Ponderings from the Perch

As 2020 pushed consumers in-home and online the rest of the world was forced to follow suit. Established brands struggled to adjust, but new businesses stopped before they even started. Enter Dana Kim, CEO of Highlight, who had just founded her business for market research product testing with showcase vending machines. Undeterred by the challenges of the future, she harnessed her entrepreneur spi...

We’ve all heard the saying, “Life is about the journey, not the destination.” Why would marketing be any different? In this episode of Ponderings from the Perch, Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney and co-host Ashley Le Blanc discuss the importance of the buyer’s journey and how it can affect business growth. They demonstrate how helpful content is the best solution and why simply pushing your business...

As founder of Dialsmith Lillian Labs, David Paull's experience lives at the intersection of sales, marketing, and research. Dialsmith’s technologies are used globally to capture real-time opinions—moment by moment—to understand people’s motivations and predict their behavior. David couples that with qualitative research and his own Behavioral Storytelling framework to build concepts, products, & m...

Error alert! Error alert! Is your website built to push your business forward? In this episode, Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney and Ashley Le Blanc list out the top mistakes they see b2b businesses make on their website most frequently. When your website is confusing or outdated it creates a domino effect which ultimately costs you time and money. These tip help guide you to a website which works wi...

Errol Doebler’s past career serving as a Surface Warfare Officer, Navy SEAL and as an FBI Special Agent/FBI SWAT Operator have not only left him with a decorated resume but a deep understanding of leadership. Owner of Leader 193 and author of The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership, Errol pulls his experience on the battlefield to the boardroom and beyond. He discusses what he considers the ma...

There’s no doubt, the spirit of giving is strong in the market research industry. Look no further than Insights Marketing Day which brought together over 150 market research community members for collaboration and learning. This combined effort involved many companies, including three that went the extra mile in support of the event. Industry leaders Anne Brown of Gazelle Global Research, Kristin...

These women mean serious business! Priscilla McKinney, Michelle Billionis, Stephanie O'Connor, Carrie Richardson and Melody Savley share their leadership lessons with 417 Magazine in this tell-all Q&A. From meaningful moments in their career development to challenges and future plans, each woman offers her unique experience and perspective to inspire others. 417 Magazine Panel Members Priscilla Mc...

In this episode, Priscilla McKinney invites three of her fellow podcast hosts Zontziry Johnson, Jamin Brazil and Adam Jolley to discuss how competitors can work together to raise the bar. Pulling from their own podcast experiences, each describes the necessity to collaborate as professionals and how working together helps impact the market research industry around them.

Little Bird Marketing CEO Priscilla McKinney talks with January Khoshnood, Senior Vice President Research Solutions at Screen Engine/ASI about how finding her own path to success in male heavy organizations and how transitioning into a new position during COVID allowed her to determine what her focus would be moving into the future. About January Knoshnood Accomplished results-driven leader, prove...

In this episode, Priscilla McKinney and Ashley Le Blanc provide practical and actionable tips to celebrate your achievements and gratitude on LinkedIn. Many people don't like to 'brag' on themselves and feel uncomfortable shining a light on their own accomplishments, especially on social media. Priscilla and Ashley share ideas to change your thinking about how you connect with other professionals...

Carlos Martinez, Fieldwork’s Executive Vice President, is no stranger to constantly evolving realm of technology. Since 1995 he has paved the way in IT for Fieldwork, and in that time, he has seen many trends come and go. However, 2020 was a whole new level of change. Never before has everyone had to become their own technology experts. In this episode, Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney and Carlos ref...

Little Bird Marketing's Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney welcomes Julia Eisenberg to this week's podcast to discuss a multitude of topics including WIRe (Women in Research) and working through change, acquisition and re-branding in a COVID environment. Julia Eisenberg serves as Senior Vice President at Aspen Finn (formerly Insights for 20|20). In this role she manages an incredibly smart group of str...

Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney is joined by Lisa Wilding Brown, Chief Research Officer at Innovate MR who is currently running for ESOMAR Council. She has a successful 18 year track record developing research communities and panels. She is a proud advocate and member of Women in Research (WIRExec), the Multicultural Insights Collective, inaugural member of the Insights Associations’ Laureate Progra...

Priscilla is joined by Kristin Luck who is currently campaigning to be the next president of ESOMAR, a global membership organization for market, social, and opinion researchers. ESOMAR works globally to ensure that the insights industry continues to be able to collect data in an ethical and socially responsible manner, evaluates new methods of research, and takes steps to preserve the longevity o...

This episode is an insightful conversation between Mama Bird Priscilla McKinney and the Global Senior Director of Insights at Mars Wrigley Michelle Gansle. Having met through Zappi, an insights vendor, Michelle and Priscilla began to collaborate with other big brands in the industry as professionals sharing best practices and helping each other more effectively answer the changing needs of today's...

Looking back in the not so distant past, agencies were told they couldn’t survive without print, billboard and TV ads. Now, there is not a company in existence who doesn’t take social seriously. But that doesn’t mean they are using it effectively, or are even convinced of its scalability or power for brand influence. In this episode, Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney and Ashley Le Blanc take a deep di...

Julie Kurd is a bold and big picture thinker. At CMB she leads enterprise relationships as they serve Fortune 500 companies for bigger business impact. Together with her clients they dream, explore and design studies to help transform brands, inspire advocacy and create positive and lasting change. She is a number one fan of Ponderings from the Perch and avid follower of many industry podcast incl...

Ponderings from the Perch frequently highlights a need in the marketing and market research industries for dynamic change to meet the growing digital needs of brands. In this episode, host and Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney and Alex Hunt, CEO of Behaviorally discuss an exciting rebrand which accentuates a digital-first strategy for Behaviorally. 

On today's episode Host and Momma Bird at Little Bird Marketing Priscilla McKinney has a lively and engaging conversation with the co-founders of Root and River, Emily Soccorsy and Justin Foster as they explain the concepts of intrinsic branding, ethical marketing and what great brands look like in 2021. They also discuss their book, 'Rooting Up Essays on Modern Branding' which brings a compelling...

In this episode, host and Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney talks with 3 second-generation market research professionals about their experiences growing up in the market research space. Listen as Belinda Brown of Gazelle Global, Colson Steber of Communications for Research and Ag Access and Kai Fuentes of Ebony Marketing Systems share their unique perspectives, ranging from an immediate calling as a “...

The holidays are upon us, so that definitely means it’s time for the 5th Annual Little Bird Holiday Spectacular Spectacular podcast! If you thought little old cursed 2020 could deter us from the best nest tradition, you thought wrong, kittens. For your entertainment, we have made the implausible plausible. This very special episode is all about the treats - Christmas cookies, savory snacks and dec...

In this episode, host and Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney breaks free with author, entrepreneur, and thought leader Jon Bostock. Bostock’s career is living proof that positive change in business can be both fun and effective. Their discussion about Jon’s newest business, Truman's, covers everything from the inspiration of a good barista and the semantics of the word “duty” to recognizing the opportu...

Originally broadcast on the Intellicast Podcast: On today’s episode – the last one of this year – Brian Lamar and Producer Brian give a recap of Insights Marketing Day. It kicks off with a review of the Podcast panel, featuring Z Johnson, Jeffrey Hayzlett, Producer Brian, and Adam Jolley. Producer Brian talks about the focus of the discussion, the tips each of the panelists gave, and the different...

Calling all market research lovers! In this episode, Little Bird Executive Director and co-host Ashley Le Blanc and Insights Association CEO Melanie Courtright discuss why the industry needs you to be a part of the movement. After a momentous year of changes, Melanie breaks downs the lessons they’ve learned from 2020 and turns her eyes to the future of insights, research, and data analytics. As 20...

In this episode, Little Bird Executive Director and co-host Ashley Le Blanc talks with Juliana Wood, Director of Certifications at the Certification Institute for Research Quality (CIRQ). Juliana’s diverse background includes marketing and PR in the publishing industry, Educational Program Management at the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), and the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Asso...