2010
- 12th - 15th September 2010
- ESOMAR Congress
DVL Smith will be presenting at the ESOMAR Congress in Athens in September on the theme of Improving the communication of business insight through storytelling skills.
- 30th June 2010
- Insight Show
DVL Smith will be presenting on the subject of Developing market researchers' capabilities at the Insight Show.
- 1st June 2010
- Data integration in healthcare
DVL Smith will be presenting on the subject of data integration in the context of healthcare. This is to support the launch of DHP Research and Consultancy. Contact us for details.
- 21st April 2010
- ESOMAR debate: trends in market research
David, as UK ESOMAR representative, chaired a debate in London on trends in Market Research to which all UK ESOMAR members were invited. The debate will be reported soon by ESOMAR.
- 24th March 2010
- ESOMAR lunch at the MRS Conference
David, as UK ESOMAR representative, is hosting a lunch on at the MRS Conference for UK ESOMAR members
- 23rd March 2010
- MRS 2010 Conference
David Smith will be one of the presenters in the Big Thinkers session to be run at the MRS 2010 Conference
2009
- 5th November 2009
- Corporate Storytelling Workshop
DVL Smith hosted a Masterclass Storytelling Workshop in London. For details of the next Masterclass in the series, please contact us.
- July 2009
- India Lecture Tour, 1st-2nd
David continued his Lecture Tour by visiting India. Get in touch to request a copy of David's lecture notes.
- June 2009
- Thailand Lecture Tour, 29th-30th
David Smith visited Thailand on a ESOMAR-sponsored Lecture Tour. The Tour provided an overview of the new methods of market research, based on David's work at DVL Smith Ltd and his Seven Frames® approach to data analysis.
- May 2009
- University Marketing Intelligence Forum
David Smith presented a paper to a forum of professionals responsible for market research in the university sector on 19th May. The paper was on ways of integrating different types of evidence in preparing the business case.
- May 2009
- Business Industrial Group (BIG) Conference
David Smith gave the keynote address at the BIG Conference on 14th May, talking on the subject of how business decision-makers make sense of marketing intelligence information and how best to present insights to a senior audience.
- April 2009
- ESOMAR UK Representative
David Smith has been voted the UK ESOMAR Representative for the next two years by UK ESOMAR members. Following the successful ESOMAR Members' Lunch at the UK MRS Conference 2009, the next UK ESOMAR event for members will be held in London in October 2009. Details to follow.
- February 2009
- Market Research Society Conference, London
David Smith spoke at the MRS Research Conference on: "Data matters - harnessing the power of data to achieve competitive edge". He also spoke on the topic of building the business case for the integration of qualitative and quantitative data with management information. For more information on this event, please contact conference@mrs.org.uk
2008
- November 2008
- Insight Show 2008, London
David Smith chaired a panel session at the Insight show on the issue of how the market research industry should combine the best of traditional methodologies with the new and exciting opportunities opened up by online research. Leading a panel of experts drawn from the fields of more traditional and also online research, David explored a range of issues designed to provide a roadmap of new creative research. If you would like to talk to David Smith about some of the issues and points raised on the panel, he can be contacted on david.smith@dvlsmith.com
- October 2008
- Market Research Forum, University of Hertfordshire
David Smith, in his capacity as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hertfordshire Business School, attended a forum on the role of market research in the commercial and public sector decision-making. This was attended by over 200 members of staff and students.
- 22-25 September 2008
- ESOMAR Congress 2008 in Montreal
David Smith ran a workshop at the Congress called "The Skills Needed to Turn Customer Insights into Business Action". For more information on the conference, please have a look at the ESOMAR site.
- September 2008
- SEEMAR 2008 Conference in Serbia
David Smith spoke on the theme of enhancing market researchers' role in the decision-making process in Belgrade Serbia to SEEMAR. The paper looked at market researchers' role in business decision-taking. Copies of the paper are available info@dvlsmith.com
- AMAI 2008 Conference in Mexico
David Smith delivered a lecture to the AMAI in Mexico City on the way in which the traditional market research role has been widened to include a more evidence based consultancy stance. The paper reviewed the need for researchers to be flexible and creative in improvising around the edges of the more traditional methodologies to find ways of generating fresh and effective insights. Copies of the paper are available info@dvlsmith.com
- 25-27 June 2008
- European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association (EphMRA) 2008 Conference - A Night at the Movies
Session Two: Wednesday 25th June 2008 17.05-18.00
"How, if at all, will the developing Healthcare environment alter the skills of those we employ in market research? A discussion chaired by the inscrutable trio of David Smith (DVL Smith Group), Lorna Walters (Reckitt Benckiser) and Stephen Godwin (Synovate Healthcare)."
For the full conference programme or to register, please visit the EphMRA site.
- 24th April 2008
- University of Hertfordshire Marketing Forum debate
David Smith has been asked by the University of Hertfordshire to be a Keynote Panel Speaker at its Marketing Forum debate in April. The debate's question is: who are the most important - entrepreneurs or marketers?
2007
- December 2007
- Proposed Primer to Finding and Developing New Talent, RFL Communications, Incorporated
David Smith has written a chapter in the book dedicated to one of the most influential people in brand planning - Stephen King. David's contribution in "A Master Class in Brand Planning: The Timeless Works of Stephen King" is on "The Perfect Role Model for Researchers Today". David Smith said: "It was an honour writing this chapter in the book celebrating Stephen's work."
To purchase your copy of "Master Class in Brand Planning: The Timeless Works of Stephen King", please contact your local Wiley publishing company or purchase online at Wiley.
