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Teleuse on a shoestring

This paper looks at perceived impacts of telecommunication at the Bottom of the Pyramid in India, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Strong positive impacts are seen in terms of emergency communication, maintaining relationships, and...

Catalogue: Telecom 2006

Authors: Shaheen Cader, Ayesha Zainudeen, Harsha de Silva

Company: Nielsen

October 8, 2006

Understand Africa

Africa is the world's most diverse and most challenging continent for marketers: normal rules of research do not always apply. African markets have a bad reputation, enhanced by media bias, preconception and prejudice but the continent as a whole has...

Catalogue: Congress 2006: Foresight

Author: Tendai Mhizha

June 15, 2006

Measuring opinion in a 'war zone'

There was no history of polling in Iraq prior to 2003. a census existed but there was no social nor opinion research available. the hazard of ongoing violence and bombing meant that it was nigh on impossible for those trying to understand...

Catalogue: Congress 2006: Foresight

Authors: Johnny Heald, Munqith Daghir

Companies: ORB, IIACSS

June 15, 2006

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

Where can the 'crouching tigers' leap next?

The globalization phenomenon has impacted almost every business sector, yet the market research industry seems to have under-exploited the many opportunities emerging in a boundary-less world. This paper seeks to identify one such opportunity,...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2002

Author: Ramachandra Golikere

Company: Procter & Gamble

December 1, 2002

What value do customers attach to instant news?

This paper describes the work that has been carried out to understand the relevance, importance and value attached to instant news by consumers in a developing country. A unique methodology combining off line and on line approaches was used to...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Telecommunications Marketing Conference 2002

Authors: Anusheel Shrivastava, A. Sundara Rajan

October 20, 2002

Audience measurement in the 'dual economies' of poor countries

The paper introduces the 'duality of economies' prevailing in developing countries such as Pakistan, and the general implication for advertising and media research. The co-existence of two management cultures and modernity amidst poverty creates...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2002: Television

Authors: Mansoor Khan, Ijaz Gilani

Company: Gallup Pakistan

June 9, 2002

Bottom finishing in Latin America

This paper suggests how wireless providers can profit by serving traditionally under-served market segments in Latin America. It discusses how traditional strategies for targeting upmarket consumers may not be optimal for new entrants, given the...

Catalogue: Latin America 2001

Authors: Tim Sweeney, Donna Russell Arguedas

May 1, 2001

How to capitalize from the new e-conomy in Latin America

The paper presents new data from the four main Latin American economies (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico) on what people really feel about the Internet, how they use it, and their motivations and concerns. It describes the defining...

Catalogue: Latin America 2001

Authors: Rosi Ware, Michelle de Montigny

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

May 1, 2001