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Every research platform has gaps, a stale contact, a misclassified field, a wrong preferred vehicle, but Dakota's data team can't be everywhere at once. The members actually working inside these accounts every day are often the first to spot something off, and until recently, flagging it meant leaving the platform to file a support ticket.
In this article, we'll walk through how Ask Dakota turns that firsthand knowledge into a direct line to the data team, and how to use it to help keep the data you rely on accurate.
What Ask Dakota Actually Does
Ask Dakota is a comment box built directly into every account and contact page in Marketplace, letting you flag anything wrong, outdated, or missing right where you see it, without leaving the platform or filing a support ticket. Comments are submitted anonymously, and the exchange plays out in the open: a live feed on the Marketplace homepage shows each member comment alongside Dakota's response and resolution, so you can see your feedback actually gets acted on rather than submitted into a void.
3 Use Cases for Ask Dakota In Marketplace
Use It to Make Data Integrity Part of Your Own Process
Ask Dakota works best when it's a habit, not a one-off flag. One firm walked through the anonymous feedback feature on account pages and called it out as a key part of their own data-integrity process, treating it as something to check and use regularly rather than only when something obviously breaks.
Book a demo of Dakota Marketplace to see how Ask Dakota works directly on an account page.
Use It Proactively, Not Just When Something's Broken
The most useful version of this feature isn't reactive. One firm, shown the comment feature during onboarding, offered to proactively flag stale contacts through it going forward, treating it as an ongoing contribution rather than something to use only when they happened to notice a problem.
Use It for Specific, Field-Level Corrections
Ask Dakota isn't limited to general feedback, it works for precise, field-level issues too. One firm gave especially positive feedback on member comments for flagging cases like an incorrect preferred investment vehicle field, the kind of specific correction that's easy to spot as a user but hard for a research team to catch at scale.
Help Keep the Data You Rely On Accurate
The data you use every day gets better because members like you are using it and flagging what's off. The next time you spot a stale contact or an outdated field, flag it directly on the page instead of working around it, and you'll be able to see exactly how and when it gets resolved.
Book a demo of Dakota Marketplace to see how Ask Dakota works directly on an account page.
FAQs
How do I submit feedback through Ask Dakota? Use the comment box built directly into any account or contact page in Marketplace. No support ticket or separate form is required.
Is my feedback anonymous? Yes, comments are submitted anonymously.
How do I know if my feedback was addressed? A live feed on the Marketplace homepage shows each member comment alongside Dakota's response and resolution.
