Resources Library by ANA

Consumer studies

Even though it is usual practice to refer to "the consumer" when speaking about consumption behaviour - and it would be unrealistic to propose any other word - there can be no real understanding of what is new in this area without at least...

Catalogue: Seminar 1989: Is Marketing Keeping Up With The Consumer?

Author: Giampaolo Fabris

June 15, 1989

Research in the 90's

The need exists to bring the individual back into the forefront of research, whether qualitative or quantitative. It is predicted that in the ’90’s, the mean score and the group discussion will decline in prevalence & disaggregated data...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1988

Authors: Michael M. Roe, Rory P. Morgan

September 1, 1988

BC or AC: Before Coca Cola or after Coca Cola

This paper addresses certain ways in which anthropology may be applied with relevance to market research. Four main topics are discussed: the development of semiology as a powerful potential tool for understanding the dynamics of advertising; the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1988

Author: Janet Gruber

September 1, 1988

The ethical dilemmas of the market researcher

The success of the market research industry over the past 40 years has led it into techniques and applications which were not anticipated by its original founders. As a result an increasing number of researchers are becoming involved in other related...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1988

Authors: Mary Bartram, Peter Bartram

September 1, 1988

Why leisure research is different

Although leisure itself is not as simple to define as might at first appear, there can be no doubt that the leisure industry is one of the few growth areas in most Western countries, reflecting technological advances, de-industrialisation and the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1988

Author: Peter B. Hodgson

September 1, 1988

The application of geodemographics to retailing- Meeting the needs of the catchment

This paper discusses the role of geodemographics in retailing and its contribution to retail segmentation, store ranging and customer service. It provides an overview of the status of this new ’science’ in U.K. retailing, drawing on key...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1988

Authors: Keith Coxon, Maureen Johnson

September 1, 1988

Innovative target market research

A great deal of the most innovative marketing and market positioning being done by major companies today is the result of a re-direction from mass marketing to targeted marketing by sector. To accomplish this in a cost effective way, new measures in...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/JMA/ARF Conference 1988: Innovation In Marketing, Advertising And Research

Authors: Patricia Botwinick, Barbara R. Lewis

June 15, 1988

Recent developments and future trends in marketing research in Japan using new electronic media

Five years ago, when there were heated discussions on emerging new electronic media in Japan, I wrote an article for a Japanese trade journal, in which I discussed possible use of new media for marketing research. The new media I discussed in the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/JMA/ARF Conference 1988: Innovation In Marketing, Advertising And Research

Author: Kazuaki Katori

Company: NTT DATA SMIS

June 15, 1988

The next decade

The world is quickly becoming smaller, local market conditions are shifting into the background, international marketing issues demand increased attention. Technology and the communications revolution can cause frontiers to disappear: competition is...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1987

Author: Justus Veeneklaas

Company: Philips International

September 1, 1987