Links
Conferences
BIG Conferences
Conferences - 2007 and 2008 - details on BIG Conference's own web site. The popular annual BIG Conference has its own site with full details of past and future conferences, how to book etc..
http://www.bigconference.org/Links for b2b Researchers
B2B Q and A Online
IPA B2B ‘Ask the Experts’ Forum - post a b2b marketing question for answers from a panel of B2B agency experts.
http://www.ipa.co.uk/businesscommunications/expertsforum/Associations and Interest Groups
ICG
The Independent Consultants Group - for individuals and companies of up to 3 people, supplying MR
http://indepconsultants.co.uk/The Market Research Society
Former parent of BIG and the UK association for professionals involved in MR
http://www.mrs.org.uk/ESOMAR
The worldwide society for research professionals - suppliers and buyers
http://www.esomar.org/AQR
The Association for Qualitative Researchers
http://www.aqr.org.uk/Market Research News and Jobs
Daily Research News Online
c.6 items of news each day from the world of research - no subscription required, Includes a Diary which lists forthcoming MR events in UK and abroad
http://www.drno.org/MrWeb Vacancies
Specialist job service, established 1998 and featuring the majority of all advertised UK market research vacancies and many overseas
http://www.mrweb.com/vacsResearch Live
Online news and jobs service operated by 'Research' Magazine, established 2002 - subscription required for some site sections
http://www.research-live.com/Directories
BIG Buyers Guide
For b2b research, we strongly recommend the BIG directory, the Buyer's Guide on this site - this is the only directory dedicated to b2b research suppliers for the UK and as far as we know anywhere in the world.
http://www.mrweb.co.uk/bigguide/srch.htmThe MRS
The Research Buyer's Guide, online since January 2001 - industry-leading directory offline and regarded by many as the 'Bible' for researchers
http://www.rbg.org.uk/AQR
The AQR has its own online directory of members for qual research
http://www.aqr.org.uk/dir/index.shtmlESOMAR
ESOMAR's directory offers a choice of 4,000 agencies in nearly 100 countries
http://www.esomar.org/Mr Web
MrWeb's Agencies Directory is relaunched this year.
http://www.mrweb.com/agenciesAMA
For US agencies, try the AMA's Blue Book
http://www.ama.org/Other industry lists via MrWeb
Omnibus Surveys and their Operators
Iincluding syndicated surveys and offering a choice of b2b omnibuses
http://www.mrweb.com/omniWorldwide MR Associations
http://www.mrweb.com/assocsResearch Agency home pages (UK)
http://www.mrweb.com/mrcosDesk Research Sources
These were set up by two b2b researchers / BIG committee members and have a b2b slant, although the 40 sectors covered also include consumer research and other areas
http://www.mrweb.com/f16Viewing Facilities arranged by town / city
http://www.mrweb.com/viewingOther Organisations
The Market Research Society
MRS is the world’s largest association serving all those with professional equity in provision or use of market, social and opinion research, and in business intelligence, market analysis, customer insight and consultancy.
http://www.mrs.org.uk/BIG Conference
The annual BIG Conference is unique because it is totally focused on business research and marketing issues.
http://www.bigconference.org/ESOMAR
The worldwide association of market research suppliers
http://www.esomar.nl/ICG
The Independent Consultants Group - for individuals and companies of up to 3 people, supplying MR
http://www.indepconsultants.co.ukAQR
The Association for Qualitative Researchers
http://www.aqr.org.uk/