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Ray Poynter

President at ESOMAR

Ray has spent the last 45 years at the intersection of insights, research, and new thinking. Ray has held director-level positions with companies such as The Research Business, IntelliQuest, Millward Brown, and Vision Critical. Ray is committed to the research and insights industry, having been a member of ESOMAR for over 30 years and a fellow of the MRS.

In recent years Ray’s work has focused on training, writing, speaking and sharing. Ray has run training workshops for a variety of national and international organisations, including RANZ, TRS, JMRA, MRS and ESOMAR. Ray has written textbooks, taught at Saitama and Nottingham Universities, regularly blogs, and is active on social media.

In 2023, Ray was elected President of ESOMAR.

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Two cents on the price of research

5 min read

12 February

in General

by Ray Poynter

Inflation and a strong US Dollar are two big factors to consider when examining the prices reported in the Global Prices Study 2023

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The evolution of research methods

5 min read

21 November 2023

in Innovations

by Ray Poynter

Over two round table sessions, we (a collection of clients and suppliers from a wide range of countries, including Japan and Tunisia) discussed the implications of AI on the evolution of research methods.