http://www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog Read all about current thoughts on market research techniques & findings, as well as views on industry and commerce issues generally. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:24:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TheMarketResearchBloghttp://feedburner.google.com This week Director Matthew Harrison draws the key marketing lessons from his (now dormant) seduction techniques. Each and every year, the month of March is a joyous occasion for me. The brutal New York winter dissipates and makes way for 8 months of glorious sun. The English football ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~4/mbNfKuft1UQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~3/mbNfKuft1UQ/ http://www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog/2010/03/12/what-can-marketers-learn-from-english-seduction-techniques/ B2B International’s consistent growth continued in 2009 despite the difficult economic environment. The company’s turnover increased by 10% and is now approaching the £3.5 million mark (over US$5 million). B2B International has experienced year-on-year growth in every year since its formation in 1998. “2009 was a challenging ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~4/jBuuQgQx0LI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~3/jBuuQgQx0LI/ http://www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog/2010/03/09/continued-growth-for-b2b-international/ Paul Hague this week reflects on how an understanding of the decision making process in everyday life helps us to better understand and influence the decision making process of our prospective customers. I was out for dinner the other evening with a colleague and we were eating in an Indian restaurant. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~4/ZZ_21WC1wMI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~3/ZZ_21WC1wMI/ http://www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog/2010/03/05/chicken-biryani-and-b2b-marketing/ This article by Stefan Stern in the Financial Times this week caught our eye. It makes the point that marketing services have become the butt of procurement teams who are eager to save money and feel that this fluffy subject of marketing is fair game. We know the feeling! This ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~4/yMgEuCm79hU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMarketResearchBlog/~3/yMgEuCm79hU/ http://www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog/2010/03/03/marketing-strategies-vs-marketing-tactics/