Posted: 3/15/2010 3:29:16 PM

Attention all restless researchers!

Have you found a new passion in research? Are you working on a unique and exciting project? Have you had a life-changing travel experience you’d like to share with others?

If so, get writing – TTRA Canada is looking for articles for its newsletter, aTTRAction. The deadline is April 1, 2010.

Of course, the suggestions above are just some of the things we want to hear about. We seek submissions that share experiences, thoughts, insights, research, and advice on any theme related to travel and tourism, in work or play. Short stories, narratives, poetry, photographs, and other creative formats are welcomed and encouraged. We also invite suggestions for reprints from print and electronic sources.

Please submit all entries for the aTTRAction newsletter by email along with your first and last name to: editor@ttracanada.ca. For articles, please limit the length to 500 words or less. Photographs need to be in a high-resolution JPEG format.

Submission deadline for May issue is April 1. So get writing!

Thank you!
aTTRAction

Helena Haley
TTRA Canada Marketing & Communications Officer / aTTRAction Editor

Tel.: 613.238.3883  E-Mail: editor@ttracanada.ca
Website:  www.ttracanada.ca

Posted: 3/15/2010 2:04:38 PM

On February 10, 2010, The Conference Board of Canada released ‘Intellectual Property in the 21st Century’, an issues and policy report on national intellectual property (IP) rights, authored by Dr. Ruth M. Corbin - Managing Partner of CorbinPartners Inc.. For further information and access to the report, refer to The Conference Board of Canada website here: www.conferenceboard.ca/documents.aspx?did=3452

Tel.: 647-727-4039  E-Mail: akosciuszko@corbinpartners.com
Website:  www.corbinpartners.com

Posted: 3/1/2010 10:16:58 AM

Research Strategy Group Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Salima Nathoo to Associate Vice President. Ms. Nathoo is a dedicated researcher working on all facets of RSG research processes. From project inception through to strategic recommendations, Salima is a high energy addition to the team.

Posted: 3/1/2010 10:15:48 AM

Research Strategy Group Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Deborah Adie Boyd to Senior Vice President. Ms. Adie Boyd is a creative and pragmatic research consultant focused on qualitative research. Her research specialties include creative testing, beverage alcohol, lottery and gaming, retail, telecommunications and research with youth.


Tel.: (416) 926-8582  E-Mail: deborah@rsginc.net
Website:  www.rsginc.ca

Posted: 3/1/2010 10:13:43 AM

Research Strategy Group Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Coulter as Executive Vice President. In addition to providing clients with exceptional research services Ms. Coulter will have full responsibility for the management of operations providing strategy, leadership and guidance.

Posted: 2/26/2010 4:48:00 AM

May You provide this opportunity?

I am currently Country Manager for a multinational pharmaceutical company (8 years of experience) in Africa, very passionate about Marketing research, holder of the Certificate in Principles of (Pharmaceutical) Marketing Research with University of Georgia (USA) and MRII, now member of the MRIA.

Conducted Marketing Research (Client Side) for 2 years (basically agency relations and field work) in Africa.

Now looking for an opportunity to work in a full service marketing research agency and go through the whole process from the Agency Proposal to the presentation of the results and client follow-up.

This opportunity will strongly prepare me to the CMRP certification. (I cannot do this while based in Africa)

Interrested? mail me (alexiskamdjou@yahoo.com) and you will have all details on my experience and the input i can bring while working with you.

Phone number 00 241 07 25 12 25

Posted: 2/24/2010 9:49:14 PM

Posted: 2/24/2010 9:24:22 PM

CASRO Members Optimistic for 2010

February 24, 2010 - US trade body CASRO has reported in its ‘Year-end State of the Business Survey’ that 77% of its members are forecasting increased revenues in 2010; with just 1% believing that revenues will decrease during the year.

CASRO says this optimism is likely to be based on the positive trend in business growth in the 4th quarter of 2009. Survey participants reported an especially strong increase during the quarter, with 71% recording an increase over Q3.

Most are optimistic about economic recovery, and 78% of participating members believe that the recovery has already started or that it will occur this year.

In what CASRO (the Council of American Survey Research Organizations) describes as a ‘challenging year’ for the US research industry, just 32% of respondents reported that business increased in 2009. More than half (56%) said that business decreased in 2009 compared with 2008.

Some research firms continued to experience a ‘sluggish economy’ - 15% claimed reduced Q4 quarter revenues, and 14% reported no change.

Web site: www.casro.org

Posted: 2/24/2010 9:14:23 AM

Opening Canada’s Student Wallet

First-of-its-kind research by Studentawards Inc. sheds light on purchasing priorities of Canadian students and why all students should not be treated equally by marketers. Results from the Students as Consumers (SAC) syndicated study (2009 to 2010) reveal average monthly expenses of $1,107 for high school, college and university students, and uncover dramatic differences in spending priorities between each segment.

For full details visit http://bit.ly/cPl10w

Posted: 2/22/2010 2:09:20 PM

Revelation invites Ray Poynter and Andrew Vincent to launch the 2010 Great Research Thinking (GRT) webinar series. Poynter and Vincent will present their approaches that open avenues for innovation and insight for critical business decision-making on March 2nd and April 13th at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT. On March 2nd, Ray Pointer, Director of Virtual Surveys and principal of The Future Place, will present “The Case for New MR. ”On April 13th, Andrew Vincent, owner of Waves Research & Consulting, will present “Insight Integration” to introduce frameworks that use actionable market research, construct the real life context for end-users’ decision-making, and leverage these insights to make the most impact. Each complimentary GRT webinar starts at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT and lasts an hour. To register for these events, visit GRT’s homepage at www.revelationglobal.com/grt. 

Tel.: (503) 808-1492  E-Mail: kat@revelationglobal.com
Website:  www.revelationglobal.com