Research Objective

• A home appliance company needed to understand the pain points their sales representatives experienced when interacting with customers throughout the sales process.
• They also needed to understand the ideal product features customers desired so that representatives could properly recommend a purchase.

Scope & Methodology

A survey was designed to understand a variety of aspects of the sales process from the point of view of sales representatives. This included:

• Recent and past interactions they had with target and competitor brands
• Marketing messages and features associated with various brands
• Brands the representatives tended to recommend
• Recency and sources of training received by sales representatives

Value Delivered

The client gained a better understanding of how their brand was perceived in relation to other brands and product features. They were able to better understood how sales representatives interacted with customers to interpret their needs and make product recommendations.

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Research Objective

• A pet food brand offering a controversial new product format needed to understand purchase behaviors for current brands, and barriers to acceptance for a pet food using insects as a source of protein.

Scope & Methodology

A survey was designed to understand current purchase behaviors and market gaps for fresh and premium pet food products. The survey also focused on understanding awareness, barriers, and purchase intent for pet foods based on insects.

The data showed that:

• 1% currently use pet food with insect protein
• 66% were unaware of pet food with insect protein
• 60% were willing to try pet food with insect protein

Value Delivered

Despite the lack of awareness and lack of use of insect based pet foods, consumers demonstrated that they had a strong willingness to try the product, particularly because of its reduced impact on the environment. The research helped the client understand which message associated with their brand – sustainability –  would be most effective at reaching their targeted consumers.

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Research Objective

• A university needed to evaluate their brand value and understand declining enrollment in order to build a more meaningful brand promise based on academic offerings, student experience, and their prestige.
• They also needed to segment the market into distinct customer groups to target unique demographics groups more appropriately.

Scope & Methodology

• A survey was launched to measure a range of attributes including brand awareness and brand attributes.
• Prepared concepts were evaluated against a variety of emotional and rational perceptions. Each concept was evaluated in terms of the a set of key attributes, relevance, and preference.

Value Delivered

• The client learned where perceptions of their brand were falling short as well as which brand promise resonated and appealed the most with their target audience.
• The client was able to build a brand promise that was more meaningful to their customer base, and develop brand strategies that more accurately reflected the dynamics of their institution.

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Research Objective

• A beverage brand wanted to launch two new flavors of tea. They needed to understand which flavor would be preferred by target groups within a specified geography as well as overall.

Scope & Methodology

• Sensory testing was conducted by way of In-Home-Usage-Tests (IHUT) and survey data from 250 participants.
• Participants tested both flavor prototypes and completed an exit survey about their in-home sensory experience.
• Sentiment and likability scores were calculate for both of the variants. In addition, the data were analyzed using statistical techniques such as JAR analysis and penalty analysis.
• Results showed a preferred flavor as well as distinct differences based on demographic and geographic characteristics.

Value Delivered

• The client learned which of the flavor prototypes was preferred as well as specific reasons for those preferences.
• They were able to understand the preferences by demographics and geographics allowing them to create more meaningful marketing strategies for their desired target groups.

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Research Objective

• An international brand of seasonings, instant soups, pasta, and noodles wished to satisfy Indian consumer needs with a product offering focused on balanced nutrition for young people.
• Their main objective was to deliver well balanced nutritional pasta that mothers could trust, and their children would like while maintaining the image of their brand and quality. This needed to hold true even when kids and teenagers ate the pasta without any vegetables or meat.
• They wanted to develop a pasta product which would find a balance between nutrition, taste, and visual signals that would make the product credible in the eyes of mothers and their children.

Scope & Methodology

• Experts conducted a Customer Need Assessment study with mothers to understand:
  • Perception towards pasta products
  • Preferred ingredients and additives
  • Taste and color improvements
  • Level of consumption
• Primary & Desk Research: We identified lentils, chickpeas, powdered egg whites, and flax seed as the best ingredients to achieve consumer nutritional objectives. These ingredients and additives were perceived to be nutritious and part of the healthy diet which fit well with the brand image.
• We also evaluated a range of several colors to find a shade of pasta that is not too dark for the kids but dark enough for the mothers to find it credible.

Value Delivered

• Our study helped the client to understand consumer perceptions towards their new product and identify their current needs for kids.
• Client introduced several new products in the pasta segment by considering consumer’s needs and demands.

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Research Objective

• The client needed to identify parameters of brand strength and understand how the brand was perceived in relation to its competition.

Scope & Methodology

• A survey was launched to measure brand awareness within the category and to capture the importance of key attributes for the category.
• Analyses included assessing the strength and importance of key drivers, and overall satisfaction. These assessments were conducted at both the global and country levels.
• The data showed that while the brand enjoyed the highest awareness in the category, it was only the third highest in terms of purchase consideration. The data also showed that the brand competed most closely with two specific brands on several key attributes.

Value Delivered

• A set of key performance indicators, including brand awareness, perceptions, and importance, was benchmarked for a set of brands in the category.
• The brand was able to make targeted improvements to the product and understand their impact on brand perceptions in relation to the competition.

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