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Vol. 15 · Established 2010 Algiers · Algeria An independent research institute
A research institute for decisive brands

Evidence
& intuition,
in equal measure.

Mandate
We help brand owners make sharper, faster, less reversible decisions — in markets where data is scarce and stakes are high.
Reach
From Algiers to the wider Maghreb, the Sahel and the Levant. Briefs accepted in English, French and Arabic.
Brand Health Tracking Concept & Innovation Testing Mystery Shopping U&A Studies Path to Purchase Sovereign AI Mixed-Methods Research Market Sizing Brand Health Tracking Concept & Innovation Testing Mystery Shopping U&A Studies Path to Purchase Sovereign AI Mixed-Methods Research Market Sizing
§ 01 — At a glance

A decade and a half of field-grade evidence, measured to the wilaya.

15+
Years of practice / Est. 2010
69
Wilayas covered, full national reach
7K+
Questionnaires fielded annually
200+
Qualitative moderations / year
360°
Integrated research-to-strategy approach
§ 02 — Approach

From data, to decisions.

Brands operate in environments where consumer behaviour shifts faster than the dashboards built to track it. Cultural codes evolve. Categories fragment. Numbers pile up without ever resolving the question that mattered.

Our craft begins where most stop scrolling — with the careful, repeatable collection of qualitative, reliable evidence from real people in real places. It continues with rigorous analysis, and ends with the only output that justifies a research budget: a clearer view of what to do next.

That's the work of a research institute. That's what Dusens Research has done, in this market, for fifteen years.

§ 03 — A proprietary framework

The Quadrant
of Intelligence.

Four lenses that together compose how a category, a brand, a buying decision actually works — so we can arbitrate faster, invest with more precision, and reduce strategic risk.

— I.

Human Intelligence

Reading behaviour, ritual and culture from the inside. Ethnography, immersive interviews, semiotics. Where statistical surveys go silent.

— II.

Data & Analytics

Quantifying brand equity, share of voice, share of mind, and competitive position. Trackers, segmentation, structural modelling.

— III.

Brand Strategy

Concept and innovation testing before capital is committed. From rough idea to validated proposition in weeks, not quarters.

— IV.

AI Intelligence

A sovereign stack trained on fifteen years of regional consumer data. Pattern recognition where category benchmarks don't exist.

§ 04 — Solutions index

Six lines of practice, one standard of rigour.

— 01
Audience understanding
Surfacing the real motivations, frictions and unmet needs that shape category behaviour.
U&A StudiesShopper StudiesPath to Purchase
— 02
Brand perception
Quantifying brand equity and competitive positioning through continuous tracking.
Brand Health TrackerImage & Positioning
— 03
Idea & concept testing
Validating concepts, packs and innovations before significant capital is deployed.
Concept TestsPack TestsInnovation Testing
— 04
Product experience
Evaluating product, service and retail experience under real-world conditions.
Product TestsMystery ShoppingUX Testing
— 05
Communications impact
Measuring the impact and efficiency of campaigns, before and after launch.
Pre-testsPost-testsTracking
— 06
Market intelligence
Tracking, comparing and anticipating the structural evolutions of a category.
Market SizingCompetitive WatchTrackers
§ 05 — Sovereign AI

Fifteen years of fieldwork, taught to a sovereign model.

Dusens Research is the only institute on the Algerian market operating a sovereign AI stack dedicated to consumer understanding — built in-region, hosted in-region, trained on its own primary research.
Read the technical brief →
→ 01

Modelled, not manual

Repetitive analysis tasks are automated and standardised — gains in speed, consistency and reproducibility across studies.

→ 02

Structured exploitation of data

Information is consolidated and organised so that future insights and longitudinal analyses are immediately tractable.

→ 03

Better decisions, sooner

A more methodical decision-making process, anchored by predictive modelling layered onto a decade and a half of evidence.

§ 07 — Recurring publications

Brandz Pulse.
Quarterly.

Each quarter we publish a deep-dive on three categories — usage shifts, brand performance, structural opportunities. Subscribe for the executive edition, free for qualified brand and agency leaders.

No filler. No drip campaigns. Two issues per year of substance.
§ 08 — Coverage

Every wilaya, by design.

National field operations across all 69 wilayas, with a network of trained moderators and supervisors that allows us to recruit hard-to-reach respondents — including in the most rural Algerian provinces — at the same standard as in metropolitan centres.

69
Wilayas
240
Field staff
04
Languages
ALGIERS

Trusted by category leaders across FMCG, telecom, retail & energy.

Soummam
Cevital
Danone
Djezzy
Ifri
Faderco
Palmary
Awane
Falait
GB Foods
Brandt
Blédina
Tetra Pak
Jumia
Jumbo
Skor
Cheezy
Ifruit
Azro
Fleurial
Moment
Elio
Tartino
Coty'lys
Le Berbère
Izem Energy
Ifri Gazouz
Fifty
El Tadj
Viva
Jow
Elle & Elle
PB
+ more
§ 09 — Open a conversation

Build a brand on the right reading of the market.

Brief us →
Studio
14 Bd du 11 Décembre 1960
El Biar, Algiers · Algeria
Reach us
contact@dusens-research.com
+213 (0) 556 724 470
Hours
Sun – Thu
09:00 – 17:00 (CET+1)