Our expertise.



Whether you're leading global research, driving product innovation, entering new markets, or designing inclusive experiences, Segment meets you where you are with culturally intelligent research that works.

Foundational expertise areas:

Consumer Research

Consumer & Cultural Insight at Global Scale

Our consumer researchers bring deep expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches—designed to uncover consumer behavior, cultural nuance, and competitive dynamics. Whether you’re exploring new categories or validating brand strategies, we deliver rich insight and clear direction across markets.

Our research spans local and global audiences, revealing the context, behaviors, and white space that shape your growth.

How we can help:

  • Global post-segmentation & journey mapping

  • Market entry & expansion validation

  • Cultural landscape & behavioral insight

  • Opportunity mapping in underserved audiences

  • Capabilities to run in-person or remote studies

UX Research

Experience Design, Informed by Real Lives

We evaluate your product, service, and the human experience through the lens of real users—across demographics, platforms, and geographies.From digital prototypes to physical environments, our UX researchers reveal friction points, emotional drivers, and opportunities to elevate usability and delight.

Inclusive, in-context feedback ensures your experiences meet people where they are—and move them forward.

How we can help:

  • Concept testing & rapid iteration

  • UX research across age & culture (Age-tech)

  • Co-creation & feature prioritization

  • In-context usability across devices & markets

  • Capabilities to run in-person or remote studies

Workshops

From Insight to Action, Together

We believe insights are only powerful if they inspire alignment and action. Our expert facilitators lead strategic workshops that:

  • Align stakeholders on business goals, research priorities, and strategy sprints

  • Push the boundaries through future-focused envisioning sessions, strategy alignment, and roadmap planning

  • Activate research insights and align teams through co-creation and go-to-market planning

These aren’t “nice to have” workshops—they’re momentum-builders designed to catalyze clarity, alignment, and change.

How we can help:

  • Activate market insights

  • Packaging, messaging & creative testing

  • Co-creation and new product go-to-market

  • Executive alignment & innovation prioritization

  • Capabilities to run in-person or remote workshops


“We’re not just delivering research—we’re designing strategic outcomes. Our clients trust us because we tailor our approach to where they are—and where they need to go next.”

Julie Adkins, PhD - Managing Partner


AI + Human Intelligence

Insight at Speed, Without Compromise

At Segment, AI doesn’t replace insight—it accelerates it. We can integrate AI into research workflows to rapidly surface trends, synthesize qualitative themes, and reduce time-to-insight—all without compromising the cultural fluency and behavioral depth our clients demand.

We also recognize AI-assisted synthesis is not a fit for all of our clients. Segment is client-designed: we work with you to design the approach that is best for your needs, with or without AI.

Why Segment?

Our difference:

  • Client-designed

  • Culturally intelligent research for evolving markets

  • Deep specialization in applied tech, big tech, age-tech

  • Reveals what unites us—beyond what divides us

  • Agile execution with handcrafted, senior-led delivery

  • Trusted since 2010 by some of the world’s most respected brands

  • We help brands evaluate the human and business impact of emerging technology.

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  • We help technology leaders imagine, test, and refine the future.

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  • We uncover what drives real people in real places.

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  • We build products and experiences that evolve with your audience.

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