Hart will work with you to design a research program that delivers the information you need for business success, on-time, within budget, and painlessly. Many research firms only do surveys, which is a bit like trying to solve everything with a hammer. Hart offers a full suite of research tools.

Business benefits

  • Recommendations to improve your business, not just survey data
  • Fits your business needs, budget, and industry peculiarities
  • Objective results rather than internally-generated research hobbled by assumptions and hidden agendas
  • Efficient Hart research planning process

Research methods

  • Surveys online, in print, or by phone
  • Interviews for in-depth feedback or idea generation
  • Social media and Web site observation
  • Retailer visits
  • Government, corporate, database research

Report elements

  • Hart recommendations
  • Key findings
  • Full research results in Word tables or Excel workbooks
  • Comparative data for context (from Census, Pew Internet, past Hart research, etc.)
  • Consumer profiles (knitting Nancy, Nick the acrylic painter, etc.)

Formats

  • Confidential reports in Word or as PDF
  • Executive summaries fully designed and edited for publication
  • Excel workbooks of results and analysis
  • Presentations in PowerPoint
  • Business tools for each department: product feedback, customer service feedback, marketing guidelines, suggestions for retail partners, etc.

Information to fit your particular needs

  •  Marketing plans
  • Business plans
  • Selling a company
  • New product ideas or product makeovers
  • Business turnarounds