“We’ve had two years of change [in MR], my guess is we’ve got another 25 to come…” (Ray Poynter) 
EXCLUSIVE Brand Strategy magazine’s Ruth Mortimer talks about some hot issues in branding such as co-creation and branded content. Ray Poynter talks tech trends. And FDS’s new co-owner and MD, Charlotte Cornish, on the extraordinary story behind her acquisition of FDS
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“A minority of British FTSE Boards have marketing representatives … a recent US study shows that public companies led by a marketer produce 7% more profit…” (Rita Clifton, John Kearon)

EXCLUSIVE ESOMAR Congress 2006 keynoters Julia Hailes MBE talks about the environment and sustainability, and Interbrand’s Rita Clifton talks about branding and engagement
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“There was an interesting picture of someone in a discussion group with a Kalashnikov…our interviewers take a significant risk…we’re asking them for their bravery.”

EXCLUSIVE We don’t expect MR to be a dangerous pursuit. But in this podcast, we hear about the drama involved in starting a research company in the midst of the volatility in Afghanistan and Iraq. Driven by the passion to use research to bring about healthy democracy, the speakers articulate the huge risks to personal life and limb, including four deaths so far
John Kearon was so moved by these stories, as we’re sure you’ll be, that he’s campaigning for a support fund. Please help him by emailing your support
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“Part of my job description is to get into trouble…we’re supposed to be thought-leaders.”
EXCLUSIVE BT’s Futurologist, Ian Pearson, on the increasing impact of technological change, being a thorn in BT’s side, the growth of podcasting and social media, increasing concerns over privacy, and trends that affect the research industry
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Day 2 of our daily specials, live from ESOMAR Congress ‘06 in London
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- Ed Ross, founder Quantime (Quantum DP software)
- Neil Hartley & Peter Andrews, SPSS
- Neil McPhee, Nuance Research & Roger Terry, Evolution Training, on Neuro linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Jane A’Court, Ipsos MORI on the ESOMAR Global MR report
- Pat Molloy, Pulse Train
- Session reviews from WARC bloggers Roderick White and Peter Mouncey
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The first of our daily specials, live from ESOMAR’s Congress in London
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- Charles Leadbeater, Management thinker
- Session reviews from WARC bloggers Roderick White and Peter Mouncey
and also…
- Anne Rochet, AudiRep
- Bert De Keyser, Knowledge Management Company
- Brian Fine, AMR Interactive
- Frits Spangenberg, ESOMAR VP
- Anumita Sharma, The Third Eye
- Jozsef Meszaros, Cognative
- Laurent Flores, CRM Metrix
- Lynne Dobney, Fortune Street
- Oscar Carlsson, Cint
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“I always feel that companies billing themselves as entrepreneurial researchers is self-defeating…we like to bill ourselves as good researchers” (Jem Fawcus)

EXCLUSIVE In the final ESOMAR preview podcast, John Kearon of BrainJuicer convenes a roundtable with two senior clientside researchers and three from the supply-side, to discuss ways to inject entrepreneurism into the industry and improve the innovation, creativity, relevance and vibrancy of research
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In this, the third of four preview podcasts ahead of ESOMAR Congress ‘06, one of the industry’s foremost entrepreneurs, John Kearon of BrainJuicer, speaks to one of the nation’s most accomplished serial entrepreneurs, Sahar Hashemi, co-founder of Coffee Republic and founder of new startup Skinny Candy. Sahar talks about ways to stimulate that all-important entrepreneurial spirit within all of us so as to cultivate innovative and fresh thinking
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EXCLUSIVE As official podcaster to the upcoming ESOMAR conference, we’ve secured some exclusive and meaty previews. In this, the second of four preview podcasts, we focus on trends and improving foresight accuracy
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- Stephen Phillips, Spring Research
The ‘Snakes and Ladders’ Approach to Brand Choice
- Roger Smith, Gfk NOP
Trends: Food, Diets and Wellbeing
- Nadine Critchley, NESTEC (Nestlé)
Trends: Using Global Consumer Trends to Boost Business
- Mark Whiting, Moët Hennessy (Host)
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