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December

Research-Live: MRS Award winners announced

MR Web: MRS Awards – A good start for Walnut

Research Live - 20 December 2018
Review 2018 – best campaign of the year

Research Live - 27 December 2018
Preview 2019 – reasons to be cheerful

Research Live - 28 December 2018
Preview 2019 – skills and talent

Research Live - 31 December 2018
Preview 2019 – new year resolutions

September

MarTechSeries - 6 September 2018Centaur Media partnership sees Market Research Society take up residency at the Festival of Marketing 2018

Marketing Week - 7 September 2018The Festival of Marketing partners with the Market Research Society

Research Live - 10 September 2018
MRS partners with Centaur on Festival of Marketing


Field Marketing - 11 September 2018Centaur Media partnership sees Market Research Society take up residency at the Festival of Marketing 2018

Daily Research News - 14 September 2018 Walnut Unlimited and Liveminds Win 'Oppies'

Daily Research News -  18 September 2018MRBA to Offer Training Bursaries for UK Researchers

July

Research Live - Marketing industry welcomes Brexit data proposal, but concerns remain - 13 July 2018

June

Research Live – Young Researchers Q&A: the7stars - 21 June 2018

MR Web – MRS to help EphMRA with Codes and Compliance  - 26 June 2018

Research Live – EphMRA and MRS in partnership - 27 June 2018

March

Research Live – Intelligence Capital: Changing the Face of Insight – 13 March 2018

Research Live – MRS Delphi Group Launches Trust Report – 13 March 2018

MR Web – Australian Research Body Adopts MRS Fair Data Scheme  – 14 March 2018

WARC – Data Protection drives consumer trust – 15 March 2018

E-Consultancy – The best digital marketing stats we’ve seen this week – 16 March 2018

Research Live – Australia adopts MRS Fair Data Scheme – 16 March 2018

January

Research Live – MRS launches working group for inclusion – 15 January 2018

Research Live – Fostering inclusion in market research – 16 January 2018

October

Research Live – GRBN launches research handbook – 17 October 2017

September

Research Live – EU papers show data expectations post Brexit – 8 September 2017

Marketing Week – Marketing research on a shoestring: How to get big insights from small budgets – 29 September 2017

August

Campaign – What should marketers do to comply with the new 'right to be forgotten' rules? – 11 August 2017

July

Research Live – Prediction report launched by MRS Delphi Group – 11 July 2017

May

Raconteur – Is digital market research ever enough? – 24 May 2017

Raconteur – EU data regulation will govern the UK despite Brexit – 24 May 2017

Raconteur – In an age of big data, the message of quality over quantity remains incredibly relevant – 24 May 2017

April

Research Live – MRS introduces market research training simulation – 11 April 2017

March

Market Research World – The Netherlands Adopts MRS Fair Data Scheme – 1 March 2017

Research Live – MRS Fair Data Scheme Adopted in the Netherlands – 1 March 2017

Research Live – MRS Launches New Network for Young Researchers – 2 March 2017

Market Research World – New Support Network Launched For Young Research and Insight Professionals – 3 March 2017

Campaign – Facebook chief: We are 'people first, transparent and striving to be open'
– 14 March 2017

Campaign – Aviva's Jan Gooding named next president of Market Research Society
– 14 March 2017

Campaign– PepsiCo and BBC reveal how they future-proof their brands – 14 March 2017

Daily Research News e-bulletin – Market Research Society Names New President
– 14 March 2017

Mr Web – Market Research Society Names New President – 14 March 2017

Research Live – Jan Gooding to be MRS President – 14 March 2017

The Drum – Aviva’s Jan Gooding named president of Market Research Society – 14 March 2017

Marketing Week – Asos on the shortfalls of Amazon and Netflix-style personalisation
– 15 March 2017

Marketing Week – Facebook is committed to being open and transparent, claims Nicola Mendelsohn – 15 March 2017

Marketing Week– Asos, Ted Baker & Durex: 5 things that mattered this week – 17 March 2017

February

Research Live - MRS launches diversity questionnaire - 3 February 2017

BBC Radio Sheffield– Rony Robinson - 23 February 2017

January

Research Live – 2017 preview: companies most likely to succeed - 3 January 2017

Research Live> – 2017 preview: the buzzwords - 4 January 2017

Research Live – 2017 preview: most needed skills - 6 January 2017

MR Web / Daily Research News Online – Research Network GRBN backs ‘UN goals’ MR initiative - 16 January 2017

Research Live – Paragon and GRBN partner on global research database - 16 January 2017

Marketing Week – Purchase pressure: The mobile tactics that turn consumers off - 26 January 2017

Market Leader – Status report: marketing effectiveness measure - 30 January 2017

Research Live – Kantar tops MRS league tables - 31 January 2017

December

Ghana News Agency – Ground-breaking Somali research project wins award - 9 December 2016

Warc – BBC among winners at MRS Awards - 6 December 2016

Research Live – MRS Awards 2016 winners announced - 6 December 2016

MR Web – Kantar TNS bags four MRS Awards - 6 December 2016

Research Live – MRS partners with the market insight forum - 12 December 2016

Marketing Week – Yahoo – after the attack, where does the brand go now? - 16 December 2016

Research Live – 2016 review: the market research champions - 23 December 2016

November

Research Live – Ad hoc research and data silos holding back insight functions - 2 November 2016

Market Research World – MRS Delphi Group Launches new report on how organisations use data and insight - 3 November 2016

Research Live – Pay seen as the biggest barrier to RP interviewers’ career longevity - 3 November 2016

Warc – Insight needs to be integrated - 4 November 2016

Campaign – Why Admiral’s Facebook slip shows that brands still don’t ‘get’ data privacy -
9 November 2016

Research Live – Ad hoc research and data silos holding back insight functions - 2 November 2016

October

Research Live – Trust in government sees steep decline post Brexit - 6 October

Marketing Week  – Why emotional reactions are a better indicator of behaviour -
12 October

Research Live  – Outside in: big data and technology - 14 October

Business2Community - Why customer data should help shape your marketing strategy -
27 October

September

The Times: Raconteur  – Transferring the lessons of Brexit - 1 September

Marketing Week – The festival of marketing: ten sessions you should not miss
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BBC: You and Yours - The effectiveness and safety of E-Cigs - 14 September

Mr Web - Market research society launches mentoring scheme - 30 September

Research Live - MRS launches mentoring scheme - 30 September

August

Sage data breach: Industry reaction and analysis -  Sage announced that it has suffered a data breach from a suspected insider attack, possibly leaving the personal information of employees at 280 UK businesses exposed - 15 August

ITProPortal – Sage data breach: Industry reaction and analysis - 15 August

Market Research World – Market Research Society (MRS) launches data security ‘Toolkit’
- 25 August

Research Live – MRS Launches data Security Toolkit - 26 August

July

You & Yours – Interview with Liz Nelson on the launch of a new market research archive, the history of market research and the MRS 70^th anniversary - 8 July

Market Research World – MRS calls on research industry to help preserve its rich history - 11 July

Mr Web – MR sector archive charity appeals for historic data - 11 July

Research Live – MRS urges industry to support archive - 21 July

June

Harvard Business Review – Getting the most from an online community - 3 June

Daily Research News Online – MRS issues additional polling guidelines - 24 June

Research Live – MRS issues new draft guidelines following polling inquiry - 24 June

Marktforschung.de – What are the effects of the proposed referendum on United Kingdom membership of the European Union on the market research industry in the UK? - 30 June

May

Campaign – Sex sells: how porn and digital dating transformed an advertising cliché - 3 May

Mr Web – WIRe adds MRS and Kantar CEOs to Advisory Board - 18 May

April

Financial Times – ONS looks to Twitter and Zoopla for census data - 3 April

just-food - Does competition hinder co-operation on sustainability? - 6 April

March

Research-Live – Macfarlane and Steadman join MRS board - 14 March 

Market Research News – UK Research Market Grows by 62% to £4.8 billion - 14 March 

Mr Web–Explosive Growth for UK’s Research and Data Sector - 14 March

Daily Research News Bulletin – Explosive Growth for UK’s Research and Data Sector - 14 March

B2B Marketing – Market research sector grows by 62% - 14 March 

Market Research World –Twitter sponsors new MRS Award for social media research - 15 March

Food Ingredients First –Unilever enters partnership platform to help tackle global climate challenges - 16 March

Marketing –A data revolution is coming, says Unilever’s insights chief - 16 March 

Sustainable Brands –Unilever, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola join market research partnership to tackle SDGs - 16 March

Warc –Unilever outlines future of data news - 17 March 

Mediatel Newsline –10 predictions for the future of market research - 17 March

Research Live –Unilever unveils open research platform to address sustainability issues - 18 March

February

Marketing Week - Good old-fashioned advertising creates loyal customers - 21 February

The Drum - An evening of speed mentoring: My first experience of a WACL event - 24 February

Research-Live - Bryson, Osman and Spiegelhalter lined up for MRS annual conference- 26 February

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October

Research - 'Research Awards finalists announced' (2 October)

MR Web - 'Bigger, Better UK MR Industry?'  - Jane Frost comments on the independent review conducted by PwC and their report entitled 'The Business of Evidence' -  (9 October)

Research - 'Report suggests research pumps £3bn into UK economy' (9 October)

September

Telegraph - 'Creative career that hits all the right notes'

Guardian.co.uk – 'How to use market research to improve your business' by Jane Frost

Marketing Week - What can the Census teach researchers?

Governmentbusiness.co.uk - A question of evidence

August

Marketing Week - Who says big can't be beautiful? Feature on importance of big data to companies.

July

The Times - published letter from Jane Frost stressing the importance of the Census and the need to protect it in light of the Government review until an alternative is identified.

Civilsociety.co.uk - 'Small charities given access to free market research'. Article reporting on the Research Aid network. (19 July)

Database Marketing - promoting the September training seminar Generating Value from the 2011 Census (July). 

Guardian.co.uk - 'How to get started with market research'. In a live online Q&A, Jane Frost and a panel of experts share tips for small businesses on how to research their potential market (27 July 2012)

Marketing Week – article examining the use of extreme product consumers in the market research sector. CEO Jane Frost discusses how the in-depth and extreme research can help us to make better business and public policy decisions (5 July 2012)

Brand Republic – diary announcement for Brand and Advertising Research conference on 11 July 2012 (9 July 2012)

Brand Republic – diary announcement for the Charity and Third Sectors Research conference of 19 July 2012 (10 July 2012)

The Sun – article discussing the rise in starting salaries for graduates. CEO Jane Frost examines why the market research job sector is becoming such a sought-after industry (12 July 2012)

June

Marketing Live - diary announcement and notification for the MRS conference room at the Insight Show 2012, including a summary of key speakers and their presentations on 27 and 28 June 2012 (14 June 2012)

Mortgage Strategy – article discussing BDRC Continentals' new effective research strategy, used to identify key processes with positive and negative engagement for mortgage customers (18 June 2012)

Brand Republic – diary announcement for the MRS Generating Value from the 2011 Census conference 19^th September 2012 (5 June 2012)

May

Brand Republic – diary announcement for The Shopper conference, 3rd May 2012 (8 May 2012)

Pharma Times – feature on using social media for market research: insight from standards and policy manager Barry Ryan of the MRS, who explains how the use of social media in MR should have the same criteria applied as other channels (May 2012)

Research – Report on the handling of confidential government statistics by unauthorised persons. CEO Jane Frost of MRS hat-tipped for her insight on this issue (17 May 2012)

Brand Republic – diary announcement for the MRS Food & Drink Research conference 24 May 2012 (24 May 2012)

March

Research – news report of the initiative by EFAMRO, APRC and ARIA launching a new Global Business Research Network (1 March 2012)

Mr Web –report of the launch of the Global Research Business Network (1 2012)

Planning & analyse – news report of the launch of the Global Business Research Network (2 March 2012)

Research News – feature on the new Global Business Research Network (March 2012)

MOA website – report on EFAMRO's involvement in the Global Business Research Network (2 March 2012)

February

MR Web – report of the MRS one-day conference on online methods (3 February 2012)

Research – report by MRS standards & Policy Manager, Barry Ryan, on his participation in a data protection roundtable with the Information Commissioner's Office (27 February 2012)

January

Research – coverage of the Research Awards 2011 (January 2012)

Brand Republic – diary announcement for the MRS annual conference to be held in London, 20–21 March 2012 (4 January 2012)

Brand Republic – diary announcement for the Online Research Methods conference, 26th January 2012 (10 January 2012)

Marketing Week – interview with MRS CEO, Jane Frost CBE as part of 'Peer Panel' feature (19 January 2012)

Research – announcement of MRS's membership road show with new CEO of MRS Jane Frost CBE (27 January 2012)

December

Research – Brian Tarran, editor of Research, interview with Jane Frost CBE, MRS's new Chief Executive (December 2011)

Research-live – coverage of the Research Awards 2011 (13 December 2011)

Mr Web – coverage of the Research Awards 2011 (13 December 2011)

PR Web – coverage of the Research Awards 2011 highlighting the Public Policy/Social Research Award (15 December 2011)

November

Research – a review of the UK market research industry with contributions from various MRS Members and Company Partner organisations (November 2011)

p.s Finance – announcing the appointment of Jane Frost CBE as MRS's new Chief Executive (2 November 2011)

MR Web – conference report of the IJMR Research Methods Forum 2011 (7 November 2011)

Research-live – interview with Jane Frost CBE, MRS's new Chief Executive (29 November 2011)

Warc.com – conference report of the IJMR Research Methods Forum 2011 (November 2011)

October

Research magazine – a feature discussing the ROI of research with contributions from MRS Chair, Vanella Jackson, Global CEO of Hall & Partners (October 2011)

Evening Standard – a careers feature highlighting the benefits of research as a career including contributions from Debrah Harding, MRS Chief Operating Officer and graduates from MRS Company Partner, Ipsos MORI (20 October 2011)

Research-live – news item reporting the appointment of Jane Frost CBE as MRS's new Chief Executive (27 October 2011)

MR Web – news item reporting the appointment of Jane Frost CBE as MRS's new Chief Executive (27 October 2011)

September

The Guardian Online – a live Q&A discussing career routes into market research with contributions from various MRS members including MRS Main Board Member Barbara Langer from eBay Europe (23 September 2011)

Marketing – annual market research league tables with a report on behavioural economics including various contributions from MRS Company Partners (14 September 2011)

Brand Republic – diary announcement of the one-day social media research conference held in September (29 September 2011)

AQR in Brief – a report on the one-day conference on food and drink (September 2011)

MR Web – diary announcement of the IJMR Research Methods Forum 2011 due to be held in November 2011 (September 2011)

August

Education Business – a feature on the education sector, the challenges facing the sector and the role research can play in addressing the challenges with contributions from MRS Chairman Vanella Jackson and MRS Fellow David Smith, plus a case study from MRS Company Partner Edcoms (August 2011)

Research-live – an article debating the use of social media in research in response to the release of the White Paper 'Online Data Collection and Privacy', by MRS's Market Research Standards Board (23 August 2011)

Marketing Week – a peer panel feature with five brand specialists giving their views on research techniques, with contributions from MRS member Richard Ellwood, Research Director at Disney (8 August 2011)

Education Business Index – a feature on the education sector, the challenges facing the sector and the role research can play in addressing the challenges (2011-2012)

July

Market Research Industry Online – MRS Main Board Member Geoff Gosling quoted in an article announcing the release of the White Paper 'Online Data Collection and Privacy', by MRS's Market Research Standards Board (21 July 2011)

Research – an article announcing the release of the White Paper 'Online Data Collection and Privacy', by MRS's Market Research Standards Board (21 July 2011)

Warc.com – conference report of the one-day Advertising Research conference (22 July 2011)

Government Business – front cover and main feature on the benefits of buying good market and social research, and the ROI of public sector research (28 July 2011)

June

MR Web – MRS Director-General David Barr quoted in a news article on the industry stats (16 June 2011)

Research – MRS Director-General David Barr quoted in a news article on the industry stats (16 June 2011)

Research – further coverage of the recent industry statistics figures released by MRS (21 June 2011)

Brand Republic – MRS Editorial and Creative Director Marc Brenner quoted in a diary note announcing the Food & Drink one-day conference (23 June 2011)

May

Research – coverage of the MRS debate at the House of Commons (10 May 2011)

April

InPublishing – Article announcing Brian Tarran as the new editor of Research magazine (12 April 2011)

Newsline – Article on the launch of the new ISBA/MRS best practice guide on understanding and working with market research agencies and consultancies (12 April 2011)

Gorkana Alert – Article announcing Brian Tarran as the new editor of Research magazine (13 April 2011)

Research – Announcing the MRS Census & Geodemographics Group seminar on the business benefits of the 2011 UK Census (14 April 2011)

Warc.com – Report on the Retail Research Conference organised by MRS (April 2011)

March

MrWeb – Kate Hamilton, MD of Gravity Planning & Research, and Susan Martle, Owner of Smartle, Phil Barden, MD of Decode Marketing and John Habershon, Director of Momentum Research quoted in an article on the MRS Research Conference's Neuroscience Unplugged session (25 March)

Blackbeard Blog – Tom Ewing of Kantar Operations' blog post on the MRS Conference (24 March)

MrWeb – Tom Ewing of Kantar Operations quoted in a feature on the MRS Conference first day (22 March)

MrWeb – Catriona Ferris, Customer Insights Manager at Unilever quoted in a feature on the MRS Conference second day (23 March)

Warc.com – David Penn of Conquest quoted in a feature on the New Product Development conference (March 2011)

February

Financial Times – Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI, quoted in an article on immersion market research in the gambling industry (7 February)

Financial Times – Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI, quoted in a further article on market research use in the gambling industry (8 February)

MrWeb – Geoff Gosling, Chair of the MRS Market Research Standards Board, quoted in an article on the launch of the joint CIPR and MRS best practice guide (17 February)

PR Week – article on the launch of the joint CIPR and MRS best practice guide (17 February)

Financial Times – Nick Williams, Associate Director at Ipsos MORI quoted in a feature on eyetracking in retail research, for which he coordinated an in-store eyetracking session in Waitrose (17 February)

January

Marketing Week – Oliver Lucas, General Manager of Insight and CRM at New Look, Guy Shone, Head of Research at Skandia, and Danny Russell, Marketing Strategy Director at BSkyB, quoted in an MR Peer Panel feature on big brands and key trends for the coming year (20 January)

Voice of Vovici Blog – Doron Meyassed of Promise Communities, Derek Eccleston of eDigitalResearch, Diane Hessan of Communispace, Nick Rich of Intercontinental Hotel Group, Steve Hales of Synovate, Simon Wainwright of T-Mobile and Phil Burgess of Fresh Minds, all speakers at the MRS Online Research conference on 27 January, quoted in a piece on the event (28 January).