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Research in a world without questions

A world without questions imagines a world where directly asking questions is banned. How research is shifting from interrogation to observation is explored in this wide-ranging and entertaining, interactive presentation. Researchers are adjusting to...

Catalogue: Congress 2012: Accelerating Excellence

Authors: Bob Pankauskas, Tom Ewing

Company: BrainJuicer

September 13, 2012

How far is too far?

This paper takes a quantitative approach to investigating the role of how the various interfaces available to us (Traditional, Flash and Gamification) resonate with online panellists. Most importantly, it explores the 'Buyer Beware' learning around...

Catalogue: 3D Digital Dimensions 2011: (Online + Social Media + Mobile) Research

Authors: Bernie Malinoff, Jon Puleston

October 26, 2011

Designing innovation

The response to online surveys are facing tough competition from online games, social networking sites, micro bloging sites etc, forcing the market research fraternity to think of innovative ways to engage with the respondent. Of the activities done...

Catalogue: Innovate 2010: Innovation Detonation

Authors: Gayathri Swahar, Janardhan Swahar

Company: Nielsen

November 16, 2010

The future of brand tracking must be leaner and more focused

This paper describes a radical new approach to tracking research. As an industry, we need a paradigm shift and a change in expectations of the client in particular. This approach entails: shorter, more focused questionnaires (part of a fully modular...

Catalogue: Congress 2010: The Changing Face Of Market Research

Author: Adhil Patel

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

September 15, 2010

From clipboards to online research communities

Online panels are replacing telephone and face-to-face data collection; increasingly MROCs are replacing more established methods of talking to consumers. What do respondents think about these changes? Are there differences between countries? This...

Catalogue: Congress 2010: The Changing Face Of Market Research

Authors: Jackie Lorch, Steve Cierpicki, Bill Zuo, Cam Davis, Ray Poynter, Keith Phillips, Sue York

Companies: Colmar Brunton, Nielsen, Research Now SSI

September 15, 2010

A healthy dose of normality

This presentation demonstrates that most patient research may at best be dumbing down what we can potentially understand and at its worst reaching the wrong conclusions. The implication is that a different approach is needed and this presentation...

Catalogue: Global Healthcare 2010: Trends And Innovation Booster

Author: Andrew Vincent

March 3, 2010

Mobile interviewing

This presentation discusses using mobile interviewing and for what purpose, and when and how to effectively use mobile interviewing for surveys, diaries, and ethnographies, as well as how to choose the best technique for a study. The presentation...

Catalogue: Online Research 2009: Online Panels & Beyond

Authors: Steven R. Lavine, Shawna Fisher, Caren Jellison, Usha Thyagarajan

Company: Toluna

October 29, 2009

Cognitive interviewing

In recent years there has been a growing body of evidence about the value of studying real experiences and behaviour rather than perceptions and future intentions. Among other things, this has proven useful in understanding brand loyalty and change,...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2009: The Evolving Human

Author: Anjali Puri

Company: Nielsen

June 15, 2009

Realism in research

All surveys inherently contain a potentially deadly flaw - the act of completing a survey does not mimic the true consumer decision-making process. The use of 3D animation helps to mitigate this limitation, giving respondents a more realistic...

Catalogue: Congress 2008: Frontiers

Authors: Michael Richarme, John V. Colias

Company: Decision Analyst, Inc.

September 26, 2008