Consumer Insight: How to Use Data and Market Research to Get Closer to Your Customer

"Provides precise definitions of fundamental concepts... enables readers to focus on substantive issues rather than on the conceptual ambiguity that has plagued the field since its inception." Journal of Marketing Research "A significant new book focused on what to do with data and marketing research to extract optimal intelligence. The authors provide a much-needed guide to help you understand the analytic parameters of data and marketing (customer) information and offer welcome advice to companies that are being asked to leverage critical information assets and investments." www.longwoods-intl.com "Explains how a company or organization can use consumer insight to improve or transform its marketing and customer service." Journal of Economic Literature "Casts a wide net, looking beyond the "mere" measurement of satisfaction and exploring how customer insights are obtained." Quirk's Marketing Research Review "The Market Research in Practice series are excellent publications. They offer students the opportunity to study core topics separately and in depth." Graham Webb, Senior Programmes Manager, Marketing, Sales & Retail, Park Lane College, UK "A wonderful tool for those working to make the most of their customer data, this book could prove to be essential in the competitive world of consumer retention." Export Guide

Merlin Stone is IBM Professor of Relationship Marketing at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. He is Business Research Leader with IBM's Business Consulting Services and author of over twenty books on marketing & customer service, including Up Close & Personal, CRM @ Work, Successful Customer Relationship Marketing, CRM in Financial Services and The Customer Management Scorecard, all published by Kogan Page.

Bryan Foss is Customer Centricity Solutions Executive within IBM Global Financial Services, currently leading an IBM business providing and integrating application-based CRM solutions for Financial Services companies worldwide. Foss works primarily with key insurance and financial services companies globally, including large and innovative companies, composites and new directs. Prior to his global market management and solution development and delivery role, Bryan was responsible for IBM's business relationship with the Prudential Corporation, worldwide, over a 6-year period. Previous experience in financial services also included a similar period working as IBM's technical management contact with American Express Card and Travel services, supporting all non-US operations.