InSites Consulting launches research automation tool Fluent

With research automation on the rise, we’re excited to announce the release of our proprietary research automation software, Fluent, an end-to-end research automation tool for all consumer validation needs.
The market research industry is at the tipping point of the automation wave. According to the latest GRIT report, automation is especially popular when it comes to analysis and reporting of quantitative research, with close to 50% of participants reporting to have adopted, or being in the process of piloting, automation tools. This is in line with a recent InSites Consulting study among corporate research and insights managers, indicating that 35% of insight professionals are experimenting with DIY tools today, and 52% are exploring automated solutions for the future.
Fluent is our answer to the growing need for automation and self-service within the market research and insights space. The Fluent platform, unlike many automation tools in the market focusing mainly on faster processes, adds a consultative, expert-approved layer. It is an end-to-end automation solution for clients, integrating all aspects of setting up and running a quantitative test among consumers, from study design to data collection, data analysis, and reporting. The platform allows research users to create and deploy research studies at their convenience, promising a turnaround time of 2-3 days from the initial set-up to the final insight delivery. The entire process can be run fully DIY, or co-piloted with a solution-driven expert, ensuring strategic input into the process and value-add interpretations of findings.
The Fluent platform was originally developed by South African modern insights agency Columinate. With Columinate having recently joined the InSites Consulting ranks, the software now becomes part of our global offering.
Fluent is designed to make research more efficient, and extends the digital research benefits of increased speed, lower cost, and higher quality to a whole new level. Today, Fluent is available in the South-African market, solely for ad testing as a first pilot roll-out. In the second phase of development, Fluent will incorporate more validation methodologies such as insight validation, idea screening, including concept and pack testing before rolling it out globally.” says Henk Pretorius, co-founder Columinate and today Managing Partner at InSites Consulting.
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With the Fluent automation platform, clients will be able to radically reduce the cycle time of consumer validation projects, drive down overall costs, and take full control of the research process. It also means more time can be freed up to produce the actionable insights brands are craving for, and to generate fresh ideas and strategies from those insights. Staying true to our consultative and full-service approach, the validation solutions offered through Fluent will be tailored to the needs and wants of individual clients, offering a desired level of customization. In addition, the Fluent platform will be integrated into InSites Consulting’s community platforms, unlocking an additional layer of efficiency by having the same participants collaborate across multiple studies.
In most cases, the internal-clock speed of companies is slower than the external-clock speed of environmental change. With Fluent, we are supporting clients in synchronizing these clocks. The Fluent technology supports our ambition of becoming the first full-fledged hybrid research agency, incorporating a DIY environment in our full-service research offering,” concludes Annelies Verhaeghe, Head of Innovation and Managing Partner at InSites Consulting.

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