What Our Clients Say

'This is a phenomenally helpful piece of research. It's one of the best pieces of research I've ever seen.'
Rupert Williams, Managing Partner, Swarm (RKCR / Y&R) (Advertising agency)

‘You helped us through a complex research project to support the development of our Sustainable Community Strategy. You held the project together, always delivered on time, and were helpful and flexible throughout the process. We were very pleased with the final report of the findings which was an invaluable contribution to our Community Strategy.’
Paul Swift, Policy and Review Manager, South Cambridgeshire District Council

'I found Physis to be a great partner - they were agile and entrepreneurial, and we got very insightful data quickly!'
Scott Parker, Vice President, Marketing, Jenny Craig Inc.

‘Physis (Nick) has been a terrific agency to work with and I would most definitely recommend them to any client who wants their research agency to take ownership of the setup process, add lots of value to the way the research is conducted, propose creative solutions and most importantly follow up on actions with incredible attention to detail and in a timely fashion. In addition, although not always considered the most important aspect of a research agency relationship, Nick has been a pleasure to work on a personal level, his wit and humour always bring a smile to the dullest research planning meetings!’
Rahul Patel, Project Manager, Nestlé UK

‘I will definitely keep you in mind for future research work – both charitable and commercial.  You've been great to work with so thank you.’
Victoria Moore, Director, Mere PR

‘A note of thanks for the excellent work which you carried out on behalf of Flora Locale.  I am confident that your input is the reason the North of England Wild Plant Network will progress to the next stage of its development.  You will be pleased to note that all of the attendees confirmed in their feedback that they would be keen to use a professional facilitator again! Very many thanks and I look forward to working with you again in the future.’
Bernadette Lobo, North of England Project Coordinator, Flora Locale

'Inntravel had a very positive experience of working with Physis Consulting through an important piece of consumer research we undertook recently. Not only did Nick understand the brief very well, but he conducted the fieldwork and analysis with great enthusiasm and insight, showing great sensitivity and appreciation of the particular issues at stake, as well as the unique nature of our business.'
Steve Jack, Marketing Manager, Inntravel

'Great to work with you Nick; excellent discussion partner, open minded, flexible, professional. And you always deliver on time'
Pauline Lindwall Country Business Manager Nestle Nutrition

'As discussed, the training in qualitative research that you delivered for our analysts
was extremely well received, Nick. You brought to life for us the importance of creating
a sense of safety for research respondents, and the process of researching the 'whole
person' using transactional analysis - a fascinating and innovative approach. The
importance of really identifying the core needs, feelings and motivations of the target
audience in order to inform the development of effective social marketing interventions
was very well demonstrated.'
Scott Anderson, Health Intelligence Specialist, Yorkshire & Humber Public Health
Observatory

'Nick was exceptionally helpful and professional throughout this project.  He was flexible in the way we negotiated our work together, and took care to gain an excellent idea of what we were trying to achieve.  I was able to maintain a completely hands-off position while he got on and delivered what we had agreed.  I was especially pleased with the way that Nick handled a potentially difficult situation when it arose with a partner organisation.  I was delighted with the outcome of this work and look forward to working with Nick again in the future.'
Chris Powell, Head of Psychological Therapies, The Retreat, York

‘Many thanks. As discussed, we found this report very interesting and quite moving.Whilst one realises that the picture of asylum seekers portrayed by the media is often distorted, hearing the personal stories from young individuals makes you realise just what some of them have to go through and how frightening it must be to arrive in a strange country with no friends or family and unable to understand the language. You worked hard to deliver and produced a fine piece of work which is valued by the City Council and it's partners'
Trevor Woollams, Strategy and Partnerships Officer, Cambridge City Council

‘We really liked the event that you ran for us last year....We fly through these things at the time, but looking back we're realising just how good the consultation was. Really very good.’
Chris Jablonksi, Environment Team Leader, Huntingdonshire District Council

'NHS North Yorkshire and York commissioned Physis Research to undertake a primary piece of research to explore the perceptions of middle-aged men towards health and specifically towards pharmacy. The research was conducted with professionalism and the uppermost attention to detail; always on time and always with a friendly and positive attitude. The findings have been invaluable to the development of our campaign.'
Alex Trewhitt, Communications Project Manager, NHS North Yorkshire and York

‘Nick was great – very professional and focused throughout. His clarity and impartiality meant that we all felt able to contribute, and I don’t suppose it’s by coincidence so many of our concerns were dissipated as a result of this meeting!’
Ann Blackburn, AB Consultancy, Ecologist

‘Nick was invited to undertake a cultural audit of the charity when we were going through a challenging period.  In undertaking this work he showed great sensitivity in handling the issues arising from the interviews and workshops held with our Trustees, staff and service clients. He remained professional and focused at all times.  The resulting work identified the strategic direction that Our Celebration needed to take and determined the priorities for the organisation.   His recommendations were presented to the Our Celebration Management Committee to action. I enjoyed working with Nick and valued his insights and clarity of thought.
Zainul Sachak, Acting Chairman, Our Celebration

‘As a charity we have extremely limited funds, but Nick was keen to work with us to make sure we could develop market research projects that would deliver the findings we were looking for within an achievable budget. Nick has delivered everything in the promised timeframe and with innovative suggestions we would not have considered ourselves. Our investment in his professional services looks due to pay dividends both in terms of a rise in support from the public and happier employees and volunteers.’
Laura Bennett, Fundraising and Marketing Manager

"One of the reasons we picked Nick, and thus, Physis to do the work was because he was a good communicator. He listened carefully to what we wanted, asked all the right questions and soon picked up an understanding of the subject and what we were trying to achieve / understand. I would not hesitate to ask Nick to do more for us in the future. He made it clear from the start what he could offer and how it would work to give us the evaluation we wanted. Once this was agreed it worked like clockwork. Nick delivered what he had promised, when it was promised, he kept in touch regularly throughout the project, and was a real pleasure to work with."
Trish Hirst, City of York Council, Road Safety Officer

‘Nick’s personality and skills ensured that the meeting was productive and a most enjoyable experience.’
Ted Scott, Scott’s Wildflowers

‘Many thanks for the effort you put into our focus groups. You managed to pull together the focus groups at short notice whilst still ensuring that the attendees were representative of the county as a whole. You always delivered on time and were helpful and flexible throughout the process.  The detailed findings from the final report and the presentation that you gave to summarise the wide range of people’s views you managed to elicit has been a key part of developing our waste prevention behaviour change strategy. We now know what people think of our past campaigns and how they would like us to help them reduce their waste in the future. A really useful piece of work that has enabled us to focus our efforts and target our delivery.’
Kerry Green, Waste Strategy and Performance Manager, North Yorkshire County Council