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Evaluating promotions cost effectively

This paper describes how a programme of research based around a novel means of collecting data has enabled Heinz to optimise its performance in the promotions area and develop a framework within which the performance of specific promotions can be...

Catalogue: Seminar 1985: Below-The-Line And Sponsoring

Authors: Marc Drake, Mike Sargent

Companies: KANTAR TNS Malaysia, Kraft Heinz Company

November 6, 1985

The use of postal questionnaire measures in international research

This paper will use material from three studies to demonstrate that, even at low levels of participation, postal surveys can be used for rapid and reliable feedback.

Catalogue: EMAC/ESOMAR Symposium 1984: Methodological Advanced In Marketing Research In Theory And Practice

Author: Allen Cooper

Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

June 15, 1984

United Kingdom

Industrial market research is usually regarded as a specialist area within the wide spectrum of market research. While a lot of industrial market research comprises small qualitative and desk research studies using the techniques of economic...

Catalogue: Seminar 1981: Industrial Marketing Research

Author: Lionel Gordon

October 1, 1981

Improving the profitable use of continuous research

It is probably relatively easy to assess the need for such information when it is only used in-house, but how does an organisation which provides a service to the public at large assess the value of the research it disseminates? This question arose...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1981: Research For Profitability

Author: Mary Bartram

August 1, 1981

How the industry forecasts

This paper describes the results of a survey of Pharmaceutical Companies that was conducted to investigate current procedures for 'long range' product and market forecasts. The survey was conducted by means of postal questionnaires that were kindly...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Foresight Or Hindsight?

Author: John S. Burton

March 1, 1977

The effect of a quality approach on response-rates in industrial mail surveys

This paper reviews - after a short discussion on the suitability and application of mail surveys in industrial research - a number of possibilities to increase the quality of mail-survey-response, both in terms of completeness and of extent. It...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Author: G. van der Most

August 1, 1975

The quality of research is...

Since the theme of this Congress is the quality of research, I thought it might be a good idea to find out what some ESOMAR members think has been the contribution of ESOMAR Congresses, not just to the overall quality of research, but to the quality...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Author: Emanuel H. Demby

August 1, 1975

Direct interviewing versus postal questionnaires (French)

The title of this paper should not raise too many hopes: our experience of this problem, despite the large number of investigations made, is not varied, comprehensive or long enough to enable a final answer to a question where many factors are...

Catalogue: Seminar 1973: Fieldwork, Sampling And Questionnaire Design

Author: Jean-Louis Laborie

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

October 1, 1973

Direct interviewing versus postal questionnaires

The title of this paper should not raise too many hopes: our experience of this problem, despite the large number of investigations made, is not varied, comprehensive or long enough to enable a final answer to a question where many factors are...

Catalogue: Seminar 1973: Fieldwork, Sampling And Questionnaire Design

Author: Jean-Louis Laborie

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

October 1, 1973