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Xabier Palacio

Head of Intelligence, Advocacy and Standards at ESOMAR

Xabier guides the creation of influential studies, reports, and guidelines at ESOMAR while overseeing the Departments of Professional Standards, Intelligence, and Public Affairs. He leads efforts to provide industry insights, maintain ethical standards, and advocate for the sector’s interests. ESOMAR, a global hub for research, insights, and analytics since 1947, supports over 50,000 professionals and companies worldwide. Under Xabier’s leadership, these departments ensure the industry’s continued growth, fostering collaboration and advocating for responsible practices with regulators and legislators.

Originally from Spain, Xabier has been living in the Netherlands for a number of years, where he studied a Master in International Economics followed by a Master in Marketing at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. He is fluent in Spanish and English, has a decent command of Dutch, and loves music about as much as analysis.

ESOMAR Staff ESOMAR
26 April 2023
in General

The magic of insights has come to an end. As the ESOMAR’s Latin American Conference draws to a close, that magic, instead of vanishing, is being brought home by each and every delegate.


25 April 2023
in General

Nothing shows the industry’s evolution better than how it flares up locally. This was the case at ESOMAR Latin America 2023 in Mexico.


24 April 2023
in General

ESOMAR’s Latin American conference finally kicked off to a revitalising start on its 25th anniversary after a four-year hiatus.


17 April 2023

Almost all of the world’s regions experienced a substantial increase in user experience research since 2019


5 April 2023
in General

This article appeared, in full, in ESOMAR’s Global Market Research 2022 report.


20 March 2023
in General

Quantitative passive methods dominate the research data-gathering landscape, with 56.5% of global spending


9 January 2023
in General

These two regions,continue in their struggle


5 December 2022
in General

Positive regional growth, but sufficient?


21 November 2022
in General

The turnover left untapped in the past two years, may well haunt the industry for longer.


7 November 2022
in General

Up to 22 out of 37 European countries registered a double-digit absolute growth rate during 2021.

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