Established in 1991, Accord offers a specialist marketing and research service to clients wishing to develop and enhance their relationship with customers, stakeholders, members or employees.

With a strong academic background in marketing, we specialise in applying key marketing principles and concepts, such as SERVQUAL and marcomms theory, to give clients fresh business intelligence and insight for their relationship marketing or fundraising programmes.

   
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We help organisations develop their customer service delivery by applying key marketing principles to customer research. For example, the 'Customer Loyalty Index' provides a simple and effective measurement tool assessing customer retention.
Given the widespread use of the Internet by businesses and the public, web-based surveys now provide organisations with a fast and cost-effective way of reaching key audiences, such as customers, employees or members. Online surveys are no longer regarded as a specialist niche, but provide a practical and realistic alternative for public or employee consultation.
Accord's customer research techniques are well suited to membership programmes, where organisations such as professional associations, trade unions and university alumni offices need a better understanding of membership retention and support for various campaigns.
We provide a fresh perspective on a company's most valuable resource - its people. In an era where the desire to recruit and retain qualified, experienced staff with strong technical and personal communication skills are at a premium, we offer a comprehensive look at issues impacting upon employee commitment, such as job satisfaction, workplace stress, corporate communication, change management and management-staff relations.

Private sector organisations following quality initiatives, such as Investors in People.

Public sector organisations needing to adopt a more commercial approach to service delivery.
Professional services wanting to become more marketing orientated in their client relationships.