“We’ve been working with Square Holes for many years, across several projects, with their team working alongside our team to deliver project success. The outcome of their work acts as an internal bible and has provided powerful insights into our customers and markets.”
– Tennille Reed
Market & Cultural Research
Square Holes’ market and cultural research has explored much of Australia’s urban, regional and remote areas. Indigenous populations, to Australia’s rich tapestry of different cultures and immigrants, from the average to the advantaged and disadvantaged. We have explored the world from Australia to Africa, Asia, North and South Americas, Europe, and wider Oceania.
We have met so many fascinating people, in such eclectic places.
Our work informs curious and inspired human-centred decision makers and innovators in business and government. Inspiration built on ISO 20252 certified quality standards (International ISO standard for market, social and opinion research).
We believe research is holistic, beyond surveys towards immersion.
Evidence-based consulting
Square Holes provides evidence-based insight and strategic consulting based on extensive research since 2004.
Cultural trends
Opportunities in this ever-changing world, diverse cultures, evolving society. Tech, and other trends, globalisation, pain-points.
‘What next?’
Behaviour change
Application of behavioural psychology and behavioural economics models, including cognitive bias and heuristics to drive change.
Market entry and growth
Assisting market entry and growth, including sizing the market, finding product-market-fit and optimising price and wider strategy.
Evidence based marketing
Ensuring marketing is based on fact more so than fantasy as to impact on brand growth, and optimising marketing effectiveness.
“A delightful team delivering business and research insights, with thought and care.”
– Jessica Vonthethoff
Three core research services
Illumination studies
Understand the stories, beliefs and behaviours of key markets, customers and population segments.
Concept testing and development
Involve prospective users and audience in testing and refining new products, marketing and other concepts.
Performance monitoring
Define and monitor key performance indicators, and identify priority strategy adjustments to enhance impact.
“A fresh and innovative agency providing a valuable alternative to traditional research approaches.”
– Nathan Hubbard
Illumination studies
Getting the foundation right from the start is essential to ensure strategy success. Some of the evidence based stories we tell …
Culture and community
Brands and markets
Customer journey maps
Economic impact
Field team & research rooms
Square Holes is a full-service research agency – data collection to analysis and consulting.
All Australian based interviewing and recruitment for our social and market research is conducted by Square Holes via our in-house field teams. This includes on-line survey, phone survey (CATI) facility and face-to-face interviewing capacity for Australia. Focus group and other qualitative research is available in our research room in our Adelaide HQ, with client viewing room (including live streaming upon request). Partner research rooms are used in other locations.
Square Holes’ field work team (‘Round Pegs’) is also available for field work only projects, when strategic input is not required.
Methodologies
Some of the research methodologies we use …
- Affinity Discussions
- ‘BIG’ Data
- Digital Clinic
- Ethnography
- Focus Groups
- In-Depth Interviews
- Online Communities
- Online Focus Groups
- Semiotics
- Statistical Analysis
- Workshops
- Surveys:
- Telephone Surveys
- Online Surveys
- Face-to-Face Surveys
- Hybrid Surveys
- FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Strategic precision and guidance, and minimising underperforming marketing and other spending waste. 1) Monitoring of trends, and brand, marketing and customer performance for Board and management reporting, and identifying strategic priorities. 2) Immersive market / population understanding to support decision makers to be innovative and gain competitive advantage. Strategic insight and a comprehensive, easy to read 30-100 page report is typically provided.
Generally $20,000 to $50,000, although budgets as low as $5,000 to up to $100,000 or more are common depending on the complexity of the project and other factors. Preliminary proposals tend to offer 2-3 options with alternative methodologies and costs, with prices quoted as fixed value total cost, i.e. all-inclusive no-surprises cost to achieve objectives, rather than per hour or add-on pricing. Government Grants may be available to subsidise the cost of research.
Research projects tend to take 3-8 weeks, depending on complexity and other factors. Our skilled, organised and experienced team carefully project manage to ensure budget and timing targets are met. Many of our clients work with Square Holes on an on-going basis, and others on an as needed project-to-project basis. We pride ourselves on building medium to long term trusted, candid and friendly partner relationships. Many of our partnerships are 5-10 years or much longer.