Research & insight

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Unlock competitive advantage, with unique psychology-led insights.

How well do you really know your audience? 

Actionable, performance-driven research is more than wading through data and scouring online for insights. Our psychologists, data scientists and marketers dive deep into what makes your ideal customers tick - with all methodologies underpinned by the unmatched expertise of our Scientific Board. 

From reviewing psychological studies to cutting-edge focus group techniques, we take audience research to a scientific level far beyond the expertise of other agencies.

Our services

What we deliver

Research and insight from the first pivotal stage of our proven methodology, The Cognition Brain. This 'Data System' provides the foundation for all our strategies, tactics and creative.

Cognition Scientific Board

Access the talent you won’t find in-house. Sharpen your strategy with invaluable insights from the psychologists, neuroscientists and data scientists that form our Scientific Board.

Audience research

Tap into the real motivations of your customers. Our research processes blend qualitative and quantitative methods, delivering actionable insights built for meaningful engagement.

Psychological research & literature

Our Scientific Board has access to thousands of peer-reviewed studies on decision science. We turn these robust academic insights into practical actions for your brand.

Audience segmentation & insight

Still relying on the same personas? True segmentation demands a deep understanding of audience psychology. We go beyond the usual ‘pain points’ to unlock the hidden biases and behaviours of your customers.

Customer journey mapping

Nothing reinforces your brand like a standout customer experience. We map our full audience journeys, identifying every psychological nuance along the way. The result: a direct route to quick wins and strategic priorities.

Psychology & marketing

Psychology underpins everything we do. By applying knowledge of 300+ cognitive biases to our marketing strategies, we’re uniquely positioned to deliver performance-driven research that truly stands out.

Cognition built a coherent marketing strategy that aligned with our goals and a clear path to execution. We could have taken it to anyone to execute but given the quality of the work we had seen it was an easy decision to use them to deliver it.

Benjamin Collins - Managing Partner, Connex Partners
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Cognition is helping us to drive a wholesale reappraisal of our approach to marketing, including implementing inbound marketing tactics across the global WSE network.

Ivan Croxford - Head of Marketing Programmes Development, Wall Street English
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On the basis of effectiveness and good measurement now in place we can start to have some creative fun.

David Saunders - General Manager, Jaguar Land Rover
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Cognition’s ability to translate our complex technology into simple, compelling propositions was incredibly impressive. They developed all the creative to take two new Blatchford products to market and the campaign engagement has been excellent.

Emma Marsh - Marketing Manager, Blatchford
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Cognition developed a new proposition for our Retail vertical based on a robust body of research. They applied their deep expertise in psychology to our messaging and brought all our stakeholders along on the journey.

Dave Howard - Global Marketing Director, Intellias
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Our
work

Blatchford

Multi-channel campaigns for life-changing products.

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JLR

Driving a return on ad spend of over 400%.

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Connex Partners

Creating a sophisticated marketing strategy from scratch.

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Ready to unlock competitive advantage with research and data?

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Meet our specialists

Dr Peter Hughes

Psychologist

Dan Edwards

Strategy Director

Olly Forrester

Creative Director

Sophie Albert

Marketing Director

Our thinking

[Guide] 4 Big Challenges for Brands in 2024 And How to Solve them with Psychology

From underwhelming messaging to overly complex data, learn how to solve the toughest brand challenges with psychology.

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[Blog] The Elaboration Likelihood Model

Discover what a psychological model developed in 1980 can teach us about messaging cut-through today.

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[Blog] The Framing Effect: Spotlight on a Cognitive Bias

How does the framing of a communication determine its impact? Learn about the key aspects of a classic cognitive bias.

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[Blog] Unlocking Marketing Shortcuts

A deep dive into how heuristics (mental shortcuts) influence decision making - with lessons from Aldi and Liquid Death.

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More insights

More services

Our services are driven by powerful psychology and guaranteed to deliver lasting results.

Strategy 
& planning

Tap into the strategic expertise of leading marketers and psychologists.

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Employer branding

Unlock the psychology of employee engagement.

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Brand & creative

The greatest brands are built from psychology and creativity.

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Let’s start the conversation

Intrigued by our approach? Curious to know how Cognition can support your specific challenges? Submit the form to start the conversation. 

 

Alternatively, you can reach out to us at: 

hello@cognitionagency.co.uk

Birmingham: +44 121 368 7521
London: +44 20 4586 1470

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