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The effects of economic and social changes on the children's market

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effects in the UK children's market of the economic recession and its resultant social changes. It will consider how changing patterns in adult behaviour are handed down to children and how they react to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Researching Children

Author: Shirley Greenberg

Company: Ogilvy

October 1, 1978

Experiences with two types of scales for measuring attitudes in children's market research

Two test methods for measuring attitudes will be presented after a brief survey of the methodological situation in children's market research, followed by a description of their means of application and the inherent problems.

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Researching Children

Author: Eberhardi Lebender

October 1, 1978

Value for money of qualitative research

This paper describes the results of an experiment which examines the reliability and validity of qualitative research. Two studies of the same marketing problem (a pack test) were conducted and compared: one a qualitative study (6 group discussions),...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1978: Value For Money In Market And Social Research

Authors: Alan Branthwaite, Peter Cooper

Company: QRi Consulting Ltd.

September 1, 1978

Quality versus quantity

The studies we want to speak about are: Firstly, a continuous quantitative observation of performance indicators from 1970 to 1975 mainly aimed at monitoring trends. The sample consisted of 400 representatively-selected radio and television dealers...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1978: Value For Money In Market And Social Research

Authors: Hans-Joachim Büttner, Johanna Von Rónai-Horváth

September 1, 1978

Practical experience with central telephone interviewing

The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of centralised telephone interviewing, in particular in comparison with conventional decentralised personal interviewing. Centralised telephone interviewing provides real benefits in terms of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1978: Value For Money In Market And Social Research

Author: Ian Jarvis

Company: Burke, Inc.

September 1, 1978

Are telephone interviews a useful alternative in image research?

Sceptical opinions have been voiced about the use of telephone interviews, in spite of its advantages. In particular in countries with a low degree of telephone penetration the lower representativity of the sample and consequently, poorer survey...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1978: Value For Money In Market And Social Research

Author: Tjarko H. Veldman

September 1, 1978

Quality versus quantity (German)

The studies we want to speak about are: Firstly, a continuous quantitative observation of performance indicators from 1970 to 1975 mainly aimed at monitoring trends. The sample consisted of 400 representatively-selected radio and television dealers...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1978: Value For Money In Market And Social Research

Authors: Johanna Von Rónai-Horváth, Hans-Joachim Büttner

September 1, 1978

Calculators versus computers

The paper discusses the application of modern programmable pocket calculators (PPG) in the analysis of marketing data. It first shows the main difference of the two basic 'languages' of programmable pocket calculators, viz. Reverse Polish Rotation...

Catalogue: Paper 1978: Analysis of Data

Author: Pierre Weber

February 1, 1978

Theoretical perfectionism in social research

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theme "To what extent are there techniques which are specific to market research and to what extent are there techniques specific to 'social research'? What are the similarities and what are the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Social Research

Authors: Simon J. Orton, Philip Crofts

December 1, 1977