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A comparative analysis of alternative segmentation methodologies

Using behavioral data, two alternative segmentation methodologies, regression and cluster analysis, were compared on the basis of rigor, reliability, parsimony, interpretability and strategic implications for retailers. Regression analysis is the...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Authors: Douglas J. Tigert, Stephen J. Arnold

September 1, 1989

Users' working party report on 1989 activities

It is the intention of ESOMAR to increase its value to Research Users. To this end, ESOMAR has created a "Users' Working Party". Since this group and its efforts are in their infancy, it seems advantageous to shortly review the "Background" birth...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Author: Kenneth J. Alman

September 1, 1989

What I expect from my research department

What I would want from my Research Department is by definition dictated by what my company expects from market/consumer research. The key words in this respect are:- relevant- reliable- valid- cost effective research on the right time.

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Author: J. Ben F. Morel

Company: Unilever

September 1, 1989

NSS target monitor

This paper introduces a new approach to the diagnosis of (psycho- logical) brand positions on the market and to the assessment of the effects of marketing communications upon those. The method operationalizes the American concept of Consumer...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Author: Peter H. van Westendorp

September 1, 1989

Applying market research techniques to international policy analysis: The development of a small-scale, multi-country opinion leader panel

To meet the need of American companies for better (more focused, relevant and timely) information about European policy trends. Starch INRA Hooper has developed its Opinion Leader Forum. The Forum is a unique multi-country survey that polls a panel...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Authors: Gunilla C. Broadbent, David A. Jodice

Company: D3 Systems, Inc.

September 1, 1989

What is market research?

This booklet is intended to give a brief outline of what market research is all about and what its principal methods and techniques are. It has been prepared by ESOMAR mainly to help potential users who would like to know more about this specialized...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Publications

Authors: Jack Hamilton, ESOMAR B.V.

September 1, 1989

The press conference is not enough

The paper draws attention to the poor perceptions of public relations by both practitioners themselves and their clients, examines the reasons for this and postulates that the adoption of professionally conducted research and planning will go some...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Author: Gillian S. Greenway

September 1, 1989

Creativity in quantitative research (German)

Both market researchers and their clients subscribe to the notion that there are "two cultures": On the one hand, there is qualitative research with depth interviews, unstructured interviews with a small number of respondents. This is the creative...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Author: Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann

Company: Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach GmbH

September 1, 1989

Global communication

Our hypothesis is that "corporate" communication is sub-divided in three entities which enact different rationalities: the discourse of the enterprise, of a legal and economic nature ; the institutional discourse, of a political and ethical nature ;...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1989

Author: Yves Krief

Company: SORGEM IMR

September 1, 1989