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Liz Norman caught up with Michael Thompson (Head of UX at MTM) to discuss his move from qualitative research to UX research and explores how others can transition from one to the other. Michael’s background is in social, commercial, and qualitative research. He recently joined MTM to support its UX…

Our annual salary survey report for 2022 (UK) is here!  Over the last few months we have been surveying and analysing data on average salaries across the profession.  Along with highlighting the average salary increase across Insights, this report takes a deep dive into agency versus client-side salaries, skills, and…

Last year saw a sea change in how organisations use data and research to help understand evolving markets and individual consumer needs. Because of this, the Insights profession grew by 15% (ESOMAR 2022) and is expected to exceed this by an additional 5.2% in 2023.   A major concern for…

By Meri Nasaj - Resourcer More and more research is being done by non-researchers and client side teams, so what is left for Research Agencies who work in the insight sector? In their annual report, ESOMAR has answered this question and discussed what will become of a market research industry that's increasingly…

It's common knowledge that most recruitment winds down for businesses in December, meaning you can have a much tougher time come January when you're trying to get ahead of the job hunt. Fortunately, December isn't as quiet for us. Some of that is due to the profession we work in,…

Over the last 6 weeks we have shared tips on how to create a more inclusive hiring strategy, as well as supporting diverse talent through the recruitment process.   This covered things like: Working with experts to define a strategy and set goals Updating internal policies and processes Training internal…

We have mentioned briefly in this article the importance of advertising and how that can either attract the right talent, or put them off completely. So this week, we wanted to talk about making your job adverts inclusive. Here are some tips to start:   Don't ask for unnecessary requirements…

By Meri Nasaj and Liz Norman.   It can be hard to find experienced talent within Insight, but the good news is there is a lot of individuals at the start of their career that are really keen to join this exciting and rapidly evolving profession.  In addition whilst salary…

If you are updating your processes internally across Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, you need to make sure you retrain your staff.   This might seem obvious, but it's more than just handing out a guide and telling the team things have changed.   - Whoever you use to train you…

  It's that time of the year when we conduct our annual salary survey.   To make our findings as representative as possible across all sectors within insight we would love it if you could spare a few minutes to take part.   Of course, this is all completely confidential,…