Futures & Trends

Where market research and insights are heading next.

What’s special about Dub? Blog What’s special about Dub? The post below is the result of a discussion between Ray Poynter from NewMR and Stephen Cribbett from… 17 June 2015 The population will reach 10 billion, Hans Rosling can prove it with cardboard boxes Blog The population will reach 10 billion, Hans Rosling can prove it with cardboard boxes Like many people I am a fan of Hans Rosling’s Ted talks. He seems to bring data alive… 19 May 2015 Should opinions polls be banned in the run up to elections? Blog Should opinions polls be banned in the run up to elections? For those of you who do not follow UK news, there was an election last week in the… 12 May 2015 What do NewMR people think about the leading MR countries? Blog What do NewMR people think about the leading MR countries? In order to understand more about what NewMR people think about the contribution to market research of the… 4 May 2015 What’s special about Keen as Mustard? Blog 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… 29 April 2015 Collaborative Review of Social Media Research – The Spec Blog Collaborative Review of Social Media Research – The Spec News Update! Lenny Murphy and GreenBook have joined the project, which means the contributors to the project will… 13 April 2015 MRMW in APAC – Summary by Stephen Paton Blog MRMW in APAC – Summary by Stephen Paton This is a guest blog post from Stephen Paton, Manager Insights AGL, who attended the recent MRMW Conference… 9 April 2015 Social Media in 2015 – Collaboration Invitation Blog Social Media in 2015 – Collaboration Invitation Social Media in 2015 – a collaborative review This post announces a collaborative review of social media research… 25 March 2015 Market Research in the Time of VUCA Blog Market Research in the Time of VUCA VUCA is a term that we are going here a lot over the next few years, it is… 19 March 2015 What are the key MR Buzzwords for 2015? Blog What are the key MR Buzzwords for 2015? In a recent NewMR LinkedIn conversation I asked what people thought the MR buzzwords for 2015 will be.… 14 March 2015 Why might a business reject something that is both better and cheaper? (The better tyre example) Blog Why might a business reject something that is both better and cheaper? (The better tyre example) I was talking to a company that had a service that was both better and cheaper than the… 29 January 2015 2014 – NewMR Trends Video & Slides 2014 – NewMR Trends 3 December 2014