Ray Poynter

My Predictions for 2016

Despite Nobel prize-winning physicist Niels Bohr’s advice that ‘Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future’, here are my predictions for 2016. 1) Bigger Legal Problems for Google and Facebook This year has shown an escalation in problems for Google, […]

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Why researchers need a good hinterland

The term hinterland was used by the British Politician Dennis Healy to describe somebody who had a life, interests, and knowledge that extended beyond their field of employment/speciality. Denis Healey was a leading Labour Politician from the 1950s to the […]

What’s special about RIWI?

The post below is the result of a discussion between Ray Poynter from NewMR and Eric Meerkamper from RIWI.   Q:   Can you describe RIWI for me in 140 characters? A:    RIWI is a global survey technology and risk measurement company […]

Futures Festival by BAQMaR on November 24 in Ghent, Belgium

Guest post by Tom de Ruyck of InSites Consulting and Belgian research association BAQMaR. Discover the different Futures of Market Research, Marketing & Business in one day! Learn, network, play, discuss… and go home with a fresh view on Your Future! […]

Use October 2015 to become a Smarter Researcher

Last week at Vision Critical’s London Summit I presented the case that market researchers and insight professionals need to become Smarter Researchers, and we handed out copies of my new book on the topic (download it here). People seemed to […]