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Experience research helps you decode customer behavior, reduce risk, and deliver products that resonate

Enterprises today are flooded with customer experience data—clicks, views, and interactions—but a critical gap remains: most data reveals what customers do, not why they do it. 

Without understanding the thoughts, emotions, and motivations driving customer behavior, businesses face a significant challenge: delivering products and experiences that truly resonate. The result? Wasted resources, missed opportunities, and dissatisfied customers.

The complexity of synthesizing and scaling human insights has long been a barrier. Data often remains siloed, decisions rely on incomplete information, and teams are left reacting instead of proactively shaping products and experiences.
 

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The cost of missed insights

Every year, trillions of dollars are wasted in product development due to rework. Why? Because decisions are made without fully understanding the customer.

  • Designers struggle to create intuitive interfaces when they lack insight into user needs.
  • Product managers risk roadmap missteps when relying on assumptions rather than evidence.
  • Development teams waste resources building features that miss the mark.

Without human insights to guide the product development process, businesses fall into a costly cycle of trial and error.

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How can human insights close the gap in your customer experience?

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The power of experience research platforms

Experience research platforms empower organizations to unlock the "why" behind customer behavior, bridging the gap between surface-level metrics and meaningful insights. By operationalizing human insights, teams can:
Reduce guesswork for designers: Create intuitive, customer-first designs rooted in real-world feedback, minimizing iterations and delivering experiences users love.

  • Improve usability and adoption: ensure products align with user expectations, accelerating adoption rates and driving customer satisfaction
  • Mitigate roadmap risks: validate ideas early and prioritize the right features, avoiding costly rework and misaligned development efforts
  • Empower better decisions: deliver actionable insights across teams to foster collaboration, alignment, and customer-driven innovation

With the right experience research platform, organizations can shift from reactive to proactive decision-making, reducing inefficiencies and delivering products that resonate with customers.

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Unlock new opportunities with human insights

Human insights, powered by an enterprise-grade AI platform, empower UserTesting customers to:

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Understand your audience

Uncover customer needs, behaviors, and motivations to drive smarter decisions.

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Refine your brand

Test and evolve brand perceptions to strengthen market presence.

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Gain a competitive edge

Collect actionable insights to stay ahead of the competition.

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Validate campaigns

Optimize content, creative, and messaging with real-world feedback.

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Enhance experiences

Improve websites, apps, and in-person touchpoints to delight your customers.

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Fuel innovation

Explore and validate new ideas to ensure they resonate with your audience.

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Perfect your messaging

Fine-tune messages for maximum clarity and impact.

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Optimize pricing and packaging

Test strategies to align with customer expectations and preferences.

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Boost usability

Capture detailed user feedback to create intuitive, satisfying experiences.

Leverage UserTesting to bridge the gap between guesswork and confident decisions, unlocking opportunities to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Why it matters now

In a rapidly changing market, making proactive, customer-driven decisions is more critical than ever. Experience research platforms help organizations:

  • Keep pace with customer expectations.
  • Respond to shifting market demands.
  • Build products that create lasting customer loyalty.

Without these insights, businesses risk falling behind competitors who leverage data to deliver exceptional user experiences at every touchpoint.

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