ResearchTalk

 GUEST  Asim Srivastav, MD and founder, IROS, the new research outsourcing operation based in Dubai and India, joins us for a chat and to review the latest news

 TOPICS  Mumbai bombings; Gulf between research clients and agencies; Researcher productivity; Ipsos MORI gets ISO 20252 accreditation; Asim’s winner and loser of the week; R-Net summer social; AOL cancellation hell; Jack Honomichl exclusive podcast preview; Research outsourcing and the challenge of starting an outsourcing company

 NOTABLE MENTIONS  AOL, Crispin Beale, Infosys, Ipsos MORI, Jack Honomichl, R-Net, Rebecca Walker, RI, Tesco, UGAM, Vincent Ferrari, WNS

Music 2006 Pl@stic Soul and Brother Love from the PMN

Series:Weekly

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Joseph Jaffe, the innovative marketing thinker, is the author of Life After the 30-second Spot in which he passionately argues for marketers and advertisers to embrace the more imaginative and engaging techniques in an era of media fragmentation and consumer generated media

 STARRING 

• Joseph Jaffe, Author, Life After the 30-second Spot and Founder, Jaffe Juice LLC
• Simon Andrews, Big Picture Ad. agency (Host)

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 GUEST  John Kearon, founder and Chief Juicer, BrainJuicer

 TOPICS  Good financial results from online researchers; Addressing declining participation rates; John’s winner and loser of the week; AQR’s 25th anniversary; Rant of the week; BrainJuicer wins Philips global Insights Testing

 NOTABLE MENTIONS  AQR, Bill Gates, Birds Eye, Cadbury, iD Factor, Ipsos, James Surowiecki, Martin Glenn, Melinda Gates, Millward Brown, Philips, Research Now, Rosie Campbell, Siamack Salari, TNS, Unilever, Warren Buffet

Music 2006 Pl@stic Soul and The Clintons from the PMN

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Series:Weekly

 GUEST  The debut of our weekly show – yes weekly, out every Monday – where we discuss the news and key issues with a newsmaker. On the first show, we chat with Richard Thornton, director of client development, Ciao UK, Ireland and Australia

 TOPICS  MRS online research conference report (quality, panel duplication, qual, blogs, future); Ciao opens Australia office; Untapped panel opportunities; Challenges and outlook for the online research industry and Ciao

 NOTABLE MENTIONS  Brunswick Group, Darren Noyce, George Terhanian, GfK NOP, Graeme Trayner, Greenfield Online, Harris Interactive, Nick Watkins, Pete Comley, quepasa.com, Ray Poynter, SKOPOS, Virtual Surveys

Music 2006 Pl@stic Soul and The Clintons from the PMN

Series:Weekly

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Prolific innovator John Kearon plans to grow researcher BrainJuicer from an $8m turnover business today into a $500m one in just ten years. Is he nuts?

 STARRING 

• John Kearon, CEO and founder, BrainJuicer
• Michael Warren – michael.c.warren *at* btinternet *dot* com (Host)
• Rod Connors, ex. Nike UK, and Jan Harley, Unilever Ventures (Contributors)

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Want to know what Ethnography is, when best to use it, how much projects typically cost and how long they take, and how to overcome some of the inherent challenges?

Guest  Siamack Salari, CEO and Founder, EverydayLives
Guest host  John Griffiths, Planning Above and Beyond

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A sizzling discussion on whether and how the industry needs to change

 STARRING 

• Steve Wills, co-founder, Customer Insight Solutions
• Luke Perry, RSMI

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This podcast is for anyone who cares about the way important decisions are made in business and politics. The book’s central thesis is that in certain circumstances, groups of people can be smarter than the smartest individuals within the group. And while it sounds counter-intuitive, James explains why it really does make sense and unveils the implications

 STARRING 

• James Surowiecki, Author, The Wisdom of Crowds
• Michael Warren, michael.c.warren *at* btinternet *dot* com (Host)

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How does First Direct manage to consistently excel on customer service? Does it offer different levels of service depending on customer value? Does it hold aspirations to extend it’s brand beyond finance? What prospects lie ahead?

 STARRING 

• Matthew Higgins, Head of Brand Communications, First Direct
• Andrew Smith, founder, Andrew Smith Research and ICG member (Host)

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What’s the state of mobile advertising? And will 2006 prove to be a tipping point as the major players invest more heavily in experimentation and infrastructure?

 STARRING 

• Nick Wiggin, Chairman, Mobile Marketing Association UK
• Simon Andrews, co-founder and joint-head, Big Picture Ad. agency

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