1) The document discusses using social media for new product development by collecting ideas and suggestions from online posts.
2) It outlines a process of iteratively searching social media to find posts about new product ideas, wishes, and things people want made or improved.
3) The sources of data have become more diverse over time but may still underrepresent certain groups, and the suggestions tend to focus on generic consumer needs, electronics, and popular brands.
Men are from Mars: Gender differences in word choices in social media
Using social media data for new product development
1. Tell me what you want,
what you really, really want:
Using social media for New
Product Development Ideation
Annie Pettit, Chief Research Officer
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2. Top 2 Client Desires
1. Show me anything
2. New product development
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5. Traditional Methods
• Ask in a survey
• Ask in a focus group
• Ask in a community
• Watch in a focus group
• Watch submitted videos
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6. Traditional Problem #1
I forgot
my great
idea!
http://www.mrmen.com/mr-forgetful-2/
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8. Traditional Problem #3
I don’t
want to be
friends
with my
butter
http://www.fastcompany.com/1495703/no-i-dont-want-be-friends-my-
butter-brand-relationships-social-media-era
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10. How to Build
an NPD Dataset
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11. Step #1: Find Anything
• They should make a pillow
with a hole in it so I can sleep
with my beats on
• They should make a store
called Short & Skinny
• they should make mini soup
cans #firstworldproblems
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12. Step 2: Find anything AND that
• They should make a Calvin
Klein fashion show for guys
• I want mini soup cans
#firstworldproblems
• They should make flavored
pen caps #justsaying
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14. Iterative Searching
Why can’t someone design…
If only someone
would…
Someone should
make…
Why can’t they make…
Is it so hard to
make…
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15. Deconstruction
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“Someone
should develop”
Someone Should Allow Get rid of
They Needs to Bring back Honor
Apple Has got to Build Improve
Nike Create Make
Starbucks Design Offer
Brand Fix Sell me
“Wish I could
afford”
Wish I could Afford
Wishing We could Find
Keep hoping Try
“Keep hoping
there was a
better”
Wish There was a Affordable Way
Wishing There were Better Store
Keep hoping More
38. I wish there was a way
• to call my TV remote
• to sleep on my stomach without
squishing my boobs
• to start getting people to boycott
this brand
• To connect to the internet not go
through the whole phone and
blah blah blah
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39. They should make
• an online dating site where you are
only matched by your music
• your iPod detect your mood and
make a playlist for it
• a microwave that cools stuff down
• They should make candy that
cleans your teeth, for the love of
science
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40. #FemalePains
• I can't decide what I hate more:
shaving my legs or blow drying
my hair #FemalePains
• I feel so helpless without a
hairband on my wrist
#femalepains
• i'm wearing a skirt and my laptop
is burning my legs #fmalepains
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41. They should make untangling
headphones an olympic sport
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42. Summary
• Go beyond Twitter and
Facebook
• Think like a consumer
• Tune in to frustration and
wishing
• Pay attention to stupid
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