Small Data: The Tiny Clues that Uncover Huge Trends

American book cover for Small Data
Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends
Author Martin Lindstrom
Country United States
Language English
Publisher St. Martins
ISBN 978-1250080684

Small Data: the Tiny Clues that Uncover Huge Trends is Martin Lindstrom's seventh book. It chronicles his work as a branding expert, working with consumers across the world to better understand their behavior. The theory behind the book is that businesses can better create products and services based on observing consumer behavior in their homes, as opposed to relying solely on big data.

Content

The book is based on a several year period of consumer studies for major corporations across the globe.[1] It features case studies of the author's work interviewing consumers in their homes and using his observations to create hypotheses as to why they use products the way that they do.

Public Reception

The book was a New York Times Bestseller[2] upon release and was positively reviewed on several websites, Including Entrepreneur[3] and Forbes[4]

References

  1. "Small Data - Martin Lindstrom - Bestselling Author". MartinLindstrom.com - Martin Lindstrom - Branding Expert & Consultant. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  2. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  3. Agius, Aaron. "From an Elon Musk Bio to Malcolm Gladwell's 'Blink', These 9 Books Are Must-Reads". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  4. "16 Must-Read Business Books For 2016". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
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