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How can you get more impact from the insights team? Posted on March 14, 2019 by Iosetta Santini

Insights teams are one of the most valuable areas of the business in terms of proving ROI, but their value is often under-appreciated by wider stakeholders who do not interact with research projects day to day. This means insights teams must prove the importance of insights through marketing and communicating them effectively to internal teams who would benefit from the knowledge. Insights teams aren’t ‘librarians’ of data, but active participants in the future of companies. However, they need to adapt,

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Maximising the value of your PR: differentiating your company and being realistic Posted on February 28, 2019 by Iosetta Santini

In the crowded world of data and insights, standing out is essential. When a client has a choice of hundreds of agencies or suppliers, they need to know what exactly sets you apart from your competitors and why you can meet their needs best. Defining your area of expertise or specialism and acting as a thought leader in this area will help establish your company as the ‘go to’ agency or supplier for a specific requirement. At the beginning of

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Quirk’s London and IIeX EU: a marketer’s perspective Posted on February 28, 2019 by Iosetta Santini

February was a busy month on the 2019 MRX events calendar, with two hotly anticipated events taking place within days of each other across Europe. Quirk’s London and IIeX EU were two great conferences to kick off the year with, with interesting and relevant content for knowledge-building from a number of expert speakers. But instead of looking at the topics covered, major themes and presentations we enjoyed, we thought we’d take a look at both events from a marketer’s perspective,

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Maximising the value of your PR agency from the outset: defining success and planning to achieve it Posted on January 14, 2019 by Simon Dunn

One of the most common mistakes a business makes when employing a PR agency is, ironically, not communicating properly. This can be frustrating for both parties, especially when one side is “employed” to communicate the business’ messages to the wider world. The agency is an extension of your business, relaying key information to journalists, shareholders, investors and potential employees. If your PR agency is not equipped with all the information that they need, they will fail in delivering the messaging

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A first–time view on Big Data and Qual Posted on November 29, 2018 by Simon Dunn

A surprisingly mild mid-November morning in Dublin welcomed the start of ESOMAR Fusion as delegates from over 40 countries descended upon the Irish capital to understand how as an industry, we can marry up the learnings from qualitative and big data to create a better tomorrow. For someone that is new to the world of market research and the intricacies of big data and qualitative research, the event was perfect to really get under the skin of the topics, network

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Lucy Davison elected to ESOMAR Council Posted on November 26, 2018 by Simon Dunn

We are excited to announce that our founder and Colonel Mustard, Lucy Davison, has been elected to the ESOMAR Council for the period 2019-2021. Lucy’s pitch for Council was to improve the image of research and insights. This means reaching out beyond MRX and engaging with the media, events and sectors to share the positive stories about what we do.  With her background in marketing and PR, Lucy is very well placed to help ESOMAR do this. “I am really

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