Vijay Govindarajan tells us the low end of the world consumer market is too often overlooked, or left with the dregs of development after all the expensive features of a product have been stripped out. But the low end of the market is a gold mine, not a ghost town.

John Quelch, Professor of International Management, Vice President and Dean at the China Europe International Business School talks to Reseach World about global marketing and branding in emerging and developed markets. Brands are very significant, and their role is well understood in China. In a loosely regulated environment, the consumer needs to trust the person from whom they buy, but often this isn’t practical.

We talk to newly appointed CEO of GfK Matthias Hartman about transforming the market research and information sector. The extended interview available only on RW Connect.

Paul Magnone and Christopher Frank, authors of Drinking from the Fire Hose of Data talk to John Kearon about how to avoid drowning in data.