Talisman Insights – Data->Insights->Actions

How We Spark Insight: The Psychology Behind Action

At Talisman Insights, we translate the science of human behavior into clarity and action. Our approach is grounded in psychology’s core pillars of feeling, doing, and thinking, so you get insight that explains why, not just what.

Feel

Humans are emotional creatures. They drive our behavioral and actions more so than any rational or considered decision. All behavior starts with what people feel. Uncover the emotional connections people have inside your category.

Do

People act on their feelings and less so on their thoughts. Uncover motivations and barriers to action. Use a decision science study like discrete choice to assess how your audience actually makes decisions in your category.

Think

More often than not, people rationalize their choices after the fact. Understand more deeply what is going inside the heads of your audience. We dive into non-conscious connections across the elements of the consumer experience using statistics and experimental approaches.

Our Services

Fuel your growth with insights about your audience, about your brands, or about your products and services. Feel more informed about your category, competitors, and customers with data analytics. Feel empowered to act through one of our creative workshops.

We customize every engagement to your business objectives and the questions you need answered to pursue them. Our capabilities span from focus groups and online diaries through brand awareness and discrete choice studies.

Audience insights help you better understand who your best customers are, where they are, and what they need.

Brand insights help you see who you are from the customers’ perspective and where you fit in the category. Brands live in the hearts and minds of the audience.

Product insights provide you with the information you need to pursue innovation and optimization as your audience’s desire shift.

Data analytics give you the opportunity to assess freely available information via your own data or publicly-available sources (including competitor websites).

Creative workshops engage your team to bust myths and look for the opportunities in your category, organization, and brands.

What Clients Say

Mary Ann Donaghy

Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer

“I have had the pleasure of working with Corey on multiple projects after he was recommended to me by a trusted colleague. He is passionate, detail-oriented, and communicative---and he knows his stuff. Corey was always open to changes I wanted to make and provided incredibly thorough reports. I highly recommend Talisman Insights”

Deb Gabor

CEO

"Corey Hammer is not just a research director—he’s Sol Marketing’s resident mad scientist, the mastermind behind the data-driven insights that fuel our brand strategies. As my trusted research partner, Corey has been instrumental in developing the Irrational Loyalty Index, helping us quantify the emotional connections that drive consumer behavior. His razor-sharp analytical mind, deep curiosity, and ability to transform raw data into brand-transforming revelations make him an invaluable member of the Sol team. Corey doesn’t just crunch numbers—he uncovers the truths that brands need to build irrationally loyal customers. I couldn’t ask for a better partner in crime when it comes to turning research into real-world brand power."

Satomi Yamashita

Marketing Lead

"We partnered with Talisman Insights to conduct qualitative research aimed at uncovering our brand users' share of wallet. The project utilized a cutting-edge AI platform, and the experience from start to finish was excellent. Talisman provided expert guidance on selecting the right research approach and efficiently set up the project based on our objectives. Once the goals were clearly communicated, the process required minimal time on our end—making it both efficient and insightful. The quality of insights and professionalism exceeded expectations. We look forward to working with Talisman Insights again on future projects and highly recommend them to any organization seeking innovative, well-executed research support."

Robin Calmard

"Corey did an outstanding job for our focus groups, from start to finish; first by thoroughly reading through the discussion guide and providing valuable feedback to significantly improve it (by suggesting new questions and better phrasing, improving the structure and the flow); during the focus groups he managed to engage participants very effectively and extracted great insights from them, both by following the guide and adding relevant probes on the spot; finally he also synthesised the insights from the focus groups in a clear and succinct way."

"Overall it was very pleasant to work with Corey as he’s dedicated to the project’s success, did not hesitate to organize several preparation calls to improve the focus group content and moderation, and is a very nice person to work with."

"I could not recommend Corey enough for his incredible focus group skills and experience."

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