Market Intelligence and Audience Insights
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Market Intelligence and Audience Insights
This course is part of Product Marketing Manager with AI Professional Certificate Professional Certificate
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What you'll learn
Conduct audience research studies and analyze customer segments.
Monitor competitor changes using competitive intelligence tools.
Evaluate pricing strategies and market positioning.
Transform marketing data into actionable strategic insights.
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June 2026
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There are 8 modules in this course
Effective product marketers rely on data-driven insights to identify opportunities, understand customers, and respond to market changes. In this course, learners will develop the research and analytical skills needed to interpret customer behavior, evaluate competitors, and support strategic product marketing decisions. Learners will conduct audience research using surveys and segmentation techniques to uncover customer insights and retention opportunities. The course also introduces competitive intelligence workflows, enabling learners to monitor competitor positioning, pricing changes, and market shifts using industry tools. In addition, learners will analyze pricing models and customer trends to understand how product positioning and pricing decisions influence market demand and business outcomes. By the end of this course, learners will be able to conduct market opportunity analyses, segment audiences using data, evaluate competitor strategies, and communicate actionable insights to internal stakeholders. Tools explored include Crayon, survey platforms such as Typeform and SurveyMonkey, Excel Pivot Tables and charts, and customer segmentation frameworks.
Learners will master the complete survey research workflow from platform setup through data export using professional tools like SurveyMonkey and Typeform.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment
3 videosβ’Total 16 minutes
- Why Survey Platform Mastery Transforms Marketing Decisionsβ’4 minutes
- Survey Platform Components and Configuration Essentialsβ’7 minutes
- Data Collection Monitoring and Export Processβ’5 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Survey Design Best Practices for Marketing Researchβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 3 minutes
- Survey Platform Execution Knowledge Check β’3 minutes
Learners will master demographic data analysis techniques using Excel, create compelling visualizations, and develop professional insight presentations that inform marketing strategies.
What's included
1 video3 readings3 assignments
1 videoβ’Total 9 minutes
- Data Segmentation Analysis Methods and Interpretation β’9 minutes
3 readingsβ’Total 29 minutes
- Excel Pivot Table Fundamentals for Demographic Analysis β’10 minutes
- Professional Insight Presentation Developmentβ’10 minutes
- Data Segmentation Analysis Methods and Interpretation β’9 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 45 minutes
- Complete Demographic Analysis Project Executionβ’27 minutes
- Demographic Analysis Methods Knowledge Checkβ’3 minutes
- Comprehensive Demographic Insights Presentation β’15 minutes
This module provides a comprehensive, hands-on journey into modern customer retention. You will start by understanding why personalized segmentation is critical and then learn how to identify lifecycle stages using HubSpot. Youβll also master cohort analysis to diagnose customer churn drivers, drawing inspiration from real-world examples like Netflix and Amazon. The module culminates in applying these skills to build a complete Customer Retention Toolkit, equipping you to create and execute data-driven strategies that re-engage lapsed users and foster long-term loyalty.
What's included
3 videos2 readings3 assignments
3 videosβ’Total 22 minutes
- The Netflix Effect: Winning with a Foundation Modelβ’8 minutes
- Decoding Churn with Cohort Analysisβ’8 minutes
- Building a Win-Back Workflow in HubSpotβ’7 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- The Playbook for Customer Segmentation and Cohort Analysisβ’10 minutes
- Crafting Compelling Win-Back Emailsβ’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 55 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Building Your Customer Segmentation Planβ’15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Retention Strategy Fundamentalsβ’10 minutes
- The Customer Retention Toolkitβ’30 minutes
Learn how to monitor competitor activity using market intelligence tools, identify the updates that matter most, and document actionable implications for go-to-market execution. Focus on separating meaningful signals from noise to support timely business decisions.
What's included
2 videos2 readings2 assignments
2 videosβ’Total 8 minutes
- Don't Get Blindsidedβ’3 minutes
- Monitoring Competitors and Identifying GTM-Relevant Signalsβ’5 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 13 minutes
- How Market Intelligence Tools Track Competitor Activityβ’8 minutes
- Exemplar for Hands-On Activity: Monitor and Reportβ’5 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 25 minutes
- Hands-On Activity: Monitor and Reportβ’20 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Competitor Monitoringβ’5 minutes
Learn how to transform competitor insights into concise, audience-focused updates for internal stakeholders. Practice creating competitive summaries that connect market changes to clear recommendations and business actions.
What's included
1 video2 readings3 assignments
1 videoβ’Total 5 minutes
- Writing and Formatting a Competitive Briefβ’5 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 10 minutes
- Structuring Competitive Update Summaries for Internal Teamsβ’5 minutes
- Exemplar for Hands-On Activity: Write a Competitive Update Summaryβ’5 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 35 minutes
- Hands-On Activity: Write a Competitive Update Summaryβ’20 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Competitive Update Summariesβ’5 minutes
- Quiz: Competitor Trackingβ’10 minutes
In this module, you will learn how to evaluate competitor pricing models and use pricing psychology to understand how customers perceive value. You will explore common SaaS pricing structures, tier framing, feature gates, and billing conditions, then practice building a pricing comparison matrix. By the end, you will be able to identify competitive pricing exposures and advantages that can inform internal pricing decisions.
What's included
2 videos2 readings2 assignments
2 videosβ’Total 8 minutes
- The Psychology of Pricingβ’3 minutes
- Building a Pricing Comparison Matrixβ’4 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 12 minutes
- Common SaaS Pricing Modelsβ’7 minutes
- Exemplar for Hands-on Activity: Pricing Model Evaluationβ’5 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 25 minutes
- Hands-on Activity: Pricing Model Evaluationβ’20 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Competitive Pricingβ’5 minutes
In this module, you will learn how to analyze the impact of pricing changes on market demand using elasticity, historical volume data, and scenario modeling. You will explore how to interpret price impact outputs, document assumptions, and communicate pricing risks to cross-functional stakeholders, then practice running a demand analysis in the Price Impact Model. By the end, you will be able to make evidence-based recommendations about pricing changes and their likely demand effects.
What's included
2 videos2 readings3 assignments
2 videosβ’Total 9 minutes
- Projecting the Impact of Price Changesβ’5 minutes
- Running a Price Impact Analysis in a Spreadsheet Modelβ’4 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 11 minutes
- Interpreting and Communicating Pricing Scenario Outputsβ’6 minutes
- Exemplars for Hands-On Activity: Projecting a 10% Price Increaseβ’5 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 65 minutes
- Hands-On Activity: Projecting a 10% Price Increaseβ’20 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Demand Analysisβ’30 minutes
- Quiz: Pricing Strategiesβ’15 minutes
In this project, you will take the role of a Product Marketing Manager tasked with identifying a growth opportunity for a struggling feature. You will analyze customer feedback, benchmark against a competitor's pricing shift, and propose a targeted, evidence-based retention strategy supported by audience and competitive data.
What's included
3 readings1 assignment
3 readingsβ’Total 15 minutes
- Why This Project Mattersβ’5 minutes
- Project Requirementsβ’5 minutes
- How to Approach and Build Your Market Opportunity Memoβ’5 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 60 minutes
- Project: Market Opportunity Memoβ’60 minutes
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