Resources Library by ANA

A tale of two cities

The paper tries to understand the lives of working professionals in terms of the challenges and opportunities that are presented to them in the cities of Shanghai and Mumbai. It tries to find commonalities that exist between the people in two cities...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2008

Authors: Sandeep Budhiraja, Kalyan Karmakar

Companies: KANTAR TNS Malaysia, Nielsen

April 9, 2008

Finding and developing new talent

There is now general agreement that market researchers need a broader skill set in order to cope with today's complex business environment. But our industry has been slow to make a breakthrough in developing training for newcomers in these wider...

Catalogue: Congress 2007: Excellence

Authors: Mario van Hamersveld, David Smith

Company: DVL Smith Ltd

September 19, 2007

Europe's last dictatorship

As a media source striving to provide independent information to Belarusians, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) sought to understand the way young activists in this authoritarian country gather information so as to better target them.The...

Catalogue: Congress 2007: Excellence

Authors: Paul Tibbitts, Sarah Glacel

Company: InterMedia Survey Institute

September 19, 2007

When is perception reality?

This paper discusses the perception and reality of the concept of ease of use in the context of mobile devices amongst Brazilian, Argentinean, Mexican and Colombian consumers and retailers. Using a range of research methods, including depth...

Catalogue: Latin America 2006

Authors: Karla Costa, Philip Rhodes

October 20, 2006

Spiritual tourism

Spiritual tourism isn't just religious tourism like pilgrimages. In-depth interviews reveal common motives for this form of travel as well as for a number of other forms. A wide spectrum of travel forms deserves this name.Spiritual tourists seek...

Catalogue: Leisure 2006

Author: Christoph B. Melchers

October 8, 2006

Who will shape the future of market research?

This paper studies cultural and economic trends and the views of market research professionals in three of the world's largest markets - Brazil, China and India - and hypothesizes as to how the respective cultures of these three countries might...

Catalogue: Latin America 2006

Author: Mike Gadd

October 8, 2006

Deep-dive research

The paper highlights the original methods of Deep Dive Research developed by BISAM (Center of sociological and marketing research) for the Coca-Cola Company in Kazakhstan. The research - based on a complex implementation of qualitative methods as...

Catalogue: Congress 2006: Foresight

Authors: Karlygash Rakhimova, Leonid Gurevich

Companies: BISAM Central Asia, The Coca-Cola Company

September 17, 2006

Global brands and Chinese strivers

This paper addresses two questions: what defines Chinese consumers in the context of Asia, and the world? And how do you build globally consistent platforms while respecting and reflecting Chinese characteristics?The paper is based on an annual...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2005

Authors: Xiaoyan Zhao, Don Simons

March 13, 2005

Is pester power dead?

This paper provides a unique insight into the response of food manufacturers, retailers and advertisers to key challenges that affect marketing to children in 2005.These include the possible banning of food advertising to children, concerns over...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference On Age 2005

Author: Neil Samson

January 30, 2005