Maria Aileen “Fiesta” Parinas is the Qualitative Research Director of The Nielsen Company Philippines. Qualitative market research employs keen observation in the process as it aims to understand consumer profile, which includes opinion, behavior and motivation. In this interview, Fiesta shares her expertise about insighting Q1: What are the best qualifications to look for an insight master? A1: Self-awareness. Open-mindedness. […]
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Jonn Terence Dy is the country marketing manager for laundry of Procter and Gamble Philippines. He won the 2017 Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA). He shares his insights about knowing your customers intimately. Q1 : You like to talk about ‘Walk in her shoes, buy her shoes’, what exactly does it mean? A1: A fundamental step in being a […]
Nielsen Sports is the premier provider of analytics and insights within the sports industry, offering the most reliable source of independent and holistic market data in the sector and the most complete view of consumer trends and habits worldwide. Guy is the Managing Director for Nielsen Sports in Asia, overseeing six offices across the region. He has 15 years of […]
Raul Juan Esteban is Managing Director of marketing research firm PSRC. He is Past President of the Marketing and Opinion Research Society (MORES) of the Philippines; Country Representative of ESOMAR, the global research association; and past Chairman of AGB-Nielsen. He shares his insights about doing research the practical way. Q1: The late icon Steve Jobs once mentioned that consumers don’t know what they […]
Michael Jonathan Biscocho is the country head for Analytics & Insights of Procter & Gamble Philippines, a position that he assumed at the age of 26 years old. In this role, he sits in the Philippines country leadership team and reports to the P&G Philippines General Manager. He recently took on additional responsibility as Gillette Country Manager. He was recognized […]
Q1: What is insighting and why should all companies, even small ones, generate insight? A: An insight is a latent consumer truth that brings about strong emotions (due to its relevance to the target segment). When clearly linked to the brand, an insight has the power to make consumers seriously consider a brand because it shares the same emotions and values as they have. It […]
Q1: What is insighting and why is it important for a marketer or a businessperson to have insight? A1: Insighting” is basically the process of understanding what consumers need or want. It is getting to the heart of people’s thoughts, motivations and behaviors to inspire business opportunity. In that simple definition, one can immediately understand why “insighting” is important – […]