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Tailoring media research to users' needs

This paper both demonstrates that (at least in South Africa) media research does influence media planning and also shows the considerable value of measuring (rather than assuming) the needs, satisfactions and dissatisfactions of media data users.

Catalogue: Seminar 1984: Media Research- Does It Really Affect Media Planning?

Author: Michael M. Brown

June 15, 1984

The 'ombudsman' for children: The needs of young consumers

The paper describes how information about the needs of children must be communicated to planners, policy makers, as well as to groups that produce and market products designed for - or used by- children. If information and communication prove...

Catalogue: Seminar 1984: Marketing To Children And Young Consumer

Author: Maalfrid Grude Flekkoy

June 15, 1984

The international newspaper

In the Spring of 1981, the 1980 European research programme was adapted and used in South East Asia. The main objective of this study was to look at the impact of the launch in S.E. Asia and to check that the editorial content of the newspaper was...

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: Publishing A Better Product

Authors: David S. Mitchell, Barbara R. Lewis

November 23, 1983

Strategic marketing needs strategic research

This paper describes the use of mapping as a strategic research technique. Case histories are described in which the use of mapping lead to major changes being made in long-term plans. The specific mapping technique used uses nominally scaled data as...

Catalogue: AMA/JMRA/JMA/ESOMAR Conference 1983: Strategic Planning

Author: John Rice

June 15, 1983

The classification of radio audiences in terms of needs, psychographics and interests

The study from which this paper has been written was conducted on behalf of Radio Luxembourg (London) Limited, part of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Teledifussion's television and radio service. In 1979 Radio Luxembourg commissioned Social Surveys...

Catalogue: Seminar 1982: Improving Media Research

Author: Malcom R. Mather

Company: Gallup International Association

June 15, 1982

Impact of change on retail strategy, structure and performance

This paper focuses on the analysis of change across three distinct, but interrelated environments: i) consumer; ii) economic and iii) retailing. Past failures in retailing research have resulted from a lack of focus and direction and from attempts to...

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

Author: Douglas J. Tigert

June 18, 1980

Changing individual needs and the world of fashion

Fiorucci has always tried to interprete the evolution and the sudden chances in the tastes of the younger generation, therefore the first part of this paper will deal with how this problem has been handled in the past. Subsequently, by means of...

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

Author: Elio Fiorucci

June 18, 1980

Social change as applied to planning future shopping centres

The concept of a planned shopping centre appears to be an American one. Thus we have the seeds of the 'planned shopping centres' as we now understand the phrase.

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

Authors: Roger Lucas, Annette Horne

June 18, 1980

The impact of change on retail strategy, structure and performance

This paper focuses on the analysis of change across three distinct, but interrelated environments: 1) consumer; 2) economic and 3) retailing. Past failures in retailing research have resulted from a lack of focus and direction and from attempts to...

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

Author: Douglas J. Tigert

June 15, 1980