Where Data & Strategy
Do the Talking
Specializing in politics, public policy, crisis management, and public affairs, our team provides data-driven insights, surveying solutions, an AI-powered predictive tool, and consulting services to answer your most critical and time-sensitive concerns.
Our proprietary methodology is grounded in the wisdom of the crowd, with a spotlight on segmentation that highlights high-intention voters.
We design, execute, and analyze polling surveys and research surveys to offer data-driven and easy-to-understand insights that empower strategic and informed decision-making.
With proven campaign experience, our team advises on messaging, communications, and political segmentation based on real-time data and elaborate segmentation.
Our first-of-its-kind predictive and interactive tool allows you to adjust variable inputs to forecast polling outputs with precision. By leveraging an ever growing dataset, the machine learning dashboard improves with each application.
When implementing research, we use survey design and our world-class interdisciplinary experience to reach the seemingly hard-to-reach populations to provide the full picture at a fast pace for immediate results.
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Background: Sampling the Orthodox Jewish community in Israel comes with its fair share of hurdles (i.e. no Internet use, no smartphones, etc).
Methodology: Through experience, Direct Polls has developed a quantitative and qualitative way to sample this influential cohort. Through demographic and geographic segmentation mapping, we’ve broken down sub-sectors and identified complexities within the Ultra-Orthodox society and their respective neighborhoods throughout the country.
Results: Given this ability to identify patterns of behavioral, political, and social depth processes, Direct Polls has the capacity to forecast and understand this highly influential population with immense accuracy. As a result, we’ve serviced the Israeli government and one of Israel’s largest hospitals on different projects concerning this community’s deeply rooted social processes.
Background: With Israel’s elaborate party setup, the country experienced 5 elections over the past 2 years as each prime minister candidate attempted to build feasible coalitions (and continuously failed to do so). The Arab population, ultra Orthodox, and left and right wing voters have shifted over the previous 5 years, making it even more difficult to forecast the outcome of said elections. Additionally, the challenges of sampling the various populations are plenty, including the hard-to-reach Orthodox population that does not use phones in their households and the Arab-Israeli population that is often geopolitically divided.
Methodology: Direct-Polls has created a hypersegmented and highly-detailed mapping solution. The process includes on-the-ground surveying, personalized demographic mapping, and direct communications with ideological leaders to reach the otherwise elusive voting cohorts.
Results: This methodology enabled the company to predict and broadcast the real results of the election across local news networks 44 days before it was called. The same approach can be applied for elections around the world.
Background: 250 municipalities across Israel were holding mayoral elections. Given the country’s small size, the biggest cities consist of roughly a quarter of a million voters, whereas most others are just tens of thousands of people or less.
Methodology: Direct-Polls divided each city by neighborhood and used its proprietary geographical breakdown maps to understand what each distinct group was most concerned about during the race. With these insights, we advised politicians on their messaging so they could target and address the most critical needs. This allowed them to communicate effectively and reach voters in the right places and at the right times.
Results: By leading 20 national surveys and accurately sampling these diverse populations, Direct-Polls correctly predicted the winning mayors in 93% of the 250 regions.
Internationally-Backed,
Locally-Focused
Direct Polls is a global strategy and research company that provides real-time data, insights, and strategy with unparalleled accuracy and speed. Co-Founders Shlomo Filber and Tzuriel Sharon created the company after implementing a novel sampling methodology that correctly predicted the results of Israel’s neck-and-neck prime minister election in 2015.
Since then, our approach improves with each passing day to serve campaign managers, businesses, and politicians to help accomplish their most desirable outcomes.
Research and Development Director
Filber brings a wealth of experience to his current role as a research and polling expert, having previously served as office manager for Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior manager at Israeli companies, and a consultant to several mayors, including those in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. He has held primary roles in the Likud party’s campaigns and led the 2015 national elections, culminating in his appointment as the Director-General of the Ministry of Communications in the same year. With his extensive knowledge and expertise, Filber is well-equipped to provide valuable insights to both public and private sector clients.
Campaigner, Business Development Director
As a leading municipal election campaigns manager for several major cities and local authorities in Israel, Sharon has a deep understanding of political multimedia communications and a proven track record of success. He served as the cellular content manager for the Likud party in 2015 and has produced viral videos for leading political figures. He is a respected public speaker and educator, frequently sharing his knowledge and expertise on campaign communications across a range of notable media outlets.
CEO
Magal brings a robust repertoire to her role with experience working as Chief of Projects at ‘Kayma’ company, alongside Professor Dan Ariely. Prior to this position, Magal served as the Spokesperson for the Chairman of the Kulanu party caucus, an officer in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, and has worked in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office in Intelligence. In these roles, she further honed her skills in media relations and communications and demonstrated her ability to handle sensitive information in high-pressure environments. She holds a B.A. in International Relations and East Asia Studies from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.