Westshore Alliance Celebrates a Successful Year and the Launch of its Inaugural District-Wide Survey

TAMPA, Fla. (March 22, 2018) The Westshore Alliance is a membership-based organization of business and community leaders, founded in 1983. In the past 35 years, the organization has advocated for improvements in the areas of transportation, urban development, marketing, public safety, education and has served as a community connector, on behalf of its more than…
HCP Selected to Conduct Community Sentiment Study for HART

TAMPA, Fla. (Mar. 15, 2018) Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) has selected HCP to conduct the organization’s first community sentiment study. This announcement comes at the end of the request for proposal process initiated in December of 2017. HART services nearly 1,000 square miles in Hillsborough county with several transportation options for over 40,000…
Pinellas County Citizens Look Forward to a Prosperous Future
CLEARWATER, Fla. (March 15, 2018) This week, HCP presented findings from Pinellas County’s annual citizen survey. This was the eighth year HCP has conducted a citizen study for the county, and results point to a residential base that has an optimistic outlook towards the future. Beginning in 2011, Pinellas County engaged HCP to conduct citizen…
HCP Associates Expands Research Completing Succession Plan with Susan Schuler & Associates
TAMPA, Fla. (March 8, 2018) — HCP Associates’ Managing Partners Sean Coniglio and Eric Polins announced today that the firm will expand its research capabilities with the addition of veteran research firm Susan Schuler & Associates. “We have worked with Dr. Schuler and her team for decades and she has been an extremely valuable partner…
‘Tibet: The Story of Florida’s First Courthouse Facility Dog’ Accepted into the Hollywood Florida Film Festival
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2018) The Voices for Children and Guardian ad Litem Film Tibet: The Story of Florida’s First Courthouse Facility Dog is set to screen at this year’s Hollywood Florida Film Festival. This is the seventh film festival screening for the “Dogumentary” which tells the story of how former Voices for Children of Tampa Bay…
‘Tibet: The Story of Florida’s First Courthouse Facility Dog’ Set to Screen at the Bonita Springs International Film Festival
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2018) The Voices for Children and Guardian ad Litem Film Tibet: The Story of Florida’s First Courthouse Facility Dog has been accepted to screen at the 3rd Annual Bonita Springs International Film Festival. This is the sixth film festival screening for the “Dogumentary” which tells the story of how Guardian ad Litem (GAL)…
HCP Associates Engaged by Suncoast Credit Union for Brand Awareness Study and 2018 Market Planning
TAMPA, Fla. (December 7, 2017) Senior marketing leadership at Suncoast Credit Union approached HCP Associates in September 2017 seeking data to aid in benchmarking brand awareness in service areas and consulting for 2018 marketing budget planning. The credit union deploys a marketing mix leveraging a variety of mediums, but puts primary emphasis on raising its…
HCP Associates’ Market Research Team Conducts Pinellas County Employee Voice Study
CLEARWATER, Fla. (November 15, 2017) The HCP market research team developed a plan in conjunction with Pinellas County HR leadership to improve upon an existing biennial employee sentiment survey, renaming it, branding it, clarifying the mission to county employees, and ensuring transparency from beginning to end, to gain heightened employee participation. HCP rebranded the survey…
HCP Associates’ Market Research Team Facilitates Restaurant Focus Group
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (November 10, 2017) In September, Stillwaters Tavern, a 2B Hospitality Restaurant on Beach Drive, launched a weekend brunch menu in response to customer demand. Chef Jeffrey Jew crafted a food and beverage menu marrying traditional favorites with his fusion flair. While still in the early stages of rollout, management looked to HCP…
HCP Associates Brands Leadership Tampa Bay’s 30th Anniversary
TAMPA, Fla. (November 5, 2017) Leadership Tampa Bay (LTB) Board of Directors engaged HCP Associates to brand their 30th anniversary logo. LTB is a non-profit organization governed by an independent board of directors living and working in the larger Tampa Bay region—Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties. Established in 1987, the organization’s mission is to…