Advertising market research.
Optimizing your campaigns through powerful market research
Ash Awasthi
Advertising Agency Market Research Lead
We work with advertising agencies to help them maximize the impact of their campaigns.
By marrying our expertise in market research with your creative capabilities, we can help you develop ads that cut through and deliver value for your clients. We can support you at the start of the process, unearthing the core human truths needed to inspire great creative. We can also test ads prior to launch, helping to refine campaigns so that they resonate with your client’s target audience and deliver against their objectives. Finally, post launch, we can help in evaluating overall ad performance, pinpointing opportunities for your clients to increase the impact of their marketing spend.
Our experience in this space is vast. We’ve helped ad agencies get closer to their target audiences and test ads across multiple markets – and with various audiences – from farmers to vets to investors.
Advertising agency market research services
Campaign development
Understand the unmet needs and emotional connection needed to power compelling creative
Ad testing research
Gain feedback in the early stages of creative development to improve ad effectiveness
Campaign effectiveness
Determine how effective your campaigns are to better inform your marketing strategy
Brand equity
Discover what drives the value of your brand and how this compares with the competition
Our mission is to raise the impact of research – and we’re delivering
Innovation of the Year
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— The AURAs, 2021
Market Research Agency of the Year
Winner – Gold
— Agency of the Year Awards, 2021
Consultant of the Year
Winner – Gold
— Agency of the Year Awards, 2021
Market Research Agency of the Year
Finalist
— Agency of the Year Awards, 2020
Consultant of the Year
Winner
— Agency of the Year Awards, 2020
Market Research Supplier of the Year
Winner
— Marketing Research & Insight Excellence Awards – 2019
Market Research Agency of the Year
Winner
— Agency of the Year Awards, 2019
Global Agency of the Year
Highly Commended
— Market Research Society Awards, 2019
Best Data Collection (face-to-face)
Finalist
— Market Research Society's Operations Awards – 2019
Best Data Collection (telephone)
Finalist
— Market Research Society's Operations Awards, 2019
Best Training and Development
Highly Commended
— Market Research Society's Operations Awards, 2019
Demonstrating the value of advertising on the Bloomberg platform
Neuroscience helped Bloomberg show that its advertising platform is a cut above the rest and delivers better outcomes for advertisers.
Understanding usage and perceptions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to shape future comms for Mitsubishi
A quantitative survey helped Mitsubishi Motors to understand how its vehicles were being used in the real world, informing how best to position communications about the role and value of PHEVs.
Demonstrating the positive impact of CSR programmes on brand perceptions across Asia for Samsung
A comprehensive piece of research to validate Samsung’s CSR efforts in 9 markets, thereby confirming the importance of such initiatives and their positive impact on brand perceptions.
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How should you position your advertising as consumers emerge from lockdown with new expectations of brands and a different lens on marketing? In this report, we’ll share the key learnings from our proprietary study, Brands Exposed, with over 4,000 consumers across the UK, US and 8 Asian markets.
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Can Chipotle Sell Mexican Food to Mexico?
A bold move into familiar territory – will it pay off? Chipotle’s announcement to open its first restaurant in the country, which inspired its menu, raises eyebrows and expectations. Partnering with Latin American restaurant operator Alsea, the US-based chain is entering a market where culinary authenticity isn’t a differentiator; it’s the starting point. For Chipotle, […]
Taste, Trust, or Trend? Decoding the Plant-Based Milk Movement.
In cafés from Stockholm to Singapore, something curious is happening to the humble latte. The milk has changed – but the meaning of what’s being poured has changed even more. Oat milk, once a fringe choice in vegan corners of Brooklyn and East London, now commands entire refrigerator shelves in mainstream supermarkets. In London alone, […]
Why Chocolate Sales Are Rising in a Health-Focused World.
Global demand for chocolate is rising, even as consumer concern over sugar, processed foods and wellness reaches new heights. Across the UK, the US, and key Asian markets, confectionery companies are reporting growth not just in premium segments, but also in functional and “better-for-you” formulations once considered niche. The shift reflects a broader recalibration of […]
Why Tech Buyers Are Saying ‘Not Yet.’
The global tech retail market is slowing. Consumers who once chased every new release are now holding off, thinking harder, and stretching upgrade cycles across devices – from phones to wearables to home tech. What’s changed isn’t just price sensitivity; it’s mindset. The old rhythm of new-for-new’s sake is being replaced by a more deliberate […]
Kadence helped us not only conduct a thorough and insightful piece of research, its interpretation of the data provided many useful and unexpected good-news stories that we were able to use in our communications and interactions with government bodies.
General Manager PR -Internal Communications & Government Affairs
Mitsubishi
General Manager PR -Internal Communications & Government AffairsWe knew from the start that the inaugural GoBear Financial Health Index was going to need the right research partner to realize our vision. This team needed a curious mind, sharp analysis, as well as the willingness to roll up their sleeves and get hands on with us. Kadence International has proven to be that partner and the study’s success has exceeded my expectations. I am excited to see future iterations of the study with them by our side.
Vice President – Marketing
GoBear
Vice President – MarketingWe have been engaged with Kadence since 2016. Since our first partnership, Kadence has been instrumental in supporting our business efforts and have continuously proven their value in research, insights and analysis that have helped us to gain many wins. Kadence consistently pushes the boundaries and offer inspirations that provide deep business insights and drive business strategies.
Head of Research
Bloomberg
Head of Research
Sales & Marketing
Vital Strategies
Customer Intelligence Director