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Understanding China’s Shadow Banking System

China’s shadow banking system, or the informal financing market that lies outside regulator control, has recently come under scrutiny as the Chinese economy slows down to its lowest growth rate since 1999. If economic growth continues to slow, sudden defaults on loans made in the country’s shadow banking system could threaten China’s banking sector and … Lees meer

SIS International Research Celebrates 30th Year Anniversary

NEW YORK/LONDON/SHANGHAI (November 26 2012)——-SIS International Research, a global market research and market intelligence firm, will celebrate its 30 year anniversary in New York in December. Since its founding, SIS has been at the forefront of business research and market intelligence consulting in a complex global economy.  Headquartered in New York City, the company has … Lees meer

What is a Focus Group?

A Focus Group is a qualitative marketing research technique to test products, services, ideas, packaging, pricing, advertisement and concepts.

Market Research in Africa

Qualitative and Quantitative Market Research in Africa is growing.  Traditional methods are typically used such as Face to Face data collection, In-Person Focus Groups and Telephone surveys.

The European Market

Europe is the largest economic area in the world. Learn more about Market Research in Europe.

Organizational Design Market Research

As much as human resource and capital assets do, organizational processes and systems can help enhance competitive advantage. Typically, a creative staff can spearhead the development of a new and compelling product with a potentially high ROI, for example. Meantime, the acquisition of additional machinery will–in most cases–boost the productivity of a manufacturing plant. Processes … Lees meer

Textile Market Research

The economic downturn in America, Japan and Europe significantly affected the global textile and apparel industry. Based on industry data, monthly imports fell by USD 4 billion, from USD 30 billion in 2008 to just USD 26 Billion in 2010. This unexpected decline ironically followed a period of rapid growth, following the textile industry’s implementation … Lees meer