Services
The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce’s Insight and Intelligence Services team exists to help businesses navigate the local political landscape and gain a deeper understanding of how they should shape their commercial objectives moving forward. The team provides various programmes of tailored support to help businesses achieve their strategic aspirations.
Research
The Insight and Intelligence Services team have extensive experience in delivering research services across a broad spectrum of topics and methods. We can undertake any research of interest to the local business community that aligns with the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce’s values and can include one or any combination of the following:
• Desk research
• Focus groups
• Surveys
Businesses also have the opportunity to commission and sponsor high profile reports. Current opportunities for sponsorship include:
• West Midlands International Trade Index
• West Midlands Low Carbon Economy Report
To find out more, including regarding bespoke research packages and costings, please get in touch.
Case studies
Delivered in 2020, the Insight and Intelligence Services team produced a report for the Department for International Trade, including extensive analysis based on sector, size and exporter status. This research was informed by additional questions in the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Business Report.
As well as an in-depth report covering key findings and offering recommendations for Birmingham City Council and local businesses, this research included a tailored survey and focus groups with young people in Birmingham.
Stakeholder Engagement
Our Stakeholder Engagement Service aims to connect you with key players in the political or commercial landscape to the benefit of your business. Activity that falls within the Service includes:
- Roundtables with MPs, local businesses and/or local political figures
- Facilitating introductions to key regional contacts in the public and private sector
- Hosting briefing sessions on the current political landscape
- Stakeholder mapping
Through such activity, the Insight and Intelligence Services team can help raise the profile of your organisation with relevant stakeholder circles across Greater Birmingham and put you in front of people who can help you meet organisational goals.
Tailored Communication Support
Communications support is included as standard when you commission the Insight and Intelligence Services team’s Stakeholder Engagement Services or Research Services, and can include the following:
- Communicating outcomes of activities in the ChamberLink Daily e-newsletter, which reaches approximately 16,000 contacts every day
- Podcasts
- Blogs
Connections and Reach
The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce has an expansive network of contacts in all corners of the country, including access to over 2,500 businesses in the region, regional corporate CEOs and industry leaders, and regional membership bodies.
Connections
Connections include:
- Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Patrons
- Regional political bodies, including Combined Authority Executives
- Pan-regional delivery bodies, such as Midlands Engine and Midlands Connect
- Government Departments
- Members of Parliament
- Economic and political think tanks
- Local Authorities, such as Birmingham City Council
Reach
The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce’s social and digital reach includes:
- 354,000 website visitors per year
- Over 2,500 members employing more than 180,000 local people
- 105,000 ChamberLink magazine readers
- More than 9,000 events delegates
- 70,000 twitter followers
- 5,000 LinkedIn connections
Bespoke Packages
The Insight and Intelligence Services team can work with you to compile a bespoke package of activity suited for your business needs. Bespoke packages could include additional questions in the Quarterly Business Report, desk research with a customisable length report, and events such as online webinars or roundtables with key stakeholders.
Please get in touch if you require more information on potential packages, or would like to work with the team to create a bespoke package of Insight and Intelligence Services support.