Publications, Talks & Research

Publications

Did Chairs talk?

This paper is a continuation of the award-winning paper- Can Chairs talk.

Published by Research World Big Data Edition (Nov/Dec 2018) and available from Wiley Online

How to integrate myriad data sources with creative techniques

While many people are accustomed to analysing mined data, not many realise the importance of the meta-data that gets attached to data and the insights this can deliver.

ADMAP May 2018 publication.

Interdependence Day: Survey and social, working together to save the UK!

This paper examines what opinion polls and social media analytics revealed about the 2014 Scottish referendum for independence and how social media analysis can be applied to political systems in the future.

Paper presented at ESOMAR World Congress 2015 at Dublin Ireland. Also won WPP Atticus for Public Relations and Affairs 2016.

Six people, six lives, one hope: Listening to employees

To understand and gain insights into the phenomenon of job attrition, global research was carried out to understand what makes people happier in life, focusing primarily on their professional life, as employment is among the most important factors affecting overall happiness.

Presented at ESOMAR World Congress 2011. Won Best Paper in Below 30 category: Young Researcher of the year award.

Use of AI influenced data mining on new data sources for planning & communications

This paper explains how data mining on new data sources can help PR departments learn from the past and take proactive measures.

Presented at ICCO Global Summit 2018 and published by ICCO

Organ Donation Scotland: #Take2Minutes — How social media made a difference to those waiting for a life-saving transplant

This article describes how Organ Donation Scotland created a targeted, social campaign to maintain healthy levels of registrations to the Organ Donor Register.

Preriit’s project for Kantar TNS. Won MRS Best New Insights and Grand Prix 2016.

Social media analytics: Facebook brand pages

This paper discusses the use of techniques such as network mapping and contextual text mining to understand brand pages on Facebook.

Paper presented at ARF Research Conference — Re:Think 2014. Also won WPP Atticus for Research Methodologies 2015.

Extracting Holistic Insights across Social Media

This paper explores talks about link survey panel data with social media and other such channels.

Paper published by CASRO for their Annual 2013 Journal.

Can chairs talk? Image mining and text analytics for strategic planning

This paper explains how data mining using artificial intelligence (AI) helped gauge interest in Arper, an Italian furniture company, and competitor brands on digital platforms.

Won Best Paper 2017 at ESOMAR World Congress and MRS Best Social Media 2017 awards.

Unilever: Harnessing social media to transform conventional growth opportunity identification studies

This paper describes a research project for the European cooking business of Unilever, the food and FMCG manufacturer, which analysed social media data to identify opportunities to use social platforms to drive growth.

Preriit’s project for Kantar TNS. Won MRS Best Social Media Research 2016.

In search of hope: Listening to young researchers

This paper explores what concerns and inspires young market researchers and makes recommendations for attracting and retaining talent in the industry.

Paper presented at ESOMAR World Congress 2014 at Nice, France.

Sensometrics: A Pragmatic Approach

The paper illustrates the approach through a case study in order to understand the sensory profile of the ideal product along with understanding of are there different consumer segments that seek to have a different sensory profile of the beverage.

Published for MRS India and won Best Paper — Analytics 2012.

Blink of an eye: Combining multiple big data sources, challenges and solutions

Provides learnings and simple solutions to several analytical and technical challenges faced by most mid-sized companies working in the insights and strategy sphere in the UK.

Presented and Published for ESOMAR Big Data World 2017.

Lloyds Banking Group: Using innovative social media analytics techniques to understand the International Trade arena through the eyes of UK SMEs

This article details how Lloyds Banking Group, the UK bank, employed natural language processing to and social listening to assess usage and attitude in the B2B finance market, targeting small businesses.

Preriit’s project for Kantar TNS. Nominated as Finalist for MRS Best Financial Research 2016.

What’s your story?: Journey through the aisles of India

This paper uses the examples of a range of Indian brands to argue the value and importance of authentic corporate social responsibility.

Selected for Admap Prize 2013.

How Well Does Advertising Work?

Generalizations From A Meta-Analysis of Brand Advertising Elasticity.

Written by Raj Sethuraman, Gerard J. Tellis, Richard Briesch and assisted by Ranga Venkatesan and Preriit Souda. Published by Journal of Marketing Research.