John Downham Award Finalists

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WINNER 2007: David Smith

Director, DVL Smith Group, UK

‘Defined the area of Market Intelligence’

Doctorate of Organisational Psychology, University of London

Dr Jan Hofmeyr

Global Head of Insights, Synovate, South Africa

‘The inventor of the Conversion Model and the Brand Value Creator’

Doctorate in psychology of religious belief, University of Cape Town, 1979.

Howard R. Moskowitz

CEO, Moskowitz Jacobs Inc., USA

‘The Mathematical Psychology’s Tools Man’

Ph.D. in experimental psychology, Harvard University, 1969.

The ESOMAR Excellence Award for Standards of Performance in Market Research

The John Downham Award

ESOMAR is proud to announce the second bi-annual Excellence Award for Standards of performance in market research. This prestigious award recognises the highest contributions to the market research industry. 

To qualify, nominated initiatives must show outstanding achievement and stimulate excellence at an international level.  Nominations include but are not limited to:

• innovative or rigorous methodological approaches
  
• encouraging or broadening the application of standards
  
• adding credibility to the profession

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