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Towards better predictive programming

The authors argue that most predictive research methodologies are geared at reducing the number of variables needed for modeling and looking for direct causal relations.However, taking less direct causal elements into consideration and generating a...

Catalogue: Congress 2006: Foresight

Authors: Philip De Wulf, Mihir Warty, Emmanuel Verhagen

Companies: Ipsos MRBI, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

September 17, 2006

Global diversity?

Certain archetypes seem to be more prevalent and applicable to certain cultures yet do not resonate with others.The key question is whether something can be superimposed on archetypes that can help understand cultural differences, leading us then to...

Catalogue: Global Diversity 2006

Author: Dipen Mehta

May 8, 2006

Beyond Kawaï

This paper illustrates a mixed methodology approach to overcome cultural barriers by combining different qualitative and semiotic research methods. Our challenge as qualitative researchers is to overcome 'first level information', especially in the...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2005

Authors: Adeline Attia, Julia Schafer

Company: Allegoria Consultants

November 13, 2005

Segmenting by lifestyle in low income markets

This paper shows the market strategy of aiming at the highest income population rather than the mass population ignores tremendous opportunities for entrepreneurial growth existing in developing countries, particularly Latin American countries.Market...

Catalogue: Latin America 2005

Author: Ronaldo Arellano Cueva

October 23, 2005

The invisible ethnographer

Explorations into consumer's ordinary everyday life experiences are now the uncharted frontier for market researchers.This presentation focuses on the view from the ground: the challenges video ethnographers face blending into surroundings to witness...

Catalogue: Congress 2005: Making A Difference

Author: Nick Leon

September 21, 2005

Family matters

The paper examines the attraction of television for viewers. Extensive qualitative research and close analysis of television viewing records highlight an important feature of television viewing behaviour: watching television with others.Family...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2005: Cross Media and TV

Authors: Nelly Kalfs, Paul van Niekerk, Alfred E. Bronner

June 23, 2005

Are Latin America's children becoming globalized?

Latin American children have certain common traits, some rooted in their shared culture, others based on increasingly globalized industry proposals. The myriad of identical stimuli (from television programs to toys) in addition to important...

Catalogue: Latin America 2005

Author: Mónica La Madrid

June 15, 2005

TV viewing

This paper looks at what propels a home to finally shift or even to sample a new disruptive programme.The recent launch of Indian Idol (the Indian version of American Idol) is used as a test case. Understanding a complex behavior like viewing...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2005

Authors: Akash Chawla, L. V. Krishnan, Sharan Sharma

Company: TAM Media Research

March 13, 2005

Peer survey method

The information available about the world of youth is not sufficient to foster our understanding or perception of it. Can the quality of 'listening' be improved by enhancing interpersonal relationships, thereby stimulating a better acquisition of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference On Age 2005

Authors: Angela Cortese, Roberto Porciello

Company: Focus S.r.L.

January 30, 2005