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Insight mining with positive psychology

Positive affect has been shown to increase creativity and problem-solving (Isen et al, 1987) and interventions developed from positive psychology, the scientific study of well-being, have been shown to increase engagement, verbal fluidity and...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2013: Brilliant Transformations

Authors: Stacy Graiko, Andrew Soren

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

June 15, 2013

Psychological automotive lifestyles

Within the scope of target group analysis, precise insights on the influence of cultural and lifestyle backgrounds are particularly valuable. Car ownership, body types and car brands have specific relevance at different life stages, for different...

Catalogue: Automotive Research Forum 2013: Driving Change, Driving Business

Authors: Gabriele Lehmann, Thomas Ebenfeld, Dirk Ziems

Company: concept m research + consulting GmbH

May 24, 2013

Research 3.0

This paper describes the philosophy -the rational investigation of applying Neuroscience and Psychotherapy in market research. The authors postulate that ancient wisdom and modern science can be applied to develop a research model that taps into the...

Catalogue: Insights 2011: A New World Order In Shopper Marketing

Authors: Lana Novikova, Corrine Sandler

Company: Fresh Intelligence

March 1, 2011

Cooking with Goethe

Across individuals, cultures or target groups, Psychological Morphology describes how habits, emotions, visuals, products can be seen as unifying "Gestalten" (shapes) that constantly change and develop. From Goethe's Morphology of living beings via...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2010: Foresight on Moods and Thoughts

Authors: Kirsten Juchem, Thomas Pohne, Ramona Wehlig, Jens Lönneker

Company: Rheingold GmbH & Co. KG

November 18, 2010

Don't take action based on this paper

What's UP? Ever thought about UP; Why you speak up in meetings when a hot topic comes UP but at other times you shut UP, make up excuses, so as not to stir UP trouble? And is your communication more like researchers walk into a bar... or rather...

Catalogue: Congress 2010: The Changing Face Of Market Research

Authors: Maya Bourdeau, Jiao Zhang, Omar Mahmoud

September 15, 2010

Deeply understanding the mind to unmask the inner human

Developing successful marketing strategies requires the unmasking of the inner human using appropriate methodologies. This requires an understanding of how the mind works, how humans process information and make decisions. Many misconceptions in this...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2009: The Evolving Human

Author: Katja Bressette

November 19, 2009

The impact of the economic crisis

We are in the midst of a economic crisis: the worst recession in 100 years and which may rival The Great Depression of the 1930s. This crisis demands new market research: new methods of data collection, new respondent engagement, new analysis, and...

Catalogue: Congress 2009: Leading The Way

Authors: Peter Cooper, Simon Patterson

Company: QRi Consulting Ltd.

September 21, 2009

Research World (February 2009)

Shoppers are, after all, not distinct from consumers or moms or people generally. Shopping is just another facet in the diamond of human personality and behaviour. But now the severity of the recession perversely gives research a real opportunity to...

Catalogue: Research World 2009

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

February 1, 2009

Bag stories

Greet, Wendy and Ute shamelessly talked with women about the content of their bag. So did their partners around the world, from Shanghai to Stockholm. Bags from 15 countries will tell the stories of their owners. Female insights based on one of the...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2008: Consumer Choice

Authors: Ute Rademacher, Wendy Hesseling, Greet Sterenberg

Company: Colibri Research

November 20, 2008