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I want my MySpace!

One of the most fascinating cultural phenomena in the past decade, MySpace, is using research as a cornerstone of their plan to reinvigorate and reenergize their brand and audience. This paper discusses how integrated deprivation methodology was...

Catalogue: Online Research 2010: E-Universe

Authors: Alison Bryant, Lauren Christensen

October 19, 2010

What the buzz?!!

Our industry has now eagerly embraced the term 'Brand Buzz' but is this really a new concept at all, or just a re-branding of traditional brand health measures? In this paper, the authors examine the notion of Brand Buzz to provide robustness around...

Catalogue: Congress 2010: The Changing Face Of Market Research

Authors: Annette Druce, Kristin Hickey

Company: Ruby Cha Cha

September 15, 2010

Effective semiotic codes in adolescents

This presentation illustrates the relevance and strategic potential of semiotic analysis in market research and advertising, especially in the development of image, positioning and communication projects. Based on a syndicated research study...

Catalogue: Latin America 2010: The Innovation Journey

Authors: Rosalba Olivella, Carlos Hernández

Company: Feed Back Profile S.A.

May 21, 2010

Beleza natural

Few studies address the precarious course that might be encountered when entrepreneurs originating in the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) try to grow their businesses by transcending their class-of-origin and strike into mass or even luxury markets. In...

Catalogue: Latin America 2010: The Innovation Journey

Authors: Leticia Moreira Casotti, Maribel Carvalho Suarez, Hy Mariampolski

Company: QualiData Research Inc.

May 21, 2010

How Disney bridges the multi-cultural divide

Disney sought to solidify its cultural relevancy and apply proven methods to hardwire the voices of their African American guests into the very fabric of their resorts. In 2006 after launching the Ebony Perspectives Community, a small, private, and...

Catalogue: Congress 2008: Frontiers

Authors: Paul Caswell, Manila Austin

Companies: Communispace Corporation, The Walt Disney Company

September 26, 2008

Regional adaptation of multinationals

There is no doubt that poor public opinion generally has a negative impact on business. In fact, one-third (33%) of Quebecers surveyed by leger Marketing admit that their shopping habits are influenced by other people’s opinion of the stores...

Catalogue: Congress 2008: Frontiers

Authors: Serge Lafrance, Yanik Deschênes, Terence Flynn

Company: Leger

June 15, 2008

Sustaining personal mobility in the evolving urban living context

The symbiosis of developers (business), government agencies, and consumer desires is entering a new era in the US market, bringing the consumer lifestyle to places it has never been; but one might argue more inline with other global standards. The...

Catalogue: Automotive 2008

Author: Kevin M. Joostema

Company: GfK

March 3, 2008

Turning point of sale into an image and sales accelerator

In the car industry and when it comes to generalist brands (vs. niche/high end), we know that image is built through communication and particularly TV advertising. In many countries, the leading brand is actually the leading TV media spender. The...

Catalogue: Automotive 2008

Authors: Hubert Boulos, Renaud Degon, Eric Lemerle

March 3, 2008

A new constellation is emerging the sign of confidence

This paper aims to share the process behind the work of building a new brand identity on the client side, how it worked, what was researched and why, and not least how it is helping the client to live its brand. Within business-to-business...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2006

Authors: Ann Margreth Hellberg, Christina Sterner

October 8, 2006