by Trevor Wilkinson | Nov 15, 2019 | Business, Legislation/politics
Like a particularly annoying earworm, the subject of trust (or, to be more precise, a lack of trust) has been preying on my mind in the last few months. For example, trust was a theme running through a training course my company was giving on desk research best...
by Trevor Wilkinson | Feb 6, 2019 | Business, Legislation/politics, Uncategorised
One of the interesting recent trends, seen in a range of business sectors, has been a movement away from prescriptive, rules-based regulation towards a lighter touch approach by regulators. Often this lighter touch will involve regulators requiring that suppliers in...
by Trevor Wilkinson | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorised
Early September has quickly become a must-put-in-the-diary time for all lovers of B2B research and wine, as BIG hosted its AGM and late Summer drinks at Laithwaites London Bridge. The AGM went smoothly with no major revolts (Martin Sorrell should be so lucky) and we...
by Trevor Wilkinson | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorised
I’m not sure whether this is apocryphal, but back in the day George W. Bush is alleged to have offered the following insight into international trade: “More and more exports are coming from outside our country.” I was reminded of this quotation when...
by Trevor Wilkinson | Sep 7, 2017 | Research
Well, the answer is ‘yes.’ And it’s been happening for some time. In fact it could be argued that the role of the agency market researcher is in a state of continuous flux. However the last ten years, perhaps the last twenty, have seen a particularly significant...
