Stephen Bairfelt – Chair of the new B2B Research Network

28 Mar 2024

By ICG member Stephen Bairfelt I am delighted and honored to announce that I have been selected to be the Chair of the new B2B research network, which will work in conjunction with the Market Research Society (MRS). I’ve always had a passion for B2B research and...

ICG Quiz Night 2024 – Another Success

05 Mar 2024

Thoughts from ICG member Susie Mullen I’ll be honest, I’m not much of a networker. I know it’s important and I know I should do more of it but it’s one of the things I find easy to avoid. Earlier this year, spurred on by new year enthusiasm, I...

MRS/ICG Award for Independent Consultants 2023: WE HAVE A WINNER (and a Highly Commended)

05 Dec 2023

Congratulations to ICG member Sally Kemkers, with her team at Untapped Innovation, for winning this year’s MRS/ICG Award for Independent Consultants. Untapped Innovation’s submission,‘How research-led innovation helped BookTrust reach disadvantaged...

The MRS Inclusion Pledge for Independent Consultants

21 Nov 2023

The ICG has worked with the MRS on an Inclusion Pledge which is relevant for ICG members/ independent consultants to encourage commitment to inclusive practices across the sector.  The Inclusion Pledge for Independents focuses on ensuring we work with others who are...

The Perky Poet (Nanda Marchant) with ‘The Respondent’

20 Nov 2023

ICG member Nanda Marchant regularly pens poems which many of our members enjoy. Here’s her latest one. THE RESPONDENT   A lady collared me one day outside my local church She wanted willing volunteers to do market research ‘It’s just a chance to air your...

Introducing ‘From There To Here’ podcast

15 Nov 2023

Michael Stone, ICG member and owner of Stone Market Research, has set-up a podcast ‘From There To Here’ in which he will talk to people in the public eye about their journey through life. The interviews will look at their journey and the key factors that have taken...