Point of View

Get the Ipsos Point of View on your research challenges. We share our experience, learnings, methodologies, and perspectives on five research specialties: advertising, loyalty, marketing, media, and public affairs research.

Applying Lessons from Corporate Reputation Management to Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations

5 pages; 2 charts

In this Point Of View, Ipsos Public Affairs researchers apply corporate reputation research concepts to Associations and NGO’s, analyzing Americans'...     


Global Communication Channel Credibility: How Are Citizen-Consumers Getting Information about Your Organization?

8 pages; 7 charts

The amount of information available to the average consumer has increased exponentially over the last 10 years. But where exactly are consumers...     


The Reputation of Energy Sources: American Public Opinion in a Global Context

7 pages; 4 charts

This Ipsos Public Affairs Point of Views explores American public opinion on the reputation and credibility of energy sources, compared to citizens...     


One World, Many Places: Citizens Views of Municipal Government and Local Areas across the World

22 pages; 13 charts

Download this 22-page paper to learn more about the differing attitudes towards municipal governments around the world. The paper presents an...     


Energy Solutions: Global Consensus and American Exceptionalism

8 pages; 5 charts

This Ipsos Public Affairs paper examines global attitudes towards energy solutions. The findings highlight the importance of public opinion in the...     


Messaging and Communication in the Public Sector: Enabling Information Sharing and Behavioral Change

4 pages; 6 charts

In this paper, Ipsos Public Affairs researchers examine the critical role of each of the components of effective messaging and their impact on...     


You Need to be Known to be Liked

7 pages; 5 charts

In this Point Of View, Ipsos Public Affairs researchers apply corporate reputation research concepts to the Public Sector, analyzing Americans'...     


Polling on Fuzzy Issues Like Healthcare Reform: You Can't Measure What Doesn't Exist

3 pages; 3 charts

When the definitive history of the 2009 healthcare reform debate is written, one footnote will read how varied, even contradictory, the polls had...     


The Apple Pie Effect: Is there a link between U.S. Soft Power and the Corporate Reputation of American Companies?

2 pages; 2 charts

Our research shows that there is a strong link between the reputation of iconic American corporations and image of the U.S. abroad. As this...     


Public Perceptions of Medicare vs. Private Health Insurers

8 pages; 8 charts

As the healthcare reform debate continues, Ipsos researchers explore how the American public views Medicare vs. leading insurance companies. So how...     


Green Initiatives – how can companies make environmental initiatives pay reputational dividends?

4 pages; 1 chart

Environmental initiatives are an increasingly popular component of Corporate Social Responsibility programs. How can you determine the impact of...     


Building Trust Builds Company Performance

5 pages; 2 charts

Why is measuring Trust so critical in determining an organization's reputation? Actively managing your corporate reputation by building trust among...     


Obama’s Dog Days of Summer: The Battle to win over the hearts and minds of Americans on Healthcare Reform

4 pages; 2 charts

In our experience, most new administrations – whether they are in the U.S. or in other countries – make the fundamental mistake of confusing the...     


Triangulation Isn’t Just For Politicians Anymore: Aligning Reputation Levers, Issue Impact and Message Fit for Effective Communications

4 pages; 2 charts

How can triangulating reputation levers with current industry issues and message fit, be utilized to shift opinions about an organization over the...     


American Patients Hold Different Views About Healthcare Depending on Their Type of Condition

4 pages; 5 charts

Americans’ attitudes about key issues raised in the healthcare reform debate differ significantly depending on income, age, family status, employment...     


World Public Opinion and The Economic Crisis: The Disruption Hits Home

12 pages; 5 charts

Welcome to the second world public opinion report from the Ipsos Global @dvisor - World Public Opinion and the Economic Crisis: The Disruption Hits...     


To Tax or To Cut?: Managing Voter Demands in Trying Economic Times and the Municipal Agenda

4 pages; 5 charts

Faced with the most pronounced economic downturn in a generation, local governments have been especially hit hard as revenue bases have drastically...     


World Public Opinion: The Gathering Storm

64 pages; 30 charts

Welcome to the first world public opinion report from the Ipsos Global @dvisor – The Gathering Storm.Key topics covered in the analysis include world...     


Silver Linings: Nurturing Reputation Creates Opportunities for Companies in Unpopular Sectors to Shine

4 pages; 2 charts

Since 2006, Ipsos Public Affairs has been studying and tracking the corporate reputation of over one hundred leading corporations in the United...     


Talking the Right Talk and Walking the Right Walk: A Critical Look at the Image of the U.S. Abroad and How to Improve It

4 pages; 3 charts

The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has been perceived throughout the world as an historical event by any measure. Among...     


The Demise of "Brand Republican": Much Ado about Nothing?

4 pages; 7 charts

Brands are cognitive heuristics that cut through the information clutter by capturing "core values" that communicate what a party or a company, or a...     


California Proposition 8 in Proper Perspective: Generational Replacement and Long-Term Attitudinal Change

6 pages; 5 tables; 4 charts

As social researchers, we have sought to look at opinion trends on same-sex marriage in the United States to sort out the arguments that have merit...     


"To Rescue Or Bailout?": Words do Matter

3 pages; 1 chart

Read our latest paper that points out the impact of Congress’ plan could have been met with greater support if more care was given to how the...     


Your Stakeholders and Your Reputation

5 pages; 3 charts

Why is measuring stakeholders important? Research is about asking relevant questions to relevant people. In the context of corporate reputation, it...     


In Search of the Holy Grail: Establishing the Link Between Corporate Reputation and the Bottom-Line

4 pages; 4 charts

The subject of corporate reputation is a veritable cottage industry these days – articles, interviews, and reports abound. Reputation and reputation...     


The ABC’s of Crisis Management

3 pages

At Ipsos Public Affairs we help our clients avoid crises through forward-looking reputation research. However, even client's who track their...     


Monitoring Global Issues: Obesity and the Appetite for Government Regulation

7 pages; 7 charts

When it comes to health and wellness, opinion elites around the world are clearly voicing their opinion that bigger is not better. Obesity is a...     


Global CEOs Beware: Global Meltdown in Optimism and Populist Pressures for Price Controls

5 pages; 5 charts

Download our new paper featuring results generated by the Ipsos Global@dvisor – a semi-annual public opinion tracker of elite opinion formers in 22...     


Global CEOs Find Hope in BRICs

4 pages; 4 charts

The most recent data from Ipsos' Global@dvisor suggest that in the context of the global economy, American economic pessimism has been exported...     


"A Centavo Saved is A Centavo Spent": Myth vs Reality in Brazil's Low Income Consumer Market

6 pages; 9 charts

The low-income consumer has become part of the common parlance of today's business world, resulting from the unending pressures to find new growth...     


"One Size Does Not Fit All": The Multiple Faces of Low-Income Consumers in Brazil and Implications for other Emerging Markets

5 pages; 5 charts

The realities of a true global economy have placed pressures on all economic players to find new and profitable markets. One such market is the large...     


There Ain't No Iraq in My Backyard: Differing Agendas at the National and Local Levels

5 pages; 1 chart; 3 tables;

Public Opinion is sovereign in democracy. Unmet citizen demands are the harbingers of future electoral disaster. Political leaders and policy...     


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