DIRECT
response
storytelling

A Conversation with
Fern Lee and Tom Shipley

Uncover the power of a-ha moments.  Let’s Get Started.

Test Your Content.

Lift Your Conversions.

Boost Your ROI.

Infomercials

Landing Pages

Cart Process

Video Sales Letters

Direct Mail

Email
Promotions

What We Do

Cost-effective surveys

Moment-to-moment video testing

Quick-turn A/B tests

In-person focus groups

Data-backed insights to steer you in the right direction

How We Work

Our methodology is like taking an MRI of your offering.

We measure reactions to your message in each moment, through dial testing. We then use these responses to uncover why your message moved them—or didn’t—to fine-tune those words and phrases to boost response.

With decades of experience in advertising, publishing, television, direct response, public policy, and more, we know how to craft, test, and refine messages that will hit the mark. From Hollywood to Capitol Hill—and all stops in between—we fuse science, innovation, and intuition to deliver wins—time and again.

About Us

Rich Thau (left) and David Paull (right) bring together a long history in message testing and research technologies. They blend the power of behavioral science and social psychology with the methodology of dial testing for maximum impact. Their work has spanned direct response, direct selling, advertising, television, presentations, speeches, and more.

“We tested headlines for a product in one focus group, and respondents reacted negatively. If I hadn’t done that focus group testing, I would have wasted months developing a package that probably would have failed in the field.“

Tom Adolph, NewMarket Health, AGORA