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The research described in this paper was instigated by Jaeger Limited and the Coats Eaton Group. The objective was to investigate the viability of marketing a new range of women's wear to the middle market, where it was felt there was a gap. The...

Catalogue: Seminar 1974: Fashion, Research And Marketing

Author: Mette Leaver

December 4, 1974

The measurement of fashion

ICI Fibres' products are sold to a variety of industries, but this paper is concerned only with the apparel textile trade. The position of ICI in this trade is shown in a highly simplified diagram of the main stages in the textile pipeline from fibre...

Catalogue: Seminar 1974: Fashion, Research And Marketing

Authors: J. l. Harrison, A. M. Hughes

December 4, 1974

The use of marketing research in large French companies (French)

One of the main problems concerning marketing research is that of the effective use of the results and their integration into the decision-making process. Although much effort has been devoted to the improvement of research methods, one has in...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Authors: Patrick Le Maire, Yves Evrard

September 1, 1974

Public policy and measuring the 'open-ended' situation

The object of this paper is to illustrate how research can assist in the field of public policy. The problems inherent in measuring open-ended situations where demand can be infinite are discussed. The need to use a variety of secondary measures to...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Authors: Mike Arnott, Emer Rodnight

September 1, 1974

The cost effectiveness of market research with particular application to the search for new product ideas in fast moving consumer goods

Market researchers have long been arrogant enough to believe that market research can find ideas for new products and market segmentation techniques have often been advocated for this purpose. Yet research has proved not cost effective in the initial...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Author: Peter M. Kraushar

September 1, 1974

Marketing research

The concept of marketing research is essentially dynamic and the need for its application arises primarily because of the changing socio-economic patterns and life-styles. It would be timely to review the extent to which marketing research, as an aid...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Author: Manendra Mohan

September 1, 1974

The use of marketing research in large French companies

One of the main problems concerning marketing research is that of the effective use of the results and their integration into the decision-making process. Although much effort has been devoted to the improvement of research methods, one has in...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Authors: Patrick Le Maire, Yves Evrard

September 1, 1974

The role of market research in the Esso-Cleveland integration

This paper describes the contribution of market research to the work of a multi-brand study group set up by Esso Petroleum in the U.K. to find an answer to the questions: How many brands does Esso need in the U.K.? At which market segments should...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1974: The Challenges Facing Marketing Research

Author: David Lowe-Watson

Company: ESSO

September 1, 1974

Market research as an aid to the corporate marketing decisions of retailers

There is no doubt that the main information required for the management of a retail business is fast and accurate internal statistics on sales, costs and profits. I have tried to demonstrate why this should be supplemented by information which can...

Catalogue: Seminar 1974: Management Information For Retail Organisations

Author: Martin Simmons

April 1, 1974