Research that holds up to the highest scrutiny. FMG has consistently demonstrated the ability to be responsive and creative in solving problems while maintaining the highest levels of scientific rigor and transparency.

Research that improves your decision-making. At FMG, our team of social scientists is dedicated to providing research support and strategy consulting to improve your decision-making, efficiency, and communications.

Research that helps you understand your target audience’s behavior. Our scientific perspective helps clients understand their audience’s decision-making process and inform the design and development of solutions that will best generate positive outcomes. Take a moment to meet our team.

Research carried through implementation. We conduct the research, analyze it and explain the results, but this is just the beginning of the relationship we build with clients. Our role as your partner and consultant is to help make sense of the research as you introduce and implement the necessary changes.

Research conducted on a large scale. Our surveys have reached over 500,000 households annually. We’ve conducted over 80 surveys for federally sponsored research efforts and have most often served as the principal role in design, data collection, analysis and reporting.

At FMG, our team of highly trained social scientists works to better understand the unique challenges and underlying questions our clients face. Unlike firms that gather data and consider the work done, we realize that data delivery is only the beginning. As your partner, we work with you to understand the findings, suggest solutions, and track future change. We provide actionable, data-driven recommendations that will positively impact your bottom line.

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Research is the foundation of informed decision-making. Our full-service research firm offers capabilities to help clients evaluate, reinforce, change behavior, and produce positive outcomes.

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We reach a diverse audience across a wide variety of subject areas. For each challenge, we use our social science research expertise and tailor our approach to meet our clients’ needs and deliver actionable and reliable results.

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We believe past performance predicts future behavior. Please take a look at the clients we help and the successful outcomes we’ve achieved for them.

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by Sarah Evans

Sugar Under Fire Again Amid Allegations Industry Funding Diverted Scientific and Consumer Attention to Fat

by Sarah Evans

featured / in the news / health communication / social marketing / research

September 22, 2016

Deny and subvert. South Park’s parody of Tom Brady’s strategy for dealing with bad press could easily be applied to a number of people, industries, or contexts. The latest in the spotlight is the sugar industry—under fire last week amid allegations the industry funded and influenced research with an agenda to shift the blame to fat. The outcome, many are arguing, was a potentially misplaced focus on low-fat diets…which opened the door for increased sugar consumption and contributed over several decades to the challenges we face with chronic diseases and obesity. Deflategate may be fizzling out with Brady halfway through his suspension, but the sugar industry’s woes are seemingly just beginning.

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