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Are brands losing belief in market research?
According to data shared exclusively with Marketing Week, net spend on market research has been negative for the best part of a decade with some businesses turning to data and cheaper research sources. In the first part of a series looking at the use of market research by brands, we explore what sits behind the shift and some of the consequences.