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Analysis, AI updates and practical guidance for market researchers and insights professionals, written by Ray Poynter and guests.
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ESOMAR Elections for Council and President
As you may have heard, ESOMAR is re-running the elections for President and Council, following irregularities with the…
22 February 2023
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Using a Word Cloud to analyse open-ended comments about AI and Automation in Market Research and Insights
In this post, I look at how I used Word Cloud Plus (our new, free, tool for creating…
15 February 2023
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How is AI going to impact market researchand insights over the next ten years? NewMR has conducted a study to assess how market researchers view the future impact of AI and Automation.… 9 February 2023
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ChatGPT is ushering in Research 3, but what is Research 3?
For the last year, interest in the Metaverse and Web 3 has been booming, with articles, conferences and…
13 January 2023
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Research and Insights in 2023 – Ray’s Predictions
I spend quite a bit of my year consulting with organizations about the future and helping with a…
6 January 2023
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A letter to Santa from five countries analyzed using World Cloud Plus
In December, we launched a study using our Fastuna platform in 5 countries: USA, UK, Germany, Australia and…
22 December 2022
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What makes a great presenter? Analysis via Word Cloud Plus
NewMR and The Future Place have recently launched the first iteration of Word Cloud Plus – a better…
17 December 2022
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A new way to produce Word Clouds – Word Cloud Plus (BETA)
With William Poynter, I have been developing a better way to create word clouds. It is now in…
3 December 2022
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What is the difference between strategy and tactics – and why are tactics so important?
Too many people, too often, seem to think the future is all about strategy. People often shun the…
3 November 2022
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What can the insights industry learn from ‘Much Ado About Nothing’?
Last week I saw an amazing production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at my local theatre (the…
17 October 2022