GROUP INTERVIEW
Group Interview Attendance Service
Arranging Participants for Group Interviews
We arrange participants for group interviews essential to new product planning, service improvement, advertising verification, and brand strategy. Screened by detailed criteria including age, gender, occupation, and purchasing behavior, we reliably gather roundtable participants matching your target demographic from across Japan. With an attendance rate exceeding 98% and total support from venue arrangement to moderator services, we assist in collecting high-quality consumer insights.
Get a Free QuoteWhat Is Our Group Interview Attendance Service?
Family Romance's group interview attendance service arranges participants who meet specified attribute criteria for corporate marketing research and group interviews. We accommodate a wide range of purposes including product development, advertising verification, and service improvement.
We reliably arrange participants screened by detailed criteria including age, gender, occupation, hobbies, purchasing behavior, and brand awareness. We also leverage our network to secure individuals with niche attributes that general recruiting services find difficult to gather.
We can also support event-day operations and moderator arrangement. From participant pre-briefing to time management on the day and securing backup personnel in case of absences, we provide the total support structure needed for a successful roundtable discussion.
Professional
Group Interview Attendance
Precise Participant Screening with Detailed Attribute Criteria
We select optimal participants using multi-axis criteria tailored to your research objectives, including age, gender, occupation, income bracket, purchase history, brand awareness, and personal interests
Guaranteed Success with Reliable Attendance Rates
Through advance phone confirmation, day-of reminder calls, and pre-arranged backup personnel, we consistently maintain an industry-leading attendance rate of over 98%
Total Support from Venue Arrangement to Moderator
Beyond participant recruitment, we provide one-stop support for the entire operation including venue booking, facilitation scripts, moderator arrangement, recording, and report creation
Are You Facing These Challenges?
For businesses struggling with arranging group interview participants
Cannot recruit participants meeting the criteria
Setting detailed criteria such as income brackets or specific brand purchase experience makes securing qualified individuals difficult, often delaying session scheduling.
Frequent last-minute cancellations
Even after securing participants, day-of cancellations occur, preventing you from maintaining the planned group size and degrading research quality.
Inconsistent quality of participant input
There are differences in speaking volume and depth of content among participants, sometimes resulting in outcomes biased toward certain participants' opinions.
Cannot find participants with niche attributes
You lack the means to recruit group interview participants with niche attributes, such as people with specific health conditions or particular hobbies.
Difficult to hold sessions in regional areas
You want to hold group sessions targeting regional consumers, but both participant recruitment and venue arrangement present high hurdles.
No in-house expertise for running group sessions
Your company lacks expertise in group interview facilitation methods and question design, leaving you uncertain about extracting valuable insights.
Group Interview Attendance Case Studies
Real examples from businesses that have used our service
Acceptance verification roundtable for new senior pricing plan
Held concept verification roundtables in Tokyo and Osaka with 12 participants each, totaling 24 smartphone users aged 60s-70s. Screened by monthly communication costs, data usage, and plan switching experience. Conducted 4 sessions of 6 participants each over 2 days.
Group interview for new brand concept verification
Presented 3 concept boards for a new brand to 18 beauty-conscious women in their late 20s to early 30s. Conducted roundtable discussions evaluating brand image, purchase intent, and price perception. Free discussion yielded unexpected consumer insights.
Pre-evaluation roundtable for 3 TV commercial candidates
Conducted a roundtable with 20 homemakers aged 30s-50s to view 3 TV commercial candidates before airing. Evaluated CM impression, product appeal, purchase intent, and ad recall. Compared impression changes between first and second viewings.
User group interview for app UI improvement
Conducted a roundtable with 20 participants: 12 existing fitness app users (3+ times/week) and 8 competing app users. Discussed UI/UX improvements and desired new features while actually using the app. Paper prototype feedback was also collected.
Recent Cases
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Use Cases
Verify and Refine New Product Concepts with Consumers
Are you facing these challenges?
You are unsure whether your new product concept resonates with consumers. You want to understand the deeper reasons behind opinions that surveys cannot capture, but cannot recruit roundtable participants.
Family Romance's Solution
Family Romance arranges participants from your target demographic for group interviews where they freely discuss your concept. Unexpected insights born from participant interactions accelerate product development.
Verify Advertising Creative Effectiveness with Consumers Before Airing
Are you facing these challenges?
You invest large budgets in TV commercial and web ad production, but cannot know if they resonate with consumers until actually aired. You want to verify effectiveness beforehand but lack an appropriate method.
Family Romance's Solution
We gather participants from your target viewer demographic to evaluate ad creative impression, recall rate, and purchase intent as a group. Post-viewing discussions draw out the deeper reasons behind their reactions.
Verify App and Web Service Usability Through User Roundtables
Are you facing these challenges?
Your app has a high drop-off rate, but access logs alone cannot explain why it is difficult to use. You want to listen to actual users while they directly operate the interface.
Family Romance's Solution
We gather actual users and similar service users for group discussions while operating the interface. Frustrations unnoticed individually surface one after another, sparked by others' comments.
Assess Current Brand Image and Verify New Concepts
Are you facing these challenges?
You are considering a brand renewal but want to deeply and accurately understand the gap between current brand image and your target direction from actual consumers' perspectives.
Family Romance's Solution
Through group interviews with target consumers, we carefully explore current brand awareness, image, and purchase reasons in depth. We also verify candid reactions to new concept proposals, providing data for renewal strategy decisions.
Why Choose Family Romance
Industry-Leading Roundtable Attendance Rate
Through a triple system of advance phone confirmation, day-of reminder calls, and pre-arranged backup personnel, we consistently maintain an attendance rate of 98% or higher. We proactively prevent risks of quality degradation or insufficient group size due to last-minute cancellations.
Precise Participant Screening with Detailed Attribute Criteria
We precisely screen and select roundtable participants using multi-axis detailed criteria tailored to research objectives, including age, gender, income bracket, occupation, family structure, purchasing behavior, brand awareness, and personal interests.
Full Support for Roundtable Events in Regional Cities
Roundtable participant arrangement is available across all 47 prefectures. Even when you want deep insights from regional consumers, we provide comprehensive support from participant recruitment to securing appropriate venues.
One-Stop Service from Venue to Moderator
Beyond participant recruitment, we provide consistent support including booking venues with mirror rooms, creating facilitation scripts, arranging experienced moderators, taking minutes, and delivering analytical reports.
Contact Us for Group Interview Participant Arrangements
Tell us about your research objectives and required participant attributes, and we will propose the optimal plan.
Pricing Plans
Per staff, up to 2 hours | Extension ¥2,500/30min
Option Price List
| Option | Unit Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Detailed Report Creation | ¥3,000 | / person |
| Photo/Video Recording | ¥2,000 | / person |
| SNS/Review Posting | ¥3,000 | / person |
| Extension (per 30 min) | ¥2,500 | / person |
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How It Works
First-time users can feel at ease. Our dedicated staff will support you confidentially from inquiry to service day.
Consultation
Contact us via email, phone, or LINE
Plan Proposal
We propose the best plan and provide a quote
Staff Selection
Photo confirmation available We select the best match
Contract
Payment after confirmation No hidden fees
Service Day
Our professional staff delivers flawless service
Client Testimonials
“They gathered participants for a group interview about our new service. People who properly matched our specified criteria for age, occupation, and lifestyle attended, ensuring research quality. The coordination was smooth.”
“We used their service to recruit roundtable participants. Despite our detailed criteria, they assembled people who met all requirements. The participants were also proactive in sharing their views, resulting in excellent research.”
“We hired them because we wanted to hear consumers' real voices. We were able to hear genuine opinions from actual users that we could never get just by looking at documents in a meeting room, which became a great opportunity to adjust our planning direction.”
Frequently Asked Questions
What attribute criteria can I specify for participants?
You can specify a wide range of criteria including age, gender, residence, income bracket, occupation, family structure, purchase history, brand awareness, and personal interests. Please consult us even if conditions are complex.
What happens if a participant does not show up on the day?
We maintain an attendance rate of 98% or higher, but have backup personnel pre-arranged for any absences. There is no additional charge. We have systems in place to maintain roundtable quality.
Can you also arrange the venue?
Yes. We can arrange dedicated venues with mirror rooms and rental spaces suitable for roundtables. Leave everything from recording equipment setup to table arrangement to us.
Can you also arrange a moderator (facilitator)?
Yes, we can arrange moderators experienced in group interviews. We handle everything from creating facilitation scripts in advance to day-of facilitation and deepening discussions.
How many people per group is appropriate?
Typically, 5 to 8 people is considered optimal for group interviews. We will propose the ideal group composition based on topic depth, participant attributes, and research objectives.
Do you support online roundtable sessions?
Yes. We support participant arrangement for online roundtables using Zoom or Teams. This is convenient for nationwide research including regional residents, and we verify participants' internet connectivity in advance.
Nationwide Coverage
We have registered staff in all 47 prefectures. We can arrange local staff anywhere in Japan.
47
Prefectures Covered
5,000+
Registered Staff
Kanto Area
Tokyo / Kanagawa / Chiba / Saitama / Ibaraki / Tochigi / Gunma
Kansai Area
Osaka / Kyoto / Hyogo / Nara / Shiga / Wakayama
Chubu Area
Aichi / Shizuoka / Gifu / Mie / Nagano / Niigata / Toyama / Ishikawa / Fukui
Kyushu & Okinawa Area
Fukuoka / Saga / Nagasaki / Kumamoto / Oita / Miyazaki / Kagoshima / Okinawa
Hokkaido & Tohoku Area
Hokkaido / Aomori / Iwate / Miyagi / Akita / Yamagata / Fukushima
Chugoku & Shikoku Area
Hiroshima / Okayama / Yamaguchi / Tottori / Shimane / Kagawa / Tokushima / Ehime / Kochi
Media Coverage
We have been featured in numerous TV shows, films, books, and international media.
FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC
ヴェルナー・ヘルツォーク監督作品。カンヌ国際映画祭公式上映。代表・石井裕一が本人役で出演。
レンタル×ファミリー
石井裕一の著書を原作とした劇場映画。2023年全国公開。家族代行の実態を描いた話題作。
人間レンタル屋
代表・石井裕一の著書（鉄人社刊）。
NHK
NHK総合・Eテレなど複数の番組で特集。代行サービスの社会的意義が紹介されました。
日本テレビ
情報番組やバラエティ番組で多数取り上げられています。
TBS
報道番組やドキュメンタリーで取材。代行サービスの社会的意義を深掘り。
テレビ朝日
ワイドショーや情報番組で特集。代行の実態に密着した企画が話題に。
BBC / CNN
BBC、CNN、ロイターなど海外主要メディアでも報道。日本独自の代行文化として世界的に注目。
FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC
ヴェルナー・ヘルツォーク監督作品。カンヌ国際映画祭公式上映。代表・石井裕一が本人役で出演。
レンタル×ファミリー
石井裕一の著書を原作とした劇場映画。2023年全国公開。家族代行の実態を描いた話題作。
人間レンタル屋
代表・石井裕一の著書（鉄人社刊）。
NHK
NHK総合・Eテレなど複数の番組で特集。代行サービスの社会的意義が紹介されました。
日本テレビ
情報番組やバラエティ番組で多数取り上げられています。
TBS
報道番組やドキュメンタリーで取材。代行サービスの社会的意義を深掘り。
テレビ朝日
ワイドショーや情報番組で特集。代行の実態に密着した企画が話題に。
BBC / CNN
BBC、CNN、ロイターなど海外主要メディアでも報道。日本独自の代行文化として世界的に注目。
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Important Notes
- 1Venue usage fees for roundtable sessions will be charged separately at actual cost.
- 2Extensions on the day are generally not accepted. Please set your reservation time with ample margin.
- 3We can accommodate NDA (non-disclosure agreement) execution upon request.
- 4Participant incentives are included in the roundtable attendance fee, so no additional costs are incurred.
- 5If recording or filming is conducted, prior explanation and consent from all participants is required.
- 6If participant attribute criteria are extremely specialized, additional days may be required to complete arrangements.
- 7If food and beverages are provided during the roundtable, those costs may be charged separately.
- 8For cancellations, please refer to the cancellation policy (/cancel-policy).
- 9For online sessions, we verify participants' internet connectivity and tool functionality in advance.
- 10Transcription of participant comments from roundtable sessions is available as a separate optional service.
- 11Clothing specifications are accepted free of charge. However, as costumes are staff's personal belongings, some requests may not be accommodated.
Free Consultation & Quote
Consultations are completely free and strictly confidential.
For urgent inquiries, please call us at {phone}.0120-949-341