Big data is the end of the beginning
As published in MarketingTribune on February 24, 2015. Big data is just data, no more, no less. The current image of big data reminds me of a famous Winston Churchill statement: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Big data has taken up a fixed place in our society and will continue to grow exponentially. It is the end of the beginning, in a way that the challenge is to keep transforming big data into inspiring and activating consumer insights and to distill personal and relevant value for the consumers from it.Read more
Who will win our Moddie Awards?
In recent years, InSites Consulting has been building their very own Global Community Moderator Network at a fast pace. This network of experienced independent qualitative researchers – with an average of 11 years of moderating experience – allows us to open the dialogue with consumers in their local language, with moderators embedded in their local culture and market. After a thorough screening and selection procedure, they are trained by the InSites Consulting team in the latest innovative techniques in collaboration and moderation, thus guaranteeing a consistent cross-country moderation within each project. So far they have moderated over 400 projects in 33 countries, providing us with global moderation capabilities.Read more
4 tips on how to make surveys thrive again in 2015
Notwithstanding the fast-pacing environment we are in, brands and businesses should validate their thinking before actually acting on it. This need for fact-based decision making is the reason why survey research remains such a powerful and commonly used research method. According to the ESOMAR global research report, no less than 3 out 4 market research projects conducted worldwide are of a quantitative nature. Surveys are still big today, yet if our industry continues approaching surveys the way it’s done today… the days of survey research will soon be over.Read more
