Research & Insights · Mumbai

Insights that turn assumptions into decisions.

Marketing decisions made without evidence are expensive gambles. We run user research, market research, competitive analysis, brand & category insights and segmentation studies — mixed-methods work that translates into recommendations your team can act on, not reports that sit unread.

★ 4.9 · 600+ Google reviews Mixed-methods rigour 50k+ respondents surveyed
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Studies delivered
4.9
Google rating (600+ reviews)
50k+
Respondents surveyed
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Years of active work
E · E · A · T Trust Signals

How we earn your confidence

Four signals that show how we demonstrate Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness and Trustworthiness on this service — visible to both your team and the search engines that rank us.

Experience

Mixed-methods practitioners

300+ studies shipped across qual and quant — depth interviews, ethnography, large-sample surveys, conjoint and brand tracking — for D2C, fintech, healthcare, education and B2B SaaS brands.

Expertise

Qual + quant rigour in one team

Statisticians, qualitative moderators and category specialists working on the same study — so insight, sample design and analysis stay coherent end-to-end.

Authoritativeness

Category specialists, not generalists

Sector-trained researchers for each engagement — so the discussion guide reflects how buyers in that category actually think, not a generic template.

Trustworthiness

Ethics-led fieldwork

Informed consent, fair incentives, secure data handling and ESOMAR-aligned protocols — your respondents are treated as collaborators, not data points.

The biggest finding in most studies isn't the headline number — it's the gap between what the leadership team assumed buyers wanted and what buyers actually said when asked directly.

Most marketing decisions in Indian businesses are still made on opinion — opinions about who the buyer is, what they want, why they choose, and what would persuade them. Those opinions come from gut instinct, founder intuition or what worked at a previous company. Sometimes they're right; often they're not. The cost of being wrong compounds quietly across budgets, campaigns and product roadmaps.

We run user research, market research, competitive analysis, brand & category insights and segmentation studies — and translate the findings into specific recommendations that change how teams target, message, price and prioritise. The deliverable is a decision, not a deck.

How we work

From research design to socialised recommendations — five disciplined steps.

Five disciplines we run in lockstep so every study lands as a decision, not a deck.

01

Research design

We translate the business decision into research questions, choose the right qual / quant blend, define the sample frame and write the discussion guide or survey instrument — before a single respondent is recruited.

02

Recruitment & fieldwork

Screened recruitment to a tight specification — current customers, churned customers, prospects, target segments — and live fieldwork moderated or fielded by category-trained researchers across India.

03

Analysis

Thematic coding on the qual side and statistical analysis on the quant side — significance testing, cross-tabs, conjoint utilities and segmentation algorithms applied where the data warrants them.

04

Insight synthesis

Findings triangulated across methods into a small number of high-confidence insights — each one tied back to the original business decision so nothing surfaces just because it's interesting.

05

Recommendation & socialisation

Specific recommendations on positioning, messaging, channel, pricing or product — plus an internal socialisation workshop so the wider team owns the implications, not just the research sponsor.

Research disciplines

Six disciplines. One coherent insight programme.

The disciplines below are the bread and butter of a modern insights function — run as a connected programme rather than a series of one-off studies.

User research

Depth interviews, usability studies and journey research that surface the real reasons users choose, struggle and switch — informing both product and marketing investment.

Depth interviewsUsabilityJourney mapping

Market sizing

Top-down and bottom-up TAM / SAM / SOM modelling triangulated with primary research — credible numbers for board decks and investor decks, not napkin maths.

TAM / SAM / SOMDemand modelling

Competitive analysis

Deep audits of competitor positioning, messaging, channel mix, pricing and customer feedback — revealing strategic gaps and white-space opportunities.

PositioningPricingWhite-space

Brand tracking

Quarterly or annual tracking of awareness, perception and preference vs competitors — so you can prove marketing's contribution to brand equity over time.

AwarenessPerceptionPreference

Segmentation

Behavioural, needs-based or attitudinal segmentation — with practical typing tools so marketing, sales and product all target the same defined segments.

BehaviouralNeeds-basedTyping tools

Concept testing

Pre-launch validation of product concepts, brand identities, ad creative and messaging frameworks — reducing launch risk before full execution.

Pre-launchCreative testingMessaging
Research formats

Six formats we fit to the question, not the other way around.

Each format below is part of our regular practice. We choose the mix that fits your decision and budget — not the format the agency happens to like running.

In-depth interviews

Moderated 45–75 minute conversations with current customers, churned customers and prospects — the most efficient way to surface the "why" behind behaviour.

Focus groups

Moderated 90-minute group discussions — useful for surfacing language, group dynamics around a category and reactions to creative or concepts.

Surveys

Online, mobile and CATI surveys with statistically valid samples — the workhorse for sizing, tracking and significance-tested findings.

Ethnography

In-context observation of how buyers actually choose, shop and use — particularly powerful for category-defining brands and offline-heavy purchases.

Diary studies

Longitudinal self-reported diaries (1–4 weeks) that capture decision moments, friction and trigger events in the participant's own words.

Secondary research

Synthesis of existing reports, syndicated data, regulatory filings and category-level statistics — the fast, affordable backbone of any larger study.

Measurement

Studies are inputs. Decisions are outputs.

Six quality and impact KPIs we hold ourselves to on every research engagement — so research is judged on the decisions it enables, not the pages it produces.

01

Sample representativeness

How closely the achieved sample matches the target population on age, region, income and category behaviour — reported transparently.

02

Statistical confidence

Confidence intervals and margins of error stated up front on every quant finding — so you know when a difference is real and when it isn't.

03

Insight actionability

Every insight is paired with the specific decision it informs. Insights without a decision attached are killed in synthesis, not delivered.

04

Time-to-insight

From kickoff to debrief — 1–2 weeks for desk research, 4–8 weeks for mixed-methods studies. We commit to a timeline and report against it.

05

Stakeholder buy-in

Socialisation workshops measure how clearly cross-functional teams can articulate the findings in their own words after debrief.

06

Decision velocity

How fast the sponsoring team is able to move from "we don't know" to "we've decided" — the ultimate test of whether a study earned its budget.

Industries

Categories we have shipped research in.

Sectors we've run enough studies in to bring category fluency — discussion guides that don't read like a generic template and analysis that catches what only a category insider would.

D2C & consumer brands
Fintech & financial services
Healthcare & healthtech
Education & edtech
Retail & omnichannel
B2B SaaS & technology
Real estate & PropTech
Hospitality & travel
Why teams stay with us

What you get that most research agencies skip.

Choosing a research partner is less about the polish of the proposal and more about whether the team turns fieldwork into decisions — study after study, quarter after quarter.

Insights, not data dumps — every chart tied to a decision the team has to make.

Recommendation-led debriefs — we say what to do, not just what we found.

Qual + quant in-house — no hand-offs between agencies that lose context along the way.

Ethics-led fieldwork — ESOMAR-aligned consent, fair incentives, secure data.

Category-trained moderators — discussion guides that don't read like templates.

Honest sample design — we right-size the methodology to the budget and say what each tier can credibly deliver.

Socialisation workshops — so the wider team owns the insight, not just the sponsor.

Faster turnarounds — 4–8 weeks where large firms quote 4–6 months for similar scope.

FAQs

Questions teams ask before they sign.

What types of research do you conduct?
Consumer surveys, audience persona research, competitor analysis, keyword and search demand research, UX research, brand perception studies, and market sizing analysis.
How long does a research engagement take?
Typical research projects take 3 to 8 weeks depending on scope. We can deliver rapid turnaround desk research in 1 to 2 weeks for more focused briefs.
How is your research different from what large research firms do?
Large firms (Nielsen, Kantar, Ipsos) excel at large-sample syndicated studies and category tracking. We focus on actionable, decision-oriented research at smaller sample sizes with faster turnarounds — typically 4–8 weeks rather than 4–6 months. Where you need scale and statistical depth on industry questions, large firms are better; where you need actionable insights for specific marketing decisions, we deliver faster and more affordably.
Can you run research with a small sample budget?
Yes — we right-size methodology to budget. ₹2 lakh budgets typically support 12–20 customer interviews with thematic analysis. ₹5–10 lakh budgets support mixed-methods studies with quantitative samples of 200–500. ₹15 lakh+ budgets support category-tracking studies with statistical rigour. We are honest about what each budget level can credibly deliver.
What does a typical research engagement cost?
Customer interview studies: ₹1.5–4 lakhs depending on interview count and complexity. Brand tracking: ₹4–12 lakhs depending on sample size and frequency. Competitive analysis: ₹2–5 lakhs. Custom mixed-methods studies: ₹6–20 lakhs depending on scope. Detailed proposals always provided after a discovery call.

Ready to make decisions backed by evidence?

Book a free 30-minute consult — we'll scope the right research design for your decision and send a custom proposal within 48 hours.