Market Research Insights and Research Findings

In this section you will find sector specific market research insights and headlines from across the industry. These insights are designed to provide interesting snapshots of happenings from across our profession in an accessible, quick to digest, format; entirely free to access, they make the perfect read with a cuppa. Our latest insights are listed below or you can click here to view insights by sector.

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Latest Market Research Insights

Survey Shows Lack Of Consumer Trust In Energy Sales Agents

August 2011 - Utilities

Consumer Focus surveyed 1,878 consumers in May 2011 about their views on doorstep sales, with a particular focus on the energy sector. Four fifths (82 per cent) of consumers have a negative view about any form of doorstep sales visits, a drop from 2009 when… Read more...

Survey Measures Value Britons Place on Mobile Phones

August 2011 - Telecommunications

A YouGov survey on behalf of Firstsource Solutions has discovered that 30% of Britons would rather lose their wallet than their smartphone. This attitude was more prevalent amongst younger people - 42% of the respondents were aged 16-24 and 34% fell into… Read more...

Poll Confirms Rise in Demand for Flexible Staff

August 2011 - Business Support

The latest employers’ survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has shown that the ailing economy is causing an increasing long-term demand for flexible staff, along with the downgrading of a permanent workforce. The JobsOutlook poll… Read more...

National Literacy Study Finds UK Children Not Reading Enough Books

August 2011 - Education

A survey by The National Literacy Trust on has found that children much prefer reading emails and text messages to books. The organisation questioned more than 18,141 young people in 111 schools across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on their… Read more...

Survey Finds Children with Working Mums More Prone to Being Fat

August 2011 - Health

The Scottish government has conducted a survey which links mums spending long hours at work with their children being overweight. The Millennium Cohort study, which looked at 13,800 families, suggests that the more time mothers spend at work, the fatter their… Read more...

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