Advertising Research


Branding & Competitive Assessment Research


New Product/Service Research







Market Assessments and Opportunity Identification

Purpose and Benefits
These studies help companies to better understand their markets and uncover opportunities. This type of work is very important to undertake when needing to determine where a product or service stands relative to competitors' in terms of perceptions, and likely and actual usage. With this information you can make product, communications and/or distribution channel adjustments to improve perceptions and likelihood of purchase among your target audiences.

Key Questions Answered:

  • What are perceptions and attitudes of our and competitors' products?
  • What are the trends in usage of our and competitors' products?
  • What is the correlation between attitude and usage?
  • How can attitudes be improved and usage of our products be increased?
Techniques
  • Focus groups (for front-end information)
  • Telephone, mail or web surveys
  • In-store or mall intercepts