Belgian population against the strike of January 30th, Profacts research shows

Profacts research has shown that a large majority of the Belgian population is against the strike of next January 30th. Most people also think that the Belgian economy has suffered from the strike of December 22nd 2011.

See the press release for more details.

Profacts research on retirement age in the news

The Profacts research on the retirement age among 1325 employees and 368 HR managers in Belgium was featured in the press today. De Standaard Online brought the story on its first page and co-founder and managing partner of Profacts, Timothy Desmet, was interviewed by Qmusic. The story has also been picked up by Vandaag, Gazet Van Antwerpen en Het Belang van Limburg.

Relive the HR Gala on YouTube

Relive the best moments of the HR Gala of 27 October 2011 via a specially made movie clip on YouTube. The results of the Working Longer survey by Profacts, the comic interludes by Dirk Denoyelle, the HR Ambassador of last year – Fons Leroy – and of course the announcement of the HR Ambassador of 2011: Schoenen Torfs.

Click HERE and relive the HR Gala!

Profacts eye tracking research featured in VBO magazine

Timothy Desmet, co-founder of Profacts, was interviewed by Forward on eye tracking research. Forward is the monthly magazine of the VBO (Verbond van Belgische Ondernemingen). The full interview can be found here.

Eye tracking is measuring spontaneous eye movements that people make while looking at a print advertisement, a TV commercial, a banner, a flyer, a website, etc. The main advantage of eye tracking is the high naturalness and the fact that people can not consciously control their eye ...

Profacts congratulates Torfs, the HR Ambassador of 2011

Profacts congratulates the shoe chain Torfs. Torfs was elected HR Ambassador of 2011 at the 6th “Gala van de Vlaamse HR Ambassadeurs” on October 27th. Profacts is sponsor of the Gala and Timothy Desmet, co-founder and Managing Partner of Profacts, is a member of the jury, which is led by Pieter Timmermans of the VBO. The jury especially valued Torfs’ authenticity through values such as warmth, contact, care, family spirit, team spirit and fun. Torfs’ Happiness Program for the employees is ...

Profacts on Kanaal Z: Step into our offices!

On June 28th, Profacts was featured in Z-Ondernemen, a new program on Kanaal Z that offers useful information and practical tips for entrepreneurs and business people.

Watch the video and meet our motivated team of research experts with extensive experience in various domains and sectors.
Hear from our clients how they have appreciated working with us.
See for yourself how our passion for market analysis can help your company achieve the best results.

Come and step into our offices!
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Research on innovation: see us on TV!

Whether it's testing a new concept or learning about the new possibilities of a market, Profacts can help innovative companies in all stages of the process to help to bring unique products and services to life.

Recently Profacts performed a market survey for ACL, who wanted to develop a new product: the Deli’Do. This new concept was presented online to a 1000 Belgians who evaluated the concept and who also answered some additional questions about e.g. usage or possible product features.  ...

Founders of Profacts win "Psychologist of the year-award"

Young entrepreneurs Stijn De Rammelaere and Timothy Desmet were elected "Psycholoog van het jaar" (Psychologist of the year), last Thursday march 24th.  With this award,  the Psychology alumni of the university of Ghent (GAP, Gentse Alumni Psychologie) want to congratulate the founders of market research agency Profacts for their “dynamic entrepreneurship and the many chances they offer to young graduates in Psychology”.

Since 2010 the GAP (Gentse Alumni Psychologie) wants to acknowledge ...

Stijn De Rammelaere and Timothy Desmet nominated for Psychologist of the Year 2011

Stijn De Rammelaere and Timothy Desmet, founders and Managing Partners of Profacts, have been nominated for the award of Psychologist of the Year 2011. The award is organized annually by the alumnus organization of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at Ghent University (GAP). All alumni of the Faculty can vote for their preferred nominee on the website of GAP. The Psychologist of the Year 2011 will be anounced on March 24st at Het Pand in Ghent. The other nominees for 2011 ...

Profacts research in the news

Recent research by Profacts was covered extensively in the media today. Timothy Desmet, co-founder and Managing Partner, was also interviewed about the results on Qmusic. The results about the personality of the Flemish party presidents and about how satisfied Flemish voters are today with the vote they cast on June 13th, 2010, was covered in Gazet Van Antwerpen, De Standaard, Het Belang Van Limburg, Het Nieuwsblad,Zita and Clint.

Profacts announces a growth of 78%

Profacts has recently closed its 4th fiscal year (October 2009-Sep 2010). We are proud to announce that the strong growth of the 3 first years continued in the fourth year. The growth is significant, both in terms of turnover and employees. As last year, we observed that : (a) growth is mostly accounted for by customer loyalty: existing clients who come back very frequently, (b) our clients assign larger projects to Profacts and turn the relationship into strategic partnerships, and (c) new ...

Profacts research on political slogans in the news

Profacts' research on the slogans that political parties are using for the elections on June 13, 2010 was picked up by the press:

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=GJG2R9PGS

http://www.limburgreporter.nl/?p=47397

The research has even become one of the questions of the election quiz by Mondiaal Nieuws:

http://www.mo.be/index.php?id=256&tx_srquiz_pi1%5Bcmd%5D=prompt

For more detailed information on the results of this research by Profacts, you can click on the ...

Profacts is still looking for motivated people

Profacts is recruiting people to fill a number of quantitative market research vacancies. We are looking both for Junior Research Consultant and Senior Research Consultant profiles.

The requirements are the following:
- highly interested in quantitative market research
- analytical mindset
- result driven
- being able to cope with deadlines
- eagerness to understand customer needs
- commercial and client-centered
- able to communicate in Dutch and English (and preferably in French)

The people ...

Profacts is recruiting!

Profacts is recruiting people to fill a number of quantitative market research vacancies. We are looking both for Junior Research Consultant and Senior Research Consultant profiles.

The requirements are the following:
- highly interested in quantitative market research
- analytical mindset
- result driven
- being able to cope with deadlines
- eagerness to understand customer needs
- commercial and client-centered
- able to communicate in Dutch and English (and preferably in French)

The ...

Profacts announces growth of over 20%

Profacts has recently closed its 3rd fiscal year (Oct 2008-Sep 2009). We are proud to announce that the strong growth of the two first years continues in the third year, even within the context of the financial crisis and economic recession. The growth is significant, both in terms of turnover and employees. The highlights of our 3rd year are the following : (a) growth is almost fully accounted for by customer loyalty: existing clients who come back very frequently. (b) Our clients often ...

Profacts proudly presents its new website!

Together with the professionals from Code d'Or (www.codedor.be), we have built a new website. The new site contains a more up-to-date introduction to Profacts, our people and our expertise. With some new and exciting features, such as our newsletter and our blog the content of our site will change more frequently. Together with a more sexy look we hope this will make visiting the Profacts website more fun.