Rhys Fisher

Rhys Fisher

Rhys Fisher is the COO & Co-Founder of Rally. He previously co-founded a boutique analytics agency called Unvanity, crossed the Pyrenees coast-to-coast via paraglider, and now watches virtual crowds respond to memes. Follow him on Twitter @virtual_rf

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What Focus Groups Are Really Telling You (It's Not Whether People Will Buy)

What Focus Groups Are Really Telling You (It's Not Whether People Will Buy)

October 06, 2025

When AI personas fail to predict consumer behavior, it’s not because the models are broken, it’s because we’re asking them to do something humans can’t even do for themselves. The real value isn’t in predicting what people *will* do, but in understanding how they *talk* about what they might — because that’s where decisions, and markets, are actually made.

Case Study: Good Innovation

Case Study: Good Innovation

September 29, 2025

Good Innovation overcame the constraints of small budgets and limited sample sizes by integrating AskRally into their research process, scaling validation from a handful of interviews to 100+ participants. This hybrid approach has accelerated timelines, cut costs, and given UK charities more confident insights to guide innovation.

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