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We work with brands to help enhance their marketing and advertising efforts and assess this impact through brand studies.
By getting closer to the needs and attitudes of consumers, we’re able to identify the core human truths and big ideas that fuel great content and marketing strategies.
Whether you’re about to start a new campaign, testing new concept areas, evaluating final ad stimulus and copy, or understanding the impact of your campaigns, we’re on hand to help you get the most out of your marketing.
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With our ad testing and insights, your marketers and brand managers will always maintain a consumer-centric perspective, ensuring that your advertising and product development efforts consistently hit the mark.
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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.
Establishing a pan-Asian Financial Health Index for GoBear
A collaborative and consultative qualitative & quantitative approach helped GoBear establish a Financial Health Index in key markets, thereby expanding its brand value beyond the current positioning.
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.
Developing comms to deliver behavioural change for Vital Strategies
A hybrid qualitative approach helped Vital Strategies understand the relative effectiveness of its communication material in the real world among target audiences.
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Our global footprint makes us the go-to partner for international market research. We offer all qualitative and quantitative methodologies across our office network and beyond.
Brands Exposed: What consumers want to see from your marking as they emerge from lockdown
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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The Shopper Who Never Meant to Shop.
You’re watching a livestream. A pair of sneakers flash on screen, not as a hard sell, but as part of the host’s outfit. Before the segment ends, you’ve clicked, carted, and checked out, without ever intending to shop. This is ambient shopping. In 2025, 69% of consumers report making purchases while doing something else: scrolling […]
Why Inflation Is Not Stopping Middle-Class Indulgence.
Rising inflation and economic uncertainty were expected to put an end to discretionary spending for middle-income households. Instead, consumers are making room for indulgence. Across the US, UK, and Europe, households earning moderate incomes continue to prioritize non-essential purchases at rates far closer to affluent consumers than economic models predicted. McKinsey’s 2024 Global Consumer Sentiment […]
Why the She-conomy Is Now Driving Global Growth.
Across the world’s fastest-growing consumer markets, one force is reshaping purchasing behavior, product design, and service delivery: women. From Jakarta to Los Angeles, women are no longer a niche segment—they’re central to growth itself. In the US and UK, they already influence over three-quarters of consumer spending. In Asia, their economic clout is rising even […]
When Sustainability Meets the Limits of Consumer Budgets.
In theory, younger consumers should be leading the green economy. Gen Z and millennials routinely rank climate change among their top global concerns, follow sustainability influencers, and expect brands to take a stance on everything from packaging to politics. But in practice, their purchasing behavior last year tells a different story. According to McKinsey, the […]
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Arla Foods
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Discovery
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Treatwell
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Vital Strategies
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