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AI will always trend towards the middle. Cultural intelligence is your unfair advantage. Insight should provoke, not pacify. It should rebel, not regress. That’s how you avoid the Coldplay Effect.
Winners of the 2024 Insight250 were announced this past September - you can see the full list of Winners at Insight250.com. This edition features Stephan Gans, Senior Vice President and Chief Consumer Insights & Analytics Officer for PepsiCo.
With NHS waiting lists near record highs, there is a strong case for encouraging preventive behaviours like improved diet and exercise. However, there are three psychological reasons why engaging the public in such behaviours is extremely challenging.
Why you should ditch overall sentiment
< 1 min readExploring sentiment trends and discuss which methodologies and metrics are trustworthy or not.
Preserving survey integrity
< 1 min readDoes the naked eye always beat an automated approach?
Discover the latest companies who have chosen to join the ESOMAR community as corporate members.
Researchers are happier with mental health support, although more than 80% still report negative wellbeing.
Discover how to maximize opportunities for your brand in 2024 and beyond with Simon Bailey, Senior Partner at Kantar.
THE US PRE-ELECTION POLLS
8 min readHere we go again. Commentary on the 2024 pro-election polls reveals some truths about American politics and polls, but also exposes the ups and downs of poll misunderstandings – as well as some very real issues with American elections.
Discover the latest companies who have chosen to join the ESOMAR community as corporate members.
Insight250 announces its international panel of 60 judges to help select the winners of the 2025 Insight250 Awards.
The roller coaster which began in 2020 with the propagation of an invisible enemy – the SARS-CoV-2 virus – continued into 2021
Liquid hydrogen is becoming essential for decarbonization, serving as an efficient storage and transport medium. The market is projected to exceed USD 81 billion by 2034, with growth fueled by advances in technology.
Excellence, rigour, and creativity
13 min readInsight professionals’ productivity and ability to deliver excellence, rigour, and creativity, whilst working to tight deadlines and within demanding budget constraints.
Each month, We Live Context’s Rhiannon Price asks some familiar faces in the MRX world what they have learned about themselves and the industry on their journey so far.
Consumers now demand authenticity and meaningful stories in advertising, not just diverse faces.
What are the forces shaping market research in the Middle East and Africa?
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?
Ending packaged water one insight at a time
< 1 min readJoin Virginia Yanquilevich, CEO of Dopper, as she unveils the company's bold mission to eradicate the environmental toll of packaged water.
The inaugural Insight250 legends
4 min readThe Insight250 CEO, Crispin Beale, sat down with the Co-Chairs of the Insight250 Selection Committee, Kristin Luck and Mark Langsfeld, to discuss the new Insight250 Legends industry award.



















