Resources Library by ANA

Getting intimate with our world

As researchers, we add the most value when we combine our research findings with our overall knowledge and experience. It is therefore incumbent upon us to increase what we know, by actively observing and analyzing things both large and small. This...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2008: Consumer Choice

Author: Keren Solomon

November 20, 2008

Digital divorce or digital love affair

The use of Information and Communication Technology (henceforth ICT) products and services varies to a considerable degree. There are users who devour any innovation and would prefer beta versions to challenge both themselves and technology. Other...

Catalogue: Congress 2008: Frontiers

Authors: Oliver Tabino, Stefanie Gutknecht, Tim Dörflinger, Kerstin Klar

Company: Deutsche Telekom

September 26, 2008

Why do some online communities work

Online research communities have been generating quite a lot of buzz recently. At the American Marketing Association's market research conference in September 2007, this was one of the primary themes, discussed by companies like General Motors who...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2007

Authors: Marco Vriens, Lee Eyre, Jamie Hamilton, Misia Tramp, Lisa Galarneau

Company: Microsoft

November 12, 2007

Use of multiple technology platforms in consumer panels

Today, the traditional pen and paper method of data collection in consumer panels faces many problems.The paper describes how to use technology to cope with these problems. New technology can be used in improving the quality of data, speeding up the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Panel Research Conference 2005

Author: Dinko Svetopetric

Company: GfK

April 17, 2005

Integration of market research and database

This paper addresses the identification of business opportunities for the financial industry through integration of market research and databases.

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference on Financial Services 2005

Author: Ignacio Macías

Company: GfK

February 1, 2005

Net impact

The European public sector is faced with significant pressure to more efficiently deliver citizen services and simultaneously make their services available online.With a spectrum of pending public sector initiatives, including the European...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Public Sector Social Research 2004

Authors: Andrew Elder, Scott Brown, Douglas Frosst

May 9, 2004

MR and IT

The authors of this paper address the issue of whether some businesses have over-estimated the strategic value of Information Technology (IT) and so have overspent and chased a payoff that has not materialised.The paper examines the arguments...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference 2004: Technovate 2

Authors: Clive Nancarrow, Julie Tinson, Merlin Stone, Martin Oxley

February 1, 2004

The demise of the staid and the mute, evolve or fade away!

Has technology invaded the domain of qualitative research? Are we, as researchers utilizing it to our advantage?This paper addresses the overall needs regarding reporting, conclusions, and an action standard, i.e. operational use of the qualitative...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Research Conference 2003

Author: Dipen Mehta

November 5, 2003

Retail VS. direct

This paper explores how PC vending is changing and adapting to the challenges of new technologies and attitudes. Business and consumer desktop PC markets are the topic of investigation. These markets are particularly suitable for investigation as...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2000: The Impact Of Networking

Author: Ray Poynter

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

September 1, 2000