Research and insight is vital in influencing strategic business and policy decisions. It is a key element of the Professional Development Framework and looks to widen skills, from basic research principles to developing as leaders informing strategic change and delivering actionable research, insight and intelligence.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Provide actionable recommendations to inform strategic business decisions based upon quality research and insight

2. Evaluate behaviour change from marketing communication exercises

3. Evaluate and select appropriate research solutions for given research contexts

4. Undertake competitor analysis and provide intelligence

5. Manage elements of marketing communication and/or research and insight process

6. Understand, use and application of insight within an organisation for business success

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Desk Research 2.0

Virtual training course

Maximising the effectiveness of your desk research

Jun
24
2025

Tuesday
09:15–17:00

Writing Better Questionnaires

Virtual training course

Everyone’s writing questionnaires...but what makes a questionnaire really work?

Jun
26
2025

Thursday
09:00–16:00

Storytelling Bootcamp

Virtual training course

Create insightful, innovative and inspiring deliverables that move audiences to action

Jun
30
2025

Monday
10:00–16:30

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