About Us

A full-service market research firm providing consumer insights since 1979.

City Research Solutions

Our Story

Over Five Decades of Insight-Gathering Excellence

City Research Solutions is a full-service custom marketing research and consulting firm established in the Madison, Wisconsin area in 1979. Every engagement is run by a full bench of senior insights professionals, each with decades of experience and no junior hand-offs, serving clients from Fortune 100 companies to emerging technology ventures.

Our team specializes in measuring consumer attitudes and behaviors, providing clients with meaningful insights across various touchpoints — including retail environments, residential settings, online platforms, and our own world-class research facilities.

Whether you need qualitative depth or quantitative rigor, we offer both, tailored to your specific research objectives and business goals.

Our Expertise

How We Help You Succeed

We combine decades of experience on thousands of projects with modern methodologies to deliver insights that matter.

Strategic Decisions

We provide the research foundation needed to make confident, data-driven strategic decisions for your business.

Market Share Growth

Our competitive intelligence and consumer profiling help you identify opportunities to capture and grow market share.

Revenue Growth

Understanding consumer behavior at a deep level drives product innovation and messaging that increases your bottom line.

Qualitative Research

We explore the "why" behind consumer decisions through in-depth conversations, focus groups, and ethnographic techniques that reveal deeper motivations and unmet needs.

  • Focus Groups & In-Depth Interviews
  • Ethnographic Studies
  • Online Communities & Bulletin Boards
  • Shop-a-longs & In-Home Testing

Quantitative Research

We measure and quantify consumer preferences through statistically robust surveys and advanced analytical techniques that provide clear, actionable data.

  • Online, Phone & Mail Surveys
  • Conjoint & Factor Analysis
  • Pricing & TURF Analysis
  • Decision Tree & Data Mining

Ready to Get Started?

Let us help you uncover the insights that will drive your business forward.

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