In defence of business jargon
Ray Poynter discusses the merits of business jargon.
The McGurk effect and why it matters to market researchers
We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures and we like to think we can trust our ears. However, watch the video below and be ready to change your mind. The Mckurk effect , the understanding of which dates […]
University of Winchester offers a Masters in Insight Management
On July 16 Steve Wills will be giving a NewMR lecture on Insight Management and various initiatives to make it a recognised professions – click here to access the slides and recording. One of those initiatives is the creation of […]
Forewarned is forearmed! The case for IIeX
Next month I will be in Atlanta as one of the co-chairs of IIeX USA. If you can attend one of the IIeX events (in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Southern Hemisphere) I strongly recommend it. Business is […]
Book Review: Stephen Rappaport’s The Digital Metrics Field Guide
One of my favourite social media/listening books is Stephen Rappaport’s Listen First!, so I was delighted when his new book ‘The Digital Metrics Field Guide’ was announced, and even more delighted to get a copy to review. The book has […]
MR Agencies and the Service they give Clients
I have just finished listening to a great presentation by Suz Allen (R&D Director Sensory & Consumer Science Asia Pacific & International, Campbell Arnott’s) talking about how suppliers and clients can work together better (you can access the recording and […]
Short-term effects do not predict long-term advertising success
“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” is one of the most commonly quoted comments about advertising, being variously attributed to John Wanamaker and William Lever. Perhaps as a consequence, […]
Why social media mining and monitoring have met with limited success in Market Research?
OK, let’s get one thing clear from the outset; I am not saying social media mining and monitoring (the collection and automated analysis of quantitative amounts of naturally occurring text from social media) has met with no success. But, I […]
Talk Like Ted – Book Review
I am a fan of books on presenting, especially good ones, and this new book by Carmine Gallo, TALK LIKE TED – The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, is definitely a good one. The approach Gallo has […]
Appreciating Asia Pacific – Part 2
Last week I wrote about my week in Singapore, with Vision Critical and MRMW. This week I exchanged the warmth of Singapore for the distinctly more chilly streets of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Monday and Tuesday were spent in […]