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West meets East

The paper describes key Japanese cultural aspects and the impact these may have when conducting focus group and one-to-one research methodologies. Many Western marketers (and Japanese, too) maintain a strong stereotype that you can't do that in...

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

Authors: Debbie Howard, Yumiko Nishigawa, Sue Pierssene

October 28, 2001

Survival of the focused

This paper briefly describes why the Internet is important to marketers. It then discusses the need for effective research to create effective online relationships between companies and their customers. Following this it looks at the different stages...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1999: The Race For Innovation

Author: Alex Johnston

September 1, 1999

Plenty of data, but are we doing enough to fill the information gap?

The purpose of this paper is to determine the current role and perceived effectiveness of market research in the context of corporate decision making and brand development; understand more about the reasons for these frustrations with the market...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1998: The Power Of Knowledge

Authors: Stephen Bairfelt, Fiona Spurgeon

September 1, 1998

Advanced VS. traditional market research techniques

It is not always possible to apply the traditional market research techniques used in the consumer goods sector to the field of telecommunications because the mere concept of a new product/service is not capable of exactly conveying the perception...

Catalogue: Seminar 1998: Competition And Innovation In The Telecommunications Industry

Author: Maria Vittoria Santoni

June 15, 1998

A qualitative futurescape

The theme of this paper is that qualitative research, as it travels through the world exploring new terrain, is now in serious danger of falling into a foul smelling swamp and remaining stuck there. There are, however, challenging peaks to climb...

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol.4: Qualitative Research

Author: Wendy Gordon

January 1, 1998

The 7 mortal sins in qualitative research

This paper aims to illuminate and investigate the discrepancy between the excellent knowledge of good qualitative research and the practice of applied qualitative research.

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol.4: Qualitative Research

Author: Udo Reuter

January 1, 1998

Knowledge is scarce

This paper argues that qualitative research can be carried out in Saudi Arabia in the same depth as in the West. Qualitative research can produce the same insight and "feel" for a product that has added so much value to marketing strategies...

Catalogue: MENAP Forum 1996: Pressure On Profit

Author: Tim Swift

Company: Procter & Gamble

March 1, 1996

The 7 mortal sins in qualitative research

This paper is concerned with illuminating and investigating the discrepancy between the excellent knowledge on good qualitative research and the practice of applied qualitative research. The analysis leads to the conclusion that first of all there is...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Looking Through The Kaleidoscope

Author: Udo Reuter

Company: IMW-KOELN GmbH & Co. KG

December 1, 1995

Sharpening the act

This paper outlines a largely personal view of the challenges facing marketing researchers and their colleagues in pharmaceutical companies and the actions that deserve priority. Preparation of the paper has been assisted by discussions with senior...

Catalogue: EphMRA/ESOMAR Conference 1995: Pharmaceutical Marketing Research- The Challenge For Growth

Author: John S. Burton

June 1, 1995