Das Bonsai OTC Category Spotlight zeigt: Erkältungspräparate sind die Lieblingskategorie der Apotheker:innen – und bauen ihre Favoritenrolle weiter aus. Voltaren und Nicorette sind die Hero-Produkte in ihrer jeweiligen Kategorie und werden jetzt von Apotheker:innen noch stärker bevorzugt als im Vorjahr. Am meisten Spaß macht den Apotheker:innen in Leitungsfunktion die Beratung zu den OTC-Kategorien, die auch wirtschaftlich Freude machen.
Read moreNach der Insolvenz von EARSandEYES wechselt ein Teil des Teams und des Geschäfts zu Bonsai Research. Viele der bisherigen EARSandEYES-Kunden setzen ihre Zusammenarbeit unter dem Bonsai-Dach fort. Bonsai ergänzt mit der Übernahme sein bisheriges Portfolio im Bereich der Marken- und Marketingforschung. Der bisherige EARSandEYES-Geschäftsführer Frank Lüttschwager wechselt ebenfalls zu Bonsai.
Read moreBonsai Health is publishing the results of the "Bonsai Pharmacies Digital Check 2025" for the first time today. The new study provides information on the reality and pharmacies' assessment of relevant digitalization topics.
Read moreInnovative research platform from Bonsai and HGT combines the virtual test market with a new Studio@Home solution. Bonsai Research launches the new virtual research platform for category management, product, packaging and concept tests. The highlight: in cooperation with HGT (Herzog, Glaser, Thelen), Bonsai is now combining tests in the studio with the newly developed Studio@Home approach, a solution that is not only innovative, but above all efficient.
Read moreNever new Bonsai OTC pharmacy sales study shows: Overall, the image of OTC manufacturers among pharmacies still leaves a lot to be desired, the new Bonsai OTC Pharmacy Sales Study shows // OTC manufacturers should not cut back in the wrong place - on staff. The human factor is even more important to pharmacies than it used to be // Half of the promotional materials that manufacturers deliver to pharmacies still end up unused // Couponing campaigns are used more by pharmacies than in the previous year // Manufacturer portals are a touchpoint with potential.
Read moreBonsai Research publishes the largest social media study on social change "Values Index 1/25 Psycho-Reality": Society is polarizing like never before. Filter bubbles lead to individual realities that not only determine political opinion-forming and voting behavior, but also consumption. At an online forum for companies and interested media representatives on March 7, 2025, Bonsai Research will show how marketing must react to the new psycho-realities.
Read moreGood news in the run-up to Christmas: private donors are giving six billion euros to good causes this year - 200 million euros more than last year. This does not even include large donations of over 1,500 euros. Donations for child and youth welfare are particularly common (28% of donors). The second most important donation purpose is immediate and emergency aid in (civil) war and disaster areas; in third place is animal welfare.
Read moreBonsai Research gains Dr. Anke Möser as a Client Partner. The company is thus further expanding the Bonsai Strategy unit. With her industry and methodological expertise, Dr. Anke Möser will particularly support clients from the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
Read moreBonsai Research is taking over the virtual reality-supported shopper and store research of its previous cooperation partner VR Insight. This means that Bonsai is bringing VR and AR test market research in-house: Bonsai 's new test market is going virtual! Both the technology and the databases as well as existing customers and employees will be taken over.
Read moreBonsai Research launches the new bonsAI today after extensive testing. bonsAI is a state-of-the-art, AI-powered marketing and market research solution that will revolutionize the way companies understand and interact with their audiences. By analyzing online behavioral data from 20 million online users worldwide, bonsAI creates detailed audience profiles and transforms this data into actionable insights using Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models (LLMs). In Germany alone, bonsAI has access to the data of 500,000 online users. bonsAI makes concrete suggestions for channels, content and even for visuals and the language style of campaigns.
Read moreCold remedies are extremely popular with pharmacists. This is the result of the new Bonsai pharmacy study. "There is a clear correlation between the popularity of the OTC/free-choice categories and the margin that can be achieved with them," says Bettina Mertens-Danowski, Head of Bonsai Health. Popular is what brings in the margin: half of all pharmacists surveyed also see the favorite category of colds as one of the biggest revenue generators, according to the Bonsai OTC Category Spotlight.
Read moreNew studies: Bonsai ApoVote and Bonsai OTC sales study: 91 percent of pharmacists say that their customers' purchasing behavior has changed in the face of inflation. A third of pharmacies have recorded a decline in the number of customers. In addition, fewer products per purchase are being sold over the counter. And: more than half of the advertising material that pharmaceutical manufacturers give to pharmacies ends up in the bin unused.
Read moreOn March 1, 2024, Kim Haußer and Prof. Peter Wippermann joined the market research company Bonsai Research after years of close collaboration. Kim Haußer and Trendbüro founder Prof. Peter Wippermann will continue the successful future studies of Bonsai Research and launch new projects together with Bonsai CEO Jens Krüger. In order to strategically expand the area of foresight, Bonsai Research is founding the new unit Bonsai Future.
Read moreThe largest social media study on changing values shows: The tone on social media is becoming more aggressive. Society is drifting further apart. Clear attitudes are now required from politicians, institutions and companies. As part of the current study "Values Index Update 1/2024 - Attitude", more than twelve million posts on social media were analyzed with the help of AI. "Freedom", "health" and "family" are the values that concern people the most.
Read moreNew findings from Bonsai on online shopping behavior for OTC products
The importance of OTC brand websites is overestimated. One third of online shoppers of OTC products choose another product on the way to the shopping cart. 90 percent of buyers of OTC products do not visit the brand website. Say-Do-Gap: 93 percent of OTC shoppers use Google before making a purchase. But only just under a quarter state this in surveys. Manufacturers can significantly improve their competitive position with optimized online strategies.
Bonsai Health today published the latest results of the Bonsai OTC Pharmacy Field Service Rating 2023. According to this, field service visits are important or very important for almost three quarters of pharmacists (76 percent). The individual observations of the manufacturers show however serious differences - straight with very crucial criteria such as the recommendation frequency.
Read moreBonsai Research is now taking over proven methods, models and staff from ISM Global Dynamics. Bonsai is thus closing a final gap to become a full-service provider in market research. Prof. Dirk Frank becomes Head of Bonsai Strategy. With him, ten colleagues from ISM move to Bonsai. The majority of former ISM clients will continue their cooperation under the Bonsai umbrella.
Read moreThe EU-funded initiatives "GET A FRUIT", "GREEN LIFE" and REFRESH YOUR LIFE bring consumers closer to healthy products from the EU. B2B events are just as much a part of the information and communication concept as the presentation in stationary retail. Bonsai Sales & Food Service supports the EU-sponsored initiatives through test listings in retail and promotions.
Read moreFlink, one of Europe's leading instant food delivery services, is cooperating with Bonsai Research. Manufacturers can use Bonsai to quickly access the behavioral data of orderers, have surveys conducted, and thus better understand the market for instant grocery delivery services. Bonsai is thus expanding its test market expertise to include quick commerce.
Read moreBonsai Research bundles its expertise and innovative research projects with social relevance - for companies, NGOs and other institutions. Bonsai Public shows where and how companies can get involved and position themselves "correctly" in the social context. Jan Borcherding becomes Head of Bonsai Public.
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