About Us

Format Research's job is to provide data, information and analysis that allow companies, public administration operators and civil society subjects to reduce the risk and margin of uncertainty when defining strategic and operational choices.

(Pierluigi Ascani)

ABOUT US

Format Research was founded in 1992. It is a market research institute based in Rome and Pordenone. It is ISO 9001 certified for the following activities: planning, implementation and provision of opinion polls, market research, and economic and social studies. It operates in the sector of social and economic studies, marketing research and survey-based opinion research. He specializes in investigations into B2B (business to business) type companies.

MISSION

Design and implementation of customized search solutions to compete in business to business markets. Collection, organization and analysis of data, information and insights made available to learn, to understand, to decide.

EXPERIENCE

Format Research has worked, as it does, for large banks and insurance companies, industrial, commercial and service companies, trade associations of entrepreneurs and workers, local and central public administration bodies and agencies.

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH

Format Research produces studies and research using the interview method. It carries out quantitative and qualitative investigations using a multidisciplinary approach in the analysis of phenomena. It combines the use of the scientific method and the most advanced technologies with socio-anthropological analysis.
The ad hoc investigations are designed and carried out based on the specific needs of the Client, who retains exclusive ownership of the results. All investigations can be carried out either one-shot or continuously through the establishment of a permanent observatory.

VISION

The experience in the use of traditional methodologies, combined with the use of new research techniques, the propensity for international work and process engineering, constitute the cornerstones of the Format Research vision which translate into research results clear, low costs and short production times.

WHERE WE OPERATE:

Format Research operates directly throughout the national territory and in Europe through its network of specialized partners

MARKETS

Format Research studies the world of business for businesses. The markets we operate in most frequently are: Finance, B2B, Retail, Construction and Real Estate, Information & Communication Technology, Transportation and Logistics, Utilities, Megatrends, Media, Tourism and Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, and Automotive.

STAFF

About us

Format Research is led by Pierluigi Ascani, who founded it almost thirty years ago. The staff is made up of permanent employees: senior and junior researchers, field coordination staff, analysts specialized in the management of IT platforms for data collection and control, communication experts, management control staff. The work teams are often supported by interns and trainees from the university world.

RESULTS GUARANTEE

Almost thirty years of uninterrupted activity. Organization of work "by projects". Team Leader with many years of experience available to customers and able to bring their voice back within the respective work groups.
Direct management of all phases of the research work. Control of the entire service delivery process through a certified Quality System.
Format Research has constantly updated proprietary databases and large observatories on business trends and investments, some of which are based on ten-year historical series.

FORMAT BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Srl

In 2017 Format Research established Format Business Intelligence Srl in Pordenone, for the management of advanced data analysis activities and statistical supercomputing.

MEMBERSHIP

ASSEPRIM
It is the National Federation founded in 1995 from the idea of some entrepreneurs, it represents the companies and associations of Professional Services for Businesses within Confcommercio - Imprese per l'Italia. It protects the interests and identity of over 700 associated companies that offer services to businesses and people and that operate on the national territory in the financial and insurance market, business consultancy, human resources, market research, digital marketing, communication, events, audiovisual, with specialized activities in the production and distribution of audiovisual products, videogames, animation and post production, licensing and digital publishing services.
ASSIRM association
It is the Association founded in 1991 that brings together the major Italian companies that carry out Market Research, Opinion Surveys and Social Research. The objectives of the Association are the protection of knowledge, the development of institutional relations for the protection of the interests of the sector, enhancing the role and social function of market, social and opinion research and encouraging and promoting the growth of the quality of the service offered by its Associates.
CONFCOMMERCIO – Businesses for Italy
Italian General Confederation of Businesses, Professional Activities and Self-Employment, is the largest business representation in Italy, associating over 650.000 companies. Confcommercio's representation system is structured both at a territorial level, with provincial organizations and regional unions, and at a categorical level, with national trade organisations.
EXOMAR
European Society for Opinion and Market Research Founded in 1948, it is the global association of marketing and opinion polling professionals with 5000 members from over 100 countries. Its goal is to promote the value of market and opinion research. A non-profit organization, it promotes the value of market, opinion, social research and data analysis, providing ethical and professional assistance and supporting its associative community. Its members adhere to the International Code on Marketing and Social Research, developed jointly by Esomar and the International Chamber of Commerce, which is adopted by major companies and professionals around the world.

Format Research Srl, with headquarters in Rome, at Via Ugo Balzani n°77, has equipped itself with a quality system compliant with the UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 standard.

Model 231/2001

Format Research adopts the Code of Ethics pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 , as an integral part of its Organization, Management, and Control Model. The Code defines the ethical principles and values that must be adhered to by all those who work on behalf of the Company. This adoption promotes a corporate culture based on legality, integrity, and transparency.