ESOMAR CONGRESS ‘07  In the second of three preCasts ahead of this year’s Berlin-based Congress event, well known industry figure David (DVL) Smith chats with Orange’s Nick Bonney and CRAM International’s Peter Cooper about the fuss around new research techniques and the skills needed to move the sector forward. All three gents will be speaking at Congress

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 STARRING 

• DVL Smith, Director, DVL Smith Group (Host)
• Nick Bonney, Head of Market Insight, Orange
• Peter Cooper, Chairman and CEO, CRAM International

This is an ESOMAR sponsored podcast and is published according to our yumminess policy

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 Entrepreneurship: “The satisfaction of building something from nothing“
(Gian Fulgoni)

 
 THE LEADERSHIP SHOW  Not all leaders are entrepreneurs. And not all entrepreneurs make good leaders. But, my oh my, when you get leaders that ARE good entrepreneurs, you can be sure that innovation and success are close behind. So sit down and prepare to be inspired by some anecdotes and wise words from three entrepreneurial leaders of our time - Chet Zalesky, Clare Bruce and Gian Fulgoni, Gian being a serial entrepreneur. Hosted by none other than Simon Chadwick, himself a former leader at Gfk NOP and now a strategic advisor. Part of our new leadership series, look out for more episodes

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 STARRING 

• Chet Zalesky, founder and President, CMI Solutions
• Clare Bruce, founder and CEO, Nunwood Consulting
• Gian Fulgoni, co-founder and Chairman, comScore Networks
• Simon Chadwick, partner, Cambiar and gravitas (Host)

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Once you go down a road strategically, you end up in a what you may call a path dependent position…from which it’s very difficult to turn back
(Andy Dexter)

 BIG Conference  In this, the final podcast in the run up to the BIG Conference, Andy Dexter makes the case to Steve Wills for a pure consultancy focused completely on insight. But while he makes a persuasive case, can he convince Steve that he has thought through the many issues surrounding talent? Listen to find out

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 STARRING 

• Andy Dexter, founder and Managing Partner, Truth Consulting
• Steve Wills, co-founder and MD, Customer Insight Solutions (Host)

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Part of our occasional Best of the Podosphere (BoP) series

This podcast talks about how to create true business relationships (for long-term loyalty), as opposed to ones that result in transactions (i.e. one-night stands). It’s alot easier said than done, so listen to David Maister’s compelling brand of common sense. A must-listen for all managers

This podcast is part of an excellent and popular series by business author and management consultant David Maister, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on the management of professional service firms

 STARRING 

• David Maister, acclaimed author and Management Consultant

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• Rest of this podcast series
• Podcast feed
• David’s blog

Many thanks to David for granting us permission to host this podcast
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Aimed at managers and HR folks, Anna Farmery and Daniel Wain take us through some practical ways in which to help employees better engage with their employer brand and hence realise their full passion and potential. As a former HR director and someone who is passionate about this issue, as evidenced by her excellent blog and podcasts, there’s no better source than Anna for this valuable advice. And in his inimitable style, Daniel shares his views, tips and initiatives from RI

 STARRING 

• Anna Farmery, The Engaging Brand
• Daniel Wain, Director of Learning and Development, Research International

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 WE’VE HIT 50!  Forgive us this bit of self-indulgence, it’s an important milestone for us. Have a listen as the fun gang recall some amusing anecdotes

 STARRING 

• Alex Burmaster, Nielsen//NetRatings
• David Day, Lightspeed Research
• Tas Tasgal, POV
• Anumita Sharma, The Third Eye
• Darren Noyce, Skopos

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all guests, guest hosts, partners and supporters who have over the last six months, and true to the mission, inspired us to think different and better

We’d like to pay particular tribute to a few who have been extraordinarily helpful and supportive over the period. We won’t mention why because that would probably make them cringe. But they are, in alpha order, BrainJuicer’s John Kearon, KD Consulting’s Kate Dann, Moët Hennessy’s Mark Whiting, MW&A’s Michael Warren, and MrWeb’s Nick Thomas

But most of all we’d like to thank you for listening, it’s the only reason we do it. Here’s to the next 50…

 GUEST  Poet, mountain climber and entrepreneur Derek Leddie, Founder and Director of innovative research consultancy The Leading Edge

 TOPICS  Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro; Will the industry really grow at 11-12%? Bridging the chasm between client needs and research delivery; Skills gap; Genesis of TLE and rationale for selling to Photon Group; EXCLUSIVE: UK office coming soon; Turning insights into assets; Managing talent with some cool benefits

 NOTABLE MENTIONS  Carlton Draught, ESOMAR, Fosters, Frank Small & Associates, Kristin Hickey, Mark Sundquist, Outsell, Photon Group, Stephen Phillips, Toby Hill

Music Brother Love from the PMN

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 GUEST  Online research pioneer Pete Comley, Chairman of Virtual Surveys

 TOPICS  YouGov quadruples profits; BrandIndex tracker & word of mouth; Web 2.0. VS: Staying independent; Accidental genesis of VS and early challenges; Research 2.0; Blogging; Future challenges

 NOTABLE MENTIONS  Al Gore, BSkyB, Current TV, Ed Keller, Eric Berne, ESOMAR, The Future Place, Google, Greenfield Online, Harris Interactive, Henley Centre, Keller Fay, MySpace, Quentin Ashby, Ray Poynter, RI, Stephen Phillips, Trish Comley, YouGov, YouTube

Music Brother Love and Matthew Ebel from the PMN

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The first in an occasional series where we bring you the Best of the Podosphere (BoP)

This podcast is part of an excellent and highly popular series by business author and management consultant David Maister, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on the management of professional service firms. David has published five books, including the canonical management textbook, Managing The Professional Services Firm. His other books are True Professionalism, The Trusted Advisor, Practice What You Preach, and First Among Equals

Dealing Differently with Different People: this podcast explains how to segment the people you deal with, and get more out of those relationships as a result. A must-listen for all managers

 STARRING 

• David Maister, acclaimed author and Management Consultant

 USEFUL LINKS 

• Rest of this podcast series
• Podcast feed
• David’s blog

Many thanks to David for granting us permission to host this podcast

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