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Each month, in “The Challenges & Triumphs of Change” I speak with a client-side insights professional on the realities of using insight to drive change in their business.
Small business owners rarely struggle because the work isn’t getting done; they struggle because people hear different versions of the same plan.
Focusing on Human-Centric Intelligence
24 min readThe Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.
If you have ever pulled together a twelve-country study and found the gender variable behaving differently in every market, you already understand why Esomar's demographics project exists.
The Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.
When People Become Data
8 min readThe limits of extraction in qualitative research
The Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.
Local small business owners and startup founders run into the same wall: busy consumers scroll past, forget fast, and move on to the next option.
Explore the evolving dynamics of the global full truckload (FTL) industry, and learn how digital transformation, automation, sustainability initiatives, and shifting supply chain priorities are reshaping the sector.
Insight is arguably having a beige moment. We all feel it.
Learn how Esomar’s AI Trends study 2026 sheds light on AI adoption and governance
At the Esomar Congress in September, we will host a red-teaming debate on how AI is being adopted by the research and insights industry.
Focusing on Culture as a Leading Indicator
20 min readThe Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.
Most discussions around synthetic data tend to start in the wrong place, with people asking whether synthetic respondents are good enough to replace traditional research or whether they represent some kind of existential threat to the industry.
Simple Digital Habits That Help
The Global Offshore Wind Energy Market was valued at USD 76.9 billion in 2025 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% to reach USD 307.5 billion by 2035, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc.
Q&A-gency - Thomas Gwin
15 min readWelcome to the 4th edition of Q&A-gency! The focus of these articles is to speak to a leader within the creative development and planning, and this time around it was Thomas Gwin.
Thinking Is Method
5 min readThe “user levels” ladder in AI is marketing, not method. In research, judgment — not automation — creates value.
In the second part of this article, we continue our review of the distinctive characteristics and skills that insight professionals offer in the AI era.
From Human Understanding to Decision Intelligence: Why the Future of Insights is Hum.ai.n
20 min readThe Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.






















