Market research is nothing without solid real-world thinking

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It’s a mistake to rely too heavily on market research evidence and not enough on real-world thinking, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction

Good market research is important. We cannot assume consumers live and think like we do. Fifteen years ago, at Waitrose, there was frustration in the organisation that customers weren’t giving the company enough credit for its meat. Huge effort going into quality, provenance and welfare – not recognised by customers. 

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