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The perfect mix

The paper describes a down-to-Earth approach to optimising a retailer's product assortment in key product categories by the combined analysis of the retailer's internal sales information and external market data.The method offers an alternative to...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Retailing Industry Conference 2005

Author: György Szilágyi

Company: MEMRB

April 19, 2005

The Bayesian revolution in marketing research

This paper describes the paradigm shift that has been occurring in the statistical analysis of marketing data over the past 10 years. The new paradigm reflects a perspective on probability that was first proposed in the 18th century by Thomas Bayes,...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference 2005: Innovate!

Author: David G. Bakken

Company: Harris Interactive (Europe)

February 27, 2005

Reengineering the research process

Innovation in the early decades of the market research industry was demand and product focussed while in the later stages the innovation was driven by the availability of new techniques and was process focused.It depends on the business model a...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference 2005: Innovate!

Authors: Sander van Meeuwen, Dirk Huisman

Company: SKIM

February 27, 2005

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

The end of anonymity as we know it

This paper initiates a discussion about respondent anonymity.Both from the side of the consumer as well as from the client, there are reasons to give the removal of anonymity from respondents some second thoughts. Anonymity is not equal to privacy...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Research Conference 2004

Author: Rob J.F. Does

November 28, 2004

Conjoint measurement and real options

The authors argue that a combination of conjoint analysis and real option valuation can improve the forecasts of a new product's success. The paper explores the importance of finding a crucial link between marketing and finance in product...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference on Marketing 2004

Authors: Marek Dietl, Radoslaw Rejman

October 10, 2004

Marketing science and market research

In the past thirty years we have witnessed enormous productivity in market research techniques in marketing. Techniques have been developed to advance marketing knowledge and to aid management decision making.The fact that there is a great deal of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference on Marketing 2004

Author: Peter S.H. Leeflang

October 10, 2004

Hunting B2B technology innovations

Developing innovative applications for existing data sources and techniques is the hallmark of good research organizations. Researchers and strategists optimize their investment in data and methodological expertise when they effectively repurpose...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2004: Integrating Marketing Research in Business

Authors: R. Scott Evans, Anne P. Bartlett

September 19, 2004

In retrospect... Lessons learned

This paper provides the first results of a study aimed at identifying and quantifying if and how market research is adding value to the business process and to the bottom line.By now the study has become an ongoing process to identify how market...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2004: Integrating Marketing Research in Business

Author: Dirk Huisman

September 19, 2004