| Alpha Design & Marketing Group – Undertaken on behalf of one of Alpha Design & Marketing Group’s food sector clients, this research was conducted to inform the development of its distribution chain. Through focus groups conducted with consumers, the research identified the most effective approaches with regard to; product, packaging, price and distribution outlets. |
| Association of Convenience Stores – Based on 1000 telephone interviews with the target market, this survey was conducted to provide a comprehensive analysis of the independent retail sector and to inform the client’s service and support development based on the market’s needs |
| Black Country Learning & Skills Council – Focusing on a range of in-depth consultations with training personnel, this qualitative survey explored the impact of incentives on effective programme development and inclusion. |
| Environment Agency – Based on both a quantitative survey and a range of focus groups conducted throughout England and Wales, the objective of these surveys was to investigate awareness, opinions and experience of customer care amongst employees to inform customer care development within the Environment Agency. |
| Plinkfizz – Research projects undertaken on behalf of Plinkfizz have involved both in-depth face-to-face and telephone consultations to inform their clients’ service development activities in line with customer needs. |
| Shropshire County Council and The Community Council of Shropshire – An in-depth evaluation was conducted amongst communities, service providers and strategic representatives to establish the effectiveness of community engagement in service planning and delivery. The project was based on a range of quantitative research, focus groups and one-to-one depth discussions. |
| Stroke Association, PCTs – This in-depth primary survey was conducted across England and Wales amongst Primary Care Trusts, Social Services Departments and charities to inform appropriate market and service development activity for The Stroke Association. |
| Telford & Wrekin Council – This social marketing research was based on focus groups with the BME community to explore the key factors influencing general health, nutrition and physical activity to inform the development of relevant local health and wellbeing programmes. |
| Tourism Partnership North Wales – Based on over 500 visitor face-to-face interviews, the objective of this research was to establish a comprehensive visitor profile for attractions throughout North Wales, including the impact of promotional material and factors influencing visits to attractions. |
| Welsh Government, Denbighshire County Council and Pennaf Housing – The objective of this extensive consultation was to examine current perceptions and attitudes of the area to support “Rhyl Going Forward”. The comprehensive research project was conducted in North Wales and surrounding areas and involved 600 face-to-face interviews with residents, an online survey, 5 focus groups and 100 telephone interviews with professionals. The findings provided the relevant knowledge to assist the creation of a new brand and marketing messages to support significant regeneration and housing activity in the town. |
| Defra – This survey was conducted to establish the extent and type of use made of Access Sites to determine how public needs are being met and areas for improvement. Based on face-to-face interviews conducted throughout England over 200 interviewing days, the survey provided significant data on awareness, use and opinion. |
| Country Land and Business Association – This large-scale in-depth survey was conducted to establish how the CLA and its services are perceived by its key target audiences. An online survey was designed to support the research, and was adapted to specifically address eight distinct stakeholder groups. In addition, telephone research was conducted to provide a qualitative element. The resulting findings, based on over 1,200 completed questionnaires, provided significant analysis for each of the target audiences. |
| Parker Ward Limited – A quantitative survey conducted with businesses in the construction industry was undertaken to establish the level and type of potential demand for a new industry support service. |
| Natural England – This large scale face-to-face survey was conducted with visitors to Open Access Sites over 100 interviewing days. The analysis provided significant data on awareness, use and opinion regarding Open Access Sites throughout England. |
| University of Wolverhampton – Based on a quantitative survey with university students and focus groups with students at schools and colleges, this research informed the development of two new design degrees based on student experience and opinion. |
| Show Racism the Red Card – This research was undertaken to evaluate SRtRC’s Speak Out Against Racism Educational Events to establish the impact of the events on young people, teachers and programme supporters. Based on; pre and post event quantitative research, observations, semi-structured interviewing and post-event workshops, the recommendations informed the future development of the events. |
| Finance Wales – The objective of this quantitative telephone survey with 500 businesses was to establish awareness and opinion of services prior to the launch of an advertising campaign. |
| Oxfordshire County Council – This research was based on questionnaires completed by service users at Oxfordshire’s day care centres to establish levels of satisfaction with the service provision and to identify areas for service development. |
| Shropshire Spice – Qualitative research was based on focus groups with the target market to inform the new packaging design for Shropshire Spice. This was followed by a quantitative survey conducted with the target market to inform the range of product development. |
| Chartered Institute of Housing – Based on in-depth telephone interviews with 150 housing sector organisations, the objective of the survey was to support the CIH business plan by providing an in-depth understanding of the development needs of the sector. |
| Mobility Link – The objective of this face-to-face survey was to inform Mobility Link and East Staffordshire Borough Council of the awareness, use and potential demand for Mobility Link’s services amongst local residents. |
