Our main formats

The main types of face-to-face qualitative research we offer are outlined below.

Face-to-face focus groups and mini groups

We love focus groups! They are great for reviewing brands, concepts, products and services, advertising and other marketing communications, as well as customer experiences.

We also use them when we need to explore the target audience’s thinking at both sub-conscious (System 1) and conscious (System 2) levels.

Face-to-face depth interviews and paired depths

Depth interviews (or IDIs) are often best when more sensitive subjects are being discussed, when it’s just not possible to convene focus groups, or when undertaking B2B qual.

And when it comes to subjects like home finance, house purchase or holidays, we’ll often recommend interviewing the decision-making couple together, to ensure we get the full picture.

(Paired) depth interviews are typically conducted in viewing facilities, hotels, homes, offices and other places of work and leisure.

Drop-ins

We often conduct research in the location that is the subject of the study.

For example, when we need to understand how families snack at home well spend our time dropping-in on different families, to watch, listen, ask questions – and conduct pantry audits!

And when we need to understand a particular aspect of the on-trade, we’ll spent many happy hours with drinkers and diners in both the client’s and competitors’ venues, observing and talking to both target customers and staff.

Co-creation workshops

These involve clients and customers collaborating together in task-oriented, moderated sessions in order to develop more rounded brand solutions.

We’ll often take a number of concepts, explore and evaluate them, identify the strongest and then work those up in to a more finished state.

Different, creative tools, approaches and stimulus materials are used to both guide and inspire participants.

Observed / accompanied ethnography

Ethnography refers to the study of human behaviour, either through remote observation or by accompanying subjects as they undertake specific tasks.

During accompanied ethnography sessions, we interview subjects about the nature of their experience, either as it is happening, or afterwards.

For more on our ethnographic research (including mobile / self-ethnography), offer please visit our separate Ethnography page.

Expert interviews

When it comes to the more complex B2B research projects (e.g. medicine, engineering, investment or IT) we can access even the most hard-to-reach subject matter experts.

And whilst we are generalists, we’ve never come across a research subject that we haven’t been able to tackle on behalf of our clients (and that includes robotics!).

Challenge us

Our team comprises all-senior Qualitative Consultants with stellar track records so we aren’t easily fazed!

If you have a hard-to-find sample, we’ll find it.

If your research project has short time leads – no problem. We do 3-day turnarounds and weekend research too.

Contact

If you wish to find out more about how face-to-face qualitative market research can help your brand make informed decisions please get in touch or call +44 (0)203 858 0052.