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The market research industry in Asia Pacific

This paper addresses the Market Research Industry study, conducted by TNS in July 2004, which provides a mirror to the industry.It maps out the buyers' requirements and provides an insight to these requirements between the markets in Asia Pacific,...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2005

Author: Wander Meijer

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

March 13, 2005

Seeing around the corner

When operating in fast-moving business environments, market research is in danger of losing its seat at the table where decisions are made.Many common research tools were developed in a more slowly changing business world. To be successful, MR must...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference on Digital Futures 2005

Author: Michael A. Lotti

March 1, 2005

Creative brainstorming

'If you re not failing every now and again, it s a sign you re not doing anything very innovative.' Woody Allen.Woody Allen is an excellent example of an innovative thinker. He's provocative, controversial, and often misunderstood. This is because he...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference 2005: Innovate!

Author: John Storey

February 27, 2005

Research World (January 2005)

Our mission will remain to keep on improving in our work and to continue to improve. Always better. Making the difference. That includes 2005 as well. We will continue to raise issues that help to shape the discussions about, and the reputation of...

Catalogue: Research World 2005

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

January 1, 2005

Research World (December 2004)

More discussion and debate about intercultural issues is needed. Instead of talking about globalisation, generally from the supplier’s viewpoint, it is more meaningful to focus on the challenge of managing diversity, and on the impact and...

Catalogue: Research World 2004

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

December 1, 2004

Consumers, trends and trendsetters

The nature of 21st century trends is changing. The fragmentation of sub-cultures and the media has created a very different consumer landscape where assumptions about the influence of different sub-cultures are becoming obsolete.We are in the age of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Research Conference 2004

Authors: Alex Maule, Nick Head, Lizzy Moroney

November 28, 2004

Pro-search

In this paper the authors would like to produce some ideas on improving the impact of qualitative research. By impact we mean a positive influence on the decision-making process and on the decision-makers.First the authors take a look at the field of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Research Conference 2004

Authors: Frank van den Driest, Jochum Stienstra

November 28, 2004

Jambo Africa

The hypothesis of this paper is that current perceptions and practices on conducting market research in third world countries, and Africa specifically, are like putting a square peg into a deep, dark round hole.The result is usually one of two...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Research Conference 2004

Authors: Jill Barnes, Solveig Shapiro

November 28, 2004

Smashing the mould of qualitative research

Buyers and practitioners the world over are calling for innovation in qualitative research and yet there are definite expectations governing how qualitative research should be conducted.The authors outline the framework or mould that current...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Research Conference 2004

Authors: Jem Wallis, Neil Brooks-Jones

November 28, 2004