You know that old saying, "You don't know what you don't know"? That's insight. It's that piece of knowledge that tells you something you didn't know, confirms something you did know or questions your current thinking. Insight is not opinion, assumptions or instinct. While those traits help in planning and estimating, true insight is gained by collecting real data from your market through research, analysis and dialogue. In other words, you have to do your homework and you have to talk to the people.
True marketing insight is generated through carefully considered interpretation of business intelligence and financial data. It's the stuff that's gathered through the process of analyzing market research together with everything you already know about your market and your customer. It gives you vital information to think of killer ideas and creative ways to communicate to your audience.
At SterlingKlor, we utilize strategic analysis to identify short term and long term opportunities in the marketplace. We base our ideas on insight obtained from a wide range of marketing sources, such as Market Research and Analysis, Customer Demographics, Campaign Data and Online Analytics. We use these sources to ensure we are working with an integrated approach to developing truly effective and creative marketing.
