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3D Printing - The 3D Opportunity
The genesis of a new realm of possibility in manufacturing and supply chain. 3D printing is truly revolutionary. The ability to print bespoke parts and products will transform industrial manufacturing as well as many other sectors including Healthcare.
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Poll: South Africans disappointed by Political Leaders
JOHANNESBURG – South Africans appear disheartened by the country's political leadership, according to the latest eNCA / Ipsos Approval Ratings poll.
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Incremental versus Monumental Decision-Making
How to Keep Up with the Pace of Business in the New Reality - In this article, we will describe an alternative incremental approach to decision-making that keeps up with the pace of business in today’s rapidly and fundamentally changing world.
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Confessions of the Admen
In all walks of life and throughout history, people have projected their own worldview onto their surroundings to help better understand it: we also tend to use mental shortcuts (heuristics) to help us make decisions, but these can often be misinformed and ill-judged.
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What to look for when researching a new vehicle
"For those looking for an accurate insight into the ownership experience offered by a certain vehicle – including both product quality and feedback on the sales and after service experience – quality market research can provide the answer, particularly when the surveys are conducted correctly."
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Audi shines with eight gold awards in Ipsos Passenger Car Product Quality Survey
Audi was once again the shining star brand in the annual Ipsos Passenger Car Product Survey with seven Gold awards. Next best in this survey, based on results collected in 2015, was Toyota on five Gold. Then followed Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz and Nissan (two Golds each) and Volvo (one Gold).
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What the World worries about
Global Ipsos study finds unemployment is the biggest worry of the world;
Britain is the country most worried about immigration and extremism out of 25 countries around the world;
French most likely to say things are going in wrong direction in their country;
Turks are those most worried about terrorism - the highest level of worry about any specific issue;
For South Africans, financial and political corruption is the issue that causes the most concern, followed by unemployment and then crime/violence -
Brands don't buy brands - people do
Businesses want to know how they can grow their brands. This is a simple question with complex answers, answers that start with people in real life – how they choose brands and, most importantly, how you can influence them to choose your brand more.
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Ipsos pre-election forecasting on the mark nationally
Ipsos in South Africa again delivered a very close forecast on the final local election results. At its latest release of its poll findings (released Monday 1 August), Ipsos suggested that the ANC would garner 54% of the votes, the DA 26% and the EFF 8%.
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Elections 2016: Poll of Polls
Currently a third (33%) of registered voters agree (either "strongly agree" or "agree") with the statement "I will seriously consider not voting in the 2016 municipal elections because I am unhappy with service delivery".
In addition, less than half (44%) says "Overall, I trust government to deliver effective services to the public". These are two of the most interesting findings of the pre-election Pulse of the People™ study conducted by Ipsos in June and July this year.