Podcast Series

The Happy Market Research podcast publishes interviews with insight leaders on the last Tuesday of the month.

Ep. 573 – Why Invest in Customer Satisfaction – Michael Brereton, the Executive in Residence for the Department of Marketing at Michigan State University

My guest today is Michael Brereton, the Executive in Residence for the Department of Marketing at Michigan State University. Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in…

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Ep. 572 – A Guide to Tracking Research with Emmanuel Probst, the Global Lead of Brand Thought-Leadership & Senior Vice President of Brand Health Tracking at IPSOS

My guest today is Emmanuel Probst, the Global Lead of Brand Thought-Leadership & Senior Vice President of Brand Health Tracking at IPSOS, Author, and Professor at UCLA. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Paris France, Ipsos is among the largest global market research and consulting firms. Ipsos has over 18,000 employees and serves more than…

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Ep. 571 – Kate Ioas, Senior Customer Insights at Abercrombie & Fitch, on the 4 Types of Segmentations and When to Use Them

My guest today is Kate Ioas, Senior Customer Insights at Abercrombie & Fitch. The original Abercrombie & Fitch was founded in 1892 in New York City by David T. Abercrombie as an outfitter for the elite outdoorsman. Today Abercrombie & Fitch has over 44,000 employees serving 854 locations.  Prior to joining Abercrombie & Fitch, Kate…

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Ep. 570 – Ashley Le Blanc, Executive Vice President of Little Bird Marketing, on Insights Marketing Day 2022: Marketing Expertise for Market Research Companies 

My guest today is Ashley Le Blanc, Executive Vice President of Little Bird Marketing. Insights Marketing Day 2022:  Location: Chicago, IL Date: October 6, 2022 Tickets: https://events.bizzabo.com/imd-chicago-2022  Website: https://www.insights-marketing.org/  Find Ashley Online: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleymariahleblanc/  Little Bird Marketing: https://littlebirdmarketing.com/  Find Jamin Online: Email: jamin@happymr.com  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaminbrazil Twitter: www.twitter.com/jaminbrazil  Find Us Online:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/happymrxp  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/happymarketresearch  Facebook:…

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Ep. 569 – The Art of Research with Susan Fader: When and how to Apply Cognitive Demographics

My guest today is Susan Fader, founder of FaderFocus. Susan has run FaderFocus as a Business Strategist and Transformationalist Catalyst specializing in qualitative methods and strategic consulting.  She helps clients achieve focus and get “unstuck”, reframing their energies, their confirmational biases, and the traditional ways of segmenting their customers.  Find Susan Online: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fadersusan/  FaderFocus:…

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Ep. 568 – How to Measure Consumer Emotions Using Passion Points with George Carey, Founder and CEO of The Family Room 

My guest today is George Carey, Founder and CEO of The Family Room.  Founded 29 years ago, The Family Room is a market intelligence company that helps brands connect emotion to brand relevance and growth.  Fifteen years ago, The Family Room launched a global longitudinal tracking with a proprietary framework called Passion Points. This data…

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Ep. 567 – Importance of Capturing the POV of Healthcare Customers with Daniel Fitzgerald, CEO and President of Apollo Intelligence

My guest today is Daniel Fitzgerald, CEO and President of Apollo Intelligence. Founded in 2020, Apollo provides access to 2M healthcare stakeholders worldwide — including physicians, patients, caregivers, and allied healthcare professionals — serving the life science insights industry on its mission to accelerate health innovation to improve life.  They support 80 of the top…

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Ep. 566 – The Art of Thinking Differently about Business Challenges with Susan Fader: What is Contextual Intelligence

My guest today is Susan Fader, founder of FaderFocus. Susan Fader is Business Strategist and Transformationalist Catalyst, as well as a sought after Speaker for her original thinking of reframing business challenges and baseline assumptions. She specializes in strategic consulting and qualitative research methods. She helps clients achieve focus and get “un-stuck,” reframing their energies,…

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Ep. 565 – HMRP Monday Edition: Intergenerational Views on the Job Market – Part 2

Find Jamin Online: Email: jamin@happymr.com  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaminbrazil Twitter: www.twitter.com/jaminbrazil  Find Us Online:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/happymrxp  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/happymarketresearch  Facebook: www.facebook.com/happymrxp  Website: www.happymr.com  Music:  “Clap Along” by Auditionauti: https://audionautix.com  This Episode is Sponsored by: The Michigan State University’s Master of Science in Marketing Research Program delivers the #1 ranked insights and analytics graduate degree in three formats:  Full-time on campus  Full-time online  Part-time online NEW…

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Ep. 564 – Transitioning Into a new Career with Joe Mulvaney, Senior Vice President of NA for Qualitative at Schlesinger Group

Today I’m joined by Joe Mulvaney, Senior Vice President of NA for Qualitative at Schlesinger Group.  Schlesinger Group is a technology-led data company that delivers a broad range of qualitative and quantitative research solutions to connect human answers to business questions as a single point of access to your worldwide audiences.  Prior to starting joining…

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