Audience research

Measure what your staff, customers and partners believe before deciding what to say.

Why it matters

Good communication starts with listening.

Most communication plans are built on assumptions about what people think. We test those assumptions first, so every message is aimed at a real need.

1

Messages built on guesses

What leaders think people care about often isn't what they actually care about.

2

One size fits all

Staff, customers and partners hear the same message, and most of it misses.

3

No way to know if it worked

Without a starting point, there's nothing to measure against.

How we do it

Ask the right people the right questions.

01Where we start

Define

Agree who you need to reach and what you need to learn from them.

02

Ask

Surveys, interviews and focus groups, designed around our IDENT method.

03

Segment

Group your audiences by what they believe, need and value.

04

Brief

Turn the findings into clear guidance on what to say to each group.

What you get

A clear view of who you're talking to.

  • Audience profiles: what each group believes, needs and values
  • The gaps between what you say and what they hear
  • Message priorities for each audience
  • A baseline to measure future communication against

Especially useful for

Before a campaignChange programsNew marketsEmployer brand workAnnual planning

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What to bring

  • Your website and a recent staff or investor update
  • What you most want to be known for
  • Where you feel the message isn't landing