We use principles from ethnography and brand strategy to identify insights and turn them into the strategic roadmap you need to thrive in a culturally complex world. Capitalising on the potential of the future, we create work that is rooted in culture and focused on building business value.

 

We are a duo. Not your regular agency, consultancy or studio set up.

We unlock the power of cultural insight across a variety of sectors, creating future-focused strategies from bespoke research and cultural forecasting.

Helping you thrive in the face of changing consumer and market demands.

We are a full service consumer research and brand strategy duo working closely with our partners at every step of the way. Offering a consistent, high quality experience and output.

Selected clients

Chandon, Corona, Footpatrol, Gleneagles, Hoxton Hotel, Indian Paintbrush, Interglobe, JD Sport, Made Thought, Mixcloud, Nike, Paul Smith, Size?, Sonos, Wieden+Kennedy

 

Emilie Riis

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Emilie has spent her career growing brands and businesses through the strategic application of consumer insights, trends and future forecasting.

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Cultural brand alignment has been a thread through her work, whether focusing on innovative marketing and communications strategies in the advertising industry, or preparing brands and businesses for the future within business consulting.

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Prior to Duology, Emilie was Strategy Director at The Future Laboratory where her commercial understanding and creative problem solving provided business leaders with a more tangible understanding of the steps needed to prepare for a changing landscape.

Karli-Jade Fontiverio Hylton

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Karli-Jade is a creative ethnographer who captures consumer intelligence and trends forecasting to join the dots between people, brands and culture.

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Having previously led qualitative research studies at The Future Laboratory, KJ has worked with a suite of global brands and creative agencies where she has travelled the world over all in the name of cultural insight.

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Inspired by people, sub culture and narratives she explores the nuances of shifting behaviours and how they impact the future of the cultural landscape.

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Her mantra; Watch. Listen. Speak. Learn. Build.

 

We work to different needs and requirements and take on projects focused on research, strategy and curation separately as well as combined. 

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Audience &

Cultural Research

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Using our global network we design and execute trends and ethnographic consumer research (online and IRL) providing you with crucial insight and understanding of your audience and cultural landscape

Strategy &

Consulting

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We turn insight into opportunity by crafting actionable, strategic roadmaps and solutions to help your brand or business unlock the potential of the future

Curation &

Concepting

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We develop concepts and curate experiences that bring our strategic thinking to life in innovative, immersive and creative ways

A brief introduction to some of our case studies.  Get in touch to learn more about our case studies and how we work.