Do Penguins Eat Peaches?

Simple market research hacks from the world of big tech to help small businesses understand customers and build products and services that sell.

Why are customers so damn fickle? They say one thing, do the other. They change their minds. Give you false hopes. Keep you guessing. But without them there is no business. Finding out what your customers want needn't be potluck. Do Penguins Eat Peaches? demystifies big-business market research tools, tips and tricks for you, the smaller business. With smaller budgets. Smaller teams. Those of you who want to do right by your customers but need a little help with the how. From sending smart surveys and asking quality questions to desk research and the rise of social listening, this book teaches you how to discover what your customers want. Katie Tucker is an inspirational product leader with over twelve years' experience leading teams and delivering stand-out products and services. In 2020 she founded Product Jungle, helping hundreds of businesses understand customers better. She is also a mentor, speaker and the pen behind the popular newsletter Jungle Juice.

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Katie Tucker is an inspirational product leader with over 12 years' experience in leading teams and delivering stand-out products and services.
She started her career in the fast-paced world of commodity markets, working her way up from business reporter to managing editor before moving into more strategic roles. She worked for a successful FTSE 100 company for over ten years, inspiring teams, setting product strategies and delivering transformational products with a clear focus on user needs.
In 2020 she founded Product Jungle to demystify big business customer research practices for small businesses.
Katie has written and spoken on topics including business, family, travel and education appearing in The Times, The Independent, Motherdom, Courier, Living France, Smallbusiness.co.uk, BBC Radio (You and Yours) and TV (Working Lunch), Manchester Evening News and more.
Katie is also the pen behind the popular newsletter Jungle Juice. She loves swimming, travel and oat lattes. She lives in London with her French partner, two kids and their dog Thunder.

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Why are customers so damn fickle? They say one thing, do the other. They change their minds. Give you false hopes. Keep you guessing. But without them there is no business.

Finding out what your customers want needn't be potluck. Do Penguins Eat Peaches? demystifies big-business market research tools, tips and tricks for you, the smaller business. With smaller budgets. Smaller teams. Those of you who want to do right by your customers but need a little help with the how.

From sending smart surveys and asking quality questions to desk research and the rise of social listening, this book teaches you how to discover what your customers want.

Katie Tucker is an inspirational product leader with over twelve years' experience leading teams and delivering stand-out products and services. In 2020 she founded Product Jungle, helping hundreds of businesses understand customers better. She is also a mentor, speaker and the pen behind the popular newsletter Jungle Juice.