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Public affairs and institutions

Research for universities, public agencies, and companies

Attitude tracking and issue research for companies, universities, and public agencies: resident and stakeholder surveys, focus groups, and findings presented in person to city councils, commissions, and agencies.

What we do

Resident and stakeholder surveys

Benchmark and tracking surveys of voters and residents. Hybrid, text-to-web, and live-caller phone surveys, sampled from the voter file so the people we reach are the people who decide.

  • Resident and stakeholder surveys for institutions
  • Benchmark and tracking surveys

Focus groups

In-person and online groups across Colorado and the Mountain West, moderated by Chris Keating, with verbatim reporting that shows how real people talk about the issue.

  • Issue exploration ahead of a questionnaire
  • Ad and mail testing with target audiences

Issue and message research

We test the arguments for and against, find the words that move people, and develop the winning narrative before the ads air, so your campaign spends on what works.

  • Argument and message-frame testing

In-person presentations

We present findings in person to city councils, commissions, and agencies, and join board and staff retreats across Colorado and the Mountain West.

  • Board and staff retreats
  • Presentations to city councils, commissions, and agencies

Clients

  • University of Colorado
  • Town of Crested Butte
  • Denver Public Schools

Talk to us about your research

Keating Research is based in Denver. You work directly with the people who design, field, and analyze your research. We travel throughout Colorado and the Mountain West for in-person work: client meetings, board and staff retreats, and presentations to city councils, commissions, and agencies.

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