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Research and insight is vital in influencing strategic business and policy decisions. It is a key element of the Professional Development Framework and looks to widen skills, from basic research principles to developing as leaders informing strategic change and delivering actionable research, insight and intelligence.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Provide actionable recommendations to inform strategic business decisions based upon quality research and insight

2. Evaluate behaviour change from marketing communication exercises

3. Evaluate and select appropriate research solutions for given research contexts

4. Undertake competitor analysis and provide intelligence

5. Manage elements of marketing communication and/or research and insight process

6. Understand, use and application of insight within an organisation for business success

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AI: Powering-Up Insights Conference 2026

London

The how, why and when of integrating AI into research

AI is ubiquitous across the research cycle, but how can researchers ensure their partnership with it optimises outcomes for customers and still delivers gold standard outputs?

Jan
22
2026

Thursday
09:00–17:00

Closing the Quality Gap: Introducing the Global Data Quality (GDQ) Feedback Loop

Webinar

Are you ready to help set a new industry standard for data quality? The GDQ Feedback Loop webinar is your gateway to finding out more about the data quality Feedback Loop which has been devised by MRS in partnership with SampleCon.

Jan
29
2026

Thursday
15:00–16:00

Creating Compelling Insight Stories

Virtual training course

Create stories that showcase the brilliance of your insights and result in highly engaged audiences.

Feb
03
2026

Tuesday
13:30–15:30

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Feb
10
2026

Tuesday
13:30–15:30

2/2

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