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Published Feb 4, 2025

[SHORT] Research Tips for Marketers and Product Builders with Brendan McNulty

Brendan McNulty, a CRO and product expert, reveals how AI tools like SimilarWeb and Notebook LLM can revolutionize market research by understanding consumer behavior and competitor strategies. He provides actionable insights for marketers and product builders to harness these technologies for optimizing marketing efforts and enhancing product development.
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  • Online Forums

    Brendan McNulty highlights the value of online forums like Reddit for understanding consumer conversations. He uses tools such as Gummy Search to identify trending topics and popular subreddits related to specific products, like headphones. By scraping these discussions, he gains insights into consumer preferences and behaviors, which are crucial for market research.

    I like to find the biggest subreddits, put all of that, I like to scrape all of that kind of information.

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    This approach allows Brendan to analyze the data using Notebook LLM, focusing on consumer motivations and barriers to purchase 1.

       

    Shopping Insights

    Understanding consumer shopping behavior is enhanced through tools like SimilarWeb, which Brendan McNulty uses to track the websites consumers visit during their shopping journey. This analysis reveals the sophistication of customers and their decision-making processes.

    You can kind of understand what the process is around how people shop for a product.

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    By examining these patterns, Brendan identifies key buying criteria and motivations, providing valuable insights for optimizing marketing strategies 1.

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