Understand who your customers really are — and what sets them apart
Segmentation research is the process of dividing your market into distinct groups of people based on shared attitudes, behaviors, needs, or values. Rather than treating your audience as one, segmentation gives you a clear picture of the different types of people who engage with your brand — and what motivates each of them.
Whether you're launching a new product, refining your messaging, or deciding where to invest, a well-built segmentation is one of the most durable assets an insights team can create.
Built for the way modern insight teams work, the Rival platform makes it easier to build richer, more actionable segments — faster.
Engage respondents naturally with a chat-based format and use mobile features like SMS notifications to drive longitudinal, iterative learning.
In addition to robust quant capabilities (including grids), Rival lets you capture photos, videos, and open-ended responses — giving you a deeper understanding of your segments.
Build rich respondent profiles and keep them current. As attitudes, behaviors, and preferences evolve, your participants' profile variables change over time — so your segments reflect who people are today, not who they were at the time of your last study.
Combine the power of AI and our Thoughtfulness scoring to probe deeper, and use our AI analysis features to uncover key themes, create video reels and more.
Access your own insight community or tap into Rival Audiences — our proprietary panel — to reach the right respondents at scale.
Visualize segment profiles in real time with reporting tools designed to make findings easy to share and act on.
To better serve SMBs with relevant offerings, a financial services company refreshes its customer segments through an ongoing research program powered by Rival Technologies.
A retail apparel brand embedded their segmentation framework into their Rival insight community, enabling them to track how segment behavior and attitudes shift over time — not just at a single point in time.
A leading tech company used the Rival platform to create dynamic segments of IT professionals and decision makers, enabling better decision making.
Segmentation helps you understand who your most valuable customers are, what drives their decisions, and how to reach them more effectively. It's foundational for messaging strategy, product development, portfolio decisions, and go-to-market planning.
Rival combines conversational survey design with multimedia feedback and AI-powered analysis, giving you segments that are richer and more human than what traditional quantitative approaches produce. You can also connect your segmentation to an always-on insight community for ongoing validation.
The Rival platform is designed to feel like a natural conversation, not a traditional survey. Participants engage through a chat-based interface that can include photos, video feedback, and rich open-ends — which means better data and less drop-off.
Yes. You can use your own database, an existing Rival insight community, or Rival Audiences — our proprietary panel — to source the right respondents for your study.
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The best market research company depends on your business and research needs.
If you want an agile DIY platform, Rival Technologies is a good option as well as more traditional software like Qualtrics and similar alternatives.
If you want a market research company to do the full segmentation for you, Reach3 Insights and Angus Reid are recognized as experts in the field.
Insight teams are redefining quality, connection and impact in the age of AI.
Insight communities are powerful tools to capture ongoing feedback and to recruit participants for more specific studies.
Learn the impact of conversational research on engagement, data quality, richness and depth, and more.