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New product sales forecasting recent bases model experiences in Europe and in the United States

This paper shows that a standardised concept/in-home use test, if properly designed, executed and interpreted, can provide a very accurate data base for forecasting new product sales volume and its sales components. To reduce the risk of introducing...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Authors: Lynn Y.S. Lin, Alain Pioche, Patrick G. M. Standen

Company: Burke, Inc.

June 15, 1982

Product excellence on a complex product through telephone interviewing

The paper describes how Ford of Europe, by the development and application of regular telephone studies, tracks the acceptance of its products and ensures that its design and manufacturing engineers know, almost immediately, exactly what customers...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Authors: R. P. Smith, A. J. K. Watson

June 15, 1982

East West cooperation agreements

This paper discusses the more important practical aspects arising in the course of business operations under co- operation agreements between Eastern European and Western European business enterprises. Particular coverage is given to the more usual...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Author: Andrew G. Miles

June 15, 1982

The change from national to international research: A turbulent journey into a changing European business and economics environment

A case history of the development of a 12 nation survey from its national origins to international execution and completion. It is an illustration of the continuing problem facing international researchers of how to conduct research that is...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Authors: Chris Jarret, Stafford Crossman

June 15, 1982

Marketing long haul holidays to Australia

This paper is concerned with the use of market research to adjust the marketing stance of the Australian Tourist Commission in the light of changing conditions in their main European markets, so that the appeal of Australia is maximised as a long...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Authors: John Goldsworthy, Chris Friend, Judy Morrell

Company: Marplan Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

June 15, 1982

Slow to moderate economic growth prospects in advanced industrial countries

In the first part, the various possible physical constraints on economic growth are analysed The conclusion is that there are no absolute physical limits to food production and that there is no universal or absolute physical scarcity of raw...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Author: Laszlo Unger

Company: Givaudan

June 15, 1982

The consumer and the policy-maker

The first study discussed was undertaken by Consumers' Association (CA) on behalf of the Environment and Consumer Protection Service of the EEC. This was essentially a small-scale methodological exercise, CA's brief being to recommend to the EEC a...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Authors: Michael Warren, David Yelding, Antony Keith

June 15, 1982

New challenges to market researchers

The following paper gives a summary of articles from papers, which are dealing with themes of management, marketing, market research and advertising. The various aspects are summarised in 10 statements. These statements will be taken into...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Author: Heinz Alpers

June 15, 1982

Not born yesterday

The subject of this paper is the application of research in the child and youth markets as a speciality within the sphere of marketing research as a whole. The main thrust of the paper concerns the application of one particular discipline - in this...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1982: Fitting Research To Turbulent Times

Author: David Cocks

June 15, 1982