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London-based B2B research consultancy BPRI has announced the appointments of Paul Middleton and Douglas Pointing as Client Directors, and James Keeling as a Research Executive. More
Sister UK agencies BMRB and BPRI are to link two regular surveys, BMRB's face-to-face Omnibus survey and BPRI's Political Opinion Panel, to give clients the chance to put the same questions to MPs and the general public. More
Three former Accounts Directors at BPRI have set up Circle Research, a new UK-based B2B research agency. Circle will offer both qual and quant with all employees skilled in both. More
Two UK firms in and around the MR industry have announced rebrands. B2b researcher BPRI retains its name but launches a new corporate identity, while specialist recruiter StopGap launches three sub-brands under the new name of The SG Group. More
Apart from the just-departed Home Secretary himself, the recent focus of UK Government announcements has been security - tackling crime and terrorism. With the forthcoming Queen's speech due to set out Labour's legislative programme for the session before the next election, BPRI has been examining whether this mirrors the concerns of the UK public. More
New findings from BPRI's panel of UK MPs shed light on the House's views of particular professions and sectors of industry. According to 'MPs & Industry: Knowledge, Communications and Trust', the financial services industry is one of the least trusted, on a par with nuclear power and just above tobacco, bottom of the league with 75% of MPs not trusting it. More
The Guardian is the most popular read for Britain's MPs according to a new survey by BPRI. The average number of papers read is nearer to two than one (c.1.7) and a range of titles are included, indicating broad reading, but it seems true that most prefer to read something which reflects their own views. More
Britain's MPs prefer their news from the BBC (BBC1 and News 24), Channel 4 and Sky, according to the latest research among MPs from BPRI. ITN is lagging behind its competitors, and CNN is also relatively little watched. More
UK-based b2b agency BPRI has signalled its intention to expand its US presence with the appointment of John P. Rogers as Director for the US and Head of its Chicago office. More
In a recent poll by BPRI in the UK, 57% of MPs say that a national road pricing policy will help reduce congestion. MPs believe that the London congestion charge has been effective in reducing traffic and are now backing the idea that it should be extended nationally. More
Both MPs and NGOs have rated Tesco as the most effective communicator from the top 50 FTSE companies in BPRI's latest report, 'Should Business Care?'. Financial services, retail, FMCG and telecommunications companies all rate highly in the lists. More
Observers of British politics who are bored with Labour and the Conservatives agreeing with each other can take heart from the latest BPRI findings. The panel of 100 backbench MPs shows a clear split between the main parties on some of the issues surrounding speed cameras and road safety. More
A recent claim by the Government's chief scientist Sir David King - that global warming poses a greater threat to the world than terrorism – strikes a chord with a majority of British MPs, according to new research from BPRI. More than 60% say the threat to the environment is as great a threat as, or a greater threat than global terrorism. More
A majority of the UK's backbench MPs reject the recent conclusion of David Elstein's Broadcasting Policy Group that the BBC licence fee should be scrapped, according to research by BPRI. More
Backbench MPs and leading UK Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) believe that the UK's parents should take responsibility for changing habits leading to obesity, according to researchers BPRI, part of Kantar. However, they also feel that many other groups have a role to play. More
Despite the lack of trust in MPs reported last month in DRNO, people seem to be more and more interested in their opinions: BPRI has announced that in response to demand from clients, it will run its Political Opinion Panel (POP) and NGO Panel four times during 2004. More
A majority (60%) of MPs in a poll conducted by BPRI approve the idea of dedicated Directors / Managers for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) with major companies. However, this does not excuse Chief Execs from accountability – the buck still stops at the top. More
Research agency BPRI is to introduce a panel of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), running along similar lines to its existing Political Opinion Panel of 135 backbench MPs. Panel members include Chief Executives, Director Generals and Chief Press Officers of the UK's major NGOs, all of whom have signed on and agreed to participate. More
There is no coherent body of opinion among British MPs about the timing of a referendum on the Euro, according to recent research by agency BPRI. Backbenchers are split down the middle over whether the timing depends on Chancellor Gordon Brown's five economic tests, and are deeply divided on whether or not next year might be a suitable time. More
On 12th June UK research agency BPRI will be hosting a 'Compliance Mystery Shopping' seminar, with support from Abbey National. Over the past few years, the agency's specialist mystery shopping team, has been working with a number of banks, building societies, insurance firms and life and pensions companies, to design and implement such programmes. This event now aims to share this knowledge and best practice. More
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) in the UK has commissioned research agency BPRI for the second year running to manage its large scale Accuracy and Impartiality Survey. This mystery shopping programme is a strategic tool to assist train operating companies in monitoring the extent to which they are fulfilling their licence condition to provide an accurate and impartial service to passengers at station ticket offices. More
UK research-based consultancy BPRI, (part of the WPP group) has joined a select group of 62 companies in winning a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. More
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