Recent Articles
Explore the latest contributions from the community published on Research World to inspire and provoke your thinking.
Discover some of the companies that have chosen to be a part of the ESOMAR community as corporate members.
Change your organisation’s instead
Discover how to maximize opportunities for your brand in 2024 and beyond with Simon Bailey, Senior Partner at Kantar.
Shobservatory Research Chronicles: Madvertising
< 1 min read(M)advertising testing
Knowing your customers is key to growth. Interview a few to create personas that reflect their needs. Use these to refine strategies and products.
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.
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.
Insight250 Judge Perspectives: Innovation
13 min readThis feature includes ideas from several judges on the impact and traits they seek when selecting an Insight250 Winner.
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?
Think consumer decisions are always completely rational? This article describes how consumers can be influenced by false information; jingles and rhymes; and appeals to nature.
Tackling the complex landscape surrounding human understanding, a fascinating peek into the Metaverse, celebrating our annual award winners, and, of course, more dancing (plus an immersive art and music experience) - day 2 of Congress does not disappoint.
Exploring the intricate landscape of AI and its effects on the insights sector, announcing our award-winning papers, plus more dancing - this time with a special performance to unveil our 2024 Congress location.
The Emerging Impact of Digital Twins
8 min readWith technology advancing at an incredible pace and the value of insights ever increasing, I sat down with Insight250 Winner Mark Ursell.
This edition highlights Dr. Nadia Morozova - the Chief Analytics and Insights Officer at Enriched Insights, which she founded to apply her PhD research in Behavioral Science.
Gamification in the market research industry holds promise for enhancing data quality and increasing engagement by transforming panelists into players, drawing inspiration from the success of the mobile gaming sector.
Research World’s A Day in the Life of a Researcher series, curated by Sandeep Dutta, highlights the daily lives and challenges of researchers shaping the industry's future.
The Advancement & Impact of Insights - An Insight250 Winners Series perspective with David Smith
17 min readThis edition features David Smith, Founder of DVL Smith, author, award-winning professional, and Professor at the University of Hertfordshire.
Why you should ditch overall sentiment
< 1 min readExploring sentiment trends and discuss which methodologies and metrics are trustworthy or not.
This edition highlights Anne-Sophie Damelincourt, the newly elected President of ESOMAR, a key partner of the Insight250 Awards and a professional association for the insights industry. She is also the Founder and Owner of Blue Lemon Insight & Strategy.
Are you looking to better motivate others? This article suggests focusing on three things: Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness.



















