Success By Association The New Global Research Business Network

37 national research associations representing over 3,500 research businesses on 5 continents,

which generate US $25 billion in annual research revenues

The Global Research Business Network ARIA-EFAMRO-APRC

GRBN is a democratic Network of associations, all of which have an equal role and an equal say. GRBN is not…

χ a new association χ bureaucratic or hierarchicalχ a fee generating body

GRBN Guiding PrinciplesNational associations are in the best position to represent,

support and address changes in the legal environment on behalf of their members their members.

1.AUTONOMY

2. COLLABORATION

3. COMMON STANDARDS

4. RESPECT

5. DEVELOPMENT

Need to understand individuals

Empowered customers

Need for more value from

data

Increasing demand for

ROI

‘Truth’ in behavioural

data

Social media and real time

data

Growth in online

Behavioural economics

Need to respond more

quickly

Shrinking research budgets

Staff turnover and complex businesses

Some of the challenges facing research and research associations…

ARIA associations leading on the development of new initiatives to measure the growth and predict the future development of the research sector

EFAMRO leading on the development of more robust self-regulation to protect the sector from interference from regulators and to protect research freedoms

APRC leading on development of GRBN information resources including the development of conferences, training and qualifications across the network

…all across the GRBN associations are working on these issues. For example…

What has GRBN done for you?

In 18 months, and for no additional cost …

Promoting you

New website and newsletter– Promoting your association– Promoting your members as high quality

accredited and regulated research businesses

– Promoting your conferences and events

Adding value

• Mutual recognition of membership, including offering member rates for events, products and services across the network

• Giving an international platform to your members

Supporting you

• Guidance on explaining the value proposition of membership to current and prospective members

• Templates for developing “return on investment” statements for renewing members

• Direct contact with other associations to ask for and provide support and advice

Advancing research

• Code Comparison document which now covers six codes of conduct. Summarizing and highlighting differences, essential for research businesses working on cross border or multi country projects

Advancing research

• Joint initiatives to develop common guidelines to reduce and or explain differing national rules, e.g. AMSRS- CASRO-MRS Mobile Research Guidelines

• Resource centre locating access to guidelines and support documents in a single location

New industry information

• Mood Indicator data is now being collected across the Network

• New study on ISO to support implementation and identify barriers.

• New qualitative study on future of research and key growth areas.

The GRBN approach is a bottom-up approach focussed on maximizing effectiveness at the national

and regional level, based on strong and effective national associations

The Key Point

The website and newsletter

www.grbn.org

http://dmtrk.net/1GRV-1Q617-0592RWYI62/cr.aspx