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Primary Research Insight Engine Build (10-18 days)

A productized engagement that turns scattered client feedback, survey responses, and behavioral signals into one repeatable research pipeline the agency can rerun every quarter and bill against. The output is a defensible evidence base for campaign targeting, UX decisions, and retainer renewals rather than a one-off report. Time: 10-18 days.

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Primary Research Insight Engine Build (10-18 days)

A productized engagement that turns scattered client feedback, survey responses, and behavioral signals into one repeatable research pipeline the agency can rerun every quarter and bill against. The output is a defensible evidence base for campaign targeting, UX decisions, and retainer renewals rather than a one-off report.

Prerequisites
  • A named client stakeholder who owns the research question and can approve survey distribution to their list Access to at least two existing data sources (CRM export, support tickets, session recordings, or past survey results) for baseline comparison A defined decision the research must inform, such as a pricing change, onboarding redesign, or channel reallocation Agreement on consent, data retention, and whether respondent data can enter any shared model training pool A single owner inside the agency for the insight engine, plus a documented handoff path if that person leaves
Execution Timeline
  • 1.Run a scoping session to convert the client's open question into three testable hypotheses
  • 2.Inventory every data source the client already holds and note collection dates and sample sizes
  • 3.Flag which sources are self-reported versus observed behavior
  • 1.Map the decision timeline so research lands before the client commits budget
  • 2.Confirm the respondent segment and minimum viable sample per hypothesis
  • 3.Document what would falsify each hypothesis before any instrument is built
  • 1.Draft the primary instrument (survey, interview guide, or in-product prompt) in the chosen platform
  • 2.Cap completion time at five minutes for self-serve formats and pilot with three internal staff
  • 3.Remove leading question wording and duplicate asks
  • 1.Configure logic branching so respondents only see relevant follow-ups
  • 2.Set up response tagging and a naming convention that survives export
  • 3.Test the instrument end to end on mobile and desktop
  • 1.Instrument the behavioral layer: heatmaps, session recordings, or funnel events on the pages the survey references
  • 2.Verify event tracking fires correctly in a staging environment
  • 3.Align behavioral event names with the survey question IDs
  • 1.Launch to a seed segment of 50 to 100 respondents
  • 2.Monitor completion rate and drop-off question by question
  • 3.Pause and rewrite any question losing more than 20 percent of respondents
  • 1.Release to the full sample and set a hard close date
  • 2.Send one reminder at the 72-hour mark only
  • 3.Log response counts daily against the target sample
  • 1.Clean the response set: strip test entries, deduplicate, and flag straight-lining
  • 2.Cross-tab self-reported answers against observed behavioral data
  • 3.Note every place the two disagree, since those gaps carry the strategic value
  • 1.Code open-text answers into themes with a frequency count
  • 2.Pull three representative verbatims per theme for the client readout
  • 3.Rank themes by how many respondents and how much revenue they touch
  • 1.Build the findings deck: hypothesis, evidence, verdict, recommended action
  • 2.Attach sample sizes and confidence caveats to every claim
  • 3.Separate what the data supports from what remains a judgment call
  • 1.Present findings to the client decision-maker and capture their objections
  • 2.Agree which recommendations enter the next quarter's roadmap
  • 3.Document the two questions this round could not answer
  • 1.Package the pipeline as a rerunnable template with the client's branding
  • 2.Write a one-page runbook covering instrument setup, launch, and analysis steps
  • 3.Schedule the next research cycle and assign the owner
  • 1.Train one client-side or junior agency staffer to run the pipeline unaided
  • 2.Record a short walkthrough of the analysis steps
  • 3.Hand over credentials and a data dictionary
  • 1.Deliver the final report, runbook, and raw dataset
  • 2.Book a 30-day check-in to measure whether recommendations were acted on
  • 3.Propose the quarterly retainer tier for ongoing cycles
$4,000-$12,000 setup + $600-$1,800 per quarterly cycle10-18 days
ROI Logic

The agency charges for a repeatable pipeline, not a single report, so the same instrument template and analysis runbook get resold to every client at a fraction of the original build cost. Because the findings tie directly to a budget decision the client already planned to make, the engagement reads as revenue protection rather than a research line item. Margin compounds when the quarterly cycle is put on retainer, since cycle two onward carries almost no discovery overhead.

Deliverables
  • A live research instrument with branching logic, tagging, and a documented question bank A findings deck mapping each hypothesis to evidence, verdict, and recommended action A behavioral dataset cross-tabbed against self-reported responses, with disagreements flagged A one-page runbook and template set the client or a junior staffer can rerun without the original analyst A raw, exportable dataset with a data dictionary and consent record
Definition of Done

The client decision-maker has received the findings deck, signed off on at least one recommendation entering their roadmap, and the rerunnable pipeline template has been handed over with a named owner for the next cycle.

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