Barnes & Noble College Booksellers - In-Store Design
Ypulse was asked by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers to obtain student feedback on a new retail approach for technology items within college campus bookstores.
IndustryRetail |
TopicConcept testing Retail design |
AudienceCollege students |
MethodOnline qualitative Online quantitative |
See more at bncollege.com
Candie's Foundation - PSA Tests
The Candie’s Foundation launched a campaign to encourage pregnancy prevention and promote healthy sexual practices among teens aged 14-19. We helped them gain insight into past teen pregnancy prevention campaigns and Informed the development of future messaging and creative.
IndustryNon-profit |
TopicPSA testing Message testing |
AudienceTeens aged 14 to 19 |
MethodOnline survey |


Cengage - New Textbook Concept Study
Ypulse performed an investigation into the behavior, opinions and attitudes of students regarding learning in general and study aids in particular, gauging their reaction to a radically new approach to textbook publishing.
IndustryPublishing Academic Textbooks |
TopicTextbook usage and attitudes Study skills and study tools New product concept test |
AudienceCollege students |
MethodOnline quantitative survey |
See more at swlearning.com
Chegg - Ethnographic On-Campus Deep Dive
Chegg asked us to help them better understand college student marketing in order to develop more effective marketing programs. The goal of this research was to delve into the process of text book purchasing as well as assess marketing, branding and positioning among various textbook outlets.
IndustryRetail E-commerce Academic Textbook Rental |
TopicMarketing program assessment and evaluation Message testing Brand positioning |
AudienceCollege students |
MethodIn-person qualitative |
Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ - Usage & Attitudes
Ypulse was asked by The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (TPDFNJ) to help them understand the behavior, opinions and attitudes of students regarding illicit and prescription drug use.
IndustryNon-profit Substance abuse prevention |
TopicSubstance abuse Prescription drug abuse |
AudienceNJ college students |
MethodOn-line quantitative |
See more at drugfreenj.org
KOL by AOL - New Product Concept Test
Ypulse helped AOL determine the interest, appeal and purchase intent of parents and children for KOL, an online community intended for children.
IndustryOnline publishing |
TopicConcept testing (product) Product naming Product positioning |
AudienceChildren aged 6 to 14 Parents of children aged 6 to 14 |
MethodOnline quantitative |
See more at canada.aol.com
Macy's - Style Segmentation
Macy’s asked Ypulse to help refine and enhance their understanding of four style preference segments by wearing occasion, validating four a-priori segments via consumer feedback in order to assess the population coverage of each segment as well as identify any gaps or need for for alternate / additional segments.
IndustryRetail Fashion |
TopicFashion Style Media |
AudienceTeens and young adults aged 15 to 30 |
MethodOnline quantitative A-priori segmentation analysis |
Macy's - mStyleLab Community
Ypulse developed and manages a youth-oriented purpose-built online insights community, furthering Macy’s understanding of the attitudes and behavior of 13-24 year olds. Dozens of discrete research projects are conducted annually within this community, allowing Macy’s to measure reactions to potential new messaging, promotions and advertising.
IndustryFashion Retail |
TopicConcept testing Message testing Usage and attitudes Back to school shopping Holiday shopping |
AudienceYouth aged 13 to 24 |
MethodPurpose-built online insights community Qualitative research Quantitative research |
See more at stylelab.advisorycommunity.com
MTV - MTV Creative Lab Community
Ypulse developed and manages a youth-oriented purpose built online insights community, furthering MTV’s understanding of the attitudes and behaviors of 16-24 year olds. Hundreds of discrete research projects are conducted annually within this community, allowing MTV to test new program concepts, conduct pilot tests, refine messaging and tap into the pulse of their target audience.
IndustryMedia Television |
TopicProgramming testing Pilot testing Message testing Usage and attributes |
AudienceYouth aged 16 to 24 |
MethodPurpose-built online insights community Qualitative research Quantitative research In-person recruitment |
See more at mtvcreativelab.com
SparkNotes - Website Visitor Profiling
Ypulse helps SparkNotes better understand the demographics and behavior of visitors to their website via an ongoing website visitor profiling survey. This research program reveals visitors to Sparknotes.com demographically as well as behaviorally across multiple categories: Fashion, CPG & Beauty, Food & Beverage and Entertainment.
IndustryOnline media Academic |
TopicDemographic & socio-economic profiling Usage and attitudes across multiple product categories |
AudienceHigh school students College students |
MethodOnline quantitative survey |
Teach for America - Recruitment Landscape Study
Ypulse performed an investigation into the hearts and minds of today’s graduating college students, gaining an in-depth understanding of how Teach for America could co-create the next step in their journey. We uncovered how graduating seniors approach post-college planning and what they look for in their short and long-term career plans as well as how the economic downturn and other recent environmental factors have shifted their mindset.
IndustryNon-profit Eduction Workplace |
TopicCareer planning |
AudienceCollege students |
MethodVideo one-on-ones Online quantitative survey Online insights community |
Unilever - World's Dirtiest Film Tour by Axe Campaign
We were asked by Unilever to evaluate the immediate and long-term effectiveness of an experiential campaign, conducted at campuses across the U.S.
IndustryConsumer packaged goods |
TopicCampaign effectiveness evaluation |
AudienceCollege students |
MethodFace to face event exit surveys |
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