Peter Melanson


Global Sourcing Manager
Intel Corporation

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Strengthening Internal and External Collaborative Relationships

Sunday, February 5th, 2017


14:20 Panel Discussion: Market Research—How Do You Negotiate in a Challenging Supplier Universe?

  • Innovation in market research providers: what new players in the space can best consolidate data and provide new platforms to access market research?
  • Where there is a monopoly in market research, what negotiation and partnership strategies can you use to get the best price?
  • Examining buyer consortiums, longer term contracts, or nurturing a smaller niche player to create competition: where have companies had success?
  • What new tools are bringing further consumer insight and brand innovation to your company?
  • Can market research be brought in-house?
  • Why research is our biggest growth area of marketing spend: how this investment will deliver ROI
  • Investing in data management talent to take control of research needs: the profiles and skill sets necessary to make it work
  • What to develop and what to buy – figuring out the optimal balance to deliver results
  • Key challenges in manipulating data and how to overcome them