More positive than expected: citizens rate their current standard of living as "still good" (2-): This is the result of the newly developed "Deutsche Bank Standard of Living Index 2023", which was implemented by Bonsai Research and surveyed in September 2023. Exciting - among many other things: The mood varies from state to state.
Read moreThe new evaluation of the largest long-term social media study on social developments (since 2009) is published today under the title "Values Index Update 2024/1 - Attitude". The study by Bonsai Research and Trendbüro shows that the tone in social media is becoming more aggressive. Society is drifting further apart. Clear attitudes are now required from politicians, institutions and companies. "Freedom", "health" and "family" are the values that concern people the most.
Read moreIn the new webinar series "Better Brands by Bonsai" - we show you what brand research can achieve today. The first part today is about: Bonsai BrandCore - Strong brands for heart and mind. Prof. Dirk Frank, Head of Bonsai Strategy, presented how we capture the brand core and the brand codes - as well as the 'mental' availability and the implicit and explicit representation of the brand personality. And how all this helps your brand. Where you can register for the next webinars ....
Read moreWe wish you a pink and merry Christmas! We would like to share a little Christmas story with you today. It's the story of the little Bonsai tree "Peppermint" - and it's actually our Christmas story. And because we also stand for innovation, our Christmas story is AI-generated ...
Read moreMeßmer Cold Tea stands for ice-cold tea enjoyment. To draw attention to its product range, Meßmer used an online audio campaign in selected test regions for the first time. The SalesLift analysis that Bonsai carried out for RMS shows how successful online audio was: Sales of the entire product range increased by 22 percent over the four-week campaign period.
Read moreExciting challenges for the agriculture of the future result in an exciting project for Bonsai. We tackled this topic of innovation in the agricultural sector in a co-creation workshop with the Forum Moderne Landwirtschaft at the end of November. The background: In 2050, agriculture will have to feed ten billion people, while operating in the most climate-friendly way possible, promoting animal welfare and biodiversity and adapting to changing consumer habits.
Read moreOver 90 percent of online shoppers of OTC/over-the-counter products do not use their websites at all on the path to purchase. But 93 percent of OTC online shoppers use Google on their Path to Purchase (although only 24 percent report this in surveys). The trade press reports on the new meta-study by Bonsai Research on the actual behavior of OTC online shoppers.
Read moreThe new Glory Payment Report shows that consumers have become much more open to new (self-service) technologies. Many expect them, as the report's new Bonsai study shows. The barriers to self-service have never been so low. The principle of self-service is now accepted, and the technology has arrived. The use of AI has also long since ceased to be a taboo subject for the vast majority.
Read moreThis is how innovation research works today: from the first idea to the finished product or service in the market. From the first idea to the finished product or service on the market. Our colleagues take you on our Innovation Journey. Today, Stefan Feldmeier and Prof. Dirk Frank show how to make early potential estimates and new, real and virtual test market formats even for completely new products and categories in the context of growth potential studies.
Read moreJan Reuter, Influencer and YouTuber with his own pharmacy, calls himself (ironically) "Pill Instructor". On LinkedIn, he has taken on our new study "Bonsai OTCApotheken Außendienst Rating 2023". What he presents in terms of results and conclusions in several videos is pure utility value for pharmaceutical companies - opinionated and also amusing.
Read morePrice, packaging and concept research. How such tests work, among other things with the help of the Bonsai benchmark database, was the topic of today's second webinar on the Innovation Journey from Bonsai Research. Margareta Koch and Evelyn Kiepfer from the Bonsai Strategy Team led through the session. For all those who missed it: We have of course recorded it for you (see below).
Read more... and how NGOs are using research results for themselves today. That was the topic of the podcast for which Jörg Schumacher and Andreas Schiemenz of neues stiften interviewed Jan Borcherding, Head of Bonsai Public, on the occasion of the German Fundraising Congress in Berlin.
Read more... and make ideation processes more efficient with AI. That was the topic of today's first Innovation Journey webinar from Bonsai Research. For all those who missed it: We recorded it for you, of course. And we cordially invite you to join us live at the other events.
Read moreIntroducing the new Bonsai Innovation Journey: From the first idea to the finished product in the market. On three dates - each in 30 to 35 minutes crisply to the point - our colleagues will take you on our Innovation Journey. Let us inspire you ...
Read more... was not only the motto of this year's German Marketing Day (DMT), but would also have been the appropriate headline for the event there on the topic of market research. Official title: "The new role of market research - why marketers should have us on their radar" - with Eva D. Bock (September), Jason Modemann (Mawave), Dr. Kai Hudetz ECC NEXT) and Jens Krüger (Bonsai Research).
Read moreThis year's Insights Congress of planning & analysis had around 200 industry participants. Together with Dr. Christiane Quaas from Weleda, Prof. Dirk Frank from Bonsai presented the Best Case Weleda: A lesson from the marketing textbook: How large are the target groups we can really reach, and are we making sufficient use of the growth opportunities? What role do segmentations and the consumer journey play?
Read moreThe trade press reports on the current results of the Bonsai OTC Pharmacies Field Service Rating 2023. According to this, Ratiopharm, Bionorica, Beiersdorf and Orthomol have the best field service. In general, three quarters of pharmacies do not want to do without OTC sales force visits. However, the individual observations of the manufacturers show serious differences - especially in very decisive criteria such as the willingness to recommend.
Read more1,000 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.
Read moreIncreasingly precise market research methods enable organizations to get to know the donations market and thus the behavior of their target groups better and better. Jan Borcherding, Head of Bonsai Public, has been in charge of conducting the German Donation Monitor for many years. He highlights current developments in the magazine FUNDStücke of the German Fundraising Association.
Read moreProtected 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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