Historical Blog Posts

All of our blog posts - in date order

Oct 2012
Tips for conducting market research in India

Senior Research Analyst Usman Shaik, talks to On Device Research about his perspective on conducting primary and secondary market research in his home territory India.

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Oct 2012
Young people in emerging markets 5x more optimistic about the future than those in developed markets

We’ve launched our young people’s consumer confidence index (YPCC) to help businesses understand what young people think about their current and future economic prospects, in developed and growth markets.

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Oct 2012
Mobile research is moving fast paced says former CEO of TNS

Mike Kirkham, the former CEO of TNS the global market research agency tells On Device Research why businesses looking to develop in emerging markets, should consider mobile as a research tool.

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Oct 2012
Overtaking the US - not all plain sailing for China

A recent BBC Radio 4 show “China’s New Iron Rice Bowl” is a fascinating view into the problems and challenges the new growing middle class and urban migrants have created for China. Here are the highlights…

Sep 2012
Android users more satisfied with their device than iPhone users

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Sep 2012
The Great Indian Consumer Market – A close up view from an insider’s perspective

Binu Zachariah an experienced market researcher from India gives his view on India’s economy and the rise of the new consumer. Zachariah also highlights why market researchers cannot adopt a universal market research approach in India and how multi-national corporations are triggering change in the market research process.

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Sep 2012
3 lessons from our table tennis session

While we love mobile market research it’s not the only thing we’re good at. Turns out three of us have ping pong tables at home while three more consider themselves "quite good" at it.

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Aug 2012
Mobile mothers: how to build stronger brands with the most influential consumer segment

Mobile mothers in the US are an increasingly important demographic for marketers. According to BSM media, U.S. mums control $2.4 trillion in household purchases every year and wield greater influence over most everyday buying decisions.

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Aug 2012
Conducting Industrial Market Research in China

China’s industrial infrastructure has gone from backwater to high end in just 20 years. Economic growth has slowed, but don’t believe all the gloom and doom stories - most key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, etc. continue their robust growth. Here are tips for conducting industrial market research in this huge but complex arena.

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Aug 2012
Conducting market research in Brazil? Top tips from an insider

Native Brazilian market researcher Isabel Pinto, talks about some of the considerations needed when conducting research in Brazil - the sixth-biggest economy in the world.

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