Resources Library by ANA

The threat of disintermediation to 'traditional' research

Market research is at risk of becoming irrelevant. The professional discipline is at a crossroads during a turbulent, global economic shift. This is adding extreme pressure for market research to prove its worth. Marketing also is evolving and the...

Catalogue: Asia Pacific 2010: Eyes on Asia

Authors: Shoko Masuda, Robert Adams

April 20, 2010

Healthy business

Forecasting of new pharmaceutical products is in the midst of a revolution. Good forecasts must increasingly control for the impacts of health outcomes research, market access, pricing, and promotional response on usage and sales. Fortunately, the...

Catalogue: Global Healthcare 2010: Trends And Innovation Booster

Author: Kenneth L. Sobel

March 3, 2010

The impact of the economic crisis

We are in the midst of a economic crisis: the worst recession in 100 years and which may rival The Great Depression of the 1930s. This crisis demands new market research: new methods of data collection, new respondent engagement, new analysis, and...

Catalogue: Congress 2009: Leading The Way

Authors: Peter Cooper, Simon Patterson

Company: QRi Consulting Ltd.

September 21, 2009

Understanding business drivers at the point of sale

In a challenging market environment a deep understanding of the shopper at the point-of-sale particularly with regard to return of pos investment is crucial for sustainable business success. This presentation deals with the identification of the key...

Catalogue: Retail and Shopper 2009: The Voice Of The Shopper

Author: Karsten Kamin

Company: The Coca-Cola Company

March 4, 2009

The 'insight' story

The final outcome form this paper is a checklist which synthesizes the findings. Using this checklist, a market research professional can evaluate and identify an 'Insight' generated, before communicating to the client and therefore can deliver as...

Catalogue: Consumer Insights 2009: The Pragmatic Approach

Authors: Suresh Ramalingam, Aruni Ghosh

Company: Nielsen

February 11, 2009

Do we need pragmatic polymaths to boost the qualitative research industry?

The qualitative research environment is rapidly changing. With a focus on foresight and innovation, marketers are realizing the importance of qualitative research and demanding more creative and actionable insights. Further, a wider range of...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2008: Consumer Choice

Author: Vivek Banerji

Company: McKinsey & Company

November 20, 2008

EasyJet community

This paper describes the development of the easyJet Customer Online Community, which easyJet describes as an innovative way to stay ahead of the pack. The paper provides details of the journey undertaken by the client and consumers to establish the...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2008

Authors: Sophie Dekkers, Graeme Lawrence

October 24, 2008

The impact of climate change on business

'Climate Change is the greatest market failure the world has seen' Sir Nicolas Stern, former Chief Economist of the World Bank. This statement reinforces the view that climate change is a product of the world's economic and social 'system' as a...

Catalogue: Congress 2008: Frontiers

Authors: Yashwant Deshmukh, Lloyd Hetherington, Eugene Kritski, Fabián Echegaray

Companies: Market Analysis, GlobeScan Incorporated

September 26, 2008

Let it flow!

Increasingly companies have to balance their corporate social responsibility initiatives with both the value to society and to their business. What agendas to pursue, whether at the corporate or brand level and the triggers which have net impact on...

Catalogue: Congress 2008: Frontiers

Authors: Trent Ross, Curt Stenger, Angela Lovejoy, Omar Rodriguez, David Pring

Companies: Ipsos MRBI, The Coca-Cola Company

September 26, 2008