market research

Guess who is coming to visit?

As I’m sitting here on a Monday morning waiting for a BT engineer to repair my broadband line at home (yet again) I’m starting to... Read More

Chuggers Play Stops?

As market researchers, we can get a bit twitchy when other non-research professions step into our space using methodologies closely associated with market research. Telemarketing... Read More

Old boots for new shoots

We note the encouraging statistics of an increase in business start-ups in 2011, according to analysis by business insurance specialist, Simply Business, and nicely summarised... Read More

Customer Opinion + Social Media = Child’s Play?

Many of you are probably familiar with the letter Lily (age 3 1/2) sent to Sainsbury’s to ask why Tiger Bread is called Tiger Bread... Read More

A turkey economy and Justin Bieber

Nearly done with the preparations for Christmas and a little spare time left (or need a break from shops, lists, wrapping paper and sticky tape?)... Read More

Don’t squeeze life out of panels

I've just stumbled across a blog post by Ivana Taylor, publisher of DIYMarketers, who asks the excellent question, "Are Traditional Online Research Panels Dead?" Like... Read More