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Elephants Can't Jump
Ensuring brand initiatives work in practice as well as in theory. To have marketplace impact, we believe every research assignment should consist of three elements consumer exploration or validation, within a competitive context, generating commercial outputs.
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Firefish Ltd
29 full time staff, operating in all corners of the globe, on all manner of projects. No methodology is squashed to fit. We approach each brief with fresh eyes and minds, to make sure you get the most out of your research, helping your brand move forward.
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Grass Roots
Grass Roots is one of Europe's largest performance improvement companies. Established in 1980, Grass Roots UK is the founding company of a group with offices and partners operating in 15 countries around the world.
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DIGITAL-MR
In addition to Social Media Research (Web Listening) DigitalMRs solutions also include community panels, access panels, Web usability and a distinct focus on qualitativeresearch online.
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An Introduction to Tuvalu
Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, Tuvalu is a Polynesian island nation located half way between Australia and Hawaii, comprising four reef islands and five atolls. It is the world's third least populated independent country (behind Vatican City and Nauru) and in area the fourth smallest (same two plus Monaco). The Ellice islands were administered by Britain as part of a protectorate from 1892 to 1974, latterly (from 1916) as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Tuvalu became fully independent in 1978. See full country profile.Latest Research News from Tuvalu
Current jobs in South East Asia (6) including...
- Jun 1 2012
Qualitative Principle Consultant, Singapore, $SG 10-12,000 per month
- Jun 1 2012
Asian Fieldwork Services Project Manager, Singapore, $ Competitive
- Jun 1 2012
GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy
AREA: 26 sq km
POPULATION: 12,177 (July 2008 est.)
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Tuvaluan, English
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Trade and Industry in Tuvalu
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Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, Tuvalu is a Polynesian island nation located half way between Australia and Hawaii, comprising four reef islands and five atolls. It is the world's third least populated independent country (behind Vatican City and Nauru) and in area the fourth smallest (same two plus Monaco). The Ellice islands were administered by Britain as part of a protectorate from 1892 to 1974, latterly (from 1916) as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Tuvalu became fully independent in 1978.
Tuvalu has almost no natural resources, and its main form of income consists of foreign aid. Most jobs that pay a steady wage or salary are with the government. Subsistence farming and fishing remain the primary economic activities.
GDP: $14.94m (PPP) ($1,600 per capita)
Religions Mixed, with some elements of the indigenous religions.
Currency: Australian or Tuvaluan Dollar (to equivalent value).
Telephone Code: +688
Research Industry
We can find no evidence of a MR Association in Tuvalu. If we're wrong, please get in touch!Trade:
Exports ($1m, 2004) - Copra, fish
Imports ($12.91m) - food, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods
Sectors:
GDP composition by sector:agriculture: 16.6%, industry: 27.2%, services: 56.2% (2002)
Growth: 3%.
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laurence@mrweb.com
