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title: How Market Insights Drives Competitive Advantage
description: On this episode of Ponderings from the Perch, host Priscilla McKinney, Natasha Stevens and Julie Diaz-Asper talk transforming market insights.
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Want to know how winning companies use their nuanced understanding of human behavior and market insights as a basis for competitive advantage?

On this episode of Ponderings from the Perch, the [Little Bird Marketing](https://littlebirdmarketing.com/) podcast, host and CEO [Priscilla McKinney](https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscillamckinney/) talks with [Social Lens Research](https://www.sociallensresearch.com/) Managing Partner [Natasha Stevens](https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-stevens22/) and Founding Partner [Julie Diaz-Asper](https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliediazasper/) about transforming marketing strategy through ethnographic research. They examine how video diaries and interactive activities help brands connect with diverse market segments representing $3.4 trillion in purchasing power.

Their collaboration with market research groups demonstrates how different communities approach purchasing decisions through distinct cultural lenses - from Latino and Asian consumers prioritizing family legacy to Black consumers focusing on building generational wealth. Their conversation reveals practical ways companies can build authentic connections across communities. "It's essential across different ethnicities, locations, and abilities to understand universal truths and meaningful differences," Diaz-Asper explains. "Because that can help you set up a strategy that can reach a lot of folks, but then you can have tweaks when you're trying to reach specific audiences within that."

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