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Research and insight is vital in influencing strategic business and policy decisions. It is a key element of the Professional Development Framework and looks to widen skills, from basic research principles to developing as leaders informing strategic change and delivering actionable research, insight and intelligence.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Provide actionable recommendations to inform strategic business decisions based upon quality research and insight

2. Evaluate behaviour change from marketing communication exercises

3. Evaluate and select appropriate research solutions for given research contexts

4. Undertake competitor analysis and provide intelligence

5. Manage elements of marketing communication and/or research and insight process

6. Understand, use and application of insight within an organisation for business success

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Writing Better Questionnaires

Virtual training course

Everyone’s writing questionnaires...but what makes a questionnaire really work?

Mar
10
2026

Tuesday
09:00–16:00

Facilitating Action From Insight

Virtual training course

Build traction to ensure insight lives on within stakeholder teams.

Mar
10
2026

Tuesday
14:00–16:00

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Mar
17
2026

Tuesday
14:00–16:00

2/2

MRS Annual Conference 2026:
Research on the Edge

London

MRS’s award-winning annual conference returns on 10 March 2026, showcasing world-class research and hosting critical conversations to shape the future of our sector.

Mar
10
2026

Tuesday

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