Actionable Insight for B2B Organisations

We recruit expert panels of your ideal audience, get questions answered & your assumptions validated so you can stay ahead.

Rapid Insights that Shape Strategic Decisions for B2B Organisations

We recruit panels of your ideal audience. Their insights inform your strategic decisions, shape your offerings, and sharpen your competitive edge.

The Challenge

Most companies rely on feedback from their existing customers—but that only tells part of the story. While current clients can provide valuable insights, they already understand and buy into your offering. This makes it difficult to uncover new opportunities, challenge assumptions, and identify gaps in the market.

In Short

We help B2B organisations that service niche markets move beyond their existing customer base by providing direct access to insights from non-customers, industry experts, and key decision-makers in their target market. We help businesses test and refine ideas before investing, identify market gaps, improve positioning and messaging, and make data-backed strategic decisions.

The Outcome

Gain fresh perspectives that unlock new opportunities, sharpen your strategy, and give you a competitive edge

Insight-backed Decisions

  • Gain clarity & confidence by validating ideas before making big investments
  • Understand what your target audience actually wants from a new offering

Competitive Advantage

  • Uncover why non-customers aren’t choosing you
  • Get visceral insights on new markets you are thinking of entering
  • Identify market gaps

Needs-based Development

  • Shape offerings based on real needs & pain points rather than assumptions
  • Test and fine-tune ideas with expert and buyer feedback before launching

Recent panels we've got insight from include

Ex-Professional Footballers

For an educational mentoring organisation looking to move their service into elite sports

School Chefs

For an airline food manufacturing business looking to get into school catering

Heads of Film Production

For a film production agency looking for insight on a new proposition

HR Managers

For a hearing aid manufacturer looking to pivot into sound monitoring in factories

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Deliverables

Your Outcome & Key Questions

  • We work with you to clarify what decisions you need to make and the questions that will unlock valuable insight.
  • Identify the right target audience to answer those questions effectively.

Expert Question Refinement

Our researchers fine-tune your questions, which you sign off, to ensure they drive clear, actionable responses.

Recruiting the Right Audience

We hand-pick the panel to ensure they meet your exacting profile. Typically panels are made up of decision-makers, industry experts, or potential customers tailored to your specific requirements.

Panels we have recently recruited include;

  • Ex-professional elite sportspeople
  • Ex-professional domestic & international footballers
  • School chefs/catering managers/dinner staff
  • Heads of innovation from large consulting firms
  • Acoustic Engineers
  • Creative and Production directors in the film and media industry

Gathering Insight from the Panel

Your panel is engaged through interviews, surveys, or discussions to collect deep, meaningful insights.

Multi-Layered AI Analysis for Integrity

We leverage three AI platforms to then analyse the anonymised responses, ensuring data accuracy, trend identification, and unbiased insights.

Insight Transformed into a Strategic Report

Findings are compiled into a clear, actionable report to guide your next steps.

Optional PR Service

We turn your insights into thought leadership content and promote them through press and targeted campaigns—helping you attract attention and generate leads.

We’ll do the below for FREE to ensure you are happy.

  • A discovery call to understand the insights you want.
  • Recruit your ideal panel and get you to sign off on them.
  • Collate questions with you to ensure you get the insights you are after.

We were absolutely blown away by the insight. We are a mentoring organisation looking to move into another sector, and the insights validated our assumptions. Brilliant.

Chris PowellMD - Bespoke Mentoring

Why would you commission some panel insight?

Understand Why Non-Customers Aren’t Choosing You

Gain insight into the barriers preventing potential clients from engaging with your business

Validate New Products, Services, or Ideas

Test concepts before launch to ensure they resonate with your target audience and meet real market needs.

Sharpen Your Positioning & Messaging

Learn how to communicate more effectively to attract and convert new customers.

Identify Emerging Market Trends & Opportunities

Stay ahead of industry shifts and uncover gaps your competitors haven’t capitalised on.

Reduce Risk & Make Data-Driven Decisions

Base strategic moves on real audience insights instead of assumptions or internal guesswork

Enhance Thought Leadership & Generate Leads

Use insights to create reports, whitepapers, and PR campaigns that position your brand as an industry leader.

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Our Guarantee

On our first engagement for your business, if you're not satisfied with the service then we’ll either work to make it right or refund you 100% for the works carried out.

*In 10 years of operation, we have never been taken up on this offer.

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If your business needs to pivot, become the go-to instead of the me-too in your sector, or create leading products, services and marketing strategies, then The Ideas Agency team is who you need to contact.

Jessica ChelekisMBA Deputy Director, Brunel University

Nik and the team at The Ideas Agency are great to work with. I would be happy to recommend them to any business looking to pivot or develop new product or service propositions. They are a great team and asset to our business.

James Lawton-HillMarketing Director, APS Group

The Ideas Agency have helped us secure new global brand clients, strengthened our existing relationships with current clients and developed further service propositions.

Tim WickhamHead of Retail & Innovation, APS Group

To date, The Ideas Agency have developed over 30 innovations for some of the worlds biggest consumer brands, and have assisted us in moving into a new service space.

Imogen HydeInnovation Manager, HH Global

Working with The Ideas Agency and Nik is something that brands who want to be one step ahead of their competition should consider. I've not met anyone that comes close to his level of innovation expertise.

Andy KimeBusiness Manager, Growth Hub

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