Lorraine Davidson

Freelance Marketing provides the following services, ranging from desk and field research to strategic marketing planning.

Desk Research: Strategic UK and overseas market analysis

• Audits of existing business
• Market and competitor segmentation
• Market size and trends analysis
• Interviews with industry experts

Field Research: Objective third party feedback

• Focus groups – available for freelance moderation
• Executive and consumer interviews
• Assisted shopping trips
• In-depth telephone interviewing
• eSurveys

Hands-on project management: Review

• Workable marketing plans
• New product development

Here’s what some of our clients have to say:

“Lorraine is an experienced and professional marketeer. We have worked together for many years on qualitative studies, desk research and reporting. Her work is always considered thorough and on time/within budget. She will always advise on what is achievable and delivers as agreed”.

“Lorraine was an invaluable asset to the Consumer Insight team. As well as being an engaging and thorough qualitative researcher, Lorraine was excellent at building relationships within the business that really enhanced the actionability of the output”. 

Delivering strategic market intelligence, customer insight and marketing planning – helping businesses to grow through an in-depth understanding of their marketplace.

Combining both market research & marketing skills to undertake bespoke desk research & reports, as well as qualitative research (in-depth interviews and focus groups) within both the B2B and FMCG sectors.

Chartered Marketer FCIM, MSc, MA, DipM, DipMRS, BA Jt Hons

Lorraine established UK based consultancy, Freelance Marketing Ltd, in 1998 and has successfully contributed to diverse projects with a wide cross section of clients, in both the pubic and private sectors.

Adept at gaining customer insights and setting these in a wider market context, against the backdrop of underlying trends, Lorraine is able to bring a strategic marketing focus to projects. This includes working with blue chip companies and SMEs, at varying stages of development.

Companies have included Hallmark, P&G and major high street & food retailers, as well as B2B manufacturers, such as Perstorp (now part of the Formica group) and The Northern Foods Group.  Public sector clients include NHS Trusts, educational establishments and social housing providers.

Lorraine has written numerous reports for leading market report publishers, covering B2B/industrial markets such as housebuilding, building products, merchants, timber & joinery, bathrooms & kitchens, flooring and health & safety, for example. She has also been published in her own right in a leading academic journal on Qualitative Research.

Lorraine is a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is qualified both in Marketing and Market Research.