Research can cover both tactical and strategic issues and can help an organisation: We can use desk research to provide market intelligence to inform marketing strategy. Our analysis of market data can establish more facts about your audiences to enable better targeting. Understanding what is important to your target groups through discussions or surveys means you can concentrate your efforts for maximum impact. Using qualitative and quantitative research we can help you understand how external and internal audiences in comparison with competitors see your organisation. External handling of such projects adds objectivity and staff are more willing to open up. Examine communication strategies and look at the tone and content of messages. Test reactions to your prospectus design or planned advertising campaign in focus groups or let us explore views of your website by observing and interviewing users. We can also use ‘mystery shopping’ techniques to investigate effectiveness of enquiry handling and open days. By interrogating published statistics we can give an insight into comparative institutional trends to inform planning. We work with our clients at all stages of projects ensuring that the findings are interpreted into actionable marketing solutions.