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The value of UX research

Uncover the deeper reasons why website visitors don’t convert into customers

While analytic data tell us ‘what’ visitors are doing across your website – it doesn't tell us the all important ‘why’. 

Our UX research services

Participant recruitment

We recruit real users who match your target audience – across demographics, behaviours and intent. Using trusted recruitment platforms and tailored screeners, we ensure your research includes diverse, relevant participants.

This leads to more reliable insights and more representative results, helping you design experiments that reflect real-world user behaviour.

User interviews and usability testing

We conduct one-to-one interviews and usability testing sessions to uncover how users think, behave and make decisions as they navigate your website. These sessions reveal friction points, hesitations and unmet needs that analytics alone can’t surface.

The result is a deeper understanding of why users don’t convert – and clearer direction for your next optimisation steps.

On-site surveys

We use targeted, in-context surveys such as exit intent, post-purchase or page-specific polls to capture feedback directly from users at the right moment.

These surveys help answer high-value questions: What’s stopping visitors from buying? Was something unclear? What were they expecting? Why did they buy? The insights gathered inform stronger hypotheses and highlight hidden blockers in your funnel.

Delivering outcomes over output

The impact of our UX research, in numbers

Our ux research has delivered measurable impact – helping clients increase conversion and engagement across their web estates.

43%

rise in puppy sponsorship conversions for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

39%

increase in overall conversion rate for Simply Plastics.

37%

increase in conversions for the Wine Society.

15%

increase in free seven day trials for the Economist’s GMAT Tutor service.

Connecting the dots

Why leading organisations choose DotCentric

1

Evidence guided and outcome driven

We use research and experimentation to help teams prioritise what matters most – reducing risk and accelerating value creation.

2

Experts in digital experience platforms

As long term partners of Optimizely, Umbraco and other enterprise platforms, we offer unmatched expertise in the design and delivery of business critical websites and digital services.

3

Built on partnership and trust

We act as a strategic extension of our clients internal teams, collaborating closely and sharing our expertise to build long-term value together.

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Following a competitive tendering process as part of our Digital First Transformation project, we appointed DotCentric as our website agency partner. From undertaking user research and analysis, to design and integration with a new CRM and e-commerce platform, DotCentric have provided a first-class service and client experience.
Vicki Cockman

Director of Training and Consultancy, MHFA England

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It was an absolute pleasure working with DotCentric. From the initial discussions about our project, to the discovery phase where we fleshed out the requirements, to the implementation phase, the DotCentric team were engaged, proactive, honest and helped us make better decisions based on their knowledge and skillset.
Tom Bryant

Programme Management Lead, LTA

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We were really impressed with how DotCentric took the time to fully understand our organisation, our members, what we do and how we work. This ensured that we were all aligned in what we wanted to achieve and worked efficiently together as one team.
Nina Hall

Digital Manager, Food and Drink Federation

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It is important for our technology partners to be committed to user-centric practices (user research, prototyping, usability testing) and agile methodology. The DotCentric UX team got to grips with a complex set of needs and drivers and in a short period, they generated the user insight, prototypes and design assets we needed to progress to build.
John Rieger

Head of Digital Communications, SRA

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The team at DotCentric have been integral in helping us to identify opportunities to improve the user experience for our members and have been an invaluable partner in continuing to improve our digital experience.
Justin Webb

Product Manager, The Wine Society

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I have found the knowledge, expertise and guidance offered to Karndean to be of the highest standard. DotCentric have shown an aptitude to fully understand our business and the markets in which we operate.
Andy Parton

Digital Services Manager, Karndean Designflooring

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Approaching DotCentric completely changed our idea of what we needed as they were able to think outside the box and present us with a range of solutions to solve our challenges.
Muhammed Parkar

Digital Communications Manager, NMC