“It’s the economy, stupid!” was a phrase coined by James Carville in 1992, a strategist in Bill Clinton’s successful presidential campaign. While considering various strategies to unseat the incumbent, George H.W. Bush, the US economy at the time was struggling, and it was just so […]
Recently, COVID-19 booster shots have been a much- talked-about topic globally. There have been many debates around the need for booster shots, with the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier calling for a halt to booster programs, especially in first- world countries with high vaccination rates. […]
Recommendations from other parents are one of the key reasons for international schools getting into the consideration set of parents. Parent surveys, such as those run by BVA BDRC, can inform a school in what areas they are satisfying parents, but what really drives recommendations […]
Esports, or electronic sports, refers to the competitive world of video gaming, which often takes the form of organised tournaments, participated in by professional gamers and viewed by a large audience. During the COVID-19 outbreak, many sports fans have missed live sporting action, and esports […]
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdowns and border closures, has created many a lonely soul. This is perhaps the main reason why online dating has seen a meteoric rise since the coronavirus first hit. But online dating apps are not new, and they are just […]
As with almost everything, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to dramatically alter the start-up landscape globally. On the one hand, the massive lay-offs will push some skilled people towards entrepreneurship; on the other hand, start-up funding has been hit hard – for example, Series A+ […]
Duxton Consulting chased three culturally diverse markets to investigate differences in the impact of COVID-19 and the effect of lockdown on attitudes and behaviours. The quantitative online research took place on April 24–29, 2020 in Malaysia, China, and Germany. The results indicated clear differences among […]
With the Rio Olympics fast approaching, excitement is building up across the globe about this sporting event. Earlier this year, GMO Research conducted a study comparing four countries in Asia Pacific on their level of interest in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The four participating […]
According to the Singlish Dictionary, kiasu means “one who is afraid to lose out to someone else, an over-cautious person” but to Dr Leong Chan-Hoong of the Institute of Policy Studies (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy), being kiasu is a “manifestation” of Singaporeans’ […]
Online research comes of age From my start in the industry in the mid-2000s, I have seen online research grow in popularity and acceptance in Japan. Over time, I have seen inherent resistance towards online drop as Japanese companies have come to rely more and […]
