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Discover the latest companies who have chosen to join the ESOMAR community as corporate members.
2021 had been an incredible year for investment into the insights and marketing analytics sector – over $9 billion in one single year. Surely the market would have to take a rest in 2022?
Discover the latest companies who have chosen to join the ESOMAR community as corporate members.
Ultimately, it is truly about our relationship to work, and the kind of company one wants to join, build or lead.
Top 10 global consumer trends 2023
7 min readThe biggest consumer trends of the year
Partners for life
5 min readThe power of marketing and insights to increase consumer understanding.
We’ve always been wary of tech. But eventually, each new tech gets absorbed in a new normal, and life goes on... with man still in control! Is AI different?
AI has long promised to change the way we live, but until now, it has remained as technology at the margins. Not anymore! Ian Morris, in his book ‘Why The West Rules’, sums up human progress as ‘almost invisible until it isn’t’.
When will we start to give a damn?
5 min readHaving attended a number of conferences over the past couple of weeks, I have been amazed not only at how ChatGPT has dominated almost all conversations and presentations, but also at the almost total absence of any cautionary note regarding its usage!
There is a greater need to get the right data and insights faster for global brands and researchers alike
Vinay discusses how evolutions and advancements in market research and insight technology are impacting consumer understanding and customer experience, specifically in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space.
Day 2 of the MIE’23 Data and Insights event was packed with sessions leaving attendees wanting more. One thing that was in abundance was the hope for the future of research with the steadily rising power of AI and the new avenues created by it.
Earlier this week, on Tuesday, 9 May, I attended my first market research event, MIE’23. Many insightful companies stood in the hall, ready to display their potential during program sessions.
Insight moments and mindsets
8 min readWalid Benchama discusses the importance of being moment-of-truth oriented in our quest to understand behaviours, evolving stakeholders' mindsets, advancing insights and how brands are understanding consumers.
Part 1: Inclusive insights: What it is, why it matters, and what this means for insights professionals.
Millennials, a generation often criticised, have now become parents and are breaking away from traditional parenting norms.
Invisible to Invaluable – How research and behaviour change communication is helping increase respect for and dignity of waste pickers in Bengaluru, India: Part 2
Invisible to Invaluable – How research and behaviour change communication is helping increase respect for and dignity of waste pickers in Bengaluru, India: Part 1
New privacy regulations, lockdowns by big players like Apple and Google, and general consumer skepticism about sharing personal data are having profound impacts on audience understanding.
How research shaped the work of charity, Medical Aid Films, and led to new content that helps young men in Zambia prepare for more engaged fatherhood.