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Cross-category consumer research & strategy

You know your category.
Your customer lives in several.

Tomorrow& by Schieber Research brings rigorous market research and a connected perspective on consumer change. Our Trend Neuron Map™ is a framework for investigating how consumer needs, emerging trends and shifts in one market connect to opportunities in another.

Backed by Schieber Research, an independent consultancy founded in 2009, we combine in-depth research, experienced judgment and cross-category thinking to turn complex market questions into clear strategic direction.

Trend Neuron Map™ — illustrative walkthrough. Captions & fullscreen available.

Research depth. A different perspective.

We choose research methods to fit the decision, not the other way around. From a comprehensive market assessment to ongoing category intelligence, each project starts with the business question.

In-depth market & consumer research

Comprehensive market landscapes, audience and stakeholder interviews, consumer research, competitive intelligence, desk research and opportunity assessments. Research design and methods are tailored to each assignment.

Category intelligence & foresight

Investigations of changing needs, product and service innovation, category dynamics, competitive activity, and emerging market signals.

Trend Neuron Map™

Our cross-category methodology traces the relationships between consumer needs, market forces, behaviors and trends, helping teams identify possibilities they might miss by studying one category in isolation.

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The Trend Neuron Map™.

Important shifts rarely stay within one category.

A change in wellness can shape expectations in beauty. New routines in retail can alter how people evaluate financial services. We begin with the need, investigate the evidence that explains it, and map its connections across products, services, audiences and markets.

Define the question.

Clarify the decision, market, audience, and hypotheses to investigate.

Read the evidence.

Select relevant primary and secondary research, consumer and expert perspectives, market and competitor information, and digital signals as appropriate. Search, social, and sales are possible evidence streams — not mandatory components of every project.

Map connections and implications.

Identify relationships, alternative explanations and promising directions. Distinguish observed evidence from hypotheses that require validation.

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A selection of clients

Hamutal (Tula) Schieber

Founded in 2009

Research experience. Independent thinking.

Schieber Research was founded by Hamutal (Tula) Schieber and has worked across consumer goods, retail, automotive, technology, hospitality, beauty, wellness and other sectors. We bring the rigor of established market research together with the curiosity to look beyond category boundaries.

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Schieber Research in the media

Consumer insight.
In the conversation.

Research featured in Forbes, Path to Purchase Institute and Baking Business. Talks at CES and Toy Fair.

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Research in practice.

Explore selected reports and articles to see how we investigate categories, question assumptions and translate evidence into strategic implications. Some reports are available for purchase as downloadable PDFs.

Recent research

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What question are you trying to answer?

From in-depth market studies to category intelligence and strategic foresight, we can shape the research around your decision.

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