Bonsai Pharmacies Digital Check 2025: lots of fax, little AI

The first Bonsai Pharmacies Digital Check shows that pharmacists recognize the growing importance of digitalization and artificial intelligence. But: 80 percent of pharmacies in Germany still use a fax machine to communicate with the manufacturer's sales force. The new study is reported on by "markenartikel", the magazine for brand management, and pharma relations. We show you what the study has to offer manufacturers.

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Successful 360° advertising impact measurement

In a recent study for HYLO-Augentropfen, Bonsai Research not only collected the classic advertising impact parameters of the current campaign, but also analyzed its impact on the real sales data of pharmacies. In addition, the question of whether the FC Bayern stars are just as popular as testimonials in the north of Germany as they are in the south was also clarified. Read more in the current issue of p&a.

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Virtual test market: Efficient with new Studio@Home solution

Bonsai launches its new virtual research platform for category management, product, packaging and concept tests. The highlight: in cooperation with HGT (Herzog, Glaser, Thelen), we are now combining tests in the studio with Studio@Home. A solution that is not only innovative, but above all efficient. As part of a roadshow (see below), together with our client Rotkäppchen-Mumm, we are demonstrating the real benefits of Bonsai 's virtual test markets and the new, smart offering.

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Mental Availiabilty: Bonsai & Freenet show how it's done

In highly competitive markets, brands need to be present in the minds of consumers at decisive purchasing moments. We demonstrated how this works with our client freenet at the Market Research Week. More than 100 participants followed this live. If you were unable to attend, the recording is now available on YouTube. Fabian Winderl (freenet) sums it up: "The Bonsai offers us more depth of explanation in the brand funnel. Specifically, we can derive the really relevant stories for advertising campaigns and can focus on the decisive CEPs (Category Entry Points)."

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Countdown to the week of market research

The sixth Week of Market Research (#WdM25) starts this year on May 19 and runs until May 27, 2025. We are represented at WdM25 with three great topics. Our Qual researchers from Bonsai Lab are all about Decoding Culture. Our colleagues from Bonsai Strategy are at the start with the topic of Mental Availiability and Bonsai Future with the topic "Values. Change. Growth", which is all about how companies can shape the future on the basis of research.

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Interview: "We enable real-time response to digital behaviors"

FRAG bonsAI enables companies to develop tailored strategies based on real behavioral data from 20 million online users. Jasmin Pampuch, Head of Shopper Research and Behavior Analytics at Bonsai Research, explains how this works and what sets Bonsai apart from others in an interview at planung & analyse. On May 7, 2024 from 11:00 to 12:00, FRAG bonsAI, our innovative, AI-supported marketing solution, will be the topic of the planung & analyse Deeper Insights Day (DID).

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Value index 1/25 - how marketing can deal with new realities

The Values Index, the largest long-term social media study on social change, was published last month with the new issue 1/25. Jens Krüger (Managing Director of Bonsai) and Kim Haußer (Head of Bonsai Future) explain in Markenartikel, the magazine for brand management, why the current change in values is so challenging for marketing, but also offers opportunities - and what brand values, real-time data and AI technology have to do with it.

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NRW takes action: Kim Haußer in an interview

Kim Haußer, Head of Bonsai Future, in an interview with NRW handelt: How we at Bonsai research global social trends and change and use qualitative and quantitative research, paired with AI-based observation of behavioral data, to identify early signs of emerging trends and anticipate future consumer behavior.

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TOCii winner webinars with Bonsai

In February, Bonsai was awarded a TOCii in two categories at the new industry award "Top Of Class Insights Industry", or TOCii for short: Bonsai Health received the TOCii in the pharmaceutical and healthcare research category; Bonsai Future in the trend and future research category. On April 9 and 10, 2025, together with the other winners of the categories, we will be able to show why we received the award - and what Bonsai Health and Bonsai Future can do for companies.

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Bonsai advances further in the industry's sales ranking

Bonsai is steadily working its way up the rankings of Germany's largest market research companies. This is according to the Context 2024 turnover list published today by marktforschung.de. After making it into the top 25 in 2021 and entering the top 20 last year, Bonsai now ranks 17th among the companies with the highest turnover in the industry with a 24% increase in turnover compared to the previous year.

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Value index 1/25: People are increasingly living in their subjective reality

The new Bonsai Values Index 1/25, the largest social media study on social change, has been published. First results: Society is polarizing like never before. Filter bubbles lead to individual realities that determine political opinion-forming as well as consumption. Many media outlets are reporting on this.

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OTC sales study: image problem in pharmacies

The OTC manufacturers that pharmacists value the most are Ratiopharm, Bionorica and Hexal. Overall, however, the image of OTC manufacturers among pharmacies still leaves a lot to be desired. This is shown by the new Bonsai OTC Pharmacy Sales Study, the detailed results of which are reported by Markenartikel, Healthcare Marketing and Pharma Relation.

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The virtual test market – really now!

Our test market specialists demonstrated the reality of the virtual test market live at the Succeet 2025 market research fair: For those who missed it, here is the YouTube video we filmed at the fair. Stefan Feldmeier, member of the management team at Bonsai and responsible for the test markets: "I have never seen a virtual store that is so realistic." Really? Really!

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TOCii Award for Bonsai Health and Bonsai Future

The new industry award “Top Of Class Insights Industry”, or TOCii for short, was just presented at the Succeet market research fair in Wiesbaden. If you missed the ceremony, click here for the interview with the winners Bettina Mertens-Danowski ( Bonsai Health) and Kim Haußer.

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FRAG_bonsAI on Succeet – or on YouTube

At Succeet 25, Jasmin Pampuch, Head of Bonsai Shopper & Behaviour Research, our new AI FRAG bonsAI. FRAG bonsAI does not guess (like Deep Seek), but rather analyses the real online behaviour data of 20 million online users worldwide. The highlight: FRAG bonsAI makes concrete suggestions for the channels, the content and even for the visuals and the language of campaigns.

Jasmin Pampuch explains what FRAG_bonsAI really brings to our customers in a YouTube interview at Succeet.

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Double victory: TOCii for Bonsai Health and Bonsai Future

Bonsai Research is the winner of the new industry award "Top Of Class Insights Industry", TOCii for short: on February 13, we will be honored in two of a total of five categories at the Succeet market research trade fair in Wiesbaden: Bonsai Health will receive the TOCii in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Research category; Bonsai Future in the Trend and Future Research category. "We have significantly expanded both Bonsai Health and Bonsai Future in terms of content and personnel in recent years. We are delighted that the jury has now recognized this work," emphasizes Bonsai Jens Krüger.

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Bonsai Health wins the TOCii Award

At the premiere of the Top Of Class Insights Industry award, TOCii for short Bonsai Health will be honored as the top institute for pharmaceutical and healthcare research at the succeet industry trade fair on Wednesday. "We have significantly expanded Bonsai Health in terms of content and personnel over the last three years and are delighted that the independent jury of experts is now recognizing this work," says Bettina Mertens-Danowski, Head of Bonsai Health. 

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