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"Get out of the echo chamber!"

How has the market research industry developed over the past year? And what's next? And what exactly is "inflation"? Jens Krüger, CEO of Bonsai, asks these questions in his column on marktforschung.de. In the face of political, social and economic upheaval, the market research industry has done quite well on the surface. But behind the scenes, what is probably the biggest shakeout and consolidation of the market in the last 25 years is taking place.

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Wake-up call on Marktforschung.de: AI never sleeps

In his column on marktforschung.de, Bonsai CEO Jens Krüger warns against oversleeping the topic of AI - and is not sparing in his criticism of the industry: "We are seeing how rapidly AI applications are learning on a daily, even hourly basis. We can already hold conversations with virtual avatars and use them to predict purchasing behavior. Yes, not perfect yet, but let's see what it looks like next week ...

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Is this real market research, or can it go away?

1,000 respondents are representative. Or is it better to have 2,000? If even renowned journalists like Markus Lanz spread misinformation about market research on television, how is it supposed to be properly understood by the general population? In his new column, Jens Krüger asks how the market research industry should deal with the obvious lack of understanding of the concept of representativeness.

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Protected word-picture marks, algorithms, calculations and indices, the composition of which is known only to the institute. Is this kind of demarcation still in keeping with the times? Or isn't there a lot to be said for looking at one's cards? Bonsai-In his column on marktforschung.de, CEO Jens Krüger argues for more openness and transparency and explains why the methodical back room in market research has had its day.

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Market research? Only in fine weather.

Crisis there, costs down, market research stopped. And that for years to come. Is market research only something for good weather? Or just when a storm or thunderstorm is brewing? Bonsai-In his column on marktforschung.de, CEO Jens Krüger writes about the German bad habit of automatically thinking about budget cuts in times of crisis, although as a company you need to know what makes consumers tick.

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Qualitative research as a morsel provider - from sushi to insights

"Why qualitative research in particular is struggling so much in the context of other disciplines despite Covid-19 - and why a look at UX helps to understand what is currently lacking. Maybe at least." This topic is commented on by Bonsai CEO Jens Krüger in his column on marktforschung.de.

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