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The contribution of research to new product development in package tour operating

This paper describes the varying roles of market research in the development of new package holiday products and the contribution research has made to this process at Thomson Holidays. Following a short introduction, the paper goes on to discuss the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: The importance Of Research In The Tourism Industry

Author: Cathy Riley

June 15, 1983

How the possibilities for new market-segments for a planned hotel in Lahti, Finland were investigated

The city of Lahti offered a site for a new hotel in a city where there was already overcapacity of hotel rooms, and where the prospects of natural growth of tourism did not encourage construction of any new capacity. However, one of the local hotels...

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: The importance Of Research In The Tourism Industry

Author: Reino E. Routamo

June 15, 1983

Introduction to the conference

The purpose of the author is to try to explain, to challenge and to provide a framework for this Conference.

Catalogue: AMA/JMRA/JMA/ESOMAR Conference 1983: Strategic Planning

Author: Jacques E. Andriessens

June 15, 1983

Is the Japanese market difficult for foreign exporters to enter?

Several case studies of Japanese and foreign companies will be discussed in an attempt to answer these questions. The case studies are simplified for the purpose of pinpointing specific marketing elements. They do not necessarily give overall picture...

Catalogue: AMA/JMRA/JMA/ESOMAR Conference 1983: Strategic Planning

Author: Tom Hara

June 15, 1983

Marketing research applied to health and social welfare

The paper discusses and demonstrates the effectiveness of marketing research techniques in the specialised area of health and social planning. The prime objective of the research was to gain insight into the health and social needs of a highly...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1983: Demonstrating The Contribution Of Research

Author: Peter Michael Chisnall

June 15, 1983

Case study demonstrating how market research has been used effectively to develop and sell a marina-based tourism complex in southern Spain (Puerto Sotogrande)

The subject of this case study - PUERTO SOTOGRANDE - is a marina-based integrated tourism complex in southern Spain which is currently being developed by a Spanish private investment group. Since acquisition of the site by the promoters, independent...

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: The importance Of Research In The Tourism Industry

Authors: Juan Miguel Villar Mir, Clive G. Armstrong

June 15, 1983

Competitor information systems in a multi-national company

This paper has attempted to show that it is not the realisation of the value of this theory nor the constructing of a concept for such a system which is the problem, but the practical implementation in a large multi-national company in terms of...

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: Information For Decision Making In The Pharmaceutical Industry

Author: Janet Grant

June 15, 1983

From scenarios to strategy

Planning is a process in which the management of an organisation must take an active part and with the aid of which major decisions are taken about the structure and direction of the corporation. The decisions involve resource allocation in the...

Catalogue: AMA/JMRA/JMA/ESOMAR Conference 1983: Strategic Planning

Author: Jaap P. Leemhuis

Company: Shell Global

June 15, 1983

Help

My purpose is to look into the future and speculate on what sort of help we (the creatives) are going to need from you (the researchers). Will we want more from you? Will our needs be different?

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: Effective Advertising- Can Research Help?

Author: David Barker

June 15, 1983