Synovate market research for government and public / voluntary agencies

Our Public Sector Research Group specialises in the survey and market research needs of government agencies and non-profit organisations.

Synovate is a full service market research firm with public sector expertise in five main areas:

  1. Service evaluation and improvement, including customer experience

    • Mapping the Ideal Customer Experience with customers, staff, and other stakeholders
    • Measuring customer experience against the ideal
    • Developing the service transformation plan
    • Embedding the results
  2. Policy research / opinion polling

    • Qualitative
    • Quantitative
    • Deliberative engagement and co-production (juries, workshops, events, summits)

    We have experience in gaining access to seldom-heard communities such as children and young people, older people, minority / ethnic communities, disabled people and very low income people.

  3. Social marketing and communications, including charity fundraising
  4. Statutory consultation

    • Development of consultation documents and questions
    • Marketing testing
    • Management of all response mechanisms (ensuring clear audit trail), including:
      • Mailbox, e-mailbox, telephone helpline support
      • Survey data collection
      • Deliberative event management
      • Group discussions with seldom-heard
      • Public meeting management
    • Analysis and reporting
  5. Political (election exit) polling

Types of government / public agencies we serve:
  • Civil defense
  • Communications
  • Crime and policing
  • Culture, media, sport
  • Diversity (gender, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.)
  • Education and training
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Foreign affairs
  • Health services and managed care
  • Public health
  • Health & Safety
  • Identity and passports
  • Personal finances, including pensions
  • Postal services (private sector in UK)
  • Regulation
  • Social exclusion / Poverty
  • State benefits
  • Tax and tax credits
  • Trade and industry
  • Transport
  • Utilities