http://www.djsresearch.co.ukMarketing RSS FeedsSat, 25 May 2013 15:51:10 CDT http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Automotive-Market-Research-Reveals-Top-Rated-Car-Models-and-Manufacturers-01193 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Automotive-Market-Research-Reveals-Top-Rated-Car-Models-and-Manufacturers-01193 Figures from recent telecoms market research by IDC suggest that Android has moved ahead as the leading operating system for smartphones in the first quarter of 2013 ' shipping as the OS for 162.1m smartphones, 75% of a global Q1 total of 216.2m units. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Android-and-iOS-Account-For-Majority-of-Smartphone-Operating-System-Market-01192 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Android-and-iOS-Account-For-Majority-of-Smartphone-Operating-System-Market-01192 New research in to smartphone tariffs has suggested that, in markets without a 'maverick' competitor ' such as Germany and Spain - consumers pay an average smartphone tariff of 44 euros, compared to 22 euros a month in more competitive arenas such as France and the United Kingdom. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/New-Research-Suggest-European-Smartphone-Users-Face-Price-Disparities-Compared-to-UK-01191 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/New-Research-Suggest-European-Smartphone-Users-Face-Price-Disparities-Compared-to-UK-01191 Telecoms market research carried out by Guavus, a big data analytics company, has suggested that there is a market for telecoms companies to offer reduced tariffs in return for consumers viewing mobile advertising. Recent figures from the Internet Advertisers Bureau suggest that mobile advertising in the UK has grown by almost 150%, with total digital spending on advertising tipping £5bn in 2012. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Mobile-Phone-Users-Calling-For-Sponsored-Bills-Says-Market-Research-01190 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Mobile-Phone-Users-Calling-For-Sponsored-Bills-Says-Market-Research-01190 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Discovers-UK-Brands-Struggling-to-Retain-Customer-Loyalty-01189 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Discovers-UK-Brands-Struggling-to-Retain-Customer-Loyalty-01189 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Sees-Majority-of-Britons-Spending-Their-Summer-Holiday-Locally-01188 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Sees-Majority-of-Britons-Spending-Their-Summer-Holiday-Locally-01188 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Consumer-Survey-Reveals-Highest-and-Lowest-Rated-High-Street-Brands-01187 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Consumer-Survey-Reveals-Highest-and-Lowest-Rated-High-Street-Brands-01187 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Analysis-Shows-Pirate-Downloaders-Also-Buy-the-Most-Online-Content-01186 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Analysis-Shows-Pirate-Downloaders-Also-Buy-the-Most-Online-Content-01186 Recent news in the electric car industry has led some analysts to voice disbelief in Barack Obama's target of having one million electric cars on the US market by 2015. Coda Automotive, an electric car startup, recently filed for bankruptcy protection and is looking to reorganise, whilst Fisker Automotive has announced it will be making 75% of its workforce redundant - raising the possibility that it will be unable to make repayments on US government loans. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Electric-Car-Market-Seems-Unlikely-To-Accelerate-Suggests-Research-01185 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Electric-Car-Market-Seems-Unlikely-To-Accelerate-Suggests-Research-01185 Research by ICDP (based in the UK) has suggested that the collapse in demand for cars in Western Europe has led to a fall in the number of main dealer sales networks in the region. However, the decline last year was relatively small, and there was growth in the number of sales in Russia and Turkey. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Study-Shows-Western-Europes-Main-Dealer-Count-Declined-in-2012-01184 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Study-Shows-Western-Europes-Main-Dealer-Count-Declined-in-2012-01184 New research released by HonestJohn.co.uk reveals the top 10 most endangered Biritsh cars. Of the 10 on the list, all have a survival rate of well below 1% - i.e. those now on the road as compared to the number of which were originally manufactured. The research was carried out through examination of DVLA records of classic cars registered between 1950 and 1995, and takes in to account the number of cars both legally on the road or having been registered as being off-road. The top ten are listed below - along with the number of them that were built, the number remaining, and the surviving percentage: http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Research-In-To-Classic-Car-Market-Reveals-Top-Twenty-Most-Endangered-British-Cars-01183 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Research-In-To-Classic-Car-Market-Reveals-Top-Twenty-Most-Endangered-British-Cars-01183 A survey by EdPLace, a provider of subscription based education resources for parents, suggests that UK parents now spend £6 billion per year on private tuition for their children. The results also showed that more than a quarter of famillies now use private tutors in some way in order to give their children additional support. The average cost per hour is around £22, meaning that the average annual spend is £2,758 per child. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Education-Sector-Market-Research-Shows-Private-Tuition-Booming-in-UK-01182 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Education-Sector-Market-Research-Shows-Private-Tuition-Booming-in-UK-01182 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Shows-UK-Employees-Prefer-Flexible-Working-01181 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Shows-UK-Employees-Prefer-Flexible-Working-01181 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Uncovers-UK-Cities-Which-Have-the-Most-Rewarding-Bosses-01180 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Uncovers-UK-Cities-Which-Have-the-Most-Rewarding-Bosses-01180 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Highlights-Health-Benefits-of-Electronic-Cigarettes-over-Traditional-Tobacco-01179 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Highlights-Health-Benefits-of-Electronic-Cigarettes-over-Traditional-Tobacco-01179 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Reveals-Britons-Cutting-Back-on-Building-a-Savings-Buffer-01178 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Reveals-Britons-Cutting-Back-on-Building-a-Savings-Buffer-01178 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Reveals-UK-Public-Often-Ignorant-about-Services-that-Charities-Offer-01177 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Survey-Reveals-UK-Public-Often-Ignorant-about-Services-that-Charities-Offer-01177 Market research conducted on behalf of Tesco Travel Money has discovered that despite the poor economy and a near triple-dip recession, Britons are as geared up as ever for overseas travel. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Holiday-Survey-Sees-Britons-As-Enthusiastic-As-Ever-about-Travelling-Abroad-01176 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Holiday-Survey-Sees-Britons-As-Enthusiastic-As-Ever-about-Travelling-Abroad-01176 Market research carried out by the Foundation for Social Improvement demonstrates that many organisations have never heard of the Localism Act or have only heard of it in passing - feeling they do not know enough about the Act to give their views on it. The research received feedback from 442 charity staff over the course of several months from Novemeber 2012 to April 2013. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Finds-Charities-Largely-Unaware-of-Impact-of-Localism-Agenda-01175 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Finds-Charities-Largely-Unaware-of-Impact-of-Localism-Agenda-01175 The UK Small Charity Sector Skills Survey 12/13 suggests that almost two-fifths (37%) of small charities cannot improve their services due to skills gaps among key staff. In addition, two thirds stated that they did not have any funds available to invest in training and development of these staff. The research was carried out for the Foundation for Social Improvement and garnered responses from 308 charities with an annual turnover of less than £1.5 million. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Suggests-Small-Charities-Lack-Certain-Expertise-01174 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/blog/article/Market-Research-Suggests-Small-Charities-Lack-Certain-Expertise-01174 VoicED, the market research community for education professionals, has entered the final stages of testing and refinement, and will be fully operational by the end of May 2013. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/VoicED-Education-Market-Research-Community-Nearing-Launch http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/VoicED-Education-Market-Research-Community-Nearing-Launch DJS Research Ltd is pleased to announce the promotion of Charlotte Sykes to Research Manager. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Promotes-Charlotte-Sykes-to-Research-Manager http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Promotes-Charlotte-Sykes-to-Research-Manager DJS Research is pleased to announce the arrival of Paul Hylands in the role of Operations Manager for CATI Services. Paul, who has previously worked for the Co-operative Group, Mercedes Benz, O2 and British Gas, will take responsibility for managing and developing the agency's telephone unit which currently accommodates 50-60 trained B2B and consumer interviewers at any one time. The appointment comes at a crucial time for DJS, who have won several major contracts since the New Year and are increasingly carrying out research on a global scale - requiring interviewing outside of normal office hours. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Adds-To-Internal-Operations-Announces-Hiring-Of-Paul-Hylands-And-Janice-Beard http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Adds-To-Internal-Operations-Announces-Hiring-Of-Paul-Hylands-And-Janice-Beard DJS Research Ltd, a leading market research agency based in the North of England, have completed pro bono research with football fans which suggests the vast majority would support the introduction of technology in to the beautiful game. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Market-Research-Suggests-Football-Fans-Generally-Support-Introduction-of-Technology-Appreciate-Officials-Have-A-Difficult-Role http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Market-Research-Suggests-Football-Fans-Generally-Support-Introduction-of-Technology-Appreciate-Officials-Have-A-Difficult-Role DJS Research Ltd, one of the fastest growing research agencies in the North of England, is pleased to welcome Alexandre Tatry-Gautier as International Business Development Manager. Tatry-Gautier, originally from France, will take on responsibility for helping the agency further expand in to foreign markets ' beginning with his native country. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Welcomes-International-Business-Development-Manager http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Welcomes-International-Business-Development-Manager DJS Research Ltd is pleased to announce its charity of the year partnership with CLIC Sargent ' the charity for children with cancer. The partnership will see DJS Research Ltd donate money from charitable incentives and money raised through ad-hoc activities, in addition to providing pro bono research services for some of CLIC Sargent's annual fundraising events. The first of these events is the Great Mums Get Together, which runs from the week commencing Mother's Day (March 10th 2013). http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Partners-With-CLIC-Sargent-The-Charity-for-Children-with-Cancer http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Partners-With-CLIC-Sargent-The-Charity-for-Children-with-Cancer Market Research Insight Panel : Paid Focus Groups & Surveys http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Market-Research-Insight-Panel-Paid-Focus-Groups-Surveys http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Market-Research-Insight-Panel-Paid-Focus-Groups-Surveys DJS Research Ltd is pleased to announce the promotions of Matt Bristow and Annie Young to Research Manager and Research Executive respectively, and the appointment of Rebecca Tracey in the role of Business Administration Assistant. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Announces-Promotions-New-Appointment http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Announces-Promotions-New-Appointment Continuity and Change http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Annual-Review-2012-Continuity-and-Change http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Annual-Review-2012-Continuity-and-Change On November 26th 2012, Jane Frost CBE arrived at the combined offices of Market Research World and DJS Research Ltd to give a talk to the research and operations teams on innovation, the state of market research and the future of the Market Research Society. After a year in her new role, Jane has certainly made some positive changes to the MRS ' a new logo, an upgraded company partner scheme, the possibility of Chartered states for full members, and indeed her commitment to 'get out there' and talk to member companies if they so wish. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/QA-With-Jane-Frost-CBE-CEO-of-the-Market-Research-Society http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/QA-With-Jane-Frost-CBE-CEO-of-the-Market-Research-Society GrowthAccelerator is a new and unique partnership between a number of the UK's leading business growth experts and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The scheme, which helps rapidly growing companies to access finance, further develop the business, develop leadership skills and develop innovative services for clients, aims to help SMEs continue to achieve high levels of growth. The programme aims to double the size of a business in three years, something which DJS Research Ltd has been achieving ' the Cheshire agency has grown 300% over the last three years. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Selected-For-GrowthAccelerator-Scheme http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Selected-For-GrowthAccelerator-Scheme DJS Research Ltd, a leading market research agency based in Cheshire, is continuing to offer paid and unpaid internships and opportunities for work experience. Jake Burton, the most recent beneficiary of the internship program, will be working with DJS Research for a month in the marketing and PR department. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Continue-to-Invest-in-Youth http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Continue-to-Invest-in-Youth Qualitative projects are by no means a rarity for the research team at DJS Research Ltd, and the past six weeks have seen the Directors complete over thirty group discussions and almost seventy depth interviews ' an average of well over two pieces of qualitative field work every day over a five day working week. In addition, the senior research team is also committed to almost thirty more groups in the coming month, with further commissions anticipated before the Christmas period. In addition to group discussions, DJS are also currently carrying out several unrelated strands of product research, two of which happen to be for leading food brands and are pictured below. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Demonstrates-Qualitative-Market-Research-Expertise http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Demonstrates-Qualitative-Market-Research-Expertise http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Join-Our-Discussions-On-The-Market-Research-World-LinkedIn-Group http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Join-Our-Discussions-On-The-Market-Research-World-LinkedIn-Group Fears that a local village bonfire night event, held in Whaley Bridge for decades, would be unable to go forward have been averted after local residents and businesses, including DJS Research Ltd, stepped in to keep the tradition alive. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Fireworks-Waterways-and-Lucy-Spraggan http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Fireworks-Waterways-and-Lucy-Spraggan In keeping with our aim to expand our online panel and community capabilities, DJS Research recently carried out research with educational professionals to gather opinions on our new teacher community, which is due to be launched in September this year. The following details the results of this research and outlines the decisions we have made based on those results. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Education-Professionals-VoicED-Their-Opinions-DJS-Research-Listened http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Education-Professionals-VoicED-Their-Opinions-DJS-Research-Listened DJS Research Ltd, one of the north-west's leading market research agencies, has been highly commended for their client-focussed approach and desire to make the customer the centre of all their business processes. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Highly-Commended-For-Customer-Focussed-Approach http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Highly-Commended-For-Customer-Focussed-Approach VoicED will be the first online education research panel dedicated purely to market research ' there will be no sales and no marketing on the site. Additionally, incentives will be given to both respondents and the institutions they represent, and research findings will be posted on the website in order to allow respondents to see how their answers influence the education sector and the organisations involved in it. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Preparations-for-VoicED-Moving-Rapidly http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Preparations-for-VoicED-Moving-Rapidly In April 2012 DJS Research Ltd carried out research with members of the Association of Marketing and Development in Independent Schools (AMDIS). AMDIS has members from over 400 institutions, representing around a fifth of independent schools in the UK according to 2010 figures. The survey focused on schools' use of market research and social media. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Marketing-Independent-Schools-Uptake-of-Market-Research-and-Social-Media http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/Marketing-Independent-Schools-Uptake-of-Market-Research-and-Social-Media Following the release of the results of the MRS Advanced Certificate by the Market Research Society, the world's leading market research association, DJS Research Ltd are pleased to announce that Matt Bristow, Laura Crowe, Alex McCluckie and Alex Noden have all successfully completed the course. In addition, Laura Crowe and Alex Noden both achieved merits in the assignment portion of the qualification. You can find out more about our research team here. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Celebrate-Full-House-in-MRS-Advanced-Certificate http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/news/article/DJS-Research-Ltd-Celebrate-Full-House-in-MRS-Advanced-Certificate