A new market research company has opened its doors in Cornwall.

Penzance-based Talking Data was founded by Canadian national, Douglas de Gast, and provides marketing research and data analysis for all business types.

de Gast explained: “Market Research provides pertinent data to help define and solve marketing challenges that a business will most likely face – an integral and essential part of the business planning process.

“We all need to make decisions in business, and you need to get the right information to base those decisions on. Talking Data provides you with unbiased information to make your evaluations.”