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Qualitative research at mindline: inspiring<\/span>, international \u2013 and always with an impact.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Do you have questions that require a particularly deep understanding of cultures, people and brands? Would you like to develop products and communication strategies that generate true brand love?<\/p>\n

If so, we look forward to getting to know you. Because mindline explore is the hub for our qualitative research experts at mindline.<\/p>\n

People are at the core of all our research \u2013 whether these are explorative, creative or validating.<\/p>\n

We love qualitative stand-alone projects! But we enjoy integrated qualitative-quantitative research designs even more.<\/p>\n

We work in (almost) all sectors and categories. Whether B2C or B2B. With adults and children. In Germany, Europe and worldwide. Analogue and digital.<\/p>\n

And always according to our key principles: Individual Approaches \u2013 Inspiring Insights \u2013 Actionable Recommendations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A team that is just as individual as your questions.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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We are all both generalists and experts \u2013 for different methods, sectors and issues. What unites us is our curiosity and our joy of discovery. Enthusiastically, we translate insights into concise and relevant recommendations that contribute to the success of our clients\u2018 brands and products.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Get to know us<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Portfolio<\/p>\n<\/div>

Our approach: tailor-made and not one size fits all!<\/h3><\/div>

At mindline explore, we don’t sell standard solutions. We always think hard about how to best tackle your question and individual challenge. No matter the approach \u2013 ethnographic, exploratory, creative or validating \u2013 we do research close to and with the target group. Both in people’s analogue or digital lives. We offer online communities, UX research, social media recruitment, influencer think tanks and design thinking workshops. We are also still very much fond of the classic in-depth interviews and focus groups \u2013 but preferably with a twist!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Global Excellence. Made in Germany.<\/h3><\/div>

We work out of our offices in Hamburg and Berlin \u2013 but know both the country and the world. We love regional and global issues equally. Over many years, our team has gathered cross-sector expertise all over the world. So if you want to know what moves northern German farmers when it comes to tractor tyres or want to understand Chinese GenZ\u2018s concept of luxury \u2013 we got you covered!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Results with Style, Substance and Stickiness!<\/h3><\/div>

As important and relevant as results are \u2013 unless they trigger an eye-opening moment and keep sticking, nothing is gained. We combine analytic rigour with stickitainment. That’s why our presentations and debriefs are always like a good movie: with a great set design, a well thought-out storyline, suspense arcs and moments of surprise \u2013 and (usually) with a happy ending. Whether in a classic ppt format, as a results film or even as a podcast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1 + 1 makes more than 2!<\/h3><\/div>

We love cooperation and collaboration. Both with our clients and with our mindline colleagues. Together with our quantitative team, we execute sophisticated integrated qual-quant studies without friction and with added insight value. And through close cooperation with our specialised mindline entities, we offer expertise and comprehensive knowledge in healthcare, travel, energy, media and human resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Christian Pudelko<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Senior Multimedia Design Manager
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“My best project experience: building an icon for the \u201cspoon\u201d position for a questionnaire on the topic of relationships and physical closeness. (All other icons already existed).”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Claudia Antoni<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Research Director
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“What I love about qualitative research is that it is like ‘journalism for brands’: you think about unusual questions about brands, products and consumer lifestyles – and you get new and inspiring insights into everyday rituals, brand preferences and user hacks. In the end you are always smarter than before. And the client too.”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Eszter Bokros<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Office Managerin
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“My favourite: a qual-quant project helped transforming a 1.5-minute image pitch film into an advertising campaign that was equally popular in 6 very different countries without ignoring their specific cultures and mentalities. The icing on the cake: Facial coding to measure emotional impact. #mindblowing”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Iris Korsten<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Research Director
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“What I love most: every single project in which I am able to visit participants at home and immerse myself in their very personal world – be it alone or together with clients, a cameraman and translators.”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Janine Kirchner<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Senior Research Consultant
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“My all time highlight: a \u201cMeet the Audience\u201d day with media professionals and children, where we were able to use a school as a location for the day and learned a lot – but, above all, we had a lot of fun playing schoolyard games, Twister & Co.”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Jens Buri<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Research Director
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“The most exciting project is always the next project. Because every topic allows you to learn something new about people\/markets\/brands – at least if you approach the work with sufficient intrinsic curiosity and emphatically delve into the way the target group thinks.”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Juliane Strachanowski<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Senior Research Consultant
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Lilli Mix<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Research Director
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“One of the most exciting projetcs: a positioning research for a cognac brand in China. I found the prevailing pragmatism and the quite blatant openness of the Chinese incredibly fascinating and I learned that cognac is largely consumed as a shot or mixed with champagne right in the champagne bucket… which probably explains why China is one of the largest markets for cognac.”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Meike Bauermann<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Senior Account Manager
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“My highlights so far: testing monitor designs on a train from Nuremberg to W\u00fcrzburg. Watching chicken soup being cooked from scratch in Buenos Aires. And sitting in people’s living rooms to understand what Germans want from a robot vacuum cleaner.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Nina Keller<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Research Director
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“I never get bored of thinking about things that you normally don\u2019t waste a thought on, talking to people I would never have met otherwise, experiencing cultural differences first hand and working together with customers to find creative solutions for the big and small problems of everyday life.”
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Oliver Schieleit<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Managing Director
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“My dearest research experience among many others: a co-creation project for the campaign development on the topic of \u201cSocial Acceptance\u201d with representatives of the LGBTQI* community – rarely have I been so moved by the personal stories of project participants and I definitely learned a lot for my own life.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Silvia Klingenmeyer<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Senior Account Manager
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“My most interesting research project to date: implicit needs in household management. It’s always exciting to experience consumers ‘up close’ and visit them at home. In addition to the interview, implicit needs and values can be discovered and observed. Through this study I dare to say: Show me your kitchen and I’ll tell you who you are.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Simone von Walcke-Schuldt<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Research Director
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“The coolest research experiences: crusing through San Francisco with \u201cSilver Drivers\u201d to learn about their requirements towards driver assistance systems. And to research the jury of a very well-known German casting show.”
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Thomas Ludzinski<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Research Director
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“One of my highlights: home visits and shop-alongs in Chicago to understand the purchase and use of plantains. In addition to some interesting recipes, I gained a lot of insights into a wide variety of American lives from academic households to retirement homes, from Whole Foods shoppers to Walmart fans.”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Torsten Kiefer<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Research Director UX
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“I like holistic and agile multi-method projects. One of those was a deep-dive into information needs with regard to info screens on trains. From the needs analysis via co-creation (including impressive scribblings by a Deutsche Bahn designer), to testing a prototype with eye tracking at Germany’s most complex train station in Berlin.”<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Senior Research Dog<\/p>\n

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