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Living with risk

Risk-taking is central to modern business, and the source of energy which drives wealth creation. Understanding and predicting risk therefore places market research squarely in the boardroom, instead of tinkering on the sidelines. The results of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2002: Consolidation Or Renewal?

Authors: Peter Cooper, Thomas A.W. Miller

Company: QRi Consulting Ltd.

September 22, 2002

Research World (September 2002)

Market researchers should be comfortable with taking more risks and trying to elevate their position proactively. That's the major challenge currently posed to the industry,.

Catalogue: Research World 2002

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

September 15, 2002

Launching new magazines

The quest for a cheap and reliable method for developing and launching successful new products is probably futile. Indeed this paper proposes that for a firm to develop profitably it is not strictly necessary to be able to predict how well its new...

Catalogue: Seminar 1993: Competition In Publishing

Author: Michael Bird

June 15, 1993

The development of a wallpaper stripper

Probably 95% or more of all NPD in the durables sector is associated with product evolution and range extension. Once in a while, with luck, the NPD marketer gets the opportunity to substantially innovate a product category. The process isn't that...

Catalogue: Papers 1992: How To Endure In The Durables Industry?

Author: Des Hassell

June 15, 1992

Added value in business marketing strategies

Business Marketing decisions are said to be rational although the marketing input is generally non-rational, or worse, emotional. In this paper, a method of calculating the added value on business marketing decisions is discussed. The method is based...

Catalogue: Seminar 1992: Business To Business Marketing

Author: Sicco C. Santema

June 15, 1992

An expertsystem as a tool for risk management

The expert system RISCUE is developed to assist insurance managers to take decisions about the optimal risk strategy. RISCUE consists of a number of computer programs, combined with data on risk variables which are specific for the company or...

Catalogue: Seminar 1990: Qualitative Research- How Are We Preparing For The Future?

Author: Jetty M. M. Plasschaert

Company: PQR-Research

June 15, 1990

Retail information management systems

The retailing sector because of its unique characteristics and its environment is in great need of information. This need is greater as the risk is greater. Small retailers are facing greater risks and, therefore, their need for information is also...

Catalogue: Seminar 1980: Information Systems In Action

Author: Coskun Samli

June 15, 1980

Towards the elimination of risk from investment in new products

This paper sets out to show how a technique which was originally developed simply as a means of eliminating the fundamentally unacceptable product before it incurred substantial losses in test market, has shown itself to be capable of much more. The...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1976: Research That Works For Today's Marketing Problems

Authors: D. Reay, Brian C. Pymont, Patrick G. M. Standen

September 1, 1976