Why Outset customers are switching

Pogo: Built on
 Verified Buyers

Pogo pairs AI-moderated interviews and surveys with 3M+ purchase-verified buyers — built in, not sourced from a patchwork of outside panels.

3M+ purchase-verified buyers / $470B+ in tracked transaction volume
Pogo AI Interviewer product screenshot showing an AI-moderated video interview with a purchase-verified buyer
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The structural difference: broad reach vs. verified buyers

Outset routes studies through third-party panels, which rely on each panel's own screening, not purchase verification. Pogo's panel is matched against real purchase and transaction records before anyone qualifies, so scale doesn't come at the cost of confirming who actually bought the product.

3M+Purchase-verified shoppers
$470B+In tracked spend
1 in 150U.S. shopping trips

A side-by-side comparison

Outset
Respondent qualification
✓
Matched to real purchase and transaction data before qualifying
✕Panel-sourced across 25+ third-party providers, screened by each panel's own criteria — not purchase-verified
Audience granularity
✓
Finds buyers down to sub-1% incidence via transaction matching
✕Reach depends on third-party panel coverage in each market
Competitive intelligence
✓
Interview a competitor's actual verified buyers
✕Limited to the panels and audiences available through partner networks

Hear from leaders who choose Pogo

"Pogo enables us to engage verified customers and gain insights that drive smarter decisions."

Nick Swanson, VP, Business Insights & Analytics, ofi

"Pogo's breadth and depth of data is exceptional, I've yet to build an audience they couldn't find."

Jennifer Ng, GM, Advertiser Insights, The Trade Desk

"Pogo's blend of competitive basket-level spend signals, along with videos of consumers that humanize the data is a game changer (and a must have for any data-driven marketer)"

Joice Wirkus, SVP, Marketing, Pet Supplies Plus

Why teams choose Pogo over Outset

01 · Verified buyers

Verified buyers, not self-reported claims

Most research panels qualify respondents by answering a screener, so anyone can claim to buy your brand to collect the incentive. On Pogo, every respondent is screened by real card, receipt, and location data before the study starts.

Pogo Audience Builder product screenshot showing verified-behavior audience segments
02 · Hard-to-fill audiences

Reach the buyers other panels can't

Low-incidence SKUs, a competitor's customers, category lapsers — that's where opt-in panels run dry. Pogo finds them by what they actually bought: brand, retailer, SKU, and frequency.

Pogo Audience Explorer product screenshot showing reachable audience segments
03 · Behavior + answer

The behavior behind every answer

Most tools give you the survey response. Pogo gives you the response and the verified purchase behind it — the receipt, the store visit, the brand switch — attached to the same person, in one study.

Pogo AI Research Agent product screenshot showing behavioral data behind survey answers
04 · Video interviews

Watch real buyers answer, in their own words

Talk to hundreds of verified buyers on video, in hours. Watch the full interviews, get instant reports, and share the highlight reels in your next deck.

Pogo AI video interview screenshot showing a verified buyer answering in their own words

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Pogo verify its research panel?

Every Pogo respondent is matched to real purchase and transaction data before they qualify for a study. Instead of screening people on what they say they bought, we confirm it.

What data does Pogo actually use to verify a purchase?

Pogo matches respondents against real-world purchase signals — including credit and debit card transaction data, digital receipts, in-store visit data, and app usage data — before they ever qualify for a study. That's what "purchase-verified" means in practice: confirmed behavior across multiple data sources, not a single self-reported screener question.

How is Pogo different from Outset?

Outset reaches respondents through third-party panels, so qualification depends on each panel's own screening. Pogo matches every respondent to real purchase and transaction data before they qualify, so breadth doesn't come at the expense of verification.

Does Pogo's panel cover niche or low-incidence audiences the way a multi-panel network does?

Yes. Because respondents are matched to real transaction data rather than sourced from a patchwork of panels, Pogo can target specific buying behaviors down to sub-1% incidence — without you having to coordinate across multiple panel providers.

Can I interview my competitors' customers on Pogo?

Yes. Because verification runs on purchase data rather than a panel network, Pogo can build a panel of any brand's verified buyers — including your competitors' — for direct competitive intelligence.

How fast can I get results from a Pogo study?

Most surveys and AI-moderated interview studies field and report within hours to a few days.

How is Pogo different from other AI-moderated interview platforms generally?

What sets Pogo apart is the foundation: a panel verified against real purchase and transaction data, not assembled from third-party panel networks.

See what a purchase-verified panel changes about your research

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