Despite the advent of targeted therapies and the associated rise in the use of companion and complementary diagnostics, we are only just emerging from the initial exploratory stages of oncology biomarker testing. As will be argued in this paper, we are on the cusp of a much more radical revolution, and the molecular diagnostics landscape is set to change dramatically in the coming decades. It is crucial that any company entering this space prepare for this imminent upheaval and plan their launch strategy accordingly.
A challenge that market research is increasingly facing is why, in a world where behavioural science apparently suggests that are limits to what consumers tell us, do we continue to ask questions?
The everyday concerns of the global population are the focus of one of Ipsos’ flagship global surveys. Each month we ask an online sample of over 18,000 citizens in more than 25 countries1 about the key issues they believe are facing their country, asking them to pick up to three from a diverse array of topics, ranging from unemployment to access to credit.
In an era where politics often overtakes the best cared-for brands, how do responsible stewards prepare their organisations to navigate ideological consumers?
The pace of technological and social change is bewilderingly fast. In the world of brand and communications, we feel this particularly keenly, with the digital revolution transforming the way that brands seek to connect with people.
UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing has partnered with Ipsos to uncover a mass of information about a market that makes up more than 100 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa – the Urban Middle Class.
Brazilians continue without confidence in the direction of the country: 93% state that Brazil is in the wrong direction, index that is similar to what we have seen in recent months. This perception reflects the lack of perspectives regarding the political, economic and social stabilization of the country.
It is hard to find a major audience measurement service that does not employ statistical wizardry of one sort or another. From simple weighting of survey results to correct for sample imbalances to modelling the audiences to hard-to-measure media, the use of statistics and algorithms is increasing. In this White Paper, Andrew Green and Mario Paic explore some of these techniques.
The average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 26 countries is up two points with 45% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.
