Research Methodology

Overhead photograph of an open brand tracking report on a timber desk in natural light, with four thin-lined labels floating above the page naming a brand's name, trust signal, core segment and channel, one highlighted in red to suggest a single point of exposure.

 • 9 Oct 2026

How to Run a Brand Equity Stress Test

What to ask, how to isolate one asset from the rest, and what the results license you to do differently. Read More

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Photograph of three printed research proposals fanned across a desk with a hand resting on the middle one, and four small semi-transparent elements suspended above them, a magnifying glass, a group of people, a dollar sign and a tick, representing what to weigh when choosing an agency.

 • 18 Sep 2026

How to Choose a Market Research Agency in Australia

The shortlist is the last decision, not the first. What to settle before you contact anyone. Read More

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Photograph of a printed survey questionnaire on a timber desk with four small semi-transparent elements suspended above it, a dollar sign, a group of people, a clock face and a bar chart, representing the sample, length and analysis choices that determine what a brand tracking study costs.

 • 11 Sep 2026

What Brand Tracking Costs in Australia and What Moves It

Published figures for a standard Australian brand tracker, and why the cheapest version is usually the worst value per dollar. Read More

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Photograph of a boardroom table showing four stacked quarterly tracker reports beside a single, larger annual brand health report opened to a synthesis page with a brand-driver chart, suggesting the annual report is structurally different from a longer quarterly report.

 • 15 May 2026

What an Annual Brand Health Report Should Actually Answer

The annual reporting moment is the only window where a marketing team can credibly move from operational tracking to strategic Read More

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Close-up photograph of a hand marking a printed survey sheet with “More Important” and “Less Important” columns, illustrating forced trade-offs in attribute prioritisation.

 • 27 Mar 2026

Maximum Differential Analysis: Identifying Real Purchase Drivers

Ask a group of buyers to rate how important ten different attributes are on a scale of one to ten, and you will almost certainly get Read More

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Crafting Effective Research Objectives for Impactful Brand Studies

 • 1 Feb 2024

Crafting Effective Research Objectives for Impactful Brand Studies

" In the realm of brand research, the phrase “Well begun is half done” couldn’t be truer. Before you send out your first survey Read More

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