Why is research so risk averse?

This post started life as a response to Ellen Woods’ well thought out Greenbook post on the paradox of risk, which you can read here. However, here is an extended version of my thoughts on the difference between the herd […]

In market research, is agnosticism the new belief?

Traditionally the term agnostic has been applied to people who have not had the courage of their convictions to settle for belief or refutation. However, over the last few years the term agnostic has become increasingly used in the area […]

When and why to conduct mobile only studies?

Following the discussion on tablets in mobile market research, this post addresses the wider issue of why somebody would want to conduct a study that is mobile only. Having spoken to a wide cross section of clients and researcher, typical […]

The tablet that didn’t bite

As mentioned before, I am in the midst of co-writing a book on mobile research and today I have been working my through the contrasting roles of phones, PCs, and tablets in quantitative research, specifically with respect to surveys. The […]

Mobile Specific Qualitative Research

As I have mentioned before, I am involved in writing a book on mobile market research, with Navin Williams and Sue York. As part of that process we will be posting elements of our thinking and snippets of the book […]

Analysis, the difference between qual and quant

Earlier this month, NewMR held its first Explode-A-Myth session and my contribution was a discussion why there is no method that is a melange of qual and quant, because the underlying paradigms are different. Through the Q&A session at that event, […]

What are the Key Debates in Mobile Market Research?

I am involved in a new book, which we hope will be published early in 2014. As with The Handbook of Online and Social Media Research, I will be sharing the project with the #NewMR community and would hope to […]

How much should clients know about New Market Research?

The other day I saw a comment that clients have a duty to keep themselves up-to-date with all the latest changes in market research, to make sure that their organisation is getting the benefits that are available. However, as soon […]