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Qualitative media research in practice

Quantitative media research is regularly undertaken in the Netherlands, such as the TON and NOP surveys, to mention but two. Qualitative media research is regularly discussed in the Netherlands, as for instance, at Media Work Group meetings and...

Catalogue: Seminar 1976: Beyond Vehicle Audiences

Author: Sikke Bakker

March 10, 1976

Some experiments in collecting and using qualitative data

What it attempts to do is to draw attention, in the light of a summary description of some of the experiments carried out by SOFRES over the past two years in the area of qualitative data retrieval and processing for media studies, to the most...

Catalogue: Seminar 1976: Beyond Vehicle Audiences

Author: Jean-Louis Laborie

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

March 1, 1976

Does co-ordination of international qualitative research deny creativity?

The paper looks at the fundamental issues involved in competently conducting qualitative research on an international scale. No attempt is made to gloss over the basic problems which can, and do, exist, in favour of expanding the niceties of recently...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Authors: Jackie Dickens, Barrie Parker

September 1, 1974

A research project to ascertain the methods of promotion used to reach newly qualified and student doctors throughout the U.K.

The following paper describes a piece of qualitative Pharmaceutical Marketing Research, the need for which was created by the apparent lack of success on the part of the Client Company in promoting to younger and more junior doctors. Background...

Catalogue: Seminar 1973: Communication And Diversification In Pharmaceuticals, Hospital Supplies And Allied Fields

Author: D. G. Andrew

Company: GSK

June 1, 1973

Doctors on the couch

Attitude research on an international scale is particularly relevant to the pharmaceutical industry since most major drugs are now marketed internationally. The marketing effort of the pharmaceutical industry is mainly directed at the medical...

Catalogue: Seminar 1971: Practice And Problems In International Pharmaceutical Marketing Research

Author: Frances Freedman

May 3, 1971

A critical appraisal of pilot techniques in qualitative research

In many ways the qualitative research techniques have remained static over the years and have come to be taken very much for granted. It is perhaps instructive therefore, in the context of greater sophistication in quantifying attitudes, to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1970: Attitude And Motivation Research

Author: John F. Drakeford

February 1, 1970

Reply to Mr. Collins

My own paper emphasised the need for us to take a closer look on the standards at which much exploratory qualitative work was conducted; my own view remains that if we are honest with ourselves there must be scope for improvement here.

Catalogue: Seminar 1970: Attitude And Motivation Research

Author: John F. Drakeford

February 1, 1970