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The Institut des Mamans offerUnderstand and know

… The target group’s

- State of mind, attitudes, perceptions
- Expectations, motivations, barriers
- Trends, environment
- Influences
- Prescribers
- Retailers
- Media, support
- Web (fixed and mobile) …

Create and improve

… New ideas,

- Concepts,
- Products,
- Services,
- CRM programmes,
- Websites, Fan Pages …

Evaluate, measure, follow

… Your marketing actions,

- Your operations in sales points,
- Your communication, CRM, media actions
- Your Web actions,
- Your consumers, buyers,
- Your prescribers,
- Your internet users …

An experience in the mix-methodology : Qualitative – Quantitative, On line – Off line
Specific areas of expertise : Media, Digital, Children, innovation

The Institut des Mamans offer

Understand and know

Barometers (targets, markets)
Media surveys (Babymetrie©)
Digital surveys (New Mums & Web, Internet for Mums, Facebook for Mums)
Thematic studies
Opinion surveys
Ethnographic observations (home, shopper) …

Create and improve

ID Crea©
Creative workshops
Concept testing
Name, logo testing
Packaging testing
Communication testing …

Evaluate, measure, follow

e-Quizz©
Usage tests
Market tracking
U&A
Image study
Satisfaction study
Awareness study
Effectiveness of contact points : ContactOptimizer©
Impact of Website, Fan Page : WebOptimizer©, FacebookOptimizer© …

 

Among our most recent data …

Socio-demo

  • First time expectant
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd semester pregnancy
  • First time mum / already mum
  • Child’s age
  • Number of children in the household
  • Blended / single-parent families
  • Location : Region / size of town
  • Age
  • Status
  • Profession
  • Education
  • Income (monthly net of household)

Socio-cultural

  • Pregnancy
  • Delivery
  • Return from maternity
  • Breast feeding
    • Intention/ practice
    • Duration
    • Decision moment
    • Motivations, barriers
    • End: Reasons for ending
    • Perception
    • Factors, influential people
  • Mothering
  • State of mind, spirits, confidence in future
  • Difficulties met
  • Role and education principals
  • Values to pass down

Consumption, buying

  • Consumption and buying behaviour in general:
    • Fashion, novelty, new consumption trends (organic, ethical, green… products) …
    • Brands, private labels
    • Labels, nutritional information
    • Price: promotions, value prices, discounters
    • Crisis
    • New baby’s impact on buying, home equipment renewal (dwelling, car, appliances, new IT products…) and on bank /insurance products
  • Prescription, child’s opinion by category of products, markets
    • Shopping for the child
      • Games (including video games), toys
      • DVD, CD
      • Books, comics, mangas
      • School stationery
      • High-tech products (MP3, mobile phones …)
      • Hygiene, care, cosmetics
      • Food
        • Confectionery, sweets, chocolate
        • Breakfast cereal
        • Savoury snacks
        • Biscuits, cakes
        • Sweet drinks
        • Yoghurt, dairy desserts
      • Going out
      • Clothes, shoes
    • Shopping for the family
    • Personal purchases for the adults
  • Detailed consumption and buying behaviour for some markets, sectors, key products, i.e.
    • Prompted (top of mind) or assisted awareness
    • Brand penetration, retail chains (purchase, usage)
    • Brands that develop loyalty (purchase, regular use)
    • “Favourite” brands (purchase, frequent use)
    • Equipment ownership rate per household
    • Types, kinds of products
    • Influential criteria, Prescribers (discovery, choice, loyalty)
    • Shopping repertoires, E-commerce
      • Textile, baby and kid fashion
      • Infant milk and cereals, food
      • Children’s food: “home-made”, family meals, breakfast, snacks, healthy diet
      • Hygiene products, care, cosmetics, baby / child
      • Bottles (prenatal and postnatal attitude)
      • Baby-phone (prenatal and postnatal attitude)
  • Brands and shopping circuits for some markets, sectors, products
    • Attitude switch: buying new products and brands
    • Retail chains, online shops and specialist stores for pregnant women and babies
    • Products for pregnant women
      • Clothes, lingerie
      • Cosmetics
      • Food products and supplements
    • Shopping for baby during pregnancy (childcare, furniture / decoration items, baby clothes, toys / stuffed animals, nappies, hygiene products, care, infant milk)
    • Cosmetics for pregnant women
    • Toys, games including video games
    • Small childcare
      • Overall
      • Dummy (pacifier)
    • Large childcare (pushchair, car seat …)
    • Furniture, decoration

Lifestyles child / family

  • Key figures for some topics
    • Leisure, Activities, Holidays
      • Eat out with the family, restaurant / fast-food
      • Child’s free time
      • Child’s sports
      • Child’s activities
      • Cinema, exhibition … with the family
      • Family holidays, clubs / hotels with focus on children’s activities
    • Pocket money

Information sources, media

  • Key figures for some topics
    • Information sources during pregnancy (people, media …)
    • Detailed results for 5 media, overall and by support: Press and websites for parents, gift boxes and bags (third party inserts), specific guides
      • Penetration
      • Liking
      • Usefulness
      • Confidence
      • Influence on purchase

Internet (target group’s behaviour and habits)

  • In general :
    • Websites visited on a regular basis
    • Objectives, information and services looked for during the visit
    • Needs and expectations
    • Newsletters and emailing: Inscription, mums’ preferences and expectations
  • E-commerce
    • Needs and expectations
    • Child’s shopping share and frequency
    • Types of products purchased
    • Restraints
    • Preparation for online shopping
    • Types of websites (cyber markets, auction sites, private sale sites …)
    • Shopping websites (last 12 months )
    • Satisfaction regarding what is on offer for children