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• October 8, 2026 · Sajin Kabeer

  AI Chatbots vs Purpose-Built Research Platforms: What Insight Agencies Need to Know (2026)

  Compare general AI chatbots with purpose-built research platforms on data coverage, source traceability, deliverables and cost for insight agencies.

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• October 7, 2026 · Sajin Kabeer

  Social Listening for Market Research: How to Combine It With Surveys and Interviews

  Learn when social listening answers questions surveys can't, and how to combine it with surveys and interviews for research you can act on.

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• October 6, 2026 · Sajin Kabeer

  Custom research: agency guide to managing clients in 2026

  Master custom research program management for agency clients in 2026 with practical workflows, scoping frameworks, and tool strategies.

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• October 5, 2026 · Sajin Kabeer

  How insight agencies run multi-client and cross-country research in 2026

  A practical operating guide for agencies managing international research, multiple clients, competitive benchmarking, trend reports, and delivery.

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• October 2, 2026 · Sajin Kabeer

  Consumer insight: best platforms for small teams 2026

  A practical comparison of the best consumer insight platforms for lean research teams, from self-serve surveys to custom mixed-method research.

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• August 5, 2026 · Sajin Kabeer

  The stack nobody designed

  Your client asked one question. Your stack answered in eleven pieces. Here's how the integration layer became a person - and what agencies need above it.

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• May 5, 2026 · Ajin Kabeer

  Same brief, five tools, two judges: a deep research case study

  Same brief. Five tools. Two judges. Here's what one experiment revealed about how AI deep research actually works.

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• April 8, 2026 · Ajin Kabeer

  What we're learning from our first customers

  Two agencies. One with 150 people across 8 countries. Another with 5. Both solving the same problem. Here's what that taught us.

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