On this episode of Now that’s Significant - a market research podcast host, Michael Howard is joined by Michaela Gascon, the Executive Board Member at MREF, also known as Marketing Research Education Foundation. Michaela is also the President and CEO of KJT Group, a WIRe mentor, and 20 Deep Winery based in Mendon, New York. Michaela came onto the show to discuss one of the fantastic ways that market researchers can give back to the community - The Race Around The World For Education, run by MREF. For those who may not know, MREF's mission is to unify, inspire & activate the marketing resea ..read more

On this episode of Now that's Significant, host Michael Howard, is joined by Todd Horvitz, Head of Customer Insights at HP, who previously held senior insights roles at Disney, Wells Fargo, and Kantar. The episode opens with the host quoting lines from David Bowie's song Changes, which setup a discussion on the changing nature of the market research industry, as witnessed by Todd. The rendition was not one to remember, but the discussion certainly was. Talking points began focusing on the workplace in general, which included: - The changing state of the workplace, especially from a technology ..read more

In this episode of Now that’s Significant, a market research podcast, host Michael Howard is joined by Jennifer Trich Kremer, UX Research Lead for Logitech's digital experience. Jennifer studies consumer shopping behaviors and user experience benchmarking to deliver actionable insights. Her expertise spans qualitative and quantitative research, including combining analytics, market, and user research data to tell a holistic user story. Jennifer's focused on improving the user experience throughout her career, splitting time between design and research. Her work was integral in creating the fir ..read more

Host of Now that's Significant Michael Howard is joined by Benoit Tranzer, the Global Service Line Leader for Brand Health Tracking at Ipsos. In this conversation, Michael and Benoit discuss the current landscape of brand tracking, how it has evolved due to the apparent never-ending chaos in a global context, and how brand tracking can help organizations to navigate through to complexity to a new order where they can thrive. The chaos referred to in the podcast is mainly characterized by overlapping crises, which can make consumers feel overwhelmed and disheartened. The two highlighted that br ..read more

On this episode of Now that’s Significant, a Market Research Podcast host Horst Feldhaeuser, Group Services Director at Infotools, is joined by Michelle Andre, Managing Director, and Jessica Sage, Marketing & Events Director, at Women in Research - commonly referred to as WIRe. Michelle and Jessica were both happy to come onto the podcast to talk about WIRe, its 18-year history, what it's known for, what it's not, and that WIRe are FINALLY launching a city event chapter in Auckland! Horst also reflects on his time as a WIRe mentor, which prompts a good discussion on the role of mentorship ..read more

On this is Now that’s Significant. Host Michael Howard is joined once again by Febronia Ruocco…Strategic Insights Professional and newly certified Executive Coach. Febronia has led insights for notable food and drink and OTC brands like Cadbury-Schweppes; Diageo; Heineken; Carlsberg; Twinings; Heinz and GSK. Febronia brings her expertise to the fore in this episode, with a focus on the challenges facing market researchers in both client and agency environments. *** Infotools Harmoni is a fit-for-purpose market research analysis, visualization, and reporting platform that gives the world’s lead ..read more

This episode of Now that’s Significant has host Michael Howard joined today Kerry Hecht, a lifelong market researcher and the CEO and founder of 10k Humans and 10k Ecosystem. 10k Humans is a qualitative & quantitative market research agency offering support services and full-service consulting. The 10k Ecosystem is a collective of companies and offerings that complement each other to provide a custom experience to its clients. It's fair to say that Kerry has seen it all when it comes to market research. And that's why she's so passionate that we need to lift the quality of participant ..read more

Generation Alpha. Are you paying attention to them? The team at Cassandra are. So much so that Kathy Sheehan, SVP was happy to come onto the Now that's Significant podcast to talk about them, alongside the latest release of the on-going The Cassandra Report. Host Michael Howard, the Head of Marketing at Infotools virtually sat down with Kathy to discuss trendsetting young consumers and what some of the initial insights are that are coming out of the newest generation. Michael and Kathy touched on: - The motivation behind The Cassandra Report - Unexpected findings from the latest release - Beha ..read more

Host today Michael Howard was joined on Now that’s Significant by Tchicaya Brooks, the Founder and CEO of TRIBE Insights, who is passionate about providing groundbreaking research to make good business decisions and policy recommendations on how to remedy experience disparities in the Black community. With almost 30 years of experience as an Applied Psychologist in corporate and government settings, Tchicaya has an extensive background in psychometrics, advanced analytics, and survey-based research, empowering TRIBE to offer unparalleled insights for business decisions. The main topic that Tch ..read more

There’s always something new that’s on the horizon. The challenge for market researchers, and this isn’t something new, is how can we adapt to ensure we continue to deliver understanding and insight to those who need to act on it.  On this episode of Now that’s Significant, host, Michael Howard, Head of Marketing at Infotools was joined by Aarti Bhaskaran the Global Head of Research and Insights at Snap A.K.A. Snapchat. Aarti and Michael discuss how organizations need to embrace new research methodologies and approaches, especially when creating experiences in the new formats, channels, a ..read more