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Maximum difference scaling for a more refined insight in consumer preferences

Maxdiff is claimed to be a promising method, better than classical ranking methods and even proclaimed a 'poor man's conjoint', easy to use and interpret. Can it live up to these promises, or is it actually just another method?The authors applied the...

Catalogue: Innovate 2006

Authors: Maureen Bannik, Frank Berkers

Company: SKIM

May 10, 2006

The quest for the ultimate touchpoint

Today's OEM marketers must choose among a bewildering array of marketing corridors to reach consumers, with few established 'ground rules' to guide toward the best strategic choices.This paper discusses an approach to the corridor strategy problem...

Catalogue: Automotive 2006

Authors: Trevor Richards, Larry Friedman

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

February 27, 2006

Hybrid market research

To address the needs of the dynamic industry, automotive market researchers must bridge the traditional divide between 'qual' and 'quant' methods. The paper advocates mixed-model solutions that combine the strengths of both sets of methodologies for...

Catalogue: Automotive 2006

Authors: Heinrich Rademacher, Peter Böhm, Sebastian Knauer, Christina Eisenschmid

Company: PSYMA GROUP AG

February 27, 2006

Optimising advertising expenditures

Automotive manufacturers are fighting to maximise their advertising efficiency in the context of an increasingly competitive market and significant pressure on market research budgets. As a result, six major European automotive manufacturers have...

Catalogue: Automotive 2006

Authors: Edgard Tagnon, Guillaume Saint, Thomas Merchant

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

February 27, 2006

Brand knowledge

This paper addresses the challenge some automotive manufacturers face in building brand knowledge and identifies ways of overcoming this hurdle.Brand knowledge (familiarity) is frequently measured but rarely defined. The paper discusses how knowledge...

Catalogue: Automotive 2006

Authors: Melanie Brenninkmeyer, Chris Davis

Company: GfK

February 27, 2006

How old is your consideration set?

Three different theoretical perspectives (nostalgia, cognitive decline, socioemotional selectivity) lead to the hypothesis that product preference should depend on the consumers age when the product was launched. It should be maximal for consumers...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference On Age 2005

Authors: Gilles Laurent, Raphaelle Lambert-Pandraud

January 30, 2005

Mapping the customer's mind

The authors attempt to understand and access the respondents inner thoughts and ideas during qualitative research by applying academic physiological and social anthropological theories and tools, relying on the work of Hampden-Turner who theorized...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference on Marketing 2004

Author: Michael Francesco Alioto

Company: RDA Group, INC

October 10, 2004

VAI experience in LATAM

This paper describes the OutdoorScore methodology applied by Portland in Latin America, using concepts such as transport habits and VAI (visual adjustment impacts) in order to determine scores for each site audited.Obviously the application of the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2004: Online

Author: Antonio Miranda

June 14, 2004

Automobile dealer distribution model

This paper develops an automobile dealer distribution model taking into consideration the unbalance in economic base and comprehensive strength among the 266 regional major cities in China.Using the different automobile-consumption policy orientation...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2004

Authors: Mingzhu Qi, Lin Lei

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

March 28, 2004