Bonsai takes over the research division of VR Insight

Bonsai 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.

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Launch of bonsAI - AI accesses real usage data from 20 million users

Bonsai 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.

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Cold remedies are a pharmacist's favorite

Cold 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.

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Bonsai ApoVote: German citizens save on their health

New 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. 

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Bonsai Research expands futurology

On 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.

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Values Index 1/2024: Society more divided than ever. Now is the time to take a stand.

 The 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.

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Elke Loew
OTC: The importance of brand websites is overestimated

New 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.

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New Bonsai Health study: Three-quarters of pharmacies don't want to give up OTC sales force visits

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.

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Bonsai Research continues to grow - with colleagues from ISM Global Dynamics

Bonsai 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.

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More sustainable consumption through fruit from the EU

The 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.

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Bonsai goes nimble

Flink, 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.

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Elke Loew
Bonsai launches Bonsai Public

Bonsai 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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Elke Loew
How Germany thinks and feels: Freedom is the most important value again after ten years!

Under the title "Values Index Update 2022-2 - Between Freedoms," the first results of the largest social media study on social developments are being published today in advance. People's longing for ease and freedom has grown enormously in permanent crisis mode. The problem: The pursuit of individual freedoms threatens to divide our society. The new Values Index, the largest social media study on social change, shows: Freedom, health and family are the values that people are most concerned about. For the 9th Values Index, almost seven million posts on social media were analyzed with the help of AI after the start of the war in Ukraine.

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Savings are being made on the subject of health: Is inflation becoming a brand killer for pharmacy products?

When it comes to health, savings are made - the new buying behavior of pharmacy customers. Bonsai Health today publishes current figures from Bonsai ApoVote - the representative survey of pharmacists in Germany. Is inflation becoming a brand killer for pharmacy products? According to Bonsai ApoVote, 80 percent of pharmacists say their customers' buying behavior has changed in the face of inflation. 57 percent of pharmacists note: their customers are asking more frequently for cheaper product alternatives. In these cases, manufacturers' advertising investments pay more to the category than to the brand. Bonsai ApoVote shows: 42 percent of pharmacies are selling fewer products overall.

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Elke Loew
"Creativity as a success factor" makes the difference for companies

Creative companies are demonstrably more successful, according to the new study "Success Factor Creativity". The study's central question: What do creative companies do differently from others? "Success Factor Creativity" is the first study in Germany to measure what effect business creativity has on companies in competition. The study is published by the Hirschen Group and Bonsai Research - supported by Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland e.V. (WJD).

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Virtual Reality as in Games - Research at the Virtual POS

Bonsai Research and VR INSIGHT are now cooperating to take virtual POS research to a new level. In the virtual supermarket or virtual gas station, users can not only "shop" but really interact - even with the salespeople. 90 percent of participants say they were immersed in the virtual reality of the store and were in 'shopping mode'. Research in virtual spaces in a quality that users are familiar with from the latest games.

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The new Bonsai BrandMap - Brand management without any frills

Bonsai Research is now expanding its portfolio on the topic of brand management. The new research program on the topic of brand starts with the launch of the Bonsai BrandMap in Germany. The BrandMap was developed and validated by Bonsai together with the Scandinavian company Insights Distillery - and is already in use internationally. The new Bonsai BrandMap makes the personality aspect of brands the decisive factor that determines everything the brand says and does. The new Bonsai BrandMap makes brand personalities transparent, understandable and designable. The scientific basis is the five-factor model established in psychology.

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Elke Loew
Bonsai launches Bonsai Health - with Bettina Mertens-Danowski

Bonsai Research brings another proven health expert on board with Bettina Mertens-Danowski. The research specialist - traditionally strong in the health sector with its pharmacy panel, among other things - is combining the activities in the new unit Bonsai Health. An important component of Bonsai Health continues to be access to relevant sales data via the Bonsai partner NOVENTI.

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