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Listening to Your Audiences

ARK Associates help organisations listen to their audiences. ARK carries out one-to-one client and stakeholder surveys; focus groups; and larger-scale public consultation events.

Client and Stakeholder Surveys

Our skilled consultants undertake confidential perception surveys with key opinion leaders, on behalf of clients.

Skills include:

• Thinking up penetrating interview templates
• Incisive questioning of respondents to get to the truth
• Facilitation skills for focus groups
• Reports that are clear, concise and immediately useful
• Recommending realistic action in response to the findings

Public Consultation

ARK Associates also stage public consultation events. Using ARK's consultation experts means:

• Audiences are asked questions that go right to the heart of the matter
• Participants open up with the help of skilled facilitators
• You can demonstrate the opinions gathered were brokered by neutral facilitators
• Consultation events are well-attended and professionally run

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Latest dates for Executive Retreats

Do you find there's never enough time to stop and think? Would you like some help thinking through plans for your organisation? Find out about ARK's next executive retreats here:

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Fifteen Minutes of Fame

If you have to go on TV or radio, it can be a very intimidating prospect. We can help you relax and impress. For the latest news on our coaching for media appearances, click here