ICG Webinar: Mindfulness For Researchers
2020-09-24 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
This webinar is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services
Join us for a one hour workshop to explore the world of mindfulness and how it can support your role as a researcher. Through a mix of theory and practical exercises, the session will cover:

What mindfulness is
How mindfulness can support your wellbeing, creativity and empathy as a researcher
An introduction to meditation
Advice on starting a mindfulness practice

You’ll leave with practical tips to start applying right away and a new understanding of how you can optimise your brain and body for wellbeing and insight.
Your speaker, Sam Toon

Sam was previously Research Director at Trinity McQueen and is now a freelance Research Professional and ICG member. After practicing mindfulness for some time, she trained to teach mindfulness during a career break and set-up her own consultancy teaching mindfulness workshops and courses. She now runs this alongside her research work and enjoys bringing calm to the sometimes hectic world of Insight.
Website: https://www.mindbrilliance.co.uk/

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JOIN US FOR 30 MINS BEFORE THIS WEBINAR FOR THE ICG’S AGM TO HEAR MORE ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR OUR FORTHCOMING YEAR.

Using reporting innovations to come out of Covid stronger and with greater profit margins
2020-10-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services
With thanks to E-Tabs for running this webinar.

There is an increasing demand for interactive access to survey results, and many clients are asking for secure and instant visualization of their data online to complement or even replace static reports of their survey results. There are many online dashboard platforms, mostly built for the BI (business intelligence) industry, but these tend to be expensive to deploy and require significant project setup time. We will explore Iris – designed specifically for MR, and ideally suited for making a big impact on results delivery without impacting on budget.
Speaker Bio

Benjamin Rietti is the CEO of E-Tabs. His innovative approach has seen the company provide reporting services and solutions to the MR industry for over 25 years. With over two decades of industry knowledge, Benjamin is a talented entrepreneur who recognises the integral role technology plays in market research. A doting family man, he enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and has a passion for skiing.
ICG Member rates:

ICG Member
Non ICG Member

Monthly
£400 per month
£500 per month

Annually
£3500
£4000

THE RECORDING OF THIS WEBINAR IS HERE

ICG webinar: How To Sweat Your Insight Assets: Get Smarter Without Spending A Lot Of Money
2020-10-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Accu-Scribe, for all your transcription needs

We are frequently asked to do more with less. This is especially true in the insights world where our jobs include not only turning information into knowledge but then communicating knowledge to others. One obvious but sometimes overlooked money-saving tactic is “sweating your assets”, i.e., getting as much use as possible out of what you already possess.
ICG member Curtis Arthur, founder of KnowledgeActiv8, will share practical tips for sweating insight assets by using simple, low cost templates and tools. These include:

The advantages of building and maintaining a knowledge system that can be searched, skimmed, and quoted easily by anyone in the organisation
A framework to create a one-page abstract of projects that includes relevant findings as well as links to the source materials and contact details
A What We Know summary which ensures baseline knowledge, shuts down factual misrepresentations, and provides a context for future learnings
A What We Don’t Know summary which identifies knowledge gaps vis-à-vis your customer strategy and allows you to develop and prioritise upcoming projects.

Please join us…
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE.

Understanding and mapping omnichannel user and shopper journeys
2020-10-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services
In the new normal, “online” has rapidly evolved to omnichannel. In this presentation, Eugene Murphy, Founder & CEO of Indeemo will share remote qualitative research strategies on how you can use mobile diary studies to understand, map and quantify user experiences and shopper experiences for omnichannel user and shopper journeys. This webinar will be relevant to anyone in Qualitative Research, UX or CX.
Specifically, Eugene will cover:

Some context on what we’re seeing recently
What you can use Indeemo for i.e. how you can use this presentation to evolve your service offering to their clients
What a typical project timeline / workflow looks like e.g. recruitment, task design etc.
Quick introduction to Indeemo and the capabilities (app and dashboard)
2 sample projects / scenarios.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps : Applying Principles of Diversity and Inclusion to Our Market Research Work
2020-11-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is kindly sponsored by the MIS Group.
Theo Francis, ICG member and co-founder of Colour of Research (CORe) will take us through the key principles of what we need to be aware of, and best principles for, better inclusion and diversity within our market research work.
Specifically, you’ll cover;

The origin of CORe – Who we are and why it came to be
Key CORe initiatives – What we are doing to bring about more ethnic diversity in the research industry
Breaking down BAME – Why the term is so problematic
Redefining Nat-Rep – Demonstrating the pitfalls of traditional nat-rep sampling
Empathy vs Sympathy – Why the diversity of our research teams matters
Normalizing the conversation – Making race no longer a taboo subject.

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Small Business Ideas Exchange
2020-11-18 10:00 | Online
It’s time for another ICG Small Business Ideas Exchange – an opportunity for 10 ICG members to get together online and discuss some pressing business and professional topics.
Weds 18th November, 10-11am, GoToMeeting.
This time we’ll be focusing on;

How to match your business service to your client’s needs (and how to pivot in response to Covid19)
Which methods/sectors/businesses are ‘winning’ at the moment, and why?

Register for this free event here – first 10 people to register get places.
We will then send out the GoToMeeting login nearer to the time.

ICG In Conversation With Dominic Proctor and Eric Salama
2020-11-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This event is gener0usly sponsored by Web Creator Suite
We are thrilled to present our first ‘In Conversation With’ online session with Dominic Proctor, ex-President of Group M, and Eric Salama, ex-CEO of Kantar, about some broad business and research topics relevant to our Covid-19 world.
We invite you to send in your questions beforehand and we’ll endeavour to cover as many of these as possible.
Join us for what promises to be an inspiring, thought-provoking, and interesting session.
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Dominic Proctor

Dominic spent his whole professional career in the advertising and media business , the last 30 years of which he spent running various agencies and groups within WPP.
He retired from WPP in 2017 and has spent the last 4 years consulting to emerging businesses and helping local companies and sport .
He had several leadership roles at WPP including CEO of JWT UK , founder and CEO of Mindshare Worldwide and President of GroupM , the word’s biggest media investment group with 30% market share, £100bn billing and over 30,000 staff in 100 countries.
He is chairman of 2 national charities as well as being a trustee of Tommy’s, a charity he helped launch 28 years ago.
Since 2016 he has been the senior independent director on the board of the RFU and has chaired various board committees.
He lives in Wimbledon near his 4 children and growing list of grandchildren.
Eric Salama

Eric is a global business leader with a track record of transformation.
He is currently the Chairman of Comic Relief, a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School and a director of Morning Consult.
He has recently stepped down as CEO of Kantar, one of the world’s leading research, insight, data and consulting companies after leading its carve out from WPP and a sale of a majority stake to Bain Capital. During his 18 years as CEO the business grew to over $4bn of revenue, 30k employees, operating in all markets around the world and working with major multinationals and local giants – clients and partners such as Google, Facebook, Alibaba, Globo, BBC, Yilli, ITC, JBS, Coke, Unilever, Loreal, VW, Group M, Omnicom.
Prior to Kantar Eric served on the main board of WPP for almost a decade as the CEO of wpp.com and the Head of Strategy, working as part of the team which built it into the largest marketing services company in the world.
Eric has served as a Trustee of the British Museum, a Director of UK Government Department DFID and a Governor of Birkbeck College London. He has presented extensively around the world in Government and Parliamentary forums, public conferences and client events. He was both a Chairman and a juror at Cannes Lions Festivals of Advertising.
He worked for the Labour Party Front Bench Team on Foreign Affairs 1983-6, was appointed by Tony Blair to the UK Government Creative Industries Task Force in 1997 and served as an advisor to Gordon Brown in his roles as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister from 2000 to 2010.

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Generously sponsored by Web Creator Suite

Celebrating Christmas In A Properly 2020 Way
2020-12-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join us on Zoom on Friday 4th December, 12-2pm, for a proper 3-part virtual shindig;

Josh Horus, 2019 Finalist of Britain’s Got Talent, will wow us with his magic skills
We open the floor to 6 of our talented members for our own ‘ICG’s Got Talent’ show (prizes available)
Deanne and Marc Gold will entertain us with a short festive quiz

Pre-party festive items, generously sponsored by Prevision and Indiefield, will be, beforehand.
Our magician is generously sponsored by Teneo Translations.
Tickets are £10+VAT each. Any profits made will be donated to the MRBA.
What are you waiting for?
Buy your ticket here (UK members).
Email to reserve your place here (non UK members).
And then immediately send manager@theicg.co.uk your postal address (if UK) for your festive gift.
You’ll need to book by Weds 25th November latest so that you’ll be in time to receive your gift.
And your talent?
If you want to wow us with a short joke/poem/song/special something, let events@theicg.co.uk know. If we’re inundated with talent we’ll pick 6 out of a hat and confirm whether or not it’s your chance to shine by Monday 23 Nov.

Cyber Security For Your Small Business
2020-12-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
We are grateful to Marsworth Computing for running this webinar for us, designed to highlight what you need to do to remain 100% cyber secure. A must for any small business owner.

More specifically, the webinar will cover:

Why is cyber security needed?
What can be done with common-sense?
How GDPR relates to cyber security
What to be wary of
What standards to expect when working with large organisations
What is best practice for cyber security?

You have the chance to ask questions at the end.
Our presenter – Junior Murrell, Helpdesk and Customer Liaison Manager, Marsworth Computing

With over 30 years in the IT business looking after corporate and end user interest, Junior has seen first-hand how failure to apply good Cyber Security practices can leave a business exposed and decimate years of hard work. He has been involved in the IT services and helpdesk delivery sector from North America to the EMEA region for two of the largest ‘Blue Chip’ Companies on the planet where he has received customer service awards for his skills.
Marsworth Computing Ltd
The Marsworth Group was started at the end of 1988 and has one office location at The Sunday House, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Marsworth Computing Ltd was incorporated in 1996 and is owned/managed by the director and staff.
Our objective is to provide a high quality computer management and consultancy service to professional firms, commercial companies and schools. Long term relationships lasting over 15 years have been built up with many of our clients, especially in the areas of management and audit of computer systems, the design and implementation of computer strategies and the design and management of on-premise and cloud-based computer networks.
Expansion of the digital world has seen our expansion into provision of CCTV, VOIP phones, Cloud computing and cyber security, the last item demanding higher and higher priority in the corporate spend. The recent publication by the National Cyber Security Centre of their Cyber Essentials standard, has set the benchmark for cyber-aware organisations. This has been followed rapidly by those setting compliance standards for GDPR, cyber insurance and consequently, a higher priority in the digital services provided by Marsworth Computing.

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ICG Training: Comfort and Delusion in Perpetuating Racism
2020-12-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This session was kindly sponsored by Web Creator Suite and Teneo Translations
THIS SESSION TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2020. A SHORT SUMMARY OF IT IS HERE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THE FULL RECORDING OF THE SESSION (£10), CONTACT LUCIE ON MANAGER@THEICG.CO.UK

Chris Arning of Creative Semiotics Ltd and Asif Noorani of Epiphany Productions, will take ICG members through a session to encourage better awareness and empathy when dealing with issues around racism in their work and lives. Chris and Asif are communication professionals who come with a unique background – effectively they are both inside and outside of mainstream white British culture which means that they won’t duck the issues but will come at it with a nuance and sensitivity that transcends the unhelpfully polarised nature of mainstream media discourse.
More tangibly, the uniqueness of the session will the fact they will weave together and share their own experiences, and then ground these in a specialist knowledge of Semiotics and Behavioural Economics, finally opening up the discussion for participants’ own experiences and thoughts.
The session will not just be educational but should lead to commercial benefits that include:

Better, less biased overall decision making by overcoming Comfort and Delusion
Encourage awareness across all aspects of business (clients, colleagues, respondents)
Higher value derived from more collaborative, diverse projects and organisations.
Ensure more inclusive communication that caters to and attracts more diversity
Can lead to the ICG publishing a diversity policy that shows its commitment to this.

Our speakers will be setting out two hypotheses about how racist thinking becomes perpetuated in well-meaning people, each rooted in an area of expertise. The Comfort Hypothesis, rooted in behavioural economics and The Delusion Hypothesis rooted in semiotics. What you’re getting in this session is the distillation of combined 40 years work in each of these areas. The speakers also bring their background and lived experience not only as British People of Colour, but as private school educated insight professionals, and self-employed consultants. Their methodology and approach will be challenging while constructive (not accusatory), conceptual but personal, and above all human, since no panaceas exist for this.
This will be more than just a webinar to raise awareness, awareness is higher than it has ever been. Though there are no easy fixes though we will learn about immediate steps we can take to identify, acknowledge and overcome the empathy gap, address it and start to nudge behaviours.
Above all our speakers look forward to sharing knowledge but also learning from your experiences in and around this still taboo societal issue.
Chris Arning

Chris the son of a Caribbean born mother and Anglo-Irish-German father born in Manchester. Chris is Brit-ish and grew up in London politically black but was raised culturally white, which was confusing and which if he’d been born in another country might have led to the Presidency. In the UK he has had to settle for being a ‘poor man’s Richard Ayoade! Chris writes poetry, does stand-up comedy, runs Creative Semiotics, teaches Contextual Studies and is a member of #HipHopEd. He has conducted semiotic studies on cultural identity for the BBC including for 1Xtra. He recently reviewed #BlackOutTuesday responses for trends house Canvas 8 and has been writing and blogging on race and representation since the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Asif Noorani

Asif Noorani is the son of immigrant Pakistani Muslim parents. Growing up in Manchester, he managed to disappoint everyone by not becoming a doctor. His lived experience of the second-generation culture clash, fed an appetite to embrace the unknown, find patterns of meaning and share stories through film. Asif heads up Epiphany Productions where as a behavioural economist and storyteller he has worked with organisations including NHS, BBC, Home Office, Arts Council, and the Digital Democracy Commission to explore and tackle diversity and inclusion challenges. The burning question in all his work right now is whether after the pandemic and George Floyd’s killing, we will make good on our good intentions?

IR35 : Concerned about your status? What are the solutions? RECORDING
2021-01-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Talkback Studio, Nottingham
Following on from the success of her last webinar to us, Liz Norman of Elizabeth Norman International (ENI), will take us through the latest developments in IR35 regulation and outline what this means for us as small businesses.
About IR35
IR35 legislation already exists within the public sector. The government intended it to include the private sector from April 2020 but postponed it because of the pandemic; it’s now scheduled for April the 6th 2021.
Liz Norman ENI, and Tina Holt JT HR Solutions, will talk about what the legislation covers, the changes to the contract market that will result and possible solutions for individual contractors.
As the legislation still isn’t statute there is a very small possibility of further delay, however most think it’s inevitable. The cost to the government of delaying is £1.9 billion a year. So now is the time to think what this means for you and the best way to approach working as a contractor moving forward.
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE

Liz Norman – ENI

Liz had a short career as a ‘market researcher’, in truth more of a market analyst – there was confusion with job titles even then! Working first for IBM, part of a small market research team, looking at whether IBM should go into the PC market and then for Media Audits (then a competitor of Ebiquity) conducting campaign analysis.
Liz then joined a small marketing recruitment firm, setting up their market research division, before setting up ENI specialising in recruitment across the insight industry in 1989.
Working across a wide variety of clients, including large manufacturers, advertising and media agencies and a variety of research agencies, ENI eventually branched out into international markets with offices in Asia and Australia.
Today ENI’s recruitment is 80% permanent, but the 20% contract and temp market is growing steadily with our longest established contractor working for us continuously now for five years. ENI’s continues to work across a range of clients and countries. We currently have contractors working for Samsung, PepsiCo, Kantar, Relish, Hall and Partners, and 2cv.
A member of APSCO the professional body representing the recruitment industry, Liz has taken their legal advice as well as the advice of individual lawyers on IR35 and its implications.
Tina Holt – JT HR Solutions

Tina Holt of JT HR Solutions Limited is an HR Expert who for 20+ years worked within two major global oil and gas/technical engineering recruitment businesses as a Global HR Director. In 2018 Tina established JT HR Solutions to bring the HR knowledge and expertise gained in a global recruitment business into the SME market. JT HR Solutions work predominantly within the recruitment sector, supporting SME’s who require HR support and guidance with their people strategy as well as their people related issues.

Small Business Ideas Exchange
2021-01-07 10:00 - 23:30 | Online
Presenting the ICG’s third Small Business Ideas Exchange!
We’re getting together on GoToMeeting on Thursday 7th January 10-11.30am to tackle the issue of business planning and goals. Perfect for the very start of a new year.
8-10 ICGers will talk ‘solutions’ with each other using the spirit of collaboration come up with good ideas…
Be part of the solution (and hear new solutions from fellow ICG-ers).
We’d like you to do a bit of pre-work before the 7th so we’ll be sending out a pre-task on the 4th.
Our outputs will be shared amongst all members but please do sign up today to access your place.
Looking forward to seeing you then.
REGISTER YOUR PLACE TODAY – ONLY 10 PLACES AVAILABLE

ICG New(ish) Members: How To Maximise Your ICG Membership
2021-01-12 11:00 - 11:30 | Online
Calling all new (ish) members – say last year or so. Join us for a half-hour virtual meet up to discuss how to maximise your ICG membership, have the chance to ask questions, and give us your ideas for how we can improve. Also a great chance to meet other new members.
Join us here.
We’d be grateful if you could register your interest as well so we have an idea of numbers.

Deliver better, faster, more affordable insights on your terms with QuMind
2021-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by MIS Group
Join this webinar and learn more about how QuMind can help you meet your clients’ needs fast, flexibly and cost-efficiently.

Frustrated with having to deal with multiple suppliers for various tools needed for your research?QuMind’s centralised toolkit allows you to access all your research instruments – surveys, Qual, sample, analytics & insight communities – from one place, leaving you to spend more time on your clients, rather than suppliers.
Too many points of contact across different suppliers? With QuMind you’ll be assigned one point of contact to look after your needs throughout your research journey.
Tired of overcomplicated insight softwares? QuMind was designed to make your life easier, not more difficult, through a user interface that’s intuitive, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn, meaning more time to spend with your clients.
Need a self-serve supplier that doesn’t leave you afloat? QuMind is not just a software provider: Our in-house team of seasoned researchers can help you at every step of the way with guidance & any extra resources you may need.
No time to waste on configuring your survey tools & sample? Save time by sourcing your sample & running your surveys on one automated platform, with no need to worry about compatibility.

QuMind’s agile self-serve insights solution helps ICG members deliver excellent service fast, flexibly & cost-efficiently through a fully scalable toolbox of Quant, Qual, Insight Communities & instant global Sample – as and when you need it. Designed by researchers for researchers, ease-of-use and automation are at the heart of our tools, and the DIY approach means you are always in control of your studies, which translates to faster, better-quality insights for your clients. Do more with less, anytime, anywhere – thanks to our mobile-first technology.
LISTEN TO THE WEBINAR RECORDING HERE
Alan Hargreaves. Co-founder/ Director – QuMind

Alan is an ICG veteran, having been a member in the past for many years under his previous venture called Effective Research (Fieldwork, panel and tech provider). Experience has covered panel, Quant/Qual technologies and research implementation (the full research life cycle). Mainly driven by his own frustrations of using Market Research platforms which often didn’t seem to deliver to his own bespoke market research needs – he was spurred on to create QuMind. His aim, to centralise a set of Quant/Qual tools into one platform that actually talked to each other! Whilst at the same time, giving the user the power to take back control of their research by doing more with less.
Katja Ahola. Sales Manager – QuMind

Katja is a business development & partnership professional with a strong background of working with small businesses in the fields of travel technology, tourism & hospitality e-commerce, before entering the world of market research at QuMind. Her responsibility at QuMind is to collaborate with new & prospective clients to understand their specific insight needs and provide a cost & time effective research solution customised to their requirements.
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Using Discover.ai to uncover inspirational insight
2021-01-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Elizabeth Norman International

ICG member Kirstie Storrar, Hold That Thought Ltd, and Sophie Wright, Director at Discover.ai, will demonstrate how using Discover.ai is a valuable, cheap, fast alternative to lengthy qual phases for uncovering inspirational insight to fuel opportunity for clients.

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MRS/ICG Award For Independent Consultants: Finalists Share Submissions
2021-02-04 11:00 - 12:00
This webinar is generously sponsored by Indiefield
Join our four finalists, Dan Young (winner), Louise Fraser, Julian Watson and Konrad Collao, and find out more about their Award submissions and what it was that made them finalists.
Don’t miss this opportunity. Award submissions for 2021 open in May. Start thinking now – you can submit a piece of work that was undertaken up to two years prior to the submisison.
More about our 2020 finalists here.

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GDPR and Brexit: What These Mean For Small Businesses Today
2021-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Teneo Translations Ltd

We are proud to have Suzanne Dibble presenting this webinar for us.
Suzanne will talk about what’s been learnt since the implementation of GDPR 3 years ago, as well as what Brexit could mean for small businesses.
This webinar is essential viewing for all small business owners.
About Suzanne

Suzanne is a multi award-winning business lawyer who has advised multi-national corporations, private equity-backed enterprises and household names on billion pound projects. Since 2010 she has focused on helping small businesses with their day to day business law requirements. She combines her knowledge of large organisations with a deep appreciation for entrepreneurship, especially online businesses, to provide practical, relevant advice.
Having worked with Richard Branson, Simon Woodroffe and many other famous entrepreneurs and having been a board director of a £100m+ turnover company, Suzanne is particularly commercially minded and entrepreneurial in her outlook.
Suzanne is the best-selling author of GDPR For Dummies (Wiley, 2020) following the success of her Facebook group, GDPR for Online Entrepreneurs. In this group, the largest social media group (which grew to 40,000 members within 2 months) on the topic of the GDPR, Suzanne has been able to help tens of thousands of small business owners, charities and organisations from around the world via her numerous video guides, online training sessions and live Q&As.

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Building Resilience And Goal Setting: Group Coaching Taster Session
2021-03-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This event is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services

We are proud to have Jill Fitzgibbon, The Life Force Coach, running a taster coaching session with ICG members.

This is a great opportunity for members to consider and share their personal and professional dilemmas or issues in a safe environment, facilitated by an experienced coach.

In this session you’ll;

– learn more about coaching,how it can help people in both their personal and business lives, and how it can help build
resilience
– discover how effective goal setting can help people achieve their objectives, breaking it down into manageable steps
– take part in a live interactive group coaching session
– have the opportunity to ask questions.

REGISTER FOR THIS FREE SESSION TODAY

We will send you your login once we have your registration. We’ll also be sending you a little exercise before the session so that you come prepared.

Jill Fitzgibbon

Jill studied Psychology at University College Dublin, Ireland. In 2002 she set up Metals Events Limited, a dedicated metals and mining conference company and in 2013 won the Queen’s Award – International Trade – the smallest company to do so with only 2 full time employees.

Over the years Jill has helped other people set up their businesses and in late 2019 she decided to
start a new career in business and personal development coaching. Jill is a qualified NLP Practitioner
Coach, a Professional Entrepreneur Coach and is DISC Profiling accredited.

The Life Force Coach: “Change comes from within: When the force of life alone is not enough, I will get you there.”

Small Business Ideas Exchange - Data Collectors, Processors and Analysers
2021-03-19 00:00 - 13:00 | Online
We invite you to our next Small Business Ideas Exchange for those involved in data collecting, processing and analysing.
Grab your lunch and come and meet other ICG members in this field to share your thoughts on trends, difficulties and opportunities in this area.
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT TODAY. HURRY – FOR 10 MEMBERS ONLY.
Joining link will be sent to you on registration.

Social Media Listening - What Are The Possibilities For Research?
2021-03-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by MIS Group
We welcome Dr Jillian Ney, former ICG member, the first person in the UK to have a PHD in Social Media and founder of the Social Intelligence Lab, to run this webinar.

Jillian will cover the following in the webinar:

A short background to the different social media listening tools available
Focus on case studies to demonstrate where the value of social data is. These case studies will show everyone what is possible with social intelligence rather than the tools.

About Jillian
Dr Jillian Ney

Dr Jillian is the founder of The Social Intelligence Lab. She has worked in the industry for well over a decade as researcher, consultant, spokesperson and author. She’s on a mission to bring the industry together and give social intelligence the place it deserves as a recognised and supported discipline. Ask her about digital behavioural science, purchasing decisions and why Scotland is the best place on earth.

REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE
Generous discount for ICG members
The Social Intelligence Lab has Demo Day on April the 21st and 22nd and can provide IGC members with a 50% discount code, making the tickets $25. Members will be able to take demos of tools, listen to how brands and agencies are making use of the tech and the challenges they face.
REGISTER FOR THIS DISCOUNTED DEMO DAY HERE

Curious Leadership – Strategies For Driving Growth Mindsets
2021-03-26 13:00 - 13:45 | Online
Employee engagement, productivity and company culture have taken a pounding during the pandemic. There are calls to redefine success. It’s uncomfortable challenging ourselves and growing as leaders.
In this lunchtime session, Jane Hales from Sapio Research will share with you 4 key principals of her own journey, tools she has used and aha moments she’s experienced.
The aim of her 30 min talk is to help you develop an environment that

Fosters your growth mindset,

And for those of you with a team create a place that is

Non-hierarchical
Collaborative

Meet Jane & Sapio Research

Despite the appearance of grey hairs, Jane is new to the entrepreneurial world. She’s only spent 13% of her business life running her own business. She now has a thriving company culture she’s really proud of. Sapio Research was the top supplier for its key clients in a recent survey. It won the UKBA Gold award in 2020 for a professional services. And it grew 22% during the pandemic taking on additional staff.
Sapio Research is a full-service, London-based consumer and B2B market research company. It delivers valuable evidence to support clients understand their audience, make vital business decisions relevant to their market, and create extraordinary headlines and content.
Launching in 2016 with 3 co-founders, Sapio now has 10 employees wo are on track for hitting £2m turnover this year. It has an international client list of top PR & Marketing agencies and frequently household name brands too. Jane is a MRS mentor and an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organisation, which she represents on the Business Action Council. The whole team is committed to using its skills for good though ESOMAR sponsorships, charity campaigns and other initiatives.

JOIN THIS SESSION HERE:
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/145863309
You can also dial in using your phone.
United Kingdom: +44 20 3713 5011
Access Code: 145-863-309

ICG members' 'Speed Networking' event
2021-04-01 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Many of you attended our 5 previous speed networking events last year.
Back by popular demand, we bring you another one. A great opportunity to spend 10 mins at a a time with another ICG member, informally chatting about what you do and who you are. We would encourage you to treat this lightly – no hard sells please – but instead, be open to meeting other independents. You never know who you’ll end up working with – or even forming a friendship – on the back of it.
We’ve purposefully set this for lunchtime, so grab a sandwich and log in.
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT TODAY

Skilled looking - Ethnography, Photography and Documentary Film in Qualitative Research
2021-04-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This session is generously sponsored by Web Creator Suite, probably the best online qual research platform that you might not have heard of yet… long term communities, discussions, homework tasks, live chats, product testing and much more.
ICG member Joe Bonnell has recently completed a MA in visual anthropology and will share some ideas, tips and reflections to like-minded researchers and open a discussion for those members want to know more.
After many years working as a qualitative researcher, conducing focus groups and interviews, using projective and enabling techniques, Joe found himself growing increasingly interested in longer-term, participatory and ethnographic research methods. At the same time, he wanted to be able to incorporate film and photography into his work as a way of reporting and communicating findings. So he took a sabbatical and invested in some professional development to learn some new skills and ways of working.
Joe would be happy to share some of what he learned during the MA using examples of my work and discuss how others could go about incorporating film and photography in to their work.
Out of the session:

An intro and some background – who Joe is, the journey that led him to this point – why visual anthropology?
A brief intro to visual anthropology and ethnography
Conducting research with a camera, and the idea of “skilled looking”
Some photographic examples of my work to illustrate some key principles
A short film (15 mins)
Followed by a discussion and Q&A

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About Joe

Joe is an award-winning qualitative researcher with over 20 years’ experience working with a wide range of commercial, charity and public sector clients in the UK and internationally. Joe’s research career began aged 16, working as a CATI interviewer for IPSOS! This was followed by research roles in media and advertising agencies, a specialist public-sector research consultancy and an agency specialising in international development research. Along the way, Joe qualified as a primary school teacher and an ILM level 7 leadership coach. In 2013, Joe combined his research experience with teaching and coaching to set up OpenQuestions, which specialises in building the qualitative skills of researchers working on international development projects. Joe has designed, conducted and overseen research from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea, Nottingham to Nigeria, Kent to Kenya and many places in between. He continues to run qual project in the UK and abroad.
In 2018 Joe took a sabbatical to complete an MA in Visual Anthropology at The University of Manchester’s Granada Centre, which is recognised as the world’s leading centre for visual anthropology. Joe graduated with a distinction in 2019, specialising in ethnographic research and the use of documentary film and photography as both a research method and as a means of communicating insight.

New Members Get-Together: Maximise Your ICG Membership
2021-04-12 11:00 - 11:30
Join other members who’ve joined the ICG in the last year or so, introduce yourselves, and hear more about how you can maximise your ICG membership.

An opportunity to get involved, get known, and ask any questions you have about your membership.

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ICG Webinar: Co-defining Freelancing Best Practice
2021-04-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Saul Dobney, Dobney.com, Cxoice interview manager – CATI For All Sizes

A chance to go through the freelancer best practice principles and guidelines which are based on qualitative research with both hirers and freelancers and themes from the ICG email forum (e-group).
ICG member Tom Woodnutt has spearheaded this initiative and will lead the webinar.
In this interactive webinar, we would value your input to see if you agree and whether anything is missing, with the aim of developing an collective ICG position on this matter for all researchers, whatever discipline.
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ICG Members' Lunch&Learn with CMNTY
2021-04-28 13:00 - 13:45
CMNTY have joined our Member Benefit Advertiser community by offering ICG members a significant and exclusive discount.
Come and hear more about their platform in our next Lunch&Learn on Weds 28th April at 1pm.
Grab your sandwich and keep up with the products and tools that are out there.
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ICG Webinar: Re-Defining What It Takes To Be Effective At Selling
2021-05-13 11:00 - 12:00
This webinar is generously sponsored by MIS Group

What immediately springs to mind when we say the word ‘selling?’ How do you feel? How good do you think you are at it? Who is good at it and why?
Sales is one of the oldest professions there is and it’s endured for a reason. Sales should be seen as adding value, not a ‘dirty’ word. But to change how others see it we must first walk the walk and take pride in what we do.
This webinar by founder and MD of the London School of Sales, Vinit Shah, will take you through 7 sales skills to help you develop a personal toolkit, growth mindset and the confidence to excel in selling and influencing.
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Selling to Different Personality Types
Asking Effective Questions
The Importance of Storytelling
Handling Objections
Creating and Maintaining Urgency
Negotiation
Closing the Sale

About Vinit Shah

Vinit has been working in commercial roles, helping businesses to successfully meet their strategic objectives and sales targets, for more than 25 years.
His experience on the ground, of having done the job that you are doing, combined with his own continuing professional development and particular passion for selling, ed him to develop my own sales approach.
His career has been all about building high-performance teams, inspiring, motivating, and coaching sales professionals like you to deliver on their numbers and great customer service while focusing on continuous improvement.
His whole approach is about empowering individuals and creating a culture of trust and knowledge sharing that ensures you don’t negotiate with yourself or what you believe in. He wants you to be proud to sell and others to value what you do.
that’s why he founded London School of Sales. It’s what led him to write ‘Slice’, which is all about encouraging aspiring sales professionals to harness the power of personal development. And it’s why he’s on a mission to make one million sales people proud to sell. Why not be one of them?

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Essential Sales Skills: Discount Code (12 months access) – Enrol : ICG Exclusive Offer – Essential Sales Skills – London School of Sales (lsos.co)
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Lunch&Learn with Ivy Exec
2021-05-26 13:00 - 13:45 | Online
Join us on Weds 26th May at 1pm BST to hear more from the great team at Ivy Exec, and hear from fellow ICG members about their experiences of them.

Our Lunch&Learns are fantastic opportunities to keep up to date with new products and services within the market research and business sectors, and benefit from the great, exclusive-to-ICG-members discounts that we’ve negotiated with them.
Ivy Exec is a global Expert Network of more than 2.4 million C-Suite Executives, Key Opinion Leaders, Policy Influencers, and other high-level decision makers. The experts possess great decision making authority, industry influence, and specialized expertise that is of tremendous value to research and consulting firms looking to conduct qualitative and quantitative studies across the world. With member representation from 191 nations, Ivy Exec experts come from a wide variety of different industries, ranging from for-profit corporations to governmental agencies and non-profit organizations.
Why you should attend this Lunch&Learn
The session will give you insight into the following:

Where to find C-Level Executives and other niche audiences for your research
How to make them engaged, returning participants with the right methodology
Why it is important to think of alternative ways to compensate them for their time.

The benefit that Ivy Exec are offering ICG members exclusively
All ICG members launching their first project with Ivy Exec will receive a 10% discount on the fees and 5% on any project after that. The discount is on the total fee and will be applicable on any project, regardless if the size is N=5, N=55, or N=155.
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Life after Lockdown: How to undertake safe face-to-face research
2021-06-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by MIS Group

Following the easing of restrictions across the UK’s four nations, clients are increasingly interested in resuming face-to-face data collection. What does this mean in practice for both qual and quant practitioners? What kinds of face-to-face data collection are you allowed to do? And how best to do it?
Debrah Harding, MD of MRS, will lead you through the current Government and MRS guidance on safe working and will discuss how the guidance is due to develop as more restrictions are lifted during the summer.
An important webinar for anyone working with face-to-face research methods.

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Award for Independent Consultants - Your Questions Answered
2021-06-14 10:00 - 10:30
Come along to this informal session on Monday 14th June, 10am, to ask Arthur Fletcher (co-judge on the judging panel) and Matt Kirby (Award, committee member) any questions you have about entering this Award.

A great opportunity for anyone who’s thinking about entering this prestigious award. Deadline for entering is Monday 5th July.
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