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Bespoke research solutions for strategic issues

Bespoke research solutions for strategic issues

A totally integrated, full service agency, we pride ourselves on delivering the best tailor-made research programmes that are designed to answer those important questions our clients need answering. We’ve stayed in business for 30 years by ensuring that our research solutions get to the heart of the issues we’re exploring, and by delivering the in depth insights that keep our clients coming back to us.

The right tools to deliver the insights you’re looking for

We offer a full suite of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, online and offline. We take great pride in pulling together the right methodologies to deliver the insights our clients require to move forward with their strategies – even if that means inventing new ways of measuring and capturing consumer response. For example, when Highways England wanted to discover how drivers responded to different speed limits we came up with the idea of dash cams and heart monitors to capture in real time how drivers were reacting as well as the physiological changes taking place.

Who we work with

Whilst we’re best known for our work in a number of regulated industries such as Transport and Utilities, we do have broad experience in other sectors such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Education and the Environment.

  • We have worked with Accent as our independent survey partner for several years. Their role is vital in providing the objective, high-quality data we need to truly understand our customers’ perspectives. The clarity of their survey results has been a key driver in helping us identify and implement internal improvements. This focus, backed by Accent’s impartial insights, has helped Ovo attain and retain the No. 1 spot for Offering Energy Efficiency Advice. If you need a reliable, independent survey company that delivers data with total integrity, we highly recommend them.
    David Houghton, Ovo
  • Just to reiterate our thanks for a job very well done. We really appreciated your tenacity and experience in navigating some tricky challenges and delivering a very clear set of findings.
    Steve Plimmer, HomeServe
  • They’re really personable and quick to respond. And they’re good at what they do.
    Joanna Taylor, Scottish Power
  • You get a higher quality output from Accent. Large agencies churn out products not particularly tailored to the clients. They use senior clients to sell the project but you never see them again. Accent senior people are actually working on the project.
    Nina Shore, NEL Healthcare Consulting
  • They’re knowledgeable, responsive and are experts in their field.
    Oliver Martin, South East Water
  • They have a really experienced and knowledgeable senior team who understand my sector and other similar ones, which allows them to bring in fresh ideas and insights to help tackle the challenges the company faces. They’re equally good at qual and quant – not every agency are so good at both.
    Nick Hollaway, South Staffs Water
  • The team at Accent are responsive and a delight to work with. They're knowledgeable about our work and the constraints that as a business we can have. Working with Accent is also fun - getting the job done but having fun while doing so is very important to us.
    Andy Clowes, South East Water
  • We have developed a great relationship with Julian and the team at Accent. They have helped EDF to deliver a compliant solution for smart metering consumer surveys. Meeting all of the regulatory obligations and deadlines as well as meeting our own reporting requirements each month.
    Alex Hurcombe, EDF

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