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Integrating research in crisis management decision-making

Over the last 24 months, three publicly traded, North American companies (Menu Foods, Matteland Maple Leaf Foods) have provided researchers and practitioners with ample evidence that the most valuable crisis management and communications responses...

Catalogue: Congress 2009: Leading The Way

Authors: Terence Flynn, Christian Bourque

Company: Leger

September 22, 2009

New product launches

This presentation provides a compelling case study of how a client company, faced with the significant challenge of taking a business product to the consumer sector, used market research as a critical tool to build a business case and guide a product...

Catalogue: Consumer Insights 2005

Authors: Marian Sudbury, Shizuka Pye

Companies: Mars Wrigley, Harris Interactive (Europe)

November 15, 2005

Hands-on innovation

There is greater pressure today than ever to come up with new product innovations faster than the competition, yet the hurdles marketeers must go through to minimise risk have, if anything, increased.This paper explores and reviews one new approach...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2005

Author: Annette Mathers

November 13, 2005

Creative brainstorming

'If you re not failing every now and again, it s a sign you re not doing anything very innovative.' Woody Allen.Woody Allen is an excellent example of an innovative thinker. He's provocative, controversial, and often misunderstood. This is because he...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference 2005: Innovate!

Author: John Storey

February 27, 2005

The ten commandments for a successful merger and acquisition in marketing research

This paper reviews key issues of the industry consolidation process which has reshaped the landscape, describe the failure rates observed and state the key dimensions that should be carefully considered in order to reduce these risks.

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2003: Management, Accountability and Research

Author: Jorge García-González

September 14, 2003

Navigating in a rough sea

This paper shows the need for totally different thinking. There are three sectors of thinking: network thinking; future open thinking; and strategic thinking. Only the combination of these aspects of thinking can deal with the future in an efficient...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 2003: Management, Accountability and Research

Author: Franz Tessun

September 14, 2003

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

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