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The Role of AI 
in Market Research

Budgets are shifting. Your pricing questions aren’t.

AI in market research

Get customer-related pricing data that will help you increase
volumes and gain market share.

AI initiatives are absorbing the budgets that once funded major research programs. But the core commercial questions remain unchanged:

• Which price protects volume?
• Which pack or plan drives trade-up?
• Which claim wins on shelf or online?

EPIC helps you answer these with a smarter balance of AI acceleration and human-centered research.

Where AI Actually Helps

AI accelerates early thinking, not final decisions.

AI is genuinely useful for:

  • Tightening survey logic
  • Spotting confusing questions
  • Exploring 20–50 pricing or product scenarios quickly
  • Challenging internal assumptions in workshops
  • Creating early concept drafts

 

It speeds up the groundwork – so your quant is sharper and better targeted.

AI in market research

Where AI Falls Short

Can AI think like your customers? We tested it.

We compared AI-generated predictions with real human-panel data. The results were clear.

AI cannot replicate:

  • Real willingness-to-pay
  • Emotional value drivers
  • Shelf context and pack interactions
  • Trade-offs under budget constraints

 

AI is an accelerator – not a substitute for real consumers or behavioral insight.

AI in market research

The EPIC Difference

EPIC uses AI where it adds value – and relies on rigorous conjoint and behavioral insight where accuracy matters.

What you get:

  • Fast: Up-front thinking accelerated with AI
  • Accurate: Results grounded in real shopper data
  • Cost-Effective: Insight without consulting-firm price tags
  • Decision-Ready: Calibrated with your retail data for real-world deployment
AI in market research

Can you trust AI to think

like your customers?

We compared how generative AI performs versus surveys with human panels and found out whether machines can truly mirror human judgment in pricing research.

The results uncover where AI delivers and where it falls short, revealing powerful insights into the future of AI in pricing strategy.

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