Primary Research Consulting

Insight starts where the secondary data stops.

DBMR runs the full spectrum of primary research - from one-to-one interviews to nationwide telephone surveys - so every recommendation in your report is traceable back to a real respondent, not an assumption.

60+countries covered
10M+B2B respondent network
12primary research methods
24 hrsavg. proposal turnaround
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75%
Studies using surveys
85%
CATI / CAWI / CAPI deployment
45%
Studies including ethnography
30%
Studies with focus groups
Why Field Teams Call DBMR

Problems we're built to sit with

From questionnaire design to fieldwork in hard-to-reach populations, our analysts stay embedded in the problem until the data holds up.

01

Hard-to-reach populations

Niche B2B specialists, rare-disease patients, and low-incidence buyers - reached and validated at scale.

02

Sample stratification

Panels matched against your exact respondent profile, from physician speciality to plant-level procurement roles.

03

Global scale, local nuance

Fieldwork run in-market with native-language moderators, not translated after the fact.

04

Technology-led analysis

Proprietary tools surface patterns across thousands of transcripts and responses in days, not weeks.

Our Methodology Index

Twelve ways we get to the truth

Every engagement is built from the same index - qualitative methods for depth, quantitative methods for scale, blended where the brief calls for both. Pick a method to flag your interest directly on the request form below.

Q-01

In-depth Interviews (IDIs)

One-to-one conversations that surface the reasoning a survey can't - decision drivers, objections, unmet needs.

1:1B2B & KOL
Q-02

Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)

Moderated group sessions that expose how opinions shift under peer influence - ideal for concept and message testing.

GroupIn-Person / Virtual
Q-03

Online Discussion Boards

Asynchronous bulletin-board communities that let respondents reflect over days, not minutes - better for slow-forming opinions.

AsyncMulti-country
Q-04

Ethnographic Research

Observing behaviour in its natural setting - the clinic floor, the factory line, the retail aisle - where stated and actual behaviour diverge.

Field-basedObservational
Q-05

Digital Diaries

Respondents log moments as they happen via app or journal - capturing real-time context that recall-based interviews miss.

LongitudinalMobile-first
Q-06

Hybrid Qualitative Approaches

IDIs paired with diaries, or boards paired with ethnography - sequenced designs built around what your hypothesis actually needs.

Custom Blend
N-01

CATI - Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing

Structured phone interviews run through scripted, quality-controlled systems - DBMR's highest-volume quantitative instrument.

StructuredHigh-volume
N-02

CAWI - Computer Assisted Web Interviewing

Self-administered online questionnaires with built-in logic and quality checks - fast, scalable, and easy to localise.

Self-serveScalable
N-03

CAPI - Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing

Face-to-face interviews captured on tablet in real time - the standard for low-connectivity or low-literacy markets.

Face-to-faceEmerging markets
N-04

Online Surveys

Broad-reach quantitative instruments deployed across our 10M+ respondent panel, sliced by industry, seniority, and geography.

Panel-basedBroad reach
N-05

Telephone Interviews

Live, unscripted phone conversations for markets or audiences where a human voice still outperforms a form.

LiveVoice-led
N-06

Mixed-mode Surveys

CATI, CAWI, and CAPI blended within a single study to hit response-rate and coverage targets in fragmented markets.

BlendedFragmented Markets

Not sure which method fits your hypothesis? Our methodology team will scope it with you, free of charge.

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Sector Coverage

Fieldwork calibrated by domain

Our analyst teams specialise by sector, so the interview guide for a medical device study never gets reused on a chemicals brief.

Healthcare
ICT
Food & Beverage
Chemicals & Materials
Semiconductors & Electronics
Automotive
Materials & Packaging
FMCG
Agriculture & Animal Feed
Industrial Automation
Oil, Gas & Energy
Geographic Coverage

Fieldwork, not just a panel license

From rapid-response studies to multi-year tracking programs, our in-market teams run interviews in the respondent's own language and time zone.

  • North AmericaFIELD-ACTIVE
  • EuropeFIELD-ACTIVE
  • Asia-PacificFIELD-ACTIVE
  • Middle East & AfricaFIELD-ACTIVE
  • South AmericaFIELD-ACTIVE
Client Notes

On the record

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The team stayed closely engaged throughout our nasal spray market study and pulled in concrete examples exactly when we needed them for the report.

Business Development ManagerPharmaceuticals partner, Renaissance Lakewood LLC
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The Central Precocious Puberty treatment report exceeded expectations and was well received across our business intelligence team.

Business Intelligence & AnalyticsIpsen Biopharm Limited
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Our loyalty management study for North America was executed to a standard we'd want to build on with the same team again.

Amarildo, ManagerGlobal Strategic Alignment, Mastercard
Start a Study

Tell us the question. We'll propose the method.

Share a few details and a sector lead will get back to you with a scoped methodology, timeline, and cost within one business day.

  • No obligation methodology consult
  • NDA available on first contact
  • Response within 24 hours
  • Direct line to a sector-specialist analyst
Field Request Form

Request a Primary Research Consultation

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A sector-specialist analyst will reach out within 24 hours with a scoped methodology.