Work

Work That Turns Insight Into Influence

From global benchmarks to focused studies that repositioned a brand, here's what that looks like in practice.

Featured client work

Happiness Index

The Global Workplace Happiness Report

We worked with The Happiness Index on the Global Workplace Happiness Report, helping shape one of the most in-depth studies into workplace happiness ever conducted. Built from over 1.9 million data points across 115 countries, it combines a global benchmark with perspectives from leading experts in culture, health and organizational performance.

Alongside the report, we hosted a series of expert conversations for The Happiness Index podcast. In this episode, Stefan Tornquist speaks with David Van Adelsberg about the link between workplace happiness, human capital and business performance.

Other Work

Customer Insights Ecommerce

Deep Audience Insight Drove a High-Impact Brand Relaunch

Before taking the leap into a brand reset, the client wanted to hear from the people making high-stakes buying decisions: those who understood the platform's strengths, pain points and trade-offs from first-hand experience.

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Verified active users were sourced across industries and roles. A targeted survey focused on how real decisions were made in complex enterprise environments.

The study revealed performance expectations, integration challenges and purchase and renewal drivers. Those findings were synthesized into practical personas that shaped messaging, positioning and go-to-market strategy.

Why it worked

  • The survey aligned directly with business objectives and launch priorities.
  • The personas were rooted in real decision drivers, not theoretical segments.
  • Hard-to-reach users were heard at meaningful scale.

The result was a credible foundation for the relaunch and clear insight that teams could use from day one.

Thought Leadership Martech

Turning Insight into Industry Impact: A Growth Story

What began as a single report grew into a complete program of reports, dashboards, analyst decks, webinars, podcasts and video.

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The program became a trusted benchmark for the client's C-suite, a strategic resource for internal teams and a value driver for external stakeholders. It fueled sales pipelines, shaped conference narratives and attracted high-profile media.

  • Qualified marketing leads reached 85% of an annual KPI within six months.
  • Americas qualified leads exceeded the full-year KPI by 135%.
  • Web traffic rose 38% year over year in the Americas and 36% in APAC.

Why it worked

One research program supported regional insight, solution storytelling and multiple commercial uses. Each iteration evolved with business priorities while maintaining a trusted market benchmark.

It became the client's most commercially successful global thought-leadership initiative, sustaining authority for more than a decade.

Advisory & Consulting CPG/FMCG

External Insight Turned Ambition into a Credible Path

A global CPG business had strong sustainable-ecommerce ambitions but lacked the external evidence required to move decisively and support continued investment.

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Twenty in-depth interviews with leaders across FMCG, retail, technology, logistics and government were combined with an advisory panel of respected academic experts.

The findings challenged internal thinking and were distilled into priorities and actions presented directly to the executive team, including the CMO.

Why it worked

  • Peer insight exposed operational risks, blind spots and rising standards.
  • Expectation gaps between consumers, industry action and measurement became clear.
  • A phased roadmap balanced rapid action with long-term advantage.
  • Cross-sector evidence strengthened global credibility.
Thought Leadership Services

A Data-Led Roadmap for Global Ecommerce Growth

A global energy-management company was navigating ecommerce growth across many channels without the evidence needed to prioritize investment or regional expansion.

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We built a fact-based view of the opportunity across distribution, e-procurement, pure-play sites, marketplaces and direct channels. TAM, SAM and SOM were sized by route to market and region.

  • Maturity models benchmarked the company against competitors.
  • SWOT analysis exposed vulnerabilities and opportunities.
  • An investment framework showed where to expand, hold or exit.

Why it worked

Hard numbers replaced hunches, internal knowledge accelerated delivery and regional leaders gained evidence to make credible investment cases.

The result was a concrete five-year roadmap for reallocating resources and acting on the markets that mattered most.

Thought Leadership Martech

Manufacturing Benchmark Opened Doors and Built Credibility

A digital-experience platform needed a credible entry point into manufacturing, a sector in which it lacked visibility and authority.

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Surveys of senior executives and interviews with C-level leaders identified the structural barriers slowing digital transformation and the behaviours separating leaders from laggards.

The flagship benchmark report was supported by webinars, articles, blog posts and sales tools that sustained engagement across the buying cycle.

Why it worked

  • Survey scale was combined with executive-level depth.
  • Benchmarking became a practical call to action.
  • Connected assets supported awareness through conversion.
Customer Insights Pharma

Healthcare GTM Informed by Real Clinical Workflows

The client needed a healthcare go-to-market strategy grounded in the operational realities of clinical care rather than assumptions or outdated personas.

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Surveys of physicians, nurses, physician assistants and dental professionals exposed daily friction points and showed how provider, payor and insurer dynamics shaped clinical decisions.

Why it worked

  • First-hand clinical evidence stood up to high-stakes scrutiny.
  • Role-level segmentation improved product and messaging precision.
  • Friction points were mapped to specific commercial opportunities.
  • Executive decks and dashboards supported immediate decisions.

Teams gained alignment, messaging became more precise and engagement was grounded in what healthcare providers actually needed.

Advisory & Consulting Media

Monetizing News Inventory: Insight that Catalyzed Change

One of the world's largest media companies wanted to understand how other properties navigated the challenge of monetizing news advertising inventory.

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We interviewed executives who had recently left identified competitors, respecting their non-compete agreements while uncovering variations in monetization models, brand safety and bespoke sponsorship.

Deliverables included:

  • A global benchmark report and regional breakouts
  • Short-form videos bringing expert anecdotes to life
  • A leadership presentation with a detailed talk track
  • A brief exploring the two-to-five-year future

The evidence supported the internal client's case for action and became a catalyst for changes in approach, investment and long-term planning.