Independent thinking for a changing business world

Research-driven perspectives. Business-focused outcomes.

Exploring how businesses understand markets, adopt technology, and make better decisions.

AI adoption · Alternative finance · Research & insights · Brand & growth strategy

✳AI AdoptionFrom experimentation to business value
⌕Market & Customer InsightsUnderstanding markets, people, and behaviour
↗Alternative FinanceUnderstanding access, needs, and models
◎Brand & Growth StrategyTurning insight into positioning and growth
INSIGHT
One connected perspective
◉Research with purpose
◈Technology in context
↗Strategy grounded in evidence
◎Outcomes that matter
Areas of expertise

Four lenses. One business-minded approach.

I connect research, technology, finance, and marketing to explore the questions that shape business decisions.

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AI Adoption

Explore how organizations move from AI curiosity and pilots to useful, responsible applications, especially in banking and financial services.

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Alternative Finance

Understand financing models for SMEs and individuals, including fintech, access to credit, customer needs, and market developments.

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Market & Customer Insights

Turn customer behavior, market dynamics, and competitive intelligence into clearer questions and stronger decisions.

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Brand & Marketing

Connect audience understanding with positioning, product marketing, go-to-market strategy, and meaningful brand communication.

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The Erlinsights approach

Beyond trends. Toward better questions and decisions.

Business challenges rarely sit neatly inside one discipline. A successful AI initiative may depend on customer behavior, financing, regulation, and how the change is communicated.

✓Look beyond headlines to understand what is changing and why.
✓Connect evidence with customer needs and business realities.
✓Translate complex ideas into clear, practical perspectives.
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Research × Technology × Strategy

Better business decisions start with understanding the context.

Erlinsights brings together market evidence, technology adoption, financial innovation, and marketing strategy to make complex business questions easier to examine.

Ideas into insight

Explore the latest thinking.

Practical analysis, research-led perspectives, and questions worth asking. Start with a topic, then explore the evidence behind it.

AI adoption

Why AI pilots need a business problem, not just a promising demo

A framework for examining use cases, workflows, customer value, and the conditions needed to scale.

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Alternative finance

What financing gaps reveal about underserved customers

How market needs, access to credit, and customer experience shape the opportunities for alternative finance.

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Research & marketing

From customer insight to a more relevant marketing strategy

Ways to connect research findings with positioning, messaging, and decisions that serve real customer needs.

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Curiosity across disciplines. Clarity in communication. Evidence for better decisions.

About Erlin

A career shaped by curiosity, research, and communication.

I'm Erlin Sitinjak, a marketing and research professional interested in how businesses understand markets, adopt technology, and make better decisions.

My career spans journalism, copywriting, technical writing, marketing, and market and customer research. These experiences have shaped how I approach business challenges: by combining analytical thinking, clear communication, and an understanding of customer needs.

Through Erlinsights, I explore AI adoption in business, alternative finance, market and customer insights, and brand and marketing. My focus is on translating complex developments and research findings into practical perspectives that professionals and business leaders can use.

Market intelligenceProduct marketingCustomer researchAI in businessStrategic communication
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I welcome conversations about research, strategic projects, industry discussions, and speaking opportunities where evidence, technology, markets, and marketing intersect.

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Research & intelligenceMarket, customer, and competitive questions
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Strategy & advisoryAI adoption, product marketing, and positioning
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Speaking & workshopsPractical perspectives for teams and audiences