Projects The following are examples of some of the projects we have undertaken. ASSIRT Industry trends – a series of in-depth interviews with high level industry opinion leaders on the trends affecting the financial planning industry. Bankers Trust In-depth review of BT Wrap platform among financial planners. Big W Investigation of opportunity to grow share in selected categories. Blake Dawson Waldron Consult on design and implementation of construction industry survey. Cisco Evaluation of advertising concepts. Development of CxO engagement strategy. Citibank Evaluation of a range of new product concepts including ‘value card,’ ‘cash back card,’ ‘fuel partner card’ and ‘ready credit’. Investigation of strategy development for mortgage broker channel. Investigation of cross-sell campaign effectiveness. Investigation of attrition drivers (cards) and strategies to redress. Investigation of 'dissatisfaction' drivers. Colonial First State Involved in a major branding study among intermediary channel. Conducted extensive evaluation of SoA documentation for Commonwealth Bank and Financial Wisdom Planners. Commonwealth Bank Study among top tier private clients in relation to customer service delivery. Study among broking industry to gauge appetite for new offering and inform PR strategy. Conducted interviews with corporate customers following restructure of CBA business and corporate client base to better identify approach to segmentation and acquisition strategy. Evaluation of CommInsure promotional strategy. Cuttler Hughes Harris Strategic investigation of positioning opportunities for the firm and inform communications strategy development. Department of Lands A series of studies evaluating customer needs and expectations in relation to product development for the government property register, digital cadastral database and proposed development information service. Department of Community Services Investigation of community perceptions of foster care and development of messaging strategies for recruitment campaign. Study into the effectiveness of Families First communication strategy. Fairfax Qualitative investigation of career drivers and behaviour as part of recruitment industry study. Gloria Jeans Investigation of category drivers and brand positioning to inform advertising strategy. IBM Investigations to help drive future strategy for DB2 and DW/BI solutions, hosted services, mid-market infrastructure services, and ISV channel strategy. IDC Qualitative studies into office printers, internet security, and eCommerce. Investec Conducted 'opinion leaders' research study on climate change and renewable energy. IP Australia Conducted investigation of ‘InnovatEd’ schools programme. Review of tertiary education programme with researchers and commercialisation arms. Consult on customer satisfaction monitor. ITeM 3 (incubator programme) Conducted investigation of the market opportunity for ‘Xylogy’ (a software engineering tool) to support pitch for VC funding. JB Were Investigation of online investor attitudes towards advisory services. Macquarie Bank Conducted study among high net worth on-line investors in relation to cash management products. Mahlab Evaluation of market positioning and engagement strategy among senior HR clients. Microsoft A study designed to inform future enhancements to MS partner programmes. Investigation of the architecture community in Australia. Usability testing to inform web-site enhancements. Novell A study among IT management to develop marketing strategies for A/NZ. A study among channel partners to improve engagement. NSW Health Major review and development of communications strategy for recruitment into Nursing careers. Optus Investigation of communications strategy at senior corporate and small business levels. realestate.com.au Evaluation of advertising concepts and hard copy publication design. SAP Evaluation of service standards and engagement effectiveness among A/NZ customer base. SAS Institute A major qualitative study investigating DW/BI markets Soul Evaluation of on demand television concept. Software Engineering Australia A major study of all software development communities in Australia. Sport and Recreation Training Australia A qualitative investigation of strategies to increase participation in formal industry training. TAFE Evaluation of web design alternatives. Teletech International Conducted customer satisfaction appraisal among senior business relationships. Telstra Evaluation of advertising concepts for on-air offering.Visa Conducted study among billers in relation to new service development. Westpac Conducted various document testing studies among customer and staff groups to support enhancements in relation to communications, compliance and customer experience on a range of investment products and services. |