IR35 : Concerned about your status? What are the solutions? RECORDING
2021-01-06 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | 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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
More specifically:

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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Unique discount for ICG members
Essential Sales Skills: Discount Code (12 months access) – Enrol : ICG Exclusive Offer – Essential Sales Skills – London School of Sales (lsos.co)
Course syllabus – includes learning objectives and the topics that will be covered LSOS_-Essential_Sales_Skills_Course_Syllabus_PDF_v210128
Intro Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avu3xVyIIbc&t=18s
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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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Why Cultural Insight Is Important For Research
2021-06-17 11:00 - 12:00
This webinar is generously sponsored by MIS Group

This webinar will be presented by ICG member Felicia Schwartz, China Insight.
It will explore the crossover between two areas Felicia is active in – cultural insights and market research. Although we often use market research to uncover cultural insight it is interesting to explore whether we shouldn’t integrate culture into the design of research from inception on. Felicia routinely come across briefs that make assumptions or ask questions that are not culturally right for my region (greater China) or that miss cultural nuance when pulling together the analysis.
Although her examples will all be taken from China, she hopes others will share other cultural examples so that everyone can think together about integrating cultural nuance into our research projects and about how to make clients more alive to this topic.
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About Felicia

Felicia has pursued an international career in branding working for global communication agencies Ogilvy and Dentsu. Her work took her from France to China, where she spent close to 14 years and specialized in strategic planning and consumer insights.
Currently based in between Beijing and London, Felicia is the founder of Chinainsight.co.uk an insight consultancy that helps brands and companies understand the Chinese consumer through cultural insight research and maximize their product positioning, product innovation and communication for the Chinese market. She has experience across a number of sectors such as automobile, beauty fast moving consumer goods, luxury and retail.
Felicia is a graduate with Dean’s list merits, from Duke University in North Carolina, USA. She obtained her Master’s degree from Sciences Po, the prestigious Institute of Political Science in Paris, France.
She speaks fluent German, English, French and Mandarin Chinese.

Recent Published articles:
BEAUTY TRENDS AMONGST CHINA’S GENZ
Publication date : MAY 2021 published by : Canvas8
China’s GenZ are the cohort leading trends in beauty post Covid. They are curious, novelty driven and conscientious consumers. How will they shape the beauty sector?
CHINESE HOMES POST COVID
Publication date : DEC 2020 published by : Canvas8
How has the Covid crisis shaped preferences in terms of living ?

Through the glass darkly - BIG Forum
2021-06-22 11:00 | Online
BIG Forum presents: Through the glass darkly… sifting through the rubble of Covidian economics with Dave Skelsey, Strictly Financial
We are very pleased to announce our June BIG virtual Forum and welcome back a popular friend of BIG, Dave Skelsey, who will be giving his view of the past 12 months and it’s impact on research. Some of you may remember previous editions of this tour de force, in which Dave gave us his, often wry, insights into the economic world and predictions for its future.
This year will be no exception, as Dave takes an overview of the impact of Covid on the global economies, gives his view on where, when and how the economy might recover, and the economic/geopolitical headwinds that might arise, and forecasts as to which social and economic changes might ‘stick’ post Covid. All this neatly wrapped up into the implications on the world of research.
Find out more and how to book here.

ICG Summer Party: It's All About The Food And Wine
2021-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
This event is generously sponsored by iPoint Market Research

Join us on the evening of Thursday 24 June to;

Cook three relatively simple ‘Asian bites’ as demonstrated by Tariq Mirza , SampleNinja (you may wish to cook these dishes before the event, but if not, please ensure that all ingredients are prepared beforehand)
Hear more about the sorts of wines that complement these dishes by ICG member Mike Brown
Green Bird
Eat and drink, ask questions, share thoughts
Join everyone in a light-hearted quiz about food and wine.

Not our usual face-to-face summer party but one that we think will be perfect for a summer’s evening entertainment.

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BELOW ARE THE THREE RECIPES, VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS, AND RECOMMENDED PAIRED WINES FOR EACH. PLEASE PURCHASE THE INGREDIENTS AND WINES BEFORE THE EVENT. YOU MAY WISH TO PREPARE THE DISHES IN ADVANCE. IF NOT, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ALL INGREDIENTS ARE READY/PREPARED.
RECIPE 1: CHAAT POTATO
Recipe 1 – Chaat Potato
There is no video demonstration here as the recipe extremely simple to follow.
Recommended wine: German White Wine – Gewurztraminer Spatlese (Lidl)
https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/the-summer-wine-tour/gewuerztraminer-spaetlese/p42627

RECIPE 2: MASALA SCRAMBLED EGGS
Recipe 2 – Masala Scrambled Eggs
Video demonstration
Spanish Rose Wine – Tempranillo/Garnacha (Tesco)
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/292401344

RECIPE 3: PAKORAS
Recipe 3 – Home Made Pakoras
Video demonstration
German White Wine – Riesling/Scheurebe (Lidl)
https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/the-summer-wine-tour/riesling-scheurebe-rheinhessen/p42628

Here’s a quick video intro about the wines we’ve recommended as well.
Trailer for wine pairing – ICG Summer Party 2021

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Desk Research: The ‘Poor Relation’ or Hidden Gem?
2021-06-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services

Kevin Simmonds, Advantage Market Intelligence (and ICG member) will take us through, what desk research is, myths and misconceptions, types of desk research, where desk research can add value, how to conduct it and talk more about how it impacts on communication and client relationships.
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Kevin founded Advantage Market Intelligence Ltd in 2014.
He has 25 years’ market research experience spanning multiple agencies and client-side European and global intelligence roles for a Fortune 500 company.
He has conducted desk research for fifteen years, principally in market and competitor analysis.

Food Love: The Different Ways The British Love Food
2021-07-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This webinar is generously sponsored by Web Creator Suite

Come see Kath Rhodes and and Ambreen Aziz (two of the three researchers from Qual Street) present a smorgasbord of food findings from their self funded research on food. In this webinar they explore current food trends as experienced by 8 participants all living their love of food in different ways.

They cover food trends that every food business should know about AND talk about the ways of researching food that deliver deep insight.

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Lunch&Learn with Accu-Scribe
2021-07-21 13:00 - 13:30 | Online
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As with all our Lunch&Learn presenters, Accu-Scribe also offer ICG members a significant and exclusive discount; in this case, a 10% discount on all their services for ICG members.
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Following The #Covid Conversation Using MR Tools & Talent
2021-07-22 11:00 - 12:00
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In this webinar, Matt Gibbs, Founder and MD of Bayes Price (and ICG member), will be sharing knowledge on a collaboration project between Bayes Price and Red Centre Software – a cutting-edge MR tech provider, based in Australia.
They’ve been tracking the #Covid conversation since in Jan 2020, gathering over 20 million tweets (for free) via Twitter’s API.
Through presenting this case study, this webinar will:

Empower researchers with the knowledge they need to access, analyse, and visualise any Big Qual databases, not just Twitter, using many of the tools and skills they already have.
Emphasize how the wider world of BI data users have processing and analysis challenges, to which, our industry’s tech and talent is a perfect fit.
Promote our real-time free-access visualisation, as another contribution from our industry to the World’s Covid insights.
Prove how international SME collaboration can punch way above its weight.
Inspire ICG members to get involved and help expand the project!

The webinar be a 3-part presentation:

Part 1 will discuss the tech aspects of gathering twitter data, SQL storage, and the benefits of flowing that data into a market researching environment.
Part 2 will unpick the automated techniques that provide a ‘forest-eye view’ of such a vast amount of unstructured text. Syuzhet Sentiment Scores, NRC Emotion Lexicon, Machine Learning solutions, and tracking conversation sub-topics.
Part 3 will bring things to life with some interpretation and insight. The analysis and visualisation of what is probably the loudest global online conversation ever recorded. The Covid pandemic.

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Matt is an ICG member who enjoys conversation, music, beer & crispy nibbles. If you can throw cricket into that mix…more’s the pleasure!
He’s Founder & Managing Director of Bayes Price: specialising in survey data to offer collection, analysis, visualisation & insight to the Market Research & Business Intelligence communities. He enjoys merging established theory with contemporary technique, promoting innovation and collaboration throughout the industry.
As Vice Chair of the Association for Survey Computing (ASC) Matt volunteers to organise conferences & events that bring research, technology & statistics together. Matt’s also Chair of the TSAPI Steering Group, a global initiative to define a single API standard for transferring survey data.
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Asking For Trouble: Understanding What People Think When You Can't Trust What They Say
2021-07-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
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It’s only natural to ask people what they think. After all, you can’t launch, create or do something of value if you’re not interested in the opinions of your intended audience.
Trouble is, the asking doesn’t always help.
Drawing on entertaining examples from his new book, Jon Cohen, Founder of Kindling UK and ICG member reveals why you can’t trust what people say and suggests an approach to asking that will help you get closer to the truth.

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Using video insight to empower small agencies and freelancers. Tools, tips and tricks for effective and commercial research
2021-08-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
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Using video in the market research world comes in many forms, and with skills in video varying across researchers and agencies, Dan and Roseann of The Word Is Out (also ICG members) want to share their knowledge in delivering effective and commercial insight with video.
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What does best practice for video in research look like?
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How can I be more innovative with video?

With a rise in remote ethnography in 20/21, more and more respondents are available to complete online video calls and diary tasks. However, getting clients and participants engaged and receptive to both remote and in-person video projects can bring its own challenges.
The Word Is Out think that there is even more scope to be innovative and creative in our work as researchers. We’re only just scratching the surface on what we can achieve using video. They want to arm fellow freelancers and small agencies with a variety of tips and best practice from their experience in the video industry to put into practice when producing their own creative insight stories.
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Specialists in video-driven, qualitative insight, at The Word is Out we fuse our experience in market research and the video industry to deliver engaging and innovative outputs to our clients. We also work with brands and fellow researchers to offer a specialist expansion of videography to their existing team.

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The Research Club - Summer Party at the Kia Oval
2021-08-12 18:00 - 23:30
The Research Club Celebrates the return of its Face to Face Events with a Summer Party at the Kia Oval in August.
After months of lockdown The Research Club are delighted to be returning to the famous Kia Oval Cricket Ground for its annual rooftop summer party.

Tara Mackay, Global Events Manager at The Research Club, stated “This will probably be the only F2F Market Research get together this summer, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone across the industry to the Corinthian Roof Terrace on Thursday 12th August. This world class venue has put in place all the safety measures and procedures, to ensure that guests are able to network safely, with ample space, fresh air and excellent hygiene throughout the venue. With special thanks to our Platinum sponsor Paul Wealleans and Panelbase for helping make this event happen.”

To contribute to the return of face to face events the Market Research Society are kindly providing a welcome drinks reception on the night, so it’s “First drinks on MRS!”

Tickets are limited and likely to be in high demand, so do book them now while Early bird prices are available. More tickets may be added should restrictions ease further, following the 19th July.

A contribution from each ticket sale will be donated to CORe – Colour Of Research along with some fun fundraising on the night to support the fantastic work they are doing to promote diversity and inclusivity within the MR community!

For more information and to purchase a ticket please click here – https://theresearchclub.com/events/london-summer-rooftop-party/
