Following the bankruptcy of EARSandEYES, part of the team and the business are moving to Bonsai Research. Many of EARSandEYES’s existing clients are continuing their collaboration under the Bonsai umbrella. With this acquisition, Bonsai is expanding its existing portfolio in the field of brand and marketing research. Frank Lüttschwager, the former managing director of EARSandEYES, is also joining Bonsai.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Everyone is talking about customer experience (CX). Bonsai In its latest study, Research asked those who are really concerned about the topic: the consumers. One result: Half of Gen Z is annoyed by the many rating requests: Only half of teens and twens still think that companies take their ratings seriously, just as many ignore rating requests more often than before. Overall, customers like to give feedback: 88 percent give reviews when asked to do so after a purchase, service or repair. Relatively many experience requests from online shops (71 per cent), retailers (44 per cent) and telecommunication providers (35 per cent).

Bonsai Research now also organises test markets and sales in gastronomy and wholesale. The new unit Bonsai Sales & Food Service was founded for this purpose. Kyra Thielen is responsible for the Food Service unit. The sales expert comes from Lunch Vegaz, where she most recently worked as a key account manager.

The Bremen-based market research specialist for consumer and shopper research is now working with go2market to complement its portfolio for product launches and product optimisation in German retail. go2market is a real-life test market with locations in Vienna and, since June 2021, also in Cologne. The members who shop there - 3,000 in Cologne - are representative of the population in Germany.

Bonsai Research, market research specialist for consumer and shopper research, continues to expand its staff: Today Nadja Hilse joins the team of Bonsai in Hamburg as Client Partner. The experienced semiotician and specialist for cultural insights analyses is strengthening the Bonsai Labqualitative research team at Bonsai. Nadja Hilse takes on a cross-sectional function between innovation research, brand strategy and consulting. The media scientist previously worked as Associate Director Brand Strategy at Kantar Added Value, Kantar's former consulting unit.

Jan Borcherding joins the strategy team of the market research specialist Bonsai Research as Head of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). The CR expert comes from Kantar, where he has been supporting and advising well-known clients on the topic of corporate reputation management for years.

Bonsai is now also expanding its Shopper Research division. Martina Heise joins the department today as a Client Partner. At the same time, Bonsai colleague Jasmin Pampuch is taking over as head of the department. Bonsai 's ad hoc shopper research is thus getting a new, powerful duo.