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New directions for innovation in products and services (French)

With my European colleagues in RISC, we conducted in 1981-1983 the initial cycle of an ongoing program called "Anticipating Change in Europe" (ACE). In this program, we have compared all the information available to us on change in society and among...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1984: What We Have Learned From The Recession

Author: Alain de Vulpian

Company: RISC S.A.

June 15, 1984

Advertising in Europe

The developments of publishing in the decade regarding innovation and the competitive situation first of all requires an analysis of the present situation of the media scene in Europe. Four years ago it was rather difficult to give a general summary...

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Publishing in the 1980's

Author: F.-Jürgen Stockmann

June 15, 1981

Tracking the elusive innovator

This study created and implemented a new method for locating and profiling innovative consumers. The innovators were identified as such by virtue of ownership of products warranted or given status as innovations by the consumer sample researched....

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Sampling Problems And Data Collection

Author: Emma Auer

May 1, 1981

How to solve innovation problems systematically

The main and proven advantages of our "Technique for Innovation Problem Solving" (TIPS) are the following: 1. A clear distinction between the three group participant functions of project manager, process leader and group member. 2. A logical step by...

Catalogue: Seminar 1979: New Product Development

Author: Bernd Rohrbach

October 1, 1979

The innovation process in consumer electronics

The innovation process in the consumer durables sector has a number of specific characteristics. This paper highlights a number of aspects of new product developments as far as consumer electronics are concerned. First, a number of general market...

Catalogue: Seminar 1979: New Product Development

Author: Mario van Hamersveld

Company: Philips International

October 1, 1979

Media research in the U.S

U.S. media research has a great deal of vitality, but no game plan and formidable structural problems. Key among these are over specialisation, research systems that are captives of the media and an absence of advertiser involvement . From his work...

Catalogue: AMA/ESOMAR Conference 1979: It Won't Work Here

Author: Erwin Ephron

March 1, 1979

Product innovation

The pharmaceutical industry, as we all know, is subject to increasing social and environmental pressures. The effects of these pressures - and the way industry responds to them over the next decade - is the theme of this ESOMAR conference. There are...

Catalogue: Seminar 1979: The Changing Environment For Pharmaceutical Marketing

Author: Alan Sheppard

February 1, 1979

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

Data collection approaches for old and new research techniques

In recent years a number of new data collection approaches have emerged. These include quite new questioning formats as well as modifications to established data collection practices. These developments have occurred because: 1. Research thinking in...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Ways And New Ways Of Data Collection

Author: Peter Sampson

Company: Burke, Inc.

November 1, 1977