Consumer and market strategy

A sound fundamental understanding of consumer behaviour and market dynamics is what underpins the most successful marketing strategies. A lot of time and money is spent in this area yet it can also be one of the areas where the research generated is really underexploited

At engage, our approach is based on common sense principles, they may sound simple, but they make a big difference to quality of output and genuine usefulness to the business

…Effort at the start of the research is always handsomely rewarded
We believe in the value of investing time beyond that usually associated with research: becoming fully immersed in the business issues and existing knowledge at the outset so that we have a very clear analytic path going forward

…Just because we can ask it, doesn’t mean we should!
This applies most of all to Usage & Attitude style studies. Our 'analytical path' approach to research deisgn means we keep the research focussed on business needs

…Make it come to life – make sure it’s used !
Many agencies may have the expertise to conduct a robust piece of consumer understanding research but we have years of hands on experience of working with client teams to develop and optimise the analysis to truly serve business needs.

…Keeping it real
Our insight is more powerful because we make sure wherever possible that we link to volume/value – thus making findings and insight more tangible

…Join up the dots
We try to make sure that both the consumer and shopper perspectives are covered so that the whole is more powerful and actionable than the individual elements.

If you want to know more about our approach to segmentation or pricing, click on the links to the left.