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Unmoderated recruitment
Providing participants for unmoderated studies, ensuring flexible research schedules.
Flexible research with on-demand participants.
We have a dedicated unmoderated team who are experienced in successfully finding high-quality, qualified participants to take part in studies worldwide. We have a flexible and tailored approach, using a variety of tools to find suitable participants for criteria ranging from simple to very niche/complex. Our priority is ensuring we generate valid responses and provide representative and credible data to our clients, which can be used to inform key business decisions.
Why you should choose PFR to be the recruitment partner for your surveys and other unmoderated research
Able to recruit for most unmoderated research, including high-volume surveys, card sorting, treejack testing, customer satisfaction surveys, unmoderated product testing or diary studies, self-serve online tasks, and more
Guidance on lead time and appropriate incentives
Quality of respondents and validity of data: our community is highly engaged and verified by our onboarding and screening processes
Highly targeted approach - we're experts in our field and use tried and tested methods to finding participants, no matter how niche
25 years of experience in bespoke participant recruitment for market research and usability testing.
We offer a tailored service and work closely with our clients to understand their goals, and how we can support it
Fully GDPR-compliant process, accredited by the Market Research Society and Fair Data partners
Quick turnaround for straightforward suitability requirements and access to our general community
Support at the initial stages of profiling
Choose from our unmoderated service options
Pay-per submission
You pay for one-time access to send your survey or task to our community. We offer several submission options, depending on the response levels you require.
Turnaround: 3-5 day lead time
Pay for: one-time submission to participants
Targeting: basic demographic targeting
Gauaranteed suitability: no
Incentive: prize draw recommended
Please note: the number of suitable submissions are not guaranteed. We will send it to the number of people projected to achieve the number requested, however certain topics or tasks may have lower conversion rates. If you think this may be the case, or you have criteria that may mean suitability is lower, we recommend opting for a larger submission than required to account for this.
Qualified survey responss
Participants are pre-qualified to ensure suitability before being invited to the unmoderated task or survey. This helps to ensure validity of participation and to double-screen respondents for the most crucial criteria. We can manage specific criteria splits and target niche/complex profiles, including business professionals, international and harder to reach demographics, such as accessibility participants.
Turnaround: 1-3 week lead time (depending on complexity)
Pay for: suitable participant
Targeting: any (from standard to complex)
Guaranteed suitability: yes
Incentive: per participant - depending on profile and duration/complexity of task
What else can People for Research do for you?
Prize draw and incentive management
Handling prize draws and individual incentives for your participants.
Consent form management
Ensuring all consent forms are properly managed and stored.
Set up and host tasks in-house
Hosting and building your tasks and surveys in-house with your guidance and approval.
Task consultancy
Providing consultancy and advice on survey/task building and best practices for optimal completion.
Conduct testing and checks
Offering A/B testing, testing for accessibility or across multiple audience splits.
Manage delivery and logistics
Managing the logistics and delivery of physical products to your participants, as well as their return when necessary.
Analyze data
Providing a data analysis service, including data cleansing and restructuring, pseudonymisation/anonymisation, and report creation.
Compliance advice
Sharing our data protection knowledge and experience to ensure your research remains fully compliant.
Our happy customers
Don't just take our word for it - see what our happy clients have to say about their experiences with us.
“The service at People for Research is always very good. Accommodating even when we need to turn around projects quickly. They never let us down!”
“Working with People for Research was great. The team were proactive at every stage of the project. They helped us solve problems and provided ideas for how to make sure were following best practices. It felt like the right people were always available to answer questions. The team are engaged, personable and experts in their field. Each team member brought a different area of expertise and this was shown by the way they listened and responded to questions.”
“My experience working with PFR has been excellent from start to finish, and has provided me with great, robust results which are providing actionable insights. I am particularly grateful for the guidance, support and advice. The team at PFR took my initial thoughts and helped transform them into a much more comprehensive survey. Questions which I hadn’t even considered are now providing some of the most important insights into my work. I would wholeheartedly recommend People for Research.”
Empower your research insights. Contact us today.
Unlock the full potential of your research with our expert recruitment services. We provide a diverse range of participants, from everyday consumers to specialised professionals, ensuring comprehensive and inclusive insights tailored to your study's needs.