Thursday, 2 April 2009Future of Media Research

About the Event

This seminar explored issues such as the size of research budgets; measuring and using new forms of technology; and merging market research with customer/purchase data.

1 Keynote panel: 'Can research cope?'

Themes

  • What will happen to research budgets (inc. JICs) in the next 18 - 24 months?
  • How can you maximise the value of research?
  • How can you measure ROI for a research project?
  • Is there still scope for innovation in research?
  • How does emerging consumer technology make data collection more challenging - can research benefit from using new technology?
  • Is online data collection working?
  • Online accountability is different - are we trying to fit a square peg in a round hole regarding a currency?

Chair and Panellists

Torin Douglas
- Chairman
Media CorrespondentBBC
Jennie Black
Global DirectorKantar Media
David Brennan
Research & Strategy DirectorThinkbox
Sheila Byfield
Leader, Business PlanningMindshare Worldwide
David Fletcher
Head of Analytics & InsightMEC

2 Panel 2: Is media and customer data combined effectively?'

Themes

  • Integrating consumer research with customer information - could these be linked more effectively?
  • Merging "old" media research with "new" data measurement - are companies missing a trick?
  • Utilising customer/crm info to deliver insight - how can we find out more about the consumer?
  • Bringing data to life - how to engage an internal/external audience

Chair and Panellists

Torin Douglas
- Chairman
Media CorrespondentBBC
Julian Dobinson
Director of InsightBSkyB
Martin Hayward
Director of Strategy and FuturesDunnhumby
Kevin Murphy
Joint MDZed Media
John Svendsen
DirectorAevolve

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Venue

Rutherford Theatre, 76 Portland Place, London

W1B 1NT

Nearest Underground: Great Portland Street and Oxford Circus

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