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Facebook and GfK study multiple device use
More than 40% of online adults in UK and US report starting an activity on one device and finishing it on another.
Spotify buys music data firm The Echo Nest
Streaming service looks to improve music discovery through new intelligence platform.
Camelot Group CEO to be next MRS president
Dianne Thompson says “research and insight are absolutely vital in any business”.
Features
Exit interview
Rita Clifton comes to the end of her five-year term as MRS president next month. We turn HR department and conduct her (unofficial) exit interview.
Lightning never strikes twice...
Crawford Hollingworth explores how cognitive biases affect our response to floods and storms.
Plastic fantastic
iMakr’s Sylvain Preumont tells Brian Tarran how 3D printing will transform our consumerist society into a creative collective.
Still full of beanz
How does a 150-year-old company stay relevant? Lucy Fisher asks Colin Haddley, director of strategy, insight and capability at Heinz.
Opinion
The 'extreme' approach
Northstar’s Rhiannon Price shares six thoughts on getting the most out of researching extreme consumers.
Is Britain in a post-traumatic state?
How have the hardships of recession impacted on British consumers, and what are the implications for marketers? Acacia Avenue’s Caroline Whitehill Hayter shares her point of view.
Predicting success: Twitter vs TV ratings
Breaking Bad’s final episode was among the most tweeted ever, but its ratings placed it outside the Nielsen Top 10. Colourtext’s Jason Brownlee asks: What are the most reliable indications for TV franchise success?
Revitalising Nepal's media industry
A lack of research is directly contributing to the decline of the media industry in Nepal, says Gavin Anderson. But a UK-funded development programme is hoping to turn the situation around.
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