An ethnographic research study is the best way to capture key findings and data from people when they are in a natural setting. Our remote video and field-based ethnography services are aimed at uncovering commentary from people when they are at home, at work, when using a portable device, or as they perform everyday tasks.  Observing and questioning people in their real-world environment enables the research to be completed in the context of a realistic situation and yields specific cultural, social, and behavioral findings that might be missed by other research methodologies.

Some examples include:

Mobile Ethnography – When you’re looking to enable users to capture video on their own in specific environments. We have all the tools to allow for self-reporting via video using GoToMeeting, iTracks, or Vidlet and this can speed up a project timeline & cut travel costs.

Contextual Interviews – Excellent for presenting people with ideas or user scenarios before starting a marketing effort or finalizing business objectives. We’ve used this methodology while visiting doctors’ offices, observing office workflow, and understanding the daily tasks of building managers.

In-Home Visits – Need to understand how people take care of their pets, apply beauty products, or observe how tech-savvy folks use multiple devices when watching TV? Placing a researcher in a customer’s home is a great way to really see what’s going on and learn how and why people behave in specific ways.

Shop Alongs – This is a great way to “get into the customer’s mind” and understand how they shop, where they shop and the steps they take during their purchasing process. We have specialized glasses and software that can enhance this methodology.

Observational Research – Watching people from a bit of a distance and noting behaviors, recording artifacts and detecting patterns are some of the goals of this style of research. We’ve used this methodology at a large customer service center with 500+ employees to help improve employee efficiency, retention rates and customer satisfaction.