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Defence-inducing advertising

This paper discusses the research applied to the development of the Scottish Health Education Unit's publicity material, and outlines the two major problems incurred. The first is that, unlike much of product advertising, most health publicity is...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1980: Taking Stock

Author: D. S. Leathar

September 1, 1980

Direct access panel

This paper highlights the lack of attention that has been given to the interviewing process for the past two decades; and describes the kind of problems that arise continually under current interviewing procedures. The results of a survey of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1980: Taking Stock

Authors: John Clemens, Colin Day, Debbie Walter

Company: Marplan Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

September 1, 1980

Lasers, microprocessors and the coming revolution in market resesrch

This paper discusses the probable development in the decade ahead of electronic scanners as a source of market research data, and their possibly fundamental implications for packaged goods marketing - and market research practice. Problems of sample...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1980: Taking Stock

Author: Derek Bloom

September 1, 1980

Are early triers innovators?

In this paper, we first argue that the word "innovator" may be inappropriate to describe early triers of new grocery products, because such products are often not real innovations. Besides, an innovator is classically defined as the adopter of a new...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1980: Taking Stock

Authors: Jean-Nöel Kapferer, Gilles Laurent

September 1, 1980

Cognitive styles (French)

This paper introduces and reviews the concept of consumer cognitive styles as a new basis for segmenting markets. Using empirical data from members of the National Family Opinion Mail Panel, the authors show that consumers varying in cognitive...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1980: Taking Stock

Authors: Christian Pinson, Naresh K. Malhotra, Arun K. Jain

September 1, 1980

How reliable are portfolio tests?

One of the oldest techniques to test the level of attention of advertisements, yet nevertheless still often in practice today, is the portfolio test: the test person goes through a folder usually containing 10 advertisements. Afterwards it is...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1980: Taking Stock

Author: Jörg Rehorn

September 1, 1980

Social change as counter balance to the technology of our days

In the industrialized modem society developments seem to occur as an autonomous process. They do not of course actually become such. A development in a particular direction is the result of a series of decisions. Behind every decision is a person or...

Catalogue: Seminar 1980: Social Change Analysis As A Tool For Strategic Planning And Decision Making

Author: Jan Terlouw

June 18, 1980

Mismatch between job and people

Many people wish that it could be just that simple, but in fact it is a complicated matter, a very complicated matter. Discussions and interviews about work with people today - and especially youth - reveal a myriad of conflicts, dreams, complaints,...

Catalogue: Seminar 1980: Social Change Analysis As A Tool For Strategic Planning And Decision Making

Author: Hans L. Zetterberg

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

June 18, 1980

Consumer satisfaction as a social indicator

The purpose of this paper is to investigate conceptual and methodological problems raised by research on consumer satisfaction and dissatisfaction (C S/D) and to review its areas of application.

Catalogue: Seminar 1980: Social Change Analysis As A Tool For Strategic Planning And Decision Making

Author: Yves Evrard

June 18, 1980