http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/peter-harris/ Peter Harris has 22 years of experience in marketing, research and strategy planning across multiple sectors throughout Asia Pacific.  He is a leader of people and the market research profession in Australia in his role as National President of the Australian Market & Social Research Society.  As MD of Vision Critical, ANZ, he uses his professional and strategic approach to marketing and market research to design and implement useful research for clients within competitive marketplaces. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-power-you-might-not-realise-you-had/ It seems like every other week there is a new poll giving us an approval rating for our PM, or a new piece of research providing insights into everything from the packaging of tuna to whether red wine is good for you or not. There are thousands of research topics bubbling away around the country, yet they all have one thing in common – they all rely on ordinary people to give honest opinions on what they think. Market research is a growing industry in Australia, thanks largely to the many ordinary Australians out there who pick up the phone, fill in an online survey or attend a focus group to have their say on a whole range or products and issues each week. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Peter Harris) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-power-you-might-not-realise-you-had/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-power-you-might-not-realise-you-had/#item3122 Thu, 20 May 2010 03:28:29 +0000 Peter Harris | Author bios | The Punch