person can receive it and benefit from it.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 21, 2021

In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Education category. But the category is broad, and consumer expectations and behavior varies dramatically between industries. 2021 Engagement Benchmarks for Education Apps. Popular Phrases.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

If you’re building a consumer subscription app, this post is your new bible. Over the past year, Phil Carter has been developing a framework for growing consumer subscription businesses, called the Subscription Value Loop. A massive thank-you to Phil for doing the work to put a piece like this together.

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Alchemer Mobile

JULY 22, 2021

Product adoption is a key piece of any successful customer acquisition strategy or onboarding program. Understanding how, when, and why (or why not) customers become power users or high-value customers can drive ROI, inform future product roadmap decisions, and lower customer acquisition costs (CAC).

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 28, 2021

One size did not fit all for Utilities apps in 2020. In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Utilities category. Retention tends to dramatically improve when people are engaged, which consumers of Utilities apps made abundantly clear.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Stefan Röse breaks down how Quantilope is pushing forward customer development and the consumer research field. By Jon Matheson for Product Coalition Have you ever wondered how much a consumer is worth? Depending on who you ask, the answer will vary depending on what they genuinely know or understand about consumers.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

That’s ok, let’s test this hypothesis. It may seem like an oxymoron, but taking the time to regularly study the building blocks of visual design – like buttons, objects, and the myriad uses of Gestalt principles in layouts – will save you time in the long run. UI refinement used to consume the majority of my time. Not convinced?

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Product Talk

APRIL 8, 2020

For this post, we spoke with a product team from Simply Business about some of the major lessons they’ve learned since adopting continuous discovery habits like interviewing their customers, questioning their assumptions , and using the opportunity solution tree to guide their work. What does the company do and who are your main customers?

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 13, 2021

Digital shopping exploded in 2020, with an increase in both consumers and usage. While some companies took a hit due to widespread lockdowns, those who swiftly adopted the digital shift won market share and, ultimately, new loyal customers during a difficult time for consumers. Shifts in Consumer Emotion.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

They’re considered heedless, overly luck-dependent, and almost treasonous by those of us in the data and research domains. We learn far more by studying the decision itself”. The second challenge is implementing a feedback loop. These attributes of a better decision can be converted into highly specific research questions (e.g,

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We’re zooming in on one aspect of discovery: automating the recruiting process for customer interviews. You may want to speak with existing customers or users. You might want to speak with former or prospective customers. Mohamed’s team runs continuous discovery with different customer segments.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 18, 2021

Good product discovery includes the customer throughout the decision-making process. Good product discovery includes the customer throughout the decision-making process. Good product discovery includes the customer throughout that process. If we are lucky, we might do some customer research at the beginning of the project.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Customer support is more business-critical than ever. But in today’s fast-paced world, your customer support can only be as effective as the technology that underpins it. Study after study shows that the vast majority of support teams are unhappy with their current customer support tech stacks.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With customer expectations and conversation volumes on the rise, businesses need a way to effectively deliver on-demand, personal support while maintaining customer satisfaction. Companies that automate customer support are nearly 4x more likely to see CSAT improvements. . Understanding the automation opportunity.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 16, 2021

In response, teams across all industries need to rethink their mobile feedback and engagement strategies to meet rapidly-shifting marketplace changes. Our 2021 report includes data from 1,000 iOS and Android apps with 5,000+ active users, with over a billion app installs evaluated. 2020 reset the mobile app engagement playing field.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 6, 2021

In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Food and Drink category. Read on for data-supported research and benchmarks Food and Drink apps should focus on in 2021 and beyond based on what was learned from a year like no other.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 22, 2021

In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Business Services category. Below is a summary of our research specifically on Business Services apps. 2021 Engagement Benchmarks for Business Services Apps.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 6, 2022

For fast-growing and enterprise organizations, the ability to personalize customer communication in a way that’s scalable is business critical. In fact, studies show that not only do customers expect great experiences when interacting with companies, they’re willing to pay more for them. Here are some of their takeaways.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 4, 2021

I know many authors who use their blog as a way to test content. So I put the book on hold and started devising a plan to test my content. This gave me a great feedback loop to measure the efficacy of my content. Some teams got stuck because they couldn’t find customers to interview. I knew I needed more feedback.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 21, 2020

I studied the first screen of 25 popular iOS apps to determine how much text they use. Lots of social stuff, banking, travel, local services, fitness, cooking, more than a few games, even apps made by governments. See the full study and results for all 25 apps. Fitness: (Fitbit, Strava) 35.3%.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In this digital-first world, understanding your customers’ experiences is more crucial than ever. To better understand the common challenges organizations face with digital feedback tools, we conducted a comprehensive market research study that revealed several critical pain points.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Overwhelmingly, the #1 response is: access to customers. In Continuous Discovery Habits , I wrote that the only way to make continuous discovery sustainable is to automate your customer recruiting process. If you hustle each week to find customers to engage with, you simply won’t build a strong habit. This doesn’t surprise me.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 14, 2020

We continue our series of posts looking back through the Inside Intercom archive with a selection of some of our most popular posts on customer retention. Churn is inevitably going to be more of an issue, but that’s all the more reason to make every effort to ensure your customers can still find value in your product or service.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We are at the start of a revolution in customer communication, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. Our Custom Bots and Resolution Bot already work for thousands of businesses every day. Case study: Resolution Bot. A big risk with a project like this is always end user experience.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 14, 2020

As customers expect more and more out of support experiences, support leaders can risk burnout on their team to meet the escalating demand. But even for larger teams, an influx of customer questions can overload agents, leaving them frustrated and overworked, and in turn, not able to provide great support.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 14, 2021

While the world around us shifted in response to the pandemic, consumers turned to media apps as an outlet to stay informed, connect with loved ones, decompress, and even have some laughs. Below are short summaries of the six subcategories included in our research, with engagement benchmarks for companies to aim for in 2021.

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Product Talk

MAY 4, 2022

Steve is one of the product managers for Pendo Feedback , a product that enables other software as a service (SaaS) companies to centralize, analyze, and prioritize feedback while keeping visitors in the loop—all within their own app. At Pendo, Steve and some of his peers participate in weekly rolling research.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 18, 2021

Believing that customers who try it will see better results. But as you grow and mature, and as your target customers grow from early adopters to more discerning buyers, it’s simply not enough for you to say it. 58% of respondents believe that customers prefer conversational, messenger-based engagements with brands.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 16, 2022

Consumers are more skeptical of digital marketing than ever before, and peer recommendations in the form of app store ratings and reviews stand alone as the single greatest driver of discovery and conversion. When we asked, consumers were clear that the lower the star rating, the less likely they’d be to download the app.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 22, 2023

Understanding user needs and pain points is essential for building successful products and services, but that doesn’t mean we need to get stuck going down a multi-month research hole in order to be “ready” to collaborate, innovate, or prototype. Not sure where to look? Market insights: What’s happening today with the market?

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