Business Knowledge, Practical Tips
Brexit Preparations
Posted on 10 September 2019
With all the uncertainty about Brexit, it is important to keep up to date with the implications of a deal, or no deal, for your business. Whilst it is impossible...
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How to refocus after a break
Posted on 4 September 2019
Lucy Eckley of Build Your Brand Story outlines some really useful tips for getting our work momentum back after summer. Read full article here. https://buildyourbrandstory.com/refocus-after-break/
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How accurate are ‘likely to purchase’ scores?
Posted on 1 August 2019
We all know that people over claim in research - but by how much? There are several 'accepted' approaches to this, recently shared on the ICG's e-group. One empirically based...
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Interviewing On Sensitive Topics
Posted on 5 July 2019
Fiona Silver has kindly summarised the advice she received on interviewing potentially vulnerable people on a highly sensitive (not to say emotional) topic for the future reference of anyone with a similar query....
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Powerpoint template library and resources
Posted on 5 July 2019
Thanks to Geoff Fitzgerald for finding this useful recource of free PPT templates.
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Presenting at Conferences – Tips & Advice from ICGers
Posted on 23 May 2019
ICG member Alan Terry of Vanilla Research, asked members on the forum what their advice would be in ensuring that a presentation to a Conference went well. He has put together...
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Resource Centre for questionnaire design
Posted on 9 May 2019
Following the recent webinar on the topic, Dr Keith Meadows has shared his resource centre which has various articles, white papers and case studies to help make the research process work better....
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Idea Generation Techniques
Posted on 3 May 2019
Recruitment company Cleverism has recently written an extremely interesting blog entitled '18 best idea generation techniques'. The blog which outlines the three stages of ideation, and then goes on to look at...
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Thinking about a Garden Office?
Posted on 2 May 2019
Chris Brooks has recently been thinking about adding a dedicated work space to her home - and asked the ICG egroup for suggestions and experiences. Here is a summary of...
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Dealing with late payments/ client entering administration
Posted on 2 May 2019
Late/ no payment is a real problem for our members. However, there are some useful resources out there to help you 'jog' your client's finance departments along and some sensible...
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Hints and Tips: Moderating your first group
Posted on 28 March 2019
For many of us, moderation is something that we now take in our stride, but memories of how we felt the first time we walked into that group room remain...
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Conference speaking tips
Posted on 12 March 2019
Try repeating a pre-presentation mantra: "I'm glad I'm here, I'm glad you're here, I know my stuff” - this induces confidence and calms your nerves "I'm glad I'm here" -...