B2B professional services market research

Businesses will always need professional services. But their service expectations will continue to evolve.

No matter their field, experts must be alert to how businesses’ needs and priorities are changing. Otherwise, they risk falling behind while more agile service providers capitalize. Tailored personal services market research delivers the insights you need to differentiate and grow.

Why Adience?

Because we have lots of experience in B2B market research for professional services firms like yours.

We’ve helped everyone from global consultancies to individual experts better understand their target market and optimize their growth strategies.

We’re not one of those ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ research agencies. All our work goes into global B2B market research and consultancy.

We’re a consultancy delivering answers, then helping your business use them. We work with you, as an extension of your team.

And we’re super flexible, delivering bespoke work tailored to your business objectives – no two professional services market research projects are the same.

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Our professional services industry market research expertise includes:

  • Audit firms
  • Consulting firms
  • Creative services
  • Cybersecurity firms
  • Financial advisory
  • Legal services
  • PR services
  • Training providers

We’re really good at helping companies grow. Our professional services market research has three guiding principles:

01

Rally internal engagement.

Different stakeholders in your businesses often have competing objectives. We know. That’s why, for every project, we spend hours speaking to stakeholders, getting their support and buy-in.

And that way, after the analysis stage, we’ll know how to deliver change management recommendations they accept… Ones that are actionable and relevant for your business.

02

Analyze buyers’ decision-making.

It’s much easier to sell when you can see behind the scenes. Professional service buying dynamics work in many ways, so our research reveals how your clients in your key market segment make decisions.

Are they flexible, or following a rigid framework? And who are they – senior staff or junior project managers? Then we’ll show what that decision process looks like, step by step.

03

Look beyond HiPPOs.

Building on this, many professional services market research projects over-emphasize the ‘Highest-Paid Person’s Opinion’ like CEOs. But that’s often missing the main decision-maker. 

Often, HiPPOs are approvers – their direct reports are far more influential in the purchase decision. Our market research speaks to the people who really matter. So you can too.

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FAQs

How does Adience help professional services companies?

We support your business and research objectives by finding accurate answers to your questions. Innovation in professional services drives growth, but only brands that identify the right potential solutions for their target audience will enjoy a higher market share. If you conduct market research that’s customized to your objectives, our recommendations can help you differentiate and grow.

Which methodologies does Adience use for professional services market research?

We use a wide range of research methodologies and smart tools. We do quantitative and qualitative primary research, and secondary research. Surveys, interviews, online focus groups, you name it. But we tailor our research services to your needs, choosing the right methods for your business and research objectives first and foremost. Then we use consultancy techniques to turn insights into action and real change for your brand.

What does Adience specialize in?

We live and breathe B2B research to help our clients make informed decisions. We don’t do any B2C research at all – we leave that to the traditional marketing research agencies. We speak to genuine, senior B2B decision-makers to get the answers you need.

Who is Adience for?

Anyone working in B2B industries, from niche startups to global technology companies and everyone in between, including both private and public sector organizations. No matter your objectives, our services have you covered – whether you want product development research, customer satisfaction research, or anything else.

What countries does Adience cover?

Our UK and US-based consultants are supported by a network of top-tier global partners, including experienced local market qualitative researchers. We go the extra mile, so you can make informed decisions for the markets you’re targeting.

“True B2B experts. They’ve seen it all before, so know exactly how to solve whatever problem we come to them with. I’d highly recommend them for any B2B project you have in mind. Our clients frequently quote the output as best in class.”

Will Adler, Insight & Carrier Management Executive

I’m hugely impressed by their understanding of complex B2B businesses such as ours. Their professionalism, flexibility and collaborative approach make working together very easy.

Annika Jeppesen, Head of Insights

“I’m always impressed by the high quality of Adience’s work. They really understand our business and are thoughtful about their approach, and that comes through in their outputs. And they’re great to work with – they tailor their approach to meet our needs and are always willing to quickly act on our requests.”

Global Head of Insights, Nilfisk

“Worked really closely with us to design a project that fit our needs, and then demonstrated a really good understanding of our industry, delivering a presentation that told a clear story and was full of lots of fascinating insights.”

Ariela Becker, UX Manager

“I cannot think of anything that I would tell Adience to improve, I just think that they hit the mark in every way throughout this project. I highly recommend them.”

Robin Miller, Associate Director

“Adience was incredibly easy to work with from first proposal to final result. They brought a high level of expertise and their communication and project management skills were exceptional. Above all else, they learned our business inside and out and operated like true thought partners every step of the way, delivering insights that will help to support our company’s goals for years to come.”

Laurel Hughes, Product Marketing Manager

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