EXCELLENCE IN TOURISM RESEARCH
Downs & St. Germain Research works with VISIT FLORIDA and 8 Domestic Marketing Organizations (DMOs) in Florida. Studies include Visitor Tracking, Potential Visitor Research, Branding Research, Event Research, ROI Research, and others. Results of these studies have been used to increase visitation, visitor satisfaction, and marketing effectiveness.
Downs & St. Germain Research is a Full Service Market Research Firm
We turn focus group and survey reports into action documents that establish a blueprint for your organization's marketing plan. Request a ProposalA blueprint for your marketing plan.
Downs & St. Germain Research is a full service market research firm located in Tallahassee, Florida. Serving clients since 1981, Downs & St. Germain Research specializes in developing marketing and strategic recommendations from survey results and focus groups.
The partners of Downs & St. Germain Research blend their acumen of marketing principles such as market segmentation, positioning, promotion, niche marketing, distribution, product strategy and pricing with their experience and knowledge about various markets to develop insightful marketing strategies from research results. We turn focus group and survey reports into action documents that establish a blueprint for your organization’s marketing plan.
Small by design but big on results.
Our clients vary from local businesses (Capital City Bank and Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare) and small associations to nationally known corporations and large associations (such as Texaco, Delta Air Lines, BellSouth, Boeing and the American Society of Association Executives). We form research partnerships with our clients to implement a customized, cost-effective research strategy that provides solid results.
Every client of ours enjoys a direct, working relationship with one of our founding partners. Downs & St. Germain Research’s clients benefit from our market research expertise, as well as our marketing expertise and vast knowledge of the business industry.
Our Services
Tourism Studies
Tourism studies provide insight on the demographics and geography of visitors and the best approach for attracting new visitors.
Resident/Membership Surveys
Resident and membership surveys provide insight to the opinions and behaviors of residents and association members.
Disaster Preparedness Studies
Downs and St. Germain Research has completed over 30 studies in coastal states from Texas to Massachusetts to assess hurricane preparedness and to model evacuation behavior.
Branding Studies
Branding studies test consumer reactions to logos, taglines, headlines, ad lobs, and television, radio and print advertisements.