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Ethnic food moves past monolithic with a new wave of seasonings, spices and condiments that are as big in personality as in taste

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.

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.

The rise of AI has significantly impacted the insights industry through synthetic data, though it has its critics. In this first part of the two-part series, you will read about synthetic data and its potential in the insights industry.

Word-of-mouth marketing has been essential for brands which thrive without traditional advertising. Social media and augmented reality (AR) enhance product discovery and strengthen connections.

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.

Semiotic Mapping of Six Animated Children’s Series

Insight250 announces its international panel of 60 judges to help select the winners of the 2025 Insight250 Awards.

Traditional marketing analyzes past consumer behavior, but this relies on self-reported data. Consumer Neuroscience advances this by studying unconscious brain reactions to marketing, allowing us to bypass biases and gain a competitive edge.

Many products fail due to outdated research. Agile techniques can help brands uncover insights and improve innovation success.

This excerpt is from ESOMAR’s Global Market Research 2024, a key report providing an overview of the global insights industry and market research sector.

The insights industry is evolving with AI, but three elements remain constant: human needs, market mechanics, and knowledge hierarchy. Leaders should focus on these factors.

This edition features David Smith, Founder of DVL Smith, author, award-winning professional, and Professor at the University of Hertfordshire.

Discover the latest companies who have chosen to join the ESOMAR community as corporate members.

Ensuring research accuracy is essential. Triangulation combines multiple approaches to enhance the confidence in research findings.

As one researcher portentously said to me recently – “What if I don’t want to be a prompt engineer?”

Insight professionals are shifting from traditional BI tools like Power BI and Tableau to Decision Intelligence, which simplifies survey analysis and enables quicker decision-making.

Africa and Middle East continue to experience an array of challenges. As a result, the positive absolute growth recorded in all three sectors turned negative in net terms except for one sector.

This edition features Sarah Ashley, who shares insights on Google Ads for EMEA. We discussed the role of insights in tech innovation and tips for strategic transitions at one of the world's leading companies.