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-…

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

I have had the pleasure of working with Ilka and IKM on numerous occasions over the past 10 years. She has provided us with a true partnership for all our international studies. She has done top tier localizing of all our our studies to work in the German, French and UK markets to gain truly best in class research results. Ilka is an innovator when it comes to qualitative methods and I cannot think of someone I trust more to work with in the industry.

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…

With Ilka Kuhagen’s professionalism, experience and preparation, the research results could be achieved very smoothly. She has the ability to moderate a group so there are dynamic discussions with each member given a chance to voice his/her opinion

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 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…

We are looking at the bulletins and are fascinated. The results nicely fit into the observations of the focus groups and our meetings – while giving an even more differentiated perspective on our customers’ opinions (everyone ‘gets a say’ and can phrase considerate responses). As you notice: I have become a fan of this method straight away.

During my tenure as a marketing research professional at IBRC and the High View Consulting Group, Ilka has provided very effective qualitative research services in the various European countries. These services have included very specific recruitment efforts, custom tailored facility preparations, translations and exceptional moderating. I am very satisfied with the partnership that we have developed during the past eight years and I expect to continue this partnership well into the fu…