Ray Teaching in Japan

Improving Insight Skills, Status, and Impact

I have just finished an extended visit to Japan where I was lucky enough to be involved in a wide range of projects aimed at energising and advancing insight and market research. I am looking forward to sharing the benefits […]

Listening to talk about Beacons

The social media research contribution from empirica takes a slightly different angle from most of the other reports in the GreenBook / NewMR collaborative review of the benefits of social media research. Rather than researching market research as a whole, […]

Who else is talking about market research?

The fifth contribution to the GreenBook / NewMR collaborative review of social media research is from Affinio. You can read their full report by clicking here. The core of Affinio’s investigation asked and answered the question “Who’s talking about market […]

Social Media Research Reveals Market Research Concerns

This is the second post that relates to the GreenBook/NewMR collaborative evaluation of social media research. This post relates to analysis conducted by Susan Bell Research. At the bottom of this post is a link to the other posts in […]

The world is changing, so market research must change too

Market research is an applied discipline; its core purpose is to help organisations make better decisions. When the needs of the organisations change then market research needs to change to, to ensure it remains relevant. I’ve been involved in market […]

Keen as Mustard

What’s special about Keen as Mustard?

The post below is the result of a discussion between Ray Poynter from NewMR and Lucy Davison from Keen as Mustard. Q: Can you describe Keen as Mustard for me in 140 characters? A: Keen as Mustard is the only […]

What’s special about MESH, the Experience Agency?

The post below is the result of a discussion between Ray Poynter from NewMR and Fiona Blades, President and Chief Experience Officer at MESH. Q: Can you describe MESH for me in 140 characters? A: Brand growth is driven by […]