Pechey (pictured) joins the company from Cambridge Market Research, and prior to that, she was a research assistant at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Public Health and Centre for Family Research.

At Blue Marble, Pechey will play an instrumental role in the agency’s behaviour change work with clients in the utilities and FMCG sectors.

Bute and Roberts have joined as researchers on the company’s graduate scheme. Bute previously worked at Traverse’s response unit after graduating from the London School of Economics, while Roberts recently graduated from the University of Birmingham.

Following the appointments, Blue Marble’s headcount now includes 16 research staff. 

Tom Clarkson, managing director, Blue Marble, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Emily, Barbora and Tom to our growing team. These are exciting times for Blue Marble: we are experiencing high demand from both longstanding and relatively new clients, who are asking us to work on important and fascinating briefs.”