BIG is an independent group affiliated to MRS. It exists to provide
a focal point for business-to-business (b2b) researchers to meet, exchange
ideas and network.
The membership fee for 2007 is £47 (£40+VAT). Further information and the membership application form are
available from their website at www.b2bresearch.org.
BIG publish an online Guide to b2b research suppliers, which can be searched via their website at www.b2bresearch.org (select 'BIG Guide').
BIG Forum
Putting the B2B customer at the heart of everything we do - 30 September 2008
ORC International, Angel Corner House, 1 Islington High Street,
London
Full details (PDF 90KB, PDF Help)
Is Research Dead? - 2 December 2008
Research in the US - February 3 2009
BIG Conference
BIG Conference 2009 –13-15 May 2009
Venue: the Marriott St.Pierre Hotel in Chepstow.
The theme will be the changing context of business markets and the wider information mix. Questions will include the nature of B2B decision-making, changing economic patterns, technology and what research can learn from sister disciplines.
www.bigconference.org
2008: B2B Marketing - the Issues and the Practice
Held: 21-23 May 2008
Conference report
Conference Award Winners
2007: Challenging the Status Quo
Held 16-18 May 2007
Conference report
2006: Business Research Means Business
2005: The New B2B: A Widening Horizon
2004: B2B Research: Your Future - Extending the B2B Skills Set
Copies of all past Conference Papers can be ordered on CD Rom (in PDF format, £31 inc VAT and P&P) from Pene Healey (+44 (0)20 8864 1834)
Conference Awards 2007
This year's Conference Awards' winners were announced at the recent BIG Summer Event at London Zoo. The winners are:
- Best Written Paper - Jonathan Fletcher, Illuminas
- Best Presentation - Andy Dexter, Truth
- Best Newcomer - Richard Hepburn, Munro Global
"It was a difficult choice, as the competition was high and it was nail-biting for the BIG Conference Committee to have to to decide!"
MRS/BIG Business Research Award
The MRS/BIG Business Research Award is a new award that will recognise outstanding research specifically in the area of B2B. It is designed to raise the profile of business researchers and the work that is conducted amongst this difficult to reach audience. Further information.
For further information about BIG please visit www.b2bresearch.org
or contact Claire Labrum (Claire@Strictlyfinancial.com )
Chair of BIG: Claire Labrum
Strictly Financial
Unit 118
The Chandlery
50 Westminster Bridge Road
LONDON
SE1 7Q
Email: Claire@Strictlyfinancial.com
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