When Rebecca first proposed her Think Global colleagues for a multi-country project, I was concerned about using independent researchers in each country  that were not as familiar with our business needs and our internal corporate culture.  However, after a series of discussions and conference calls between all research firms, the actual execution of the plan was seamless.  I not only experienced personal attention from the principal in each country, but each principal flawlessly aided in nav…

Ilka is very professional to work with. She double checks the materials, makes sure everything is running how it should, takes initiative (eg. mailing inactive participants) and she definitely goes the extra mile. From early meetings to late night work and calls. The really nice thing about working with Ilka is that she thinks along with you and tries to achieve the best result together with you. Ilka is also nice to work with because of her positive mindset. She’s always smiling (at…

As a fellow moderator, I really enjoyed seeing such a pro in action!

IKM is our go-to research company in Germany. Ilka is a supurb moderator with stellar attention to detail. She provides great insights and a witty sense of humor!

Ilka Kuhagen was our lead bilingual consultant of the Dermatology Quality of Life Measurement Design Team at Pfizer Inc. Over the course of a year-long multi-lingual measurement design project, she consistently met project timelines and exceeded all expectations for project deliverables. Her expertise with Internet-based focus group methodologies was essential for the success of our project, and her professional dedication was amply demonstrated, culminating in a journal article we co-…

Ilka did a fantastic job with our focus groups around employee recognition in Frankfurt and Munich. Employee recognition is an usual topic to conduct focus groups on, but Ilka was able to pick up the topic very quickly and identify the areas to ask follow-up questions around. She was confident and experienced and clearly knew what she was doing. She was able to get us detailed information without us having to ask additional questions, and she was able to earn the attendees’ trust. Ilka…

Ilka proved to be a wonderful full-service resource to support international market research needs. She produced on-target recruitment and had top-notch moderating skills getting to the heart of the consumer feedback. She exceeded our expectations with her hard working, smart and effective moderating of the age 18 – 24 year old market for the client, K-Swiss. She employed flawless simultaneous translators, who effectively kept pace from German to English. Ilka is a great partner in h…

Ilka is a talented professional and a creative thinker. She came highly recommended as someone with global expertise in qualitative testing. Her extensive knowledge base and years of experience enable her to find the best approaches to meet business objectives. Ilka has shown herself to be highly dedicated to generating in depth consumer insights and gives her all to the field of market research. It has truly been a pleasure to collaborate with her and I look forward to working together for many…

Ilka recently conducted a patient research project based on patient mini-groups for my company. I appreciated her responsiveness and professionalism on this project throughout the research. The moderating was excellent, and Ilka’s skills and flexibility enabled us to gain in-depth insights.

I had the distinct pleasure of working with Ilka Kuhagen at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)on a special competitive intelligence / market research project. Ilka did a great job of providing an insightful and concise summary of her findings that helped the client make educated decisions about their overall business and the direction to take it. She was a terrific person to have on our team.