Automotive Market Research.
Fueling model development and growth for automotive brands.
Bianca Abulafia
Automotive Market Research Lead
We support automotive brands at every stage of the vehicle development cycle, harnessing insight to help clients understand their customers and their model needs.
Our team has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry – and helped them navigate some of their toughest challenges, as well as supporting them with day-to-day projects like early buyer studies.
We’ve future proofed businesses, by helping them understand how to appeal to a new generation of drivers. We’ve developed best-in-class voice assist solutions. And we’ve helped underperforming models reverse the trend in their cycle refresh.
Automotive market research services
Customer understanding
Truly understand your customers’ needs and challenges to inform future strategy
Concept testing
Identify the strongest concept(s) to take forward for further iteration and development
Campaign development
Understand the unmet needs and emotional connection needed to power compelling creative
Campaign effectiveness
Determine how effective your campaigns are to better inform your marketing strategy
Our mission is to raise the impact of research – and we’re delivering
Innovation of the Year
Finalist
— 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
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Sales & MarketingAt Panasonic, we’ve always believed in collaborative work. Here, Kadence has been instrumental in helping us understand our status quo, identify the key drivers of NPS and strategic improvement areas across our refrigerator, air conditioners and washing machine categories. Team Panasonic is grateful for the sincere efforts put in, this in turn, will help us serve our consumers better.
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