Burgeon FAQ: Market Research & Intelligence for Businesses
FAQ

Your questions, answered plainly.

Burgeon is a market research and intelligence firm. We use data and AI to show businesses, cities and organizations who they’re really talking to, what makes those people say yes, and where growth will come from.

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Why it pays off

What working with Burgeon means for your sales, your spend and your bottom line.

What does Burgeon actually do?

Burgeon is a market research and intelligence firm. We use data and AI to show you your best customers, what makes them buy and where to grow.

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Think of us as the foundation under every growth decision: what you offer, how you pitch it, who you go after and where you show up. We deliver customer insights and strategy backed by real data, so each decision is aimed at more sales instead of a hunch. Based in Greater Fort Lauderdale, working worldwide.

How does this help my business make more money?

Burgeon helps businesses make more money by pointing their time and budget at the customers, offers and channels most likely to buy.

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Most companies lose money quietly: effort aimed at the wrong people, offers nobody asked for, a message that misses. Customer research fixes that. A professional services firm, for example, might learn its most profitable clients value speed over price, then rewrite its proposals around it. Same team, same budget, more deals closed.

How soon will I see results?

Burgeon delivers clear answers and a growth plan in 3 to 5 weeks, and the sales impact builds as you put the recommendations to work.

TYPICALWeek 1Discovery chatWeeks 3–5Insight deckMonths 1–3Quick winsMonths 3+Lasting growth

Our core project, the Foundation, pairs Know Your Audience (audience research) with Read the Market (competitor analysis and social listening) and delivers prioritized next steps within that window. Some changes pay off fast, like sharpening a sales pitch or moving ad spend toward buyers. Others, like a new offer, build over a few months.

How will I know it actually worked?

Burgeon agrees with you on the numbers that matter, like revenue, new customers, deal size and repeat business, then measures against them.

EXAMPLE Your scorecard RevenueNew customersDeal sizeRepeat business

Every recommendation is tied to the result it should move. Through Measure What Matters, our ongoing analytics and reporting service, we track your ROI over time, show what’s working and adjust what isn’t. We won’t promise a figure before we’ve seen your business, but we will tie every recommendation to one.

Why not just spend more on ads?

More ad spend aimed at the wrong audience just loses money faster. Burgeon’s research makes your current ad budget work harder.

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Advertising amplifies whatever you put behind it. If the audience, offer or message is off, a bigger budget only scales the problem. We find who is most likely to buy and what will move them, so your ads, sales team and agency start from a foundation built to improve your return on ad spend.

We don’t really advertise. Is this still for us?

Yes. Burgeon helps any business sell more by improving how it communicates: on its website, in proposals, on sales calls and in person.

How you describe itWhat makes them say yes“Full-servicesolutions”“Industry-leadingquality”“Saves my teama week”“I can trust themon the details”Burgeondata + AIYour message lands → more sales

There’s almost always a gap between how a company describes what it does and what makes its customers say yes. Our customer research closes that gap, showing how your buyers think, what they value and the words they use. Every message you send after that has a better chance of turning into revenue.

I already know my customers. Why would I need this?

You know the customers you have. Burgeon shows you the ones you’re missing, and what it would take to win them.

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Most leaders know their current clients well. What’s hard to see from the inside is who isn’t buying, why some people choose a competitor, and how your market is shifting. That’s where growth, and lost revenue, tends to hide. Market research and competitor analysis from outside your own walls fill in those gaps.

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About Burgeon

A market research and intelligence firm for businesses, cities and the agencies that serve them.

Is market intelligence the same as market research?

Market intelligence is market research taken further: Burgeon combines customer, competitor and market data into strategy that helps you grow.

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Traditional market research often stops at a survey or a report. Market intelligence brings together what your customers want, what people say about you online, what competitors are doing and where your market is heading, then uses data and AI to turn it into a short list of clear moves. It’s the difference between guessing and knowing.

Is this marketing? How is it different from an agency?

No. Burgeon doesn’t make ads or run campaigns. It provides the customer insights and data-driven strategy that make your marketing pay off.

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An agency builds the campaign and a sales team makes the pitch. We tell both who to aim at, what to say and where to say it, based on real customer data. Many companies hand our findings straight to their team or agency, so the money they already spend on marketing starts from evidence instead of a guess.

Who do you work with?

Burgeon works with small businesses, mid-size companies, cities and community organizations, and the marketing agencies that serve them.

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Our clients are independent, from owner-run businesses to companies with full teams, in any industry. The questions behind growth are the same everywhere: who buys, why they choose you, and how to reach more of them. Answering those well is what turns market research into more customers and more revenue.

Is my business too small for market research?

No. Burgeon uses data and AI to make professional market research practical for small businesses, and faster for larger companies and cities.

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A few years ago, research like this took months and cost what only the largest brands could pay. That has changed. A small business gets the clarity to make every dollar count, a mid-size company gets an outside view its team rarely has time to build, and a city gets a data-backed picture of the people it serves.

Do you work with cities and community organizations?

Yes. Burgeon gives cities, business districts and economic development groups the resident, visitor and business insights to attract growth.

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That means knowing who’s visiting and who’s moving in, how the area is talked about online, which businesses and experiences are missing, and how to attract residents, visitors and investment. The same community research that helps a business find its customers helps a place grow its economy.

Where are you based? Do you only work locally?

Burgeon is based in Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and works with clients anywhere: across the US, in Brazil and worldwide.

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Market research runs on data, not geography: global consumer research, online conversation and your own business numbers. Most of our work happens remotely, in English or Portuguese. Our founder, George DeMattos, is a native Portuguese speaker, which also makes Burgeon a natural fit for Brazilian companies entering the US market.

Do you work with marketing agencies?

Yes. Burgeon partners with marketing agencies to deliver the audience research and market insight that help their clients’ campaigns sell more.

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Through our partner program, agencies bring us in for audience research, competitor analysis and social listening, giving their creative work a sharper, data-backed foundation and their clients a clearer return. Partners get dedicated partner rates, and a white-label option lets the work carry the agency’s own name.

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How it works

What we deliver, where the data comes from, and how to start.

What will I learn, and what do I get at the end?

Burgeon delivers a visual insight deck covering your best customers, what people say about you, what competitors are doing and your next moves.

EXAMPLEWho buys mostRepeat clientsNew leadsReferralsNext stepsRanked by impact1. Sharpen the pitch2. Refresh the offer3. Target new segments

Every customer insight ties back to a decision: what to offer, what to say, who to say it to and where to invest. The deck ends with recommendations ranked by likely impact on your revenue, and we walk you through it together. Your team can act on it right away, or hand it straight to your agency.

What data do you use for customer research?

Burgeon combines four kinds of data: large consumer surveys, social listening, your own business numbers and AI systems that connect them.

ConsumersurveysSociallisteningYour businessnumbersAI intelligencesystems Insight

Consumer surveys show how people live, spend and decide. Social listening and sentiment analysis read what people say online about you, your competitors and your category. Dashboards organize your own sales, website and social numbers. AI connects it all, so we find the insights that drive revenue faster, at a cost that fits your business.

What is an AI intelligence engine?

An intelligence engine is a custom AI assistant Burgeon builds on your data, so you can ask it business questions in plain English.

EXAMPLEWhich clients aremost likely to buyagain this quarter?Built onClaudeClients who bought inspring are most likely.Revenue

We build it on Claude, Anthropic’s AI, trained on your history and market data. Ask “Which clients are most likely to buy again this quarter?” or “Why did sales dip last month?” and get an answer you can act on that day. You own the engine, and a monthly maintenance fee keeps its data current. This is our Ask Your Data service.

How do we get started?

Getting started with Burgeon takes a 30-minute discovery chat, and you don’t need to prepare anything.

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First, a short conversation about your business and what you want to grow. Next, we send an integrated brief covering what we’ll answer, how, on what timeline and at what investment. Nothing begins until you approve it, so you know exactly what you’re getting, and what it should deliver, before you commit.

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How much does market research cost? Is it worth it?

Burgeon scopes each project to your business and shares pricing after the discovery chat. The work should earn back more than it costs.

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There are several ways to start: a focused starting project, the full Foundation (audience research plus competitor analysis), ongoing analytics through Measure What Matters, or a custom AI engine through Ask Your Data. We’ll recommend the option that fits your goals and budget, and you’ll see the full investment in the integrated brief before you commit.

Let's Burgeon together.

For the businesses that have built something worth growing — start with a 30-minute discovery chat. No prep needed.

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