The sudden and unexpected demise of Canada’s Marketing Research and Intelligence Association yesterday was disheartening. MRIA has been a longtime association partner of MRII, and we have worked closely together to promote the continuing education of Canadian researchers and their certification through MRIA’s Certified Marketing Research Professional program (CMRP). Beyond that, MRIA has been a […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Market Research Institute International, in partnership with the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, are now offering Principles Express, a new suite of on-demand courses designed for market researchers who need to get up to speed quickly on a key research subject. Communicating Research Results and Quantitative Data […]
ANN ARBOR, MI, January 23 – The Market Research Institute International (MRII) today announced that Reg Baker, its executive director, intends to retire by the end of 2018. The Board has formed a committee to direct the search for a new executive director. The committee will include MRII board members Dan Coates, Jeffrey Henning, Jon […]
ANN ARBOR, MI, January 10, 2018 — The Board of the Market Research Institute International (MRII) has elected Jeffrey Henning, founder and president of Researchscape International, as Board President for 2018. He succeeds Jon Last, founder and president at Sports and Leisure Research Group, who now becomes Immediate Past President. The Board also elected Dan Coates, […]
Each year, MRII and the University Georgia exhibit at conferences around the world. We always enjoy meeting up with old friends and making new ones. So please stop by. Here’s where you can find us in the first half of 2017.
ANN ARBOR, MI, January 10, 2017 — The Board of the Market Research Institute International (MRII) has elected Jon Last, Founder and President of Sports and Leisure Research Group, as Board President for 2017. He succeeds Lisa Courtade, Merck’s Executive Director, Global Customer and Brand Insights, who now becomes Immediate Past President. The Board also […]
I wear several different hats including that of a consultant to the ESOMAR Professional Standards Committee. In that capacity I work with teams charged with developing guidance on the ethical and legal issues researchers confront when working with different research methods. In 2015 ESOMAR joined with the Global Research Business Network (GRBN) to develop a […]
Lisa Courtade, Head, Global Customer Brand Insights at Merck & Co. and President of MRII, chaired a plenary panel titled, “Innovation Quicksand in Healthcare, “ at the recent IIeX Health 2016 Conference in Philadelphia. Panelists were Charlotte Sibley and Bart Weiner, healthcare industry icons and also MRII Board members. Lisa began by sharing several slides […]
Last week the group investigating the failure of polls to accurately predict the 2015 British election released its final report. You can read about it on ResearchLive and download the report here. As expected, the report points to unrepresentative samples as the main culprit. And, as I wrote in a previous blog post, there are […]
The Marketing Research Institute International’s executive director, Don Marek, was featured as the member spotlight in Marketing Research Association’s Alert! Magazine. The Marketing Research Association (MRA) is an industry partner and has supported the Marketing Research Institute International (MRII) since its inception in 1995. Don Marek, executive director of MRII, is an honorary lifetime member […]