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Pre market evaluation of new consumer durable brands in Asian markets

This paper outlines the challenges in developing a reliable methodology for pre market evaluation of consumer durables in Asian markets. It looks at issues such as:Response errors due to gratuity and over claim, common in Asian markets....

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2010: Eyes on Asia

Authors: Raghavan Srinivasan, Mahesh Agarwal, Dadang Arie Stiawan, K. Vijayakumar

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

April 20, 2010

Launching innovations during economic slowdown

As innovation is the engine of growth, it is important to continuously invest. But during challenging economic times, we face difficult decisions as manufacturers: Should we continue to invest in innovation or save money? Should we cut production...

Catalogue: Congress 2009: Leading The Way

Authors: Marcin Penconek, Mark Gillespie

Company: Nielsen

September 21, 2009

The banking shopper

The competitive landscape is increasingly cluttered for the financial service providers in general and banks in particular. if we talk specifically about the Middle east region, with higher GDP per capita, the financial sector has grown much faster...

Catalogue: Retail and Shopper 2009: The Voice Of The Shopper

Authors: Aruni Ghosh, Tahir Khalil

June 15, 2009

Semiotic codes in the pharmaceutical industry

This paper looks at how trust, authority and science is currently 'communicated' in the pharma and other sectors.Semiotic analyses show how it is possible to leverage certain codes in order to build different types of trust relationships with...

Catalogue: Global Healthcare 2006

Author: Diane Fox-Hill

February 6, 2006

Can advertising help to maintain dynamic market equilibrium?

This paper utilises the FMCG category in a mature market with sustained equilibrium and a considerable number of well-established products to assess two assumptions: the stability of the system through time, without launch of new products nor...

Catalogue: Latin America 2005

Author: Macarena Estévez

Company: MindShare

October 23, 2005

Is the Internet the future of market research?

This paper provides a prognosis for the future of internet research based on the attitudes, experiences and opinions of the buyers of research within the FMCG sector. The paper provides an understanding of the dynamics involved in the possible...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Net Effects 2001

Authors: Anyvonne Carnot, Martin Oxley

February 11, 2001

The retail shake up in Asia

This paper focuseson the current Asian 'retail shake-up' recently introduced by thebooming shares of the hypermarkets' formula. A cross-country analysisof the hypermarkets? concept and performances will highlight the growing phenomenon, scheduled to...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2000: Redefining Business In Asia Pacific

Authors: Laurent Zeller, Helen Passingham-Hughes

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

November 1, 2000

Added value of the media mix

The paper describes three case studies of real market tests that have been carried out with GfK-BehaviorScan in Germany and France. In these tests parts of the media budget for fast moving consumer goods have been shifted from TV to print. The aim...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/FIPP Conference 1999: Strategic Publishing

Author: Christian Stahl

Company: GfK

June 15, 1999

Internet testing

This paper presents the results of the first large-scale parallel-testing program in the United States between central location (mall-intercept) and Internet interviewing. The research is significant because it demonstrates contrary to the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Net Effects 1999

Authors: Joseph Willke, Christine Adams, Zara Girnius

Company: Nielsen

June 15, 1999