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BIG Conference May 2004
B2B Research: Your Future - Extending the B2B Skills Set

Took place in May 2004 at Marriott St Pierre, Chepstow


Keynotes and training workshops

The aim of the annual BIG Conference is to fast forward to the future and look at what future technology and developments might bring.

The Conference had two keynote speakers:

  • Kate Pitts (Innovation Manager, Royal Mail) - 'The Future of Research: will there be research in 2015?'
  • Professor Malcolm McDonald (Emeritus Professor of Marketing, Cranfield Business School) - 'Marketing past, present and future'. His conference paper can be downloaded from the BIG Conference website - www.bigconference.org.

The Conference also included three workshops for delegates to choose between:

  • 'Making it work on line', Pete Comley (Virtual Surveys)
  • 'Technology in presentations and beyond', Dipen Mehta (TNS World Group) - who will share his knowledge and top tips in terms of the practical introduction of technological wizardry into our research reporting
  • 'How to get the best out of qualitative research - what's new and what's good', Neil McPhee (Nuance Research)


Conference award winners

Best Paper: Dr David Smith, Incepta Marketing Intelligence for the vast range of issues, concepts and thinking raised in his whistle-stop multi-media tour of creativity in market research.

Best Newcomer: Francesca Brosan, OMOBONO, for her case study on how the campaign to bring broadband to the East of England had successfully overcome the resistance of the telecoms companies.


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