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The 5 Truths That Define Millennials
It seems hard to get away from the word ‘Millennial’ these days.
Everywhere you look there are new articles, studies, findings and revelations about how brands can better engage with and tap into this group of consumers. And why wouldn’t they want to? Millennials are on the cusp of having more spending power than any other generation in history: an estimated $200 billion annually by 2017. Understanding this group of consumers is critical for marketers — what motivates them, keeps them up at night, shapes their behavior and attitudes, and so on. To answer these questions, we have to know how to engage them in research. -
Moving Past the Tweak to Uncover the Optimal
The Quest for Optimal - Maximising consumer delight has always been a top priority for any product manufacturer, resulting in a critical need for ongoing innovation married with endless product modifications. Yet, while a priority, it continues to be increasingly difficult to steal share or truly differentiate oneself versus competition within an existing and/or niche category. Unfortunately, reactive versus proactive research has become more of the product testing norm, with endless rounds of formula ‘tweaking’ versus the prescriptive pursuit of a farther out, more differentiated optimal product.
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Digital Migration - Are We Ready?
The media landscape in Africa is constantly evolving, and one of the most significant changes is the ongoing digital transition from analogue to digital TV.
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Ipsos Launches Ipsos Connect for Brand Communication, Advertising and Media Services
Ipsos is pleased to announce the launch of Ipsos Connect, a global specialised business to coordinate Ipsos’ services in the domains of Brand Communication, Advertising and Media. Ipsos Connect amalgamates the legacy brands of Ipsos ASI and Ipsos MediaCT.
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The Ipsos “New Way”
The turnover of Ipsos has been flat for the past three years. Based on this disappointing fact, the management of Ipsos has launched a programme designed to foster a route to profitable growth.
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Pisa VS Florence: the Two Ways to Make a Brand Attractive
Both Florence and Pisa attract over one million visitors every year, but not at all for the same reasons.
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Flair Brazil 2015 - Criticism and Progress
Many marketing executives, advertisers and name brand and publicity managers have difficulty understanding the reality of Asia and Latin America. Either they have geographic and economic knowledge, or they have inherited a deformed image, as mirrored in literature and the cinema.
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2015 China Luxury Forecast
Positive consumer dynamics will continue to drive Chinese shoppers as the world’s number one luxury force. The China Luxury Forecast surveys luxury consumers in the mainland China and Hong Kong. This is the most detailed survey in Greater China looking at the behaviors and attitudes in the luxury sector.
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Nature VS. Nurture - Can You Change Your Innovation’s Destiny?
The great innovation debate - “Nature vs. Nurture” is a debate typically held among psychologists, where one side argues that genetic predisposition (nature) plays a greater role in human personality development and the other side argues that the environment (nurture) has more influence.