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Scenario 2020

This paper is on expanding the use of market research outcome to a relatively new area, where market research data normally was only scarcely used. We are talking about the budding and maintenance of scenarios for the future. Since that particular...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1997: Learning From The Future

Authors: Goos Eilander, Gerton Poot

Company: Trendbox B.V.

September 1, 1997

Will this kill that?

Will new on-line media - particularly Internet-based ones - forever change the way we communicate? Will they forever change commercial communications such as advertising? Who will benefit, who will loose? How may marketing and research be affected?...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1996: Changing Business Dynamics

Author: Philippe Boutié

September 1, 1996

The demand for concerts of classical music

Three Dutch orchestras approached Intomart and SEO for a demand analysis regarding concerts of classical orchestral music in the Amsterdam area. The main object was to determine the attributes that constitute concerts of classical music, as well as...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1995: Making The Decision

Authors: Bernard M.S. van Praag, Karel C. P. Slootman, Piet Stam, Hans van Ophem, Willem Wijnbergen, Mirjam van Praag

September 1, 1995

Will the E.C./C.A.P. semi-compulsory set-aside scheme lead to a musical chairs dance among machinery manufacturers?

Combine harvester sales can be linked to total arable area, the changes in the cropping patterns, the number of holdings (and the changes in farm size), farmers’ incomes and expected priorities in their investment decisions. At New Holland we...

Catalogue: Seminar 1994: From Farmer To Consumer

Author: Alfons-Pierre Ameel

June 15, 1994

Know thy customer

In November 1993 TV I launched South Africa’s first time budget diary. Faced with the impending deregulation of South African broadcasting, the need was felt to investigate the available television audience (in TV l’s target market), and...

Catalogue: ESORMAR/ARF Worldwide Electronic And Broadcast Audience Research 1994

Author: Helen van der Walt

May 1, 1994

Backcasting when forecasting is unreliable

Experience in past and on-going scenario projects confirms our strong belief that the only way to provide real value to client organizations is to involve key managers in the project as early as possible. This not only enhances learning, but it also...

Catalogue: Seminar 1993: Marketing And International Research

Authors: Rafael Ramirez, Laurent Gatignol

June 15, 1993

Crop protection and agriculture in the year 2010

In the past "customers" of market research were above all Product Management and Board Members. Lately there has been an increasing demand by R&D. Due to increasing research costs, R&D is facing higher pressure for success. This is why there is an...

Catalogue: Seminar 1992: European Agriculture In Transition

Author: Angelika Adner

June 15, 1992

Technology - economic - policy change

This paper examines the role of some of the determinants of future changes in farming systems, production methods and agricultural land use. It draws heavily on the results of a study carried out on land use in the UK on the timescale 1985 - 2015....

Catalogue: Seminar 1992: European Agriculture In Transition

Author: John J. North

June 15, 1992

Added value in business marketing strategies

Business Marketing decisions are said to be rational although the marketing input is generally non-rational, or worse, emotional. In this paper, a method of calculating the added value on business marketing decisions is discussed. The method is based...

Catalogue: Seminar 1992: Business To Business Marketing

Author: Sicco C. Santema

June 15, 1992