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Launch surveys that get responses

Collect images, videos and voice recordings through our WhatsApp survey bot.

Get Higher Response Rate

30% Response Rate? A thing of the past . Spend less time worrying about the response rate, on average we achieve a 65% response rate on all surveys launched.

Representativeness

Tired of having a sample size that is not representative of the population? Our surveys can be reach people from all income brackets due to WhatsApp's high penetration in emerging markets

Collect Rich Data

Tired of not being able to collect qualitative data digitally in emerging markets? Allow your respondents to not only explain to you but also show you their opinion.

How Yazi gets you insights in Emerging Markets

With Yazi, you're not just collecting data; you're opening a dialogue with a wide and diverse audience, ensuring a representative sample that mirrors the real market scenario.

Choose your target audience

Determine the target audience you want to target and craft the right questions to ask your target audience.

  • Choose your target audience or upload your own
  • Design the right questions for the insights that you need, You can draw inspiration from our Question Bank
  • Interact with the interface in real-time if needed

Launch the Survey and Collect your results

Once you have designed the perfect survey for your target audience, you launch it and watch the answers roll in.

  • Live Results, Updated on acontinous basis
  • Receive your in Excel and PDF format.
  • Receive them in Excel and PDF format.
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Our Core Survey Features

Experience the full advantages of using Yazi for your surveys in emerging markets

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Logic Flow Editing

Edit how you want your study to go and which participants get to answer certain questions

Image Capture

Capture images as survey responses. Use this feature for qualitative insights, accepting all standard image formats like JPG and PNG.

Video Capture

Collect videos for robust qualititative analysis. Add a new dimension to your data and capture nuanced reactions and expressions.

Voice Note/Audio Recording

Collect MP3 files as responses. Ideal for qualitative research, these audio snippets offer a richer understanding of your respondents and give them the opportunity to say something they can’t write in their home language.

How Yazi Surveys are being used

Hear directly from our satisfied clients who've experienced the transformative power of our surveys

Marichen Herholdt

Product Designer, Byte Orbit

"Yazi was a game-changer for us! It helped us connect with a typically hard-to-reach audience via WhatsApp, opening up a whole new segment for our research. It was quick, cost-effective, and highly personalised. We received our results in less than 24 hours! Yazi saved us loads of time and empowered us with valuable insights to make informed product development decisions based on a deeper understanding of our audience."

Thea Solowski

Head of Marketing, Stitch

"Yazi has been pivotal in our expansion strategy, offering unparalleled insights into informal markets. The platform's speed and the ability to gather diverse data types, including voice notes, have enriched our understanding of customer needs and preferences, driving our growth."

Frequently Asked Question

We have gathered the answers to common queries about how Yazi facilitates revolutionary market research through WhatsApp, alongside a host of other insightful information.

01.

How does Yazi Work?

Yazi is a Market research platform built on top of WhatsApp. You have the ability to script, design, edit, launch and analyse your results on our webapp. The questions are sent via WhatsApp and the participants interact with them there as if it is a normal conversation.

02.

How is Yazi's Data Protection?

Yazi prioritises data privacy by anonymising information, employing robust encryption, and allowing database access only to authorised personnel through password and 2FA protection. We adhere to stringent security standards including ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, PCI SSC, and GDPR, ensuring no data sharing with external third parties. Our comprehensive Data Security Program encapsulates physical and logical security measures, data access controls, encryption, along with data backup, recovery, and a well-structured incident response framework. In adherence to GDPR's principles, we process user data with utmost transparency, and address data deletion requests promptly as delineated in our Terms of Service, providing you with control over your data.

03.

Why WhatsApp

Our WhatsApp surveys boast an impressive response rate of 62%, showcasing superior engagement compared to traditional online surveys, especially valuable in reaching individuals with limited internet access. The low data cost of 10 cents per survey, alongside the prevalent use of WhatsApp in South Africa with a 95% penetration rate, facilitates nationwide representation, reducing financial and phone storage barriers.

The familiar and user-friendly nature of WhatsApp enhances participant comfort, while its pause-resume functionality ensures convenience in survey completion. Moreover, the recent WhatsApp API upgrade enables rich data collection through various media forms without incurring significant data costs, paving the way for nuanced longitudinal studies. This platform's habit-forming nature, reinforced by personal engagement from our researchers, makes it an exemplary channel for continuous and detailed market research.

04.

How is Yazi's data quality?

  • Speeding - A completion time that is too fast indicates the respondent has not sufficiently comprehended the questions.
  • Gibberish checker - Checking that open text answers are not “gibberish” and can be understood as a sentence.
  • Straight-lining checker - Checking that the sequence of answers does not follow the same pattern - e.g. A, A, A, A, A, A
  • Red herring question - Intentionally placing “oddball” questions into the survey to see if the respondent was paying attention. We also ask questions that correspond with previous answers but are categorised or worded slightly differently.
  • Evidence question - Where we specifically need an audience that exhibits a certain behaviour or matches a certain demographic, we ask respondents to send a picture that proves they match/meet requirement.
  • Panel recalibration & assessment - We recycle demographic and behavioural questions every 4 months to compare against historical answers.
05.

What types of Questions do you support? 

Question Types Supported: 

  • Multiple Choice
  • Image
  • Video
  • Voice Notes


Limitations:

  • Grid Questions
  • Ranking Question
06.

How many questions can I ask via WhatsApp?

At Yazi, we employ a multifaceted approach to recruit diverse and reliable survey participants. Our strategies include:

  1. Social Media Engagement: We actively recruit through various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and TikTok. This broad approach helps us reach a wide demographic spectrum.
  2. Partnerships: We collaborate with companies possessing extensive databases of customers or members. Through these partnerships, we invite individuals to participate in our surveys, ensuring a rich pool of respondents.
  3. Local Presence: In an effort to connect with communities, we've placed QR codes in spaza shop locations across South Africa. These QR codes direct individuals to our WhatsApp number, facilitating an easy sign-up process.
  4. Referral Program: We believe in the power of word-of-mouth. Hence, we have a referral program where existing participants can refer friends, family, and their network. We incentivise these referrals to encourage a broader participation.
  5. Demographic Information Collection: To mitigate bias and the incentive to provide untruthful responses, we gather demographic information before showing participants our surveys. This ensures the quality and reliability of our data.