Strategy & Innovation

With all of the brand consultancies out there, clients need to be choosy when selecting a supplier. How we work with you makes us different.

The most successful companies don’t just react to change. They anticipate the category, consumer, and cultural changes that have the potential to derail or propel their business forward. Strategic Foresight at The Sound is outcomes-focused and driven by human and cultural understanding, grounded in present-day action.

Early spring feels extra springy around The Sound – like fresh air flowing through our virtual hallways. Our recent client conversations and projects seem to...

Human needs and motivations can be fulfilled by a variety of things, including brands. By engaging with people and truly understanding what they do everyday, we can identify what their motivations are, and how and when brands can authentically show up in their lives.

Human needs and motivations can be fulfilled by a variety of things, including brands. By engaging with people and truly understanding what they do everyday, we can identify what their motivations are, and how and when brands can authentically show up in their lives.

By understanding the many ways people satisfy a single motivation, we equip our clients with insight and inspiration that make brands more relevant to those moments, so they can connect and triumph over the competition—whoever, whatever, and wherever they are.

We do some of the most interesting market research work for some of the most challenging clients you could ever wish for. We do lots of digging into what is really happening with real people. Take a look at some of our recent projects.

The end of the year is crazy. Market research projects need finishing, workshops need to get squeezed in. Innovation sprints and brand plans need wrapping up. Consumer experience re-works and re-thinks. All the things. Before people disappear into holiday craziness. Us, our brand and advertising agency clients. All the people out there we want to understand and serve better.

‘So what do you do?’. The question we all get asked and probably usually answer by describing what we don’t do… Like ‘no, not advertising’. We do market research. Both qualitative research (including focus groups and 1-2-1 interviews), and quantitative research. We work online and in person. And we work to understand people, segments, and culture and bring them to life for our clients in way that is memorable and impactful.

When is the right time to strengthen your brand? The short answer? Right now. Savvy marketers know that when there are challenges in their category, or sector, or even the entire market, there’s a huge opportunity to not only master your marketing but emerge even stronger when things go back to normal. Now is the time to strengthen your brand.