By Adam Warner (originally posted in RW Connect) It’s me, the content chef of market research and your favourite conference blogger. And here I am in Amsterdam pulling together the myriad flavours of ESOMAR Congress to create a balanced and nuanced Michelin standard dish straight out of the hot content oven. In full transparency, I’m an ex-ESOMAR staffer, this is going on an ESOMAR platform and I’m a marketer, so I am totally biased. But for the first time in
Read MoreOne of the biggest challenges we have as an insights and data communications agency is clients coming to us at the beginning of a retainer with a piece of self-funded research that they conducted prior to the Mustard team coming on board. But why is this a challenge? Surely it’s great to have some data ready to pitch out to media, journalists must be craving those sweet, sweet, data sets, no? Unfortunately for us and our clients, that is generally
Read MoreBy Adam Warner on RWConnect So, here I was after two days of trawling the seedy underbelly of the European city of sin, breaching into the clean air of the Beurs van Berlage; Amsterdam’s ornate monument to business and commodities. I was here to track down the market research dream, to explore the intersection of technology and research. IIEX is a unique event in the market research calendar. The audience is mixed; it attracts the crazy ones, the weirdos, the
Read MoreWorking in PR is not without its perks. PR is about relationships and connections; with clients, with editors, and with journalists. And to foster and nurture those key relationships, it often requires meals. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners, sometimes even cocktails. Few journalists will pass up the opportunity of a free meal in a fine eating establishments (and who can blame them!), and it provides us an ample opportunity to discuss what those editors and journalists are looking for in terms of
Read MoreIn September our Communications Manager here at Mustard Towers, Adam Warner, presented a webinar at NewMr’s Cutting Edge series. He talked about the pitfalls of PR for market research agencies and highlighted the key considerations you need to take into account when considering doing it in-house. Listen to Adam’s full presentation here and let us know what you think at @keenasmustard (https://twitter.com/keenasmustard)
Read MoreColonel Lucy Davison and Adam Warner participated in the three-day ESOMAR Congress in Dublin via live tweets, blogging and networking. Themed “Revelations,” the 68th annual conference brought together the largest international research audience to discuss the latest news and disclosures in research, marketing and advertising. During the event, Lucy was interviewed about the value of communicating research in a powerful way, live on ESOMAR TV. Click here to see what Lucy had to say. For a personal account and summary
Read MoreMany consumers see out innovative products and will pay a premium price for them, according to a new survey by Chicago-based Lab 42. The key findings: Perception of innovation is hugely important in purchasing decisions Consumers are willing to pay a premium for innovative goods and services Half of consumers say they have bought a new product without fully understanding what it did or how it worked solely because they thought it was ‘cool’. Nearly two-thirds of those who responded
Read MoreStudies and surveys on why people buy stuff are more plentiful than water. Every other day some research firm is telling us why we consume like locusts for fast like monks. It’s all good and makes for interesting reading, if not entertaining and humorous. Getting on the program, research firm Lab42 offers its own report as of July 17, 2015. The results from the company’s survey takes a look at innovation, i.e., what it means to consumers, which sectors and
Read MoreConsumers are not only willing to pay more for ‘innovative’ products, but value brands that listen to their customers when developing them, says Jonathan Pirc of Lab42. Read more here
Read MoreClients want smart research solutions quicker and cheaper than ever before. Could sampling via social media be the answer? Jonathan Pirc of Lab42 discusses. Read more here
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