Digital Transformation Success

So many customers are desperate to achieve speed to insights. That is made possible with the KnowledeHound team. But how does it work, and how do we change team behavior from constantly re-fielding prescriptive surveys to looking for the answer in the data we already own?Today, on Digital Transformation Success, CEO of Little Bird Marketing, Priscilla McKinney, talks with Laura Baker, Chief Executive Hound at KnowledgeHound. Laura has watched the evolution of the data industry change from collecting as many insights as you can to helping me find the nuggets of meaning in data.  And it is in that pursuit of getting more meaning from the data, powerful AI-driven data analysis tools make all the difference. Laura keenly states, “Data is fantastic it’s the most valuable asset that any company has, but until you can find it, refine it, and actually make use of it, it’s somewhat useless.”She explains how consumer insights and business growth professionals are suffering from the mismanagement of survey data. While first-party survey data companies own is probably their most valuable asset, they simply don’t know how to find the data they’re looking for! With multiple systems housing both structured and unstructured data, what is needed is a tool that can reach back into disparate systems and query the existing data for answers. Sophisticated systems like KnowledgeHound can even allow teams to ask NEW questions about data that has already been collected. Talk about cost savings! The result of this digital transformation of consumer research and insights will be a democratization of access to data and better stewardship of the data companies already have. AI data analysis tools like KnowledgeHound mean that companies can quickly find, mine, and refine the data they already have for deeper insights within seconds.Afraid of your data sitting somewhere on a desk without being utilized? Listen to this case study on digital transformation success.  To learn more about KnowledgeHound’s capabilities, see this discovery guide -  Tap into Hidden Data Reserves: The Cost-Saving Effect of AI for Market Research. Episode Sponsor Highlight: Priscilla McKinney, CEO at Little Bird Marketing, is excited to announce the release of her much-anticipated book, "Collaboration is the New Competition: Why the Future of Work Rewards A Cross Pollinating Hive Mind and How Not to Get Left Behind." The book's chapters are designed to be time-efficient, ensuring busy professionals can easily integrate these transformative ideas into their workflow. From discussing the state of affairs in business to providing fundamental strategies and seven practical anchors for staying on course, this book offers a fresh perspective and a competitive advantage in today's complex business landscape. Visit priscillamckinney.com for more information.Are you looking for experts and tools to collect research data worldwide? Global sampling, field management and data collection are just some of the services that Gazelle Global provides. Visit gazelleglobal.com to learn more about how our expertise can help you unearth quality data that drives meaningful insights. Get your research done anywhere around the world quickly and efficiently. Visit gazelleglobal.com today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While a popular Disney princess will tell you, “A dream is a wish your heart makes,” Qualtrics will make those MRX heart wishes of yours a reality.In a candid conversation on Digital Transformation Success, Priscilla McKinney and Ali Henriques explore the intricacies of market research, focusing on the landscape within Qualtrics' research services - a department within a behemoth company that not many in the industry are aware exists. They take a look at this service and a broader view of the consumer insights industry, touching on critical themes and practices shaping the field.As the Global Director of Research Services at Qualtrics, Ali sheds light on the company's evolution, emphasizing its role in assisting clients with research projects, from survey design to data analysis. At Qualtrics, they emphasize the significance of providing value to clients, aligning with the company's commitment to ensuring client satisfaction and renewal rates.Research Services, a division within Qualtrics, acts as a research agency linking clients with third-party panel respondents. They help design research tools and large-scale programs, covering everything from initial setup to generating reports and dashboards, catering to the specific needs of each project. Ali’s team is the sticky factor that keeps clients engaged with the platform at Qualtrics. Their motivation lies in the fact that they are accountable to the clients' renewal rate. Where clients lack expertise of their own, Ali’s team provides the ebb and flow of services needed on a daily basis. They continue to make efforts to refine and enhance the quality of research.Beyond providing research services to clients, Ali has a passion for mentorship and meaningful connections in the industry. They share their thoughts on the opportunities for women in the industry and the importance of giving back in a way that paves the way for broader equity and inclusion in the market research space. Whether you’re looking for a great connection with a remarkable professional or need to accelerate your next research endeavor, be sure to connect to Ali on LinkedIn. Feel free to ask for some dance tips, too - she’s pretty good! Episode Sponsor Highlight: Priscilla McKinney, CEO at Little Bird Marketing, is so excited to announce the release of her book, "Collaboration is the New Competition: Why the Future of Work Rewards A Cross Pollinating Hive Mind and How Not to Get Left Behind." The book's chapters are designed to be time-efficient, ensuring busy professionals can easily integrate these transformative ideas into their workflow. From discussing the state of affairs in business to providing fundamental strategies and seven practical anchors for staying on course, this book offers a fresh perspective and a competitive advantage in today's complex business landscape. Visit priscillamckinney.com for more information.Are you an aspiring author looking to transform your ideas into a compelling book that elevates your brand and establishes your authority in your industry? If you can’t seem to get that idea inside of you into book form, maybe it’s time you consider hiring a professional scribe. Don’t let your story remain untold. Take the first step towards becoming a published author by booking a consultation. Visit https://info.littlebirdmarketing.com/meetings/priscilla18/become-a-published-author now to unlock the power of your words and stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time to wake up. The concept of artificial intelligence has been around for over 70 years. While AI is nothing new, we need to change the questions being asked.In this episode, Priscilla McKinney aims to demystify AI’s impact on careers with Sumair Sayani, the global lead of AI programs and strategic partnerships at Question Pro. Sayani’s extensive experience in AI and co-founding Pathos AI, later acquired by QuestionPro, positions him as an authority in the field, and he provides a lot of insights into better questions we could be asking to maximize successful outcomes with this technology.According to Samir, organizations must continuously evolve, putting the customer at the forefront of decision-making and fostering a collaborative work culture. Making a shift from asking to listening and observing will provide more valuable insights. All of this can be brought to a new level with innovative applications of AI tools. Priscilla is asking the right questions of the right person. Listen in for answers to staying innovative and imaginative in the face of evolving challenges with artificial intelligence.Episode Sponsor Highlight: Priscilla McKinney, CEO at Little Bird Marketing, is thrilled to announce the release of her book, "Collaboration is the New Competition: Why the Future of Work Rewards A Cross Pollinating Hive Mind and How Not to Get Left Behind." The book's chapters are designed to be time-efficient, ensuring busy professionals can easily integrate these transformative ideas into their workflow. From discussing the state of affairs in business to providing fundamental strategies and seven practical anchors for staying on course, this book offers a fresh perspective and a competitive advantage in today's complex business landscape. Visit priscillamckinney.com for more information.Don’t let the learning stop here. Little Bird Marketing’s 12-week social selling course is a practical hands-on experience designed specifically to help you network effectively and at scale, build rapport with targeted audiences, expand your influence, and become the go-to authority in your area of expertise. So this is not a quick “tips and tricks” for LinkedIn's success flash in the pan. It's a commitment to changing the way you show up online and experience career-shifting breakthroughs. This is expert instruction in small cohorts with personalized one-on-one coaching. If you're interested, learn more at https://littlebirdmarketing.com/social-influence-course/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John C. Maxwell famously said, “If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.” In today’s marketing landscape, this is more true than ever. In an insightful episode, Little Bird Marketing CEO Priscilla McKinney and Tony D’Amato, a dedicated leader with over 20 years of marketing experience, delve into the challenges and opportunities in the marketing ecosystem. Together, they explore topics ranging from digital transformation to the importance of brand awareness.Tony emphasizes the importance of understanding and valuing the customer experience. He recounts D’Amato Management’s history, emphasizing the founder's personal interactions with customers and the passion that drives the automotive appearance industry.Companies often reach a point where they need to reassess their strategies and address critical issues that were neglected during their growth. These issues can range from underinvestment in marketing to a lack of clear marketing plans. A well-thought-out plan ensures that marketing efforts align with the company's objectives and are sustainable in the long run.“It has to be sustainable, or else what we do is for nothing.” - Tony D’AmatoReady to fall in love with your own brand and find the fulfillment your company needs? Listen to gain a fresh perspective and receive strategic guidance and sustainable marketing plans.Episode Sponsor Highlight: Want to know the real intentions of survey-takers?Join CloudResearch on October 12th for their upcoming presentation, "A Deeper Dive Inside the Click Farm: What 'LIES' Behind Your Data PART II." Following their groundbreaking webinar on survey fraud, CloudResearch returns to reveal the hidden truths behind survey-taker motivations and address the presence of fraudulent participants, inattentive responders, and bots. Gain insights into the latest findings and discover new strategies to combat fraud in the market research industry. Register now at SurveyFraud.com for this invaluable event, which also includes free access to the Fraud Detection Tool to quantify fraud in your surveys. Don't miss out on securing trust in your data!Priscilla McKinney, CEO at Little Bird Marketing, is thrilled to announce the release of her book, "Collaboration is the New Competition: Why the Future of Work Rewards A Cross Pollinating Hive Mind and How Not to Get Left Behind." The book's chapters are designed to be time-efficient, ensuring busy professionals can easily integrate these transformative ideas into their workflow. From discussing the state of affairs in business to providing fundamental strategies and seven practical anchors for staying on course, this book offers a fresh perspective and a competitive advantage in today's complex business landscape. Visit priscillamckinney.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Successful business leaders just keep on changing. Today, Little Bird Marketing CEO Priscilla McKinney and Steve Phillips, CEO of Zappi, give some guidance on how to embrace it all - especially when it comes to consumer insights. In case you’ve been living under a rock, here’s a bit about Zappi: Initially, Zappi focused on enabling high-quality agile market research. It aimed to drastically reduce the time required for market research, allowing marketers, creators, and innovators to work more efficiently. Over time, Zappi has evolved into a comprehensive platform facilitating digital transformation within organizations. They provide a unified space for consumer insights and allow companies to work more collaboratively, access data from various sources, and continuously learn from their research. Zappi aims to help businesses become more consumer-focused, adaptive, and innovative while streamlining their consumer insights processes.There are several common challenges facing consumer insight departments across companies, and they address many of them. “It’s not about the idea, it’s about the execution,” says Steve. The Zappi team is set apart by the relentless pursuit of iterative innovation.Ready for a shift toward consumer obsession in decision-making? Listen in for mindset shifts to help you prioritize consumers and make the magic happen. Episode Sponsor Highlight: Want to know the real intentions of survey-takers?Join CloudResearch on October 12th for their upcoming presentation, "A Deeper Dive Inside the Click Farm: What 'LIES' Behind Your Data PART II." Following their groundbreaking webinar on survey fraud, CloudResearch returns to reveal the hidden truths behind survey-taker motivations and address the presence of fraudulent participants, inattentive responders, and bots. Gain insights into the latest findings and discover new strategies to combat fraud in the market research industry. Register now at SurveyFraud.com for this invaluable event, which also includes free access to the Fraud Detection Tool to quantify fraud in your surveys. Don't miss out on securing trust in your data!Are you looking for experts and tools to collect research data worldwide? Global sampling, field management and data collection are just some of the services that Gazelle Global provides. Visit gazelleglobal.com to learn more about how our expertise can help you unearth quality data that drives meaningful insights. Get your research done anywhere around the world quickly and efficiently. Visit gazelleglobal.com today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Jennifer Lu, the driving force behind REI's and customer engagement strategies. With innovative approaches, she navigates the complex landscape of digital transformation, omnichannel marketing, generational gaps, diversity and inclusion and more, emphasizing collaboration across teams and disciplines.At REI, Jennifer leads the customer research team, tackling enterprise-level questions to gain insights that shape decision-making and strategy. Her passion lies in understanding customers from diverse backgrounds, ensuring inclusivity and representation in REI's initiatives. Aligned with REI's mission to make the outdoors accessible, Jennifer shares an example of collaboration with Outdoor Afro. Jennifer emphasizes the importance of creating a safe space for authentic perspectives through collaborations and partnerships.Switching gears, Priscilla explores Jennifer's role in evaluating REI's digital experience. Seamless online interactions, especially for digitally savvy customers accustomed to platforms like Amazon, are of the utmost importance. Recognizing the prominence of REI's website in customer discovery, Priscilla and Jennifer discuss the delicate balance between in-person and online experiences. Understanding the entire customer journey, both in-person and online, allows Jennifer and her team to identify areas for enhancement and provide valuable insights to elevate the digital experience.Looking ahead, Jennifer shares her enthusiasm for AI and automation, as well as the importance of synthesis in insights generation, a topic that resonated with her at IIEX. Envisioning streamlined processes and improved efficiency through AI, there still lies the irreplaceable role of human judgment in deriving meaningful insights from AI-generated data.Jennifer Lu’s expertise and experiences shed light on the importance of collaboration, inclusivity, and seamless experiences in driving successful strategies at REI.IIEX Panel Mention: It Takes Two: Decision Making is a Team Sport panel at IIEX 2023 with Oded Netzer, Vice Dean of Research at Columbia Data Science Institute, Christopher Frank, Vice President of American Express, Paul Magnone, Head of Global Strategic Alliances at Google, and Gregg Archibald, Managing Partner at Gen2 Advisors.Episode Sponsor Highlight: Priscilla McKinney, CEO at Little Bird Marketing, is thrilled to announce the release of her book, "Collaboration is the New Competition: Why the Future of Work Rewards A Cross Pollinating Hive Mind and How Not to Get Left Behind." The book's chapters are designed to be time-efficient, ensuring busy professionals can easily integrate these transformative ideas into their workflow. From discussing the state of affairs in business to providing fundamental strategies and seven practical anchors for staying on course, this book offers a fresh perspective and a competitive advantage in today's complex business landscape. Visit priscillamckinney.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is that a person or a bot behind the survey? Little Bird Marketing CEO, Priscilla McKinney, welcomes Data Scientist and Co-Founder of NAILBITER, Amishi Takalkar, onto the Digital Transformation Success podcast to have a conversation about this pressing issue of authenticity in market research data. In case you’ve never heard of them, here’s the 30,000 ft overview of this innovative tech company: NAILBITER is a cutting-edge video analytics platform that revolutionizes data collection for clients in the shopper insights space. By capturing shoppers in action through shopper-created videos, NAILBITER moves beyond traditional recall-based methods, providing real-time insights into consumer behaviors. The primary objective is to unravel the complexities of brand loyalty and decode the intricate decision-making processes that consumers undergo. Through meticulous analysis of these captivating videos, NAILBITER provides brands with invaluable knowledge, that encompasses consumer preferences, optimal product placements, influential drivers of purchase decisions, and deterrent factors.Due to the ubiquitous use of smartphones and people’s comfort in taking videos, Amishi unpacks how quantitative behavioral videometrics capture consumer behavior and turn videos into actionable metrics. She emphasizes the significance of adapting to evolving consumer mindsets and preferences, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and dynamic economic landscapes. She talks about how continuous in-the-moment data collection and analysis serve as a compass for clients, enabling them to stay attuned to shifting trends and identify untapped opportunities for growth and innovation.Episode Sponsor Highlight: Join us at Insights Marketing Day in Chicago on September 28, 2023, for an incredible day of powerful speakers, essential tips, and actionable advice to enhance your marketing skills. From social influencing to web blogging, our proven authorities in digital marketing will cover a wide range of topics, ensuring a comprehensive and interconnected marketing plan. Build your personal brand, marketing prowess, and game-changing skills for the digital age at Insights Marketing Day. Visit https://littlebirdmarketing.com/insights-marketing-day for more information.Don’t let the learning stop here. Little Bird Marketing’s 12-week social selling course is a practical hands-on experience explicitly designed to help you network effectively and at scale, build rapport with targeted audiences, expand your influence, and become the go-to authority in your area of expertise. So this is not a quick “tips and tricks” for LinkedIn's success flash in the pan. It's a commitment to changing the way you show up online and experience career-shifting breakthroughs. This is expert instruction in small cohorts with personalized one-on-one coaching. If you're interested, learn more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world is your research playground! Little Bird Marketing CEO, Priscilla McKinney, introduces Kathryn Topp, an award-winning researcher and co-founder of Yabble, an AI platform that provides key tools for every stage of the market research process and more. Through advanced AI, NLP and NLG technologies, Yabble extracts real-time business intelligence from new and existing data, providing innovative brands with meaningful insights in minutes - not days or weeks.Their conversation dives into the importance of speed to insight in today's fast-paced digital landscape. Kathryn emphasizes the need to eliminate manual tasks and free up researchers' time to focus on strategic thinking and applying their expertise. Yabble’s AI tools are specifically designed to accelerate the research process, offering revolutionary solutions for data coding, theming, and processing. You can’t talk about AI right now without at least mentioning ChatGPT. Kathryn highlights that ChatGPT is a general AI tool and then businesses should seek out and utilize more specialized tools that are catered to each company's specific needs. “The world is a lot bigger than ChatGPT,” notes Kathryn. The largest concern for enterprises is data privacy and protection. Kathryn explains how systems like ChatGPT are open source with the data itself used to train the AI models and what that means about the real risk of the data falling into your competitors' hands. But with the Yabble chatGPT plug-in, the data is safe and ensures the confidentiality and security of sensitive intellectual property and competitive intelligence.Kathryn also introduces some of the various tools Yabble has created such as the Yabble ChatGPT plugin, a tool that augments the knowledge of ChatGPT by incorporating additional layers of data, and  This plugin facilitates a streamlined and efficient process for generating insights by leveraging sophisticated search algorithms to identify relevant trends and conversations. Warning: It can be addictive! Kathryn Topp and Yabble are both committed to saving time, freeing researchers' minds, and delivering valuable insights in the rapidly evolving digital world. As AI truly changes hour-by-hour, Priscilla noted that checking back in with Kathryn in three days should be enough time for there to be something new and groundbreaking to discuss. Let’s keep moving forward!Join us at Insights Marketing Day in Chicago on September 28, 2023, for an incredible day of powerful speakers, essential tips, and actionable advice to enhance your marketing skills. From social influencing to web blogging, our proven authorities in digital marketing will cover a wide range of topics, ensuring a comprehensive and interconnected marketing plan. Build your personal brand, marketing prowess, and game-changing skills for the digital age at Insights Marketing Day. Visit https://littlebirdmarketing.com/insights-marketing-day for more information.Don’t let the learning stop here. Little Bird Marketing’s 12-week social selling course is a practical hands-on experience explicitly designed to help you network effectively and at scale, build rapport with targeted audiences, expand your influence, and become the go-to authority in your area of expertise. So this is not a quick “tips and tricks” for LinkedIn's success flash in the pan. It's a commitment to changing the way you show up online and experience career-shifting breakthroughs. This is expert instruction in small cohorts with personalized one-on-one coaching. If you're interested, learn more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Digital Transformation Success Podcast, Little Bird Marketing CEO, Priscilla McKinney, introduces award-winning multi-startup founder and CEO and Founder of Moving Beyond, Aparna Rae, an educator, innovator, and disruptor, who shares her insights on digital transformation and its impact on diversity, equity and inclusion. Digital transformation should focus on people rather than just technology, as it can perpetuate existing inequities if not approached with care. With Aparna’s expertise as the founder and CEO of Moving Beyond, a company that provides data-driven solutions to empower HR and DEI leaders in making transformative people investment decisions, she is an indispensable voice in the realm of digital transformation and its profound influence on diversity, equity, and inclusion.​​The conversation delves into the challenges faced by female founders, with Aparna discussing the shocking statistic that only 2% of female founders achieve over a million dollars in lifetime revenue. Aparna's passion for addressing this inequity is evident as she talks about her experiences and her commitment to empowering underrepresented groups. Aparna has also founded, co-founded or supported others to help women, people of color and other marginalized communities overcome the many hurdles of starting, and running, a business.Aparna discusses her vision of helping leaders act boldly with integrity. She reflects on the consequences of leaders lacking integrity and stresses the importance of addressing smaller pieces of integrity within one's sphere of influence. Aparna encourages making choices that align with integrity, despite any potential short-term negative consequences, as a means to create a more equitable and just society. She also talks about being an activist in all you do and focusing on what you can change within your own sphere of influence and in your own lifetime. The agreement is that the task at hand, to make digital technology equally accessible, is a matter of clarity on what you are trying to achieve and never losing focus on HOW you go about doing it.This podcast episode explores the intersection of digital transformation, equity, and inclusion, with Aparna Rar offering valuable insights into her experiences and strategies for creating meaningful change in the digital landscape.Heather Krause, Founder of We All Count, was mentioned in this podcast. If you’d like to get to know her work at We All Count, click here.Special thanks to this episode’s sponsor Fieldwork.Searching for a research partner to handle the details of your next qualitative project? When we say Fieldwork can handle it all, we mean it. From world-class facilities to low-incident recruitment, their team of experts handles the details so you can stay focused on the research. Say goodbye to traditional focus group rooms and recruitment tactics. As market research has grown from the standard focus group to incorporate other innovative methodologies and technologies, Fieldwork has expanded along with it with facilities nationwide and sophisticated global recruitment services. Their detail-oriented staff partners with you to achieve great insights. Focus on the research Fieldwork will do the rest. Don’t let the learning stop here. Little Bird Marketing’s 12-week social selling course is a practical hands-on experience designed specifically to help you network effectively and at scale, build rapport with targeted audiences, expand your influence, and become the go-to authority in your area of expertise. So this is not a quick “tips and tricks” for LinkedIn's success flash in the pan. It's a commitment to changing the way you show up online and experience career-shifting breakthroughs. This is expert instruction in small cohorts with personalized one-on-one coaching. If you're interested, learn more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI seems to be at the absolute top of everyone’s minds these days. With the news circling back to this topic weekly, if not daily, and updates being released nearly as quickly, we’re all left in a constant state of apprehension about the ethics and impact of generative AI.Scot Pansing, a veteran in the field of creative tech and communications/policy, shares his insights into the promises and perils of generative AI with Little Bird Marketing CEO, Priscilla McKinney. The reality is that while AI has enormous potential to revolutionize industries, there is also a pressing need for ethical considerations and regulations to mitigate its potential negative effects.This episode touches upon several key concerns, such as the risks of bad actors misusing AI for fraudulent or malicious purposes, the challenges of ensuring the responsible use of chatbots, and the implications of AI-generated content for intellectual property and copyright. In addition, the conversation also delved into the potential dangers of AI-generated fake images and the need for awareness and fact-checking systems to prevent their spread. Ultimately, Priscilla and Scot both emphasized the importance of responsible use of AI and the need for a framework to ensure it is being deployed ethically. It is a call to action saying that we are all responsible and it is important to have thoughtful, nuanced conversations about AI’s impact. For more nuggets of AI facts, listen to Scot Pansing’s podcast, AI Quick Bits and his Substack summary of show content. A Little Experimenting was referenced along with this LinkedIn post he made that was truly terrifying and should not be missed. Special thanks to this episode’s sponsor Fieldwork.Searching for a research partner to handle the details of your next qualitative project? When we say Fieldwork can handle it all, we mean it. From world-class facilities to low-incident recruitment, their team of experts handles the details so you can stay focused on the research. Say goodbye to traditional focus group rooms and recruitment tactics. As market research has grown from the standard focus group to incorporate other innovative methodologies and technologies, Fieldwork has expanded along with it with facilities nationwide and sophisticated global recruitment services. Their detail-oriented staff partners with you to achieve great insights. Focus on the research Fieldwork will do the rest. Don’t let the learning stop here. Little Bird Marketing’s 12-week social selling course is a practical hands-on experience designed specifically to help you network effectively and at scale, build rapport with targeted audiences, expand your influence, and become the go-to authority in your area of expertise. So this is not a quick “tips and tricks” for LinkedIn's success flash in the pan. It's a commitment to changing the way you show up online and experience career-shifting breakthroughs. This is expert instruction in small cohorts with personalized one-on-one coaching. If you're interested, learn more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices