Top 50 Market Research Companies in 2018

Automata worked on lead generation for an appointment setting company. They implemented a variety of tools and strategies to assist the client’s search for leads. They scraped sites, conducted research on news, job boards, and more to find potential leads.

“Since starting our partnership with Automata, the total amount of time it takes us to find the right company, make the calls, get in touch with the right people, and book an appointment has decreased by 25%.” – Founder, Appointment Setting Company

Belkins completed market research for a digital marketing agency to help the agency generate more sales and increase productivity. The client felt that Belkins delivered everything they needed.

"We were most impressed by the responsive of the research team. They were always available for questions and feedback." — Chief Commericial Officer, Digital Marketing Agency 

Beyond Analysis provided strategic and analytical consulting services to a holiday company. The client wanted to use data to understand and draw insights about their organization's customers, so Beyond Analysis researched strategies such as target audience analysis and brand evaluation to best position the project. The firm also used strategies like data mining. Beyond Analysis successfully developed a model that met the client's needs. The client was impressed with Beyond Analysis's flexibility and organization throughout the project. 

"They were very organized. There were no surprises, and they were flexible and adaptable. We work in a very agile way in the digital product development area, with full end-to-end continuous delivery. They really adapted to working with us in that space very well as they have an agile mindset."-IT Director, Holiday Company 

Build. Scale. Prosper. worked with an interior restoration company to help cultivate its brand and online image. They redesigned the client’s website, improved SEO and AdWords placement, and organized historical company data.

“They helped us redesign our website. They gave us a lot of guidance and direction on how we should showcase our work online and improve our SEO. They’ve really made a difference with all of our marketing materials.” – Vice President, Interior Restoration Company

Build. Scale. Prosper. helped an interior restoration company rebrand. Their work included data organization, web redevelopment, and SEO and Google Adwords campaigns. As a result, Web traffic and phone calls have increased.

"I learned really quickly that they were expert strategists who knew how to play to our strengths and find areas that needed help." — Vice President, Interior Restoration Company 

Bulldog Drummond led a full rebrand for a large television network to increase ratings, eliminate stereotypes about country music, and attract advertisers. The branding project was both internally and externally focused to ensure employees were positive brand advocates.

"Bulldog Drummond created a good package for our sales team to take to advertisers. We were able to say, “We are in 92 million homes, and they are not all trailer parks. This is the authenticity and spirit of our audience. What brand does not want to be associated with that?” – Former Senior VP of Marketing & Branding, Television Channel

While in the process of relaunching their website, a medical journal needed a marketing plan to increase the visibility of their new site. Captains of Industry created multiple email and banner ad campaigns along with videos that all help with the relaunch of their site. They also created some print materials for publication and distribution. 

"Captains brought a vigor to their work that was greatly appreciated. The designers sincerely care about the quality of their output. We had strict design requirements and multiple stakeholders involved. It was a challenge, but they did a wonderful job producing a cohesive theme across all deliverables." - Marketing Manager, Medical Journal

Conversion Fanatics managed Facebook advertising and built an Upsell funnel for a cosmetics company. With AB testing and continuous monitoring, they optimized the company’s website to push more sales. They tripled the client’s revenue and number of customers.

“When you own a business, there are many vendors that reach out to you and tell you they can increase your revenue. However, Conversion Fanatics is the only company that delivered what they said the would.” – CEO, Cosmetics Company

Detour UX provided interface and experience design for a medical foundation's website. The client was migrating their data to Sitecore, and needed an agency to create the best visual assets and user flows. The Detour UX team reworked the client's information architecture and user experience, which has improved their user engagement and boosted returning visits.

"They were very collaborative and responsive. Whenever we reached out to them, they worked well with our timelines. Overall, it was a very good experience and the communication was very good." — Project Manager, Medical Foundation

An education company launched a new publication and needed an accompanying website. Durkan Group created this client's website from scratch in under two months, integrated it with Google Analytics, Zarget, and Marketo, and helped with its digital marketing and SEO. 

"Relationally, they’re a great partner. They really have a strong understanding of the digital marketing space. I can’t say enough good things about them. I haven’t seen many agencies that are on their level." - Web Designer, Education Company

Flatworld Solutions partnered with a products business and assumed customer service and live calling duties organization-wide. The client's customers have reported 98% satisfaction rate when dealing with the team at Flatworld Solutions. The client estimates that the team at Flatworld Solutions has saved their organization over 40 hours of work. The team showed an impressive level of professionalism and customer service skills. 

"They're dedicated to making their customers like us as successful as possible. Flatworld Solutions excels at communication and takes care to offer a pleasant customer experience." –Customer Service Director, Products Business 

A digital marketing agency hired FoxGroove Interactive to provide additional resources needed to extensively redesign its client's website. FoxGroove performed a full audit to identify audience segments and user needs and worked on the client's complex frontend and backend redesign projects.

"We've seen overall satisfaction with not only the client but also the internal team. The solution is functional, without any major defects or bugs." – Account Manager, Digital Marketing Agency

Fresh Squeezed Ideas conducted market research for a chocolate company. The work was to strengthen their position among specific brands. Stakeholders in the chocolate company responded very well to the work Fresh Squeezed Ideas completed.

"The Fresh Squeezed team did a great job of distilling a number of different questions into their simplest form to make the research as impactful as possible." – Consumer Insights, Chocolate Company

Furtive Collective established a digital strategy for a handmade boutique eCommerce store. The client was at a critical growth point and needed a more complete understanding of its market position and analytics. Furtive Collective performed an extensive analysis of traffic and search data and determined that the client should specialize in a specific market. Since the project, the client's revenues have nearly doubled on each sale. 

"They [Furtive Collective] were very efficient and knowledgeable. They presented other strategies that they’ve used with other clients. So, all of those things gave me the confidence in making my decision." — Owner, Boutique e-store

Global Brand Works established a consultancy's new brand using research and information gathering practices. In order to meet the client's needs, Global Brand Works created strategic messaging and visuals that emphasized the rebrand. The client was very happy with the work done by Global Brand Works. 

"We think their branding looks good and reflects our company values. They were mindful of our budget and worked within our means." – Co-Founder, Consultancy 

Goodman Lantern worked on development and marketing for an event-based social media network. They programmed a mobile app in Python that creates a live feed of local events across the globe. They developed presentations for venture captial meetings and strategized business development. The client was impressed with the results of the project.

“The caliber of Goodman Lantern's deliverables impressed potential investors. In particular, the excellent presentations they compiled for venture capital meetings gave me caché with new contacts.” – Owner, Event-Based Social Media Network

Humanist worked on UX design for a large veterinary organization. They worked as an extension of the client’s UX team to redesign a web-based office management tool. The client was impressed by the skills they brought to the project.

“Humanist is distinguished by their UX leadership, product strategy, iterative Agile design, and user testing. They are able to factor user feedback into that process. I was impressed that they used measurable, baseline-able metrics to make decisions.” – Director of UX, large Veterinary Organization

A landscaping company hired Identity Marketing Group for marketing assistance. Their responsibilities included a website redesign, running social media accounts, and managing paid advertising. Since they started working together, engagement has increased across all of the client's platforms.

"Identity Marketing Group has managed the project very attentively, which has been outstanding."–Owner, Landscaping Company

A mountain adventures company hired Ignyte to boost its web presence and branding. Ignyte rebuilt the client's website and helped rebrand the company to better appeal to customers.

"All of the steps in the process put us through a self-discovery phase and helped us better understand why we’re in business, what we’re selling, how we’re selling it, and who our customers are. The brand strategy was a really beautiful outcome that I didn’t expect." - Owner, Mountain Adventures Company

InfoDataPlace worked on contact list creation for a marketing company. They provided custom client lists for marketing purposes that match specific requirements and criteria. The client appreciated the positive feedback the project received.

“The clients have been happy with our results, and we have a few more clients that will get back to us on a second and third project. Therefore, we want to keep the partnership with InfoDataPlace going.” – Business Development Manager, Marketing Company

An internet company hired Key Lime Interactive for staff augmentation when one of its employees went on leave. Key Lime Interactive took over the UX research for the team, and the company extended and expanded its contract after the employee returned from leave. 

"I’m 100% satisfied. It’s great to work with people that already understand the space." – UX Researcher, Internet Company

Living Proof Creative built a payment system on a custom WooCommerce site. As a result, revenue and client base increased 580% and 200%, respectively.

"They build strong relationships with their clients and are deeply invested in the project at hand. They go the extra mile to achieve your goals. Equally notable is their brilliant resources’ technical expertise. Since I’m not experienced in this business space, they seem like tech wizards." – Owner, Barbershop 

LookFar redesigned a nonprofit's website. It specifically focused on improving the website's UX, because the previous version was not user-friendly. LookFar developed a connection between Salesforce's CRM, the client's website, and its data platform. Thanks to LookFar's work, the client's audience increased from 12,000 to over 14,000 for a specific annual event. The nonprofit received positive feedback on the new site.

"Having worked with a lot of tech firms, I can say that we don’t always get this level of service." – Executive Producer, New Orleans Nonprofit

M-Axxis Digital helped a lead generation company with building a WordPress website. In addition, they assisted the client with SEO, web development, and email marketing campaigns. The client was impressed with their project management.

“I’m happy with the service M-Axxis Digital provides. They can achieve 5–6% conversions after sending out 2,000 emails.” – Founder, Lead Generation Company
 

Magnani conducted market research to help a medical association's publishing arm help better understand its audience preferences. Magnani's research helped inform the association's marketing strategy projects, which they helped run through providing video production and web development services. Their work was impressive, according to the client. 

"We were always impressed with their results and had very few edits on deliverables like site design prototypes. They took time to understand our business and the strategic drivers influencing our future direction. Our marketing team enjoyed working with them and were very impressed by the quality of their materials, especially the video content. It was a very positive experience overall." – Director of Journal Publishing, Medical Association

Marketjoy developed an outreach program for an education technology company. Using email templates and Linkedin, they helped the client offer products to businesses for employee training. The client appreciates the increase in leads generated by Marketjoy’s work.

“We had difficulty on our own with pure outreach and decent lead lists. They help us manage the process and solve the problems we faced on our own.” – COO, Education Technology Company

Namebase Brand Naming provided a home design company with eight powerful brand names. The project was on a strict timeline, which Namebase Brand Naming met capably.

"We had a positive feed-back from the name. It stood out among our competitors and there was nothing else like it. It was easy to say, spell and find on Google." - Founding Partner, Home Design Company

NameStormers helped rebrand a manufacturing company after the company was acquired. The client was impressed that NameStormers was able to provide a new name within one month.

"The NameStormers team has a broad set of backgrounds, allowing them to draw from a lot of experience. We have a super technical product and I was impressed that they were able to fully understand our company and deliver a name that suits us." - CEO, 3D Desktop Manufacturer 

Nexfresh provided development support for a development agency. Additional services they provided included digital marketing campaigns. The results of their efforts have received 100% positive feedback. 

"Communication and fast delivery on each project have been the most impressive things about Nexfresh."–Director, Development Agency 

NOVVUM developed web and mobile applications for a casting call service. The app allows actors to self-tape submissions and upload them onto our Amazon database. The client appreciated NOVVUM’s fast-paced work ethic.

"NOVVUM is reasonably priced and has a fair pricing system. They are honest. They are gifted engineers and are outperforming in that regard."–Co-Founder, Casting Call Application

Online Department provided web development for an energy company. They consolidated information from previous websites and developed a new one using WordPress. They focused on scalibility and making the website user-friendly. The client was impressed with the results of the project.

“The new site is stable and the whole look and feel of our company is much better. Without even making any marketing efforts, we saw new sign-ups for our newsletters and increased brochure downloads within the first two months.” – Business Developer, Energy Company

Outboxers worked on marketing and web development for a local republic bank. They analyzed the viability for a fintech cloud platform for startups and third parties. They developed a website and worked on marketing campaigns.

“They understand our needs as a corporation and they see what our issues are, but they’ve also helped clarified whether or not what we are creating makes sense in the startup world.” – Fintech Cloud Specialist, Republic Bank

Pam Spring Advertising worked assisted a library with its media buying needs across television, radio, and print. Pam Spring Advertising also ensured that the client negotiated the best deals possible with various media companies, so as to maximize its ROI.

"Over the years, the increased market penetration resulted in a 20% growth in active library users." —Former Manager of Communications, Library

A wealth management company wanted an online outreach strategy to reach its target audience. ProntoLogic built and designed the company's WordPress site and provided blogging and social media training, content marketing, and market research.

"ProntoLogic is very good at what it does. I've had experiences with other developers, and ProntoLogic is great at putting in the extra effort. Because their skill sets are so broad, not only is ProntoLogic's team technically savvy, but they also do good design work." - Founder, Wealth Management Company

Redfern Partners worked on branding and marketing research for a nomadic fashion brand. They focused on achieving international brand recognition. They worked on logo and web design, brand philosophy, and social media. The client appreciated the timeliness with which they worked on the project.

“I was given dates for when each phase would be done, and they met deadlines perfectly. This was important to me, as I was involved in other projects and needed a vendor that would not just do the work in order to get paid, but that acted as a true partner that shared my same values.” – CEO, Nomadic Fashion Brand

One of Sensis’ clients is an energy company that wanted to connect with its community with a bilingual PR campaign. Sensis organized community events, worked with local media, and designed and produced all the advertising material.

“In many ways, I feel that we're their only client. I know that's kind of a cliché – the way that they have been able to sometimes just drop everything else, get what we needed done, and bring in any additional partners, if necessary. They've really done an outstanding job.” – Communications Manager, Energy Company

SEO Experts India is providing ongoing SEO services to enhance a small law firm's online presence and grow its clientele. SEO Experts India works hard to strike a balance between development expertise and communication skills.

"One of our local websites showed up on page 10 of results before we started to focus on its SEO. Within a few months, it was already on page 2. I was impressed with the speed of its progress." – Operations Manager, Small Law Firm

Shelton Interactive worked with a law firm to deliver a redesign of the client's website. On the day of the website's launch, the client's website traffic increased by a factor of ten. As a result, Shelton advised the law firm on social media, blog posts, SEO analytics, and website management.  

"I thought Shelton Interactive performed very well throughout the project. They were timely, communicative, and quick to respond to any problems or concerns." - President, Law Firm

Springbox was hired by a legal software developer to do some work on their digital marketing. By analyzing the competition, Springbox looked for areas where the developer could top their competition. They also helped with branding and improved their Google search rankings. Springbox provided the developer with enough help to get the new business off the ground.

"Springbox was head and shoulders above the other agency." – Manager, Legal Software Developer

A consumer technology firm had split from a larger company, and wanted to articulate their talent strategy in a concise, engaging way. Using existing white papers and practices, Starfish designed a well-organized booklet of the client's hiring and career development ideas, which was deployed to offices around the world.

"Over 700 of the books were delivered to our HR professionals around the globe. We also created PowerPoint presentations based on the creative approach that Starfish developed for the new people strategy...They produced exactly what we needed." — Project Management Director, Consumer Technology Firm

Task Virtual performed a variety of services for a healthcare firm. They assisted with payroll, data entry, and other personnel services. With a driven approach to each assignment, Task Virtual was extremely helpful. 

"They are competent, provide good customer service, and have an easy interface." — CEO, Healthcare Company 

A dumpster rental company hired TECHsan Media to grow its internet presence through SEO. TECHSAN Media designed an SEO strategy to achieve the company's goal of page 1 or 2 ranking for all of its key terms. The client's business has doubled every year since partnering with TECHsan Media. 

"They’ve done an excellent job. [They] are active in the business on a regular basis and know what’s important to us. If I have a concern, I call directly. [They] works with me and have an understanding of what I need." – Owner, Dumpster Rental Business 

A cosmetics company was releasing a refresh of an old brand and wanted to create a corresponding in-store experience. The Yard Creative researched and provided the client with ideas for the campaign and its implementation.

"They’re thorough and strategic. When we make requests, they ask us questions about why we think that request will deliver for us. They force us to think about what will get us the results we want—based on the consumer research and sales data, rather than on existing strategies that we may have followed for 10 years but that don’t meet our needs." — Senior Merchandising Manager, Cosmetics Company

A radio station was undergoing a rebranding of their entire network and needed to overhaul various parts of their online presence. Theory SF conducted market research in order to redesign their website as a fitting part of their overall rebranding.

"They’re highly professional, but also down-to-earth people that feel like part of our team. The team’s industry knowledge is incredible and they’re not afraid to think outside the box." — Program Director, Radio Station

Think Company worked with a financial services firm that needed assistance managing complex projects and high volumes of data. The client also wanted to reduce calls to their customer service lines by fixing problems on the financial services firm's various websites. The client was impressed by Think Company's ability work quickly and with precision.

"Their designs are beautiful and accurate. People within our company have realized the full possibilities of our online presence as a result. Our team has been energized and empowered through the collaboration." – VP Digital, Financial Services Firm

Tronvig Group created a clear and concise message for a health museum's brand. It also guided the museum on how to target audiences and what type of exhibits it should run. The museum has seen an over 300% increase in visitors since working with Tronvig Group.

"Tronvig helped us to define who we are." - President & CEO, Health Museum 

Usman Group helped a plumbing fixtures manufacturer revitalize its brand and attract consumers by designing a user-friendly, efficient website that included a backend database for managing extensive product catalogs. As a result of its partnership with Usman Group, the manufacturer received overwhelming positive feedback and its brand perception has improved. 

"[Usman Group] went above and beyond to find solutions that met our needs and fit our budget." - Former Digital Marketing Manager, Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturer 

Vowels Advertising helped a real estate company with its advertising campaign. The agency's work included developing a new brand, creating a logo, running social media, designing different print elements, and other marketing tasks. The client was very satisfied.

"We are very satisfied with the branding, which was clearly communicated and stood out immediately. The workflow was extremely effective." - CEO, Real Estate Company

Web Design Boston partnered with a real estate management company to design a new website on Drupal.The project included embedding video, building a resource center, and creating podcast page. The client was impressed with Web Design Boston's organization and project management skills. 

"They were pretty clear in each section of the project, from planning and strategy to wireframing and then design and implementation all the way up to launch. They were communicating with us very frequently. If we went dark on them for any period, they would give us a nudge, which was great. " – Director, Real Estate Management Company 

WMM GmbH created marketing surveys and provided detail reports for an urban hotel. The results turned into great feedback for the hotel, which led to renovations and more. The client was impressed with WMM GmbH's professionalism. 

"We now understand what our guests want to have." – Managing Director, Hotel

Zubi Advertising worked assisted a supermarket chain with market planning, strategy, media buying, and content creation . The two companies entertained a relationship that lasted from 1984 to 2011, spanning seismic shifts in marketing and advertising.

"The multifaceted designers seamlessly adapted their production strategy to fit specific contextual needs." — Former SVP Marketing, Supermarket Chain