Just finished a hectic week of consumer & client immersions. Brand team enthused and ready to face the challenges ahead! It's a great way to kick off the new year - new ideas, new possibilities

Considering articles for our next newsletter....

Gamification anyone?

Brunch, is it an out of home occasion only...theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/w…

Here's a great quote from Unilever's Keith Weed to put things in perspective. #MRSlive

Best of the Financial Times, sampling at Wimbledon Station, years since we've looked at it, lets see whats inside, print media not dead yet

news from 1 of the categories we work in, SABMiller has confirmed it has received notification frm Anheuser-Busch InBev of poss takeover

We've off to The Bakery to see what it's all about...

WOW! interesting changes

Are these the 24 most inspirational brand mission statements? bit.ly/1KzNfA4

Win a pair of tickets to the Rugby World Cup youngs.co.uk/rugbyworldcup

could have very interesting applications for product testing x.com/springwise/sta…

Tracey White, our Head of Qual, explains how qualitative research can be inventive, how it can help understand drivers of consumer behaviour & how you can make best use of qual as part of your research mix. vimeo.com/241510826

Seller centric: optimizing eBay seller experience with Deborah Sleep and Rhea Fox Engage Research now at ESOMAR #bigdata #consumer #insights

More than two thirds of Millennial Men feel ‘brands’ are important as a way of expressing themselves to others, says new Engage Research study - via Retail Times Team #Millennials #marketresearch #Retail #brands retailtimes.co.uk/brands-matter-…

Gaining a deeper understanding of the owner-pet relationship could help inform marketing and activation programmes for both pet and non-pet products, according to consumer insight agency Engage Research. petgazette.biz/17258-christma…

"Brands would be wise to take a look at our attitudes towards our pets because it impacts on not only how we shop for them but also for ourselves." Research suggests British consumers to spend over £750m on pets this Xmas talkingretail.com/news/industry-…

Tesco's move to eliminate food waste should prompt brands & other retailers to tap into other consumer concerns. Read what we had to say in European Supermarket Magazine esmmagazine.com/tescos-efforts…

#FMCG Brands Should 'Keep An Eye' On Coca-Cola's Response To Sugar Tax if they are considering a response of their own - read our views in European Supermarket Magazine #research #grocery esmmagazine.com/fmcg-brands-ke…

Half of UK Baby Boomers are prepared to try a brand they haven’t tried before if it is on promotion, according to new research from Engage Research. bdaily.co.uk/articles/2018/…