Resources Library by ANA

Lost in translation

The last decade has seen phenomenal growth in market research activity in emerging Asian markets; much of the growth has been driven by Western multinationals seeking to enter or extend their reach in Asian markets. In response, a dynamic Asia-based...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2013: Asia On The Move

Authors: Sue Siewert, David G. Bakken

April 7, 2013

CSI Berlin

Sampling in the online research world is its Achilles Heel. Whilst we remain reliant on access panels that they are essentially fronts for a relatively limited set of online properties and sources we can never claim scientific rigour and true...

Catalogue: Online Research 2010: E-Universe

Author: Kees de Jong

Company: Research Now SSI

October 19, 2010

Research alchemy

This presentation examines the challenges involved in making excessive amounts of often disparate information relevant and practical to senior management.It illustrates a process for bringing together the worlds of qualitative, quantitative and...

Catalogue: Congress 2007: Excellence

Authors: Carl Nagle, Helen Williams, Kristin Hickey

Company: The Leading Edge

September 19, 2007

Is spontaneity still relevant?

Traditionally, market research has aimed to collect information that is unbiased and therefore 'spontaneous' assuming that market research participants are ready, willing and able to make an 'authentic' contribution without understanding why, how and...

Catalogue: Congress 2007: Excellence

Author: Caroline Pakel-Dunlop

September 19, 2007

Measuring opinion in a 'war zone'

There was no history of polling in Iraq prior to 2003. a census existed but there was no social nor opinion research available. the hazard of ongoing violence and bombing meant that it was nigh on impossible for those trying to understand...

Catalogue: Congress 2006: Foresight

Authors: Johnny Heald, Munqith Daghir

Companies: ORB, IIACSS

June 15, 2006

Sustainable motivation

The paper will challenge UNEP's point of view, as verbalized by Havermans (2003), that the struggle to enhance environmental consciousness among consumers has been too much focussed on arousing their feelings of guilt.Moreover, it will be questioned...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Responsible Marketing 2004

Author: John Barzilay

May 11, 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

Using qualitative research to assist a B2B client's commercialisation strategy

This paper examines the requirements for and issues occurring in designing and conducting research in a B2B (non-fast moving consumer goods) environment, and for non-researchers, on an international and qualitative research project. It examines the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Qualitative Conference 2001: The Business Value Of Emotional Intelligence

Author: Neil McPhee

Company: MSS Research

October 28, 2001

Selling Islamic finance to mr. Smith

In an environment of increasing product parity, the need to innovate has become critical. The key input for innovation is robust and insightful data from customers. Given this scenario, this paper explores the triggers and barriers that exist within...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2007

Authors: Kalika Tripathi, Dipen Mehta

Company: HSBC Holdings

October 28, 2001