A resource for recommended podcasts, upcoming market research and insights conferences, and additional learning

Recommended Podcasts from Market Research and Insights Industry Influencers
- Happy Market Research by Jamin Brazil
- On the M/A/R/C Podcast by Merrill Dubrow, CEO of M/A/R/C Research.
- Big Data Beard by Cory Minton from Splunk
- Breath of Air with Adam Jolley and Zontziry “Z” Johnson
- MRX Lab podcast FlexMR
- Our Best Behavior by Behaviorally by Matt Salem
- Reel Talk: The Customer Insights Show by Jenn Vogel
- MRX Influencers – Hosted by Dan Fleetwood from QuestionPro
- The Stories of Market Research The Insightrix Podcast
- The RIDE Podcast by Adam Jolley and Adam Dietrich
- Intellicast presented by Brian Lamar from EMI Research
- MRxplorer – hosted by Kristina Perkins and Zontziry “Z” Johnson
- Getting It Right – Gregg Archibald from Greenbook and “Gen2 Advisors”
- Rock n’ Roll Research by Matt Valle
- Future Imagined by Joanna Lepore from Mars Wrigley
2023 CONFERENCES and EVENTS | ||
Insights Association “Corporate Researchers Conference” 10/25-27/2023 in Chicago, IL https://www.insightsassociation.org/Events/Event-Info/sessionaltcd/2023CRC The Market Research Event (TMRE) 10/23-25/2023 in Denver, CO https://informaconnect.com/tmre/purchase/select-package/ Greenbook IIEX North America 5/24/2023 – 5/24/2023 in Austin, TX https://events.greenbook.org/iiex-north-america/home Women in Research WIRe WIRexec Leadership Summit West 3/8/2023 in Tabernash, CO. https://www.womeninresearch.org/wirexec-leadership-summit Insights Association – Annual Conference 4/26/2023 at the Marriott Hilton Head Resort on Hilton Head Island, SC https://www.insightsassociation.org/Events/Upcoming-Events Qualtrics X4: The Experience Management Summit 3/7/23 – 3/9/23 in Salt Lake City, UT https://www.qualtrics.com/x4summit/registration/ SampleCon 3/6/23 -3/8/23 at The Langham in Pasadena, CA https://samplecon.com/samplecon-live-2023/samplecon-live-2023-registration/ American Marketing Association 2/10/23 – 2/12/23 (Nashville, TN) https://www.ama.org/events/academic/2023-ama-winter-academic-conference/ The Quirks Events – https://www.thequirksevent.com/ Los Angeles, CA: Feb 22 – 23, 2023 Chicago, IL: March 27 – 28, 2023 London: May 3 – 4, 2023 New York, NY: July 19 – 20, 2023 TMRE – November 14 – 16, 2022 https://informaconnect.com/tmre/purchase/select-package/ SPEAKERS: Stan Stanunathan, Unilever | Stephen Gans, PepsiCo | Jennifer Avery, Universal Park & Resorts | James Cummings, Mars Wrigley | Mark Hardy, Walmart | Larissa Justice, Bush Bros | Sarah Maloy, PepsiCo | Nadia Masri, Perksy | Kate Brelsford, Universal Parks & Resorts | Mariline Alsuar, Reckitt | Dave Healing, Zillow Group | Lauren Boyman, KPMG | Carly Shira, GutCheck | Corporate Researchers Conference – October 26 – 28, 2022 https://www.insightsassociation.org/Events/CRC-October-26-28-2022 SPEAKERS: Anulet Jones, Valvoline | Daniel Jenski, Reckitt | Greg Mishkin, Escalent | Jonathan Stringfield, Activision Blizzard | Sam Pisani, The Logit Group | Tamara Charm, McKinsey & Company | Insights Association Annual Conference – April 4 – 6, 2022 https://www.insightsassociation.org/Events/Event-Info/sessionaltcd/2022ANNUALCONF SPEAKERS: Lisa Courtade | Merrill Dubrow | Andrew Cannon | Basil Hatto | Bianca Pryor | Camille Nicita | Debby Schlesinger-Hellman | Jamin Brazil | Julie Kurd | Julia Eisenberg | Katie Gross | Thor Olof P. | Vidyotham Reddi | Steve Schlesinger | Sam Herzing | Linda Lee | Gina Pingitore | Brooke Reavey | Brian Miller | Cory Cunningham | ||
IIex by Greenbook – April 19-20, 2022 https://events.greenbook.org/iiex-north-america SPEAKERS: Lev Mazin and Kandice Coltrain (AYTM), Jess Gaedeke (Gutcheck), Stijn Mentzel (Conjointly), Dan Mallin and Joe Kvidera (Lucy.ai), Michelle Gansle (McDonalds), Holly Rozelle (Nature’s Way), Anne Branchut (Shopify), Tia Maurer (Procter & Gamble), Tiffany Lever (Kantar), Carrie Campbell (Ketchum), Amanda Krivanec (C+R Research), Adam Walker (The Walt Disney Company), Jason Alleger (Traeger Grills), Amanda Jeppson (Fetch Rewards)…and many more | ||
(CRC) “Corporate Researchers Conference” October 26 – 28, 2022 https://www.insightsassociation.org/Events/CRC-October-26-28-2022
SPEAKERS: Anulet Jones – Sr. Market Research Manager at Valvoline, Carrie Dalos – Optum, Strategic Insights Group, Craig Worden – Pollara Strategic Insights, Ivey Crespo – Vital Findings, Jonathan Stringfield – Activision Blizzard, Maryam Mohit – Research Lead, Nextdoor, Melanie Courtright – CEO, Insights Association, Sam Pisani – Managing Partner, The Logit Group, Tamara Charm – McKinsey & Company, Tim Twitchell – Global Insights at Deckers Brands, Tracy Saathoff – Optum Strategic Insights Group, Alison Poston – McKee Foods Corporation and other presentations by Stravito, Escalent, Linkfluence, DISQO, “Big Village”, “Collage Group”, “Pure Spectrum”, Kantar, “NetBase Quid”, Ipsos, Burke, “Chadwick Martin Bailey”, GfK, ProdegeMR, and Bloomfire
Graduate Degrees, Continuing Education and Learning
- (MMR) Master of Marketing Research – University of Georgia https://www.terry.uga.edu/mmr
- (MSMR) – Master of Science in Marketing Research – The University of Texas Arlington, Dr. Scott Hanson https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/business/departments/marketing/msmr
- (MSMR) – Michigan State University https://online.msu.edu/programs/mkt-research
- (MMR) – SIUE, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – https://www.siue.edu/academics/graduate/degrees-and-programs/marketing-research/
- (IPC) Insights Professional Certification, The Insights Association – https://www.insightsassociation.org/Education/Insights-Professional-Certification-IPC
- What IS market research? https://whatismarketresearch.com/
- Research Rockstars – https://training.researchrockstar.com/
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