Market Research White Papers

What Is A White Paper?

A white paper (also known as an issues paper, position paper or thought leadership paper) frames certain issues that are of interest to a specific industry.

White papers...

  • Educate
  • Clarify the broad outlines of an issue/topic to non-specialists
  • Summarise the implications of new business development
  • State specific approaches to a particular issue or market
  • Introduce a new opinion/way of thinking to business

In short, a white paper is a paper that is research-based and includes an educated opinion on a topic.

The white papers are in both html and pdf format. Selected white papers are also available as mp3 podcasts.

How To Get Information For Next To Nothing

Paul Hague

pdf Podcast

Customer Satisfaction Surveys

Paul & Nick Hague

pdf Podcast

Segmentation in B2B Markets

Paul Hague

pdf Podcast

Business-to-Business Marketing

Paul Hague, Nick Hague and Matthew Harrison

pdf Podcast

Branding in Business-to-Business Markets

Paul Hague

pdf Podcast

Making The Promotional Pound Go Further

Paul Hague

pdf

Guiding Acquisitions and Investment Policy

Paul Hague

pdf Podcast

Using The Focus Group In Market Research

Carol-Ann Morgan

pdf Podcast Podcast

Differentiation: Are Product, Brand and Service Still Enough?

Daniel Park

pdf

What Is Globalisation?

Daniel Park

pdf

Beyond Customer Satisfaction

Paul Hague and Daniel Park

pdf Podcast

The Problem With Price

Nick Hague

pdf Podcast

Getting People To Switch

Paul Hague

pdf

Using Online Focus Groups As A Business-To-Business Research Technique

Matthew Harrison

pdf Podcast

Forecasting & Scenario Planning

Paul Hague

pdf Podcast

The Value Of Brands; How Much Are They Worth?

Paul Hague

pdf

What's In A Name?

Paul Hague

pdf

A Problem Defined Is A Problem Half Solved

Paul Hague, Nick Hague and Carol-Ann Morgan

pdf Podcast

Advertising Among SMEs

Paul Hague and Matthew Powell

pdf

Business-To-Business Market Research In China

Matthew Harrison

pdf

How To Research & Evaluate Outsourcing Opportunities In China

Daniel Park

pdf

The Growth Debate - China & India

Daniel Park

pdf

A Practical Guide to Market Segmentation

Paul Hague

pdf

Identifying The Driving Forces Of Your Business

Julia Cupman

pdf

Marketing and Selling to Chinese Businesses

Matthew Harrison

pdf

Russia After Putin

Daniel Park

pdf

Scoping Out Alliances And Joint Ventures (1)

Daniel Park

pdf

Managing Alliances And Joint Ventures (2)

Daniel Park

pdf

To What Extent Is The UK Market Research Industry A World Leader?

Matthew Harrison

pdf

Understanding and Developing Your (People) Assets

Carol-Ann Morgan

pdf

Loyalty – How To Win Devotion From Your Customers

Paul Hague

pdf


Watch this space for additional research white papers in the future.

"A delightful white paper again, keep them coming. I enjoy them and find them very useful."

- President; Canadian Market Research Society

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Beijing, China   Moscow, Russia   London, UK   New York, US   August 30, 2008