Connect the Dots blog
Connect the Dots
In this blog, Martin Hayward sets out to raise awareness of, and stimulate debate around, the growing body of new data and insights that is challenging the usefulness of and even the need for many of the staple research approaches that have supported the industry since its inception.
Research.Opinionated.Insightful blog
Research . Opinionated . Insightful
A blog about words we sometimes find daunting or dull: profit, productivity and ROI. It’s about the initiatives necessary to drive these in market research and why simplistic tactics can be self-defeating. Authors Alastair Gordon and David McCallum have worked at senior levels in market research around the world, and are currently partners in Gordon & McCallum, a business consultancy specialising in the Market Research industry.
The Young Ones – blog
The Young Ones
Want to keep tabs on the ups and downs and ins and outs of the youth market? This blog forecasts and explores trends and cultural developments specific to consumers aged 16-30. It’s compiled by Dave Stenton and colleagues in the research team at Voodoo Research.
How customers think, feel and behave - blog
How customers think, feel and behave
This blog is all about understanding customers and clients, how to research them and what to do with the insight generated. Author Steven Walden, head of research at customer experience consultancy Beyond Philosophy, sets out to highlight some of the innovations in research that shine a light on the mind of the consumer as well as how they interact with the experiences businesses design for them.
Talk Normal blog
Talk Normal
Tim Phillips has been a journalist for 20 years. During that time he has been slowly driven crazy by bad spokespeople: the jargon, the evasiveness, the inability to make a point or to answer a direct question. It’s time to stop thinking about spin and management and start talking like human beings. Talknormal.co.uk.
Only Connect blog
Only Connect
Links and commentary on the interzone between social media and research from Tom Ewing, social media knowledge leader at Kantar Operations. Tom also blogs at blackbeardblog.tumblr.com.
The Editor's Chair blog
The Editor's Chair
This is a blog devoted to examining the wealth of communications that fall across my desk on a daily basis. It’s going to be a quick and frequent round-up of the major research issues that we are covering, thinking about covering or shelving for good. If you want the inside track on what the editorial team is chewing over – this will be the blog to read.
Mediawatch blog
Mediawatch
The Mediawatch Blog provides running commentary on what’s being written and said about research. The idea is to keep you up to date on what’s being said, and help oil the wheels of discussion and debate.
Research Technology blog
Tim Macer's research technology blog
Opinions, insights and information on the latest developments from one of the research industry’s leading analysts on software and technology for quantitative and qualitative research.
Tea and Sympathy blog
Tea and Sympathy
Steve Phillips is the chief happiness officer of Spring Research and a partner in both MESH Planning and Tuned In Research. His blog discusses the state of research as a discipline and casts a critical eye over the research industry and its mass of contradictions and challenges.
Reporter's Notebook blog
Reporter's Notebook
Comment and opinion from our team of journalists, who offer their thoughts on the stories we write about and why we report what we do. Have a burning question you want answered? Email news@researchmagazine.co.uk.
Latest entries
Social Media – An Emotional View
Spotlight on some new social media research
Data deluge and insight
More data does not equal better insight
From Roots to Shoots - Asia's Talent Challenge Third & Final Part
The depth of research talent in Asia is not as deep as the magnitude and complexity of the market warrants. Given recent trends, if things continue as they are, the situation is unlikely to improve and could get worse. Measures are needed to both establish fundamental standards in the industry as well as to ensure ongoing career development is offered to those remaining in the industry. Otherwise, even if entry levels are raised we will still suffer from the problem of the 'missing middle', ...
Manipulative teens
It is taken for granted these days that teenagers sling information around on the internet with complete abandon and disregard. “Look at me!” they cry. “I have 517 Facebook friends!” I contend David Aaronovitch’s most recent view that: “As a teenager I told my parents absolutely nothing ...
RLF is back - Raiders of the Lost Art
Steve has just heard about the latest Research Liberation Front escapade for the MRS Conference
From gatherers to analysts - the new insight value chain?
For the research and insight industry, the implications of an explosion in the amount of data available are profound. In a world of scarce information, those who could somehow gather data and shed light on the truth were valued and feted. In a world of superabundant information, those who offer a teaspoonful of insight are less likely to be noticed. as the real stars will be those who can make sense of, and draw insight from, vast amounts of data quickly and reliably.
Making the first connection
Welcome to this new blog, which intends to raise awareness of, and stimulate debate around, a growing body of new data and insights that is challenging the usefulness of and even the need for many of the staple research approaches that have supported the industry since its inception.
BREAKING NEWS: Researchers caught 'conducting research'
Shock! Horror! The Australian Daily Telegraph reports that “children as young as eight are being paid to test new snacks, fast food, lollies and fizzy drinks”.
The cheapest way to measure ad effectiveness
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, former Tory MP Edwina Currie suggests that the most cost-efficient way of gauging the effectiveness of public service advertising might be to stop doing any.
Farewell Peter Cooper
Sad to see the death of a great researcher
Generation lost…?
The recession’s over (apparently) and now life can get ‘back on track’? This belies a certain amount of infinite opportunity and potential. We can learn from the folly of those irresponsible bankers and start being uber-responsible citizens, wresting control back over our own destinies.