April 2012. A study recently published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management analyzes best practice cases including the importance of (market-) research for new product development. Link to the study: Kahn, K. B., Barczak, G., Nicholas, J., Ledwith, A. and Perks, H. (2012), An Examination of New Product Development Best Practice. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 29: 180–192.

March 2012. Emergent Actio supports the exchange between sciencetific research and companies. In his current teaching assignment at the University of Freiburg, Ulrich Hartung will lecture and discuss issues of quantitative market research as well as new ways of gathering information by social media research.

February 2012. The German Institute of Internal Auditors (DIIR) and its partner institutes in Aurstria and Switzerland publish results of their study „Internal auditing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland“. The data for this study was collected by Emergent Actio. The relevant analysis was conducted by Prof. Dr. Marc Eulerich (University Duisburg-Essen). Information about the survey can be here or a press article here (both in german language).

January 2012. Survey mode trends for 2012. Based on our companies experience as well as external studies, we have compiled a few trends in survey methods for the coming year. Online surveys have become the most important survey method in market research during the last years.  The growth of this method goes along with a decline in Paper/pencil inquiries.  For 2012 the overall share of online surveys in market research is expected to remain at the current level. The same applies to CATI (telephone) surveys as well as mobile CAPI and mixed mode surveys. Substantial growth potentials are expected for Social media research. This survey mode is  more and more seen as a new research method in addition to quantitative and qualtitative research.

December 2011, Ihringen. To our customers and friends, we at Emergent Actio send our best wishes for the holiday season.

November 2011, Freiburg. On behalf of Freiburg Trade Fair, Emergent Actio implements a visitors survey using Emergent Acio's mobile survey system for personal interviews.

October 2011, Freiburg. Emergent Actio implements the central data collection platform for "microTec Südwest". The economic cluster was awarded as cluster of excellence by the German federal government. Besides general requirements, the system is targeted on economic potential analysis, cross-industry innovation and innovation market research.

September 2011, Freiburg/Ihringen. During the last months Emergent Actio has released two publication regarding the topics of marketability and marketability/cost-benefit-analysis. Abstracts are available for download in German language. Furthermore, the latest SciConomy magazine features an article by Emergent Actio's Ulrich Hartung regarding innovation market research.

August 2011, Ihringen. Emergent Actio launches its new website. As promised, the new version was activated today. Do you have any comments or suggestions? We are looking forward to getting your feedback.

July 2011, Freiburg. Emergent Actio currently conducts the wvib economic survey. Results will be published at the beginning of August by wvib.

June 2011, Frankfurt. On behalf of the German institute for internal auditing (DIIR) Emergent Actio conducts the trinational survey "Internal auditing in Germany, Autria and Switzerland".

May 2011, Bad Säckingen. At the final conference of the research project AISIS and the opening of the Fraunhofer Cluster "Future Security BW", Emergent Actio preseted results of its research regarding economic aspects of security measures.

April 2011, Freiburg. Emergent Actio cooperates with AO France SARL. The Paris based company will support Emergent Actio in the area of employee surveys in France. 

March 2011, Freiburg. Emergent Actios' Alice Schiffer and Ulrich Hartung have been appointed to teach applied market research at Freiburg University.

February 2011, Freiburg. The industrial association wvib publishes the results of their frequent business survey. The survey was carried out ana analyzed by Emergent Actio. Results can be found here.

January 2011, Ihringen. Emergent Actio KG is starting a European-wide survey on the subject of economic efficiency of new products in the area of infrastructure construction.

November 2010, Freiburg. Emergent Actio implements a mobile visitor survey at the consumer fair „Plaza Culinaria“.

October 2010, Ihringen. Emergent Actio introduces a new survey system for mobile, computer assisted interviews (CAPI / CAMI). The new system allowes the collection of data by filling in questionnaires using mobile handheld devices. Besides that, the new version is also able to collect GPS data, pictures or videos.

September 2010, Ihringen/Freiburg. Emergent Actio launches a study regarding usage of resources within medium-sized enterprises.

August 2010, Freiburg. Emergent Actio conducts the frequent business survey for the trade association of industrial companies in Baden  (wvib). Results have been published in German language.

July 2010, Ihringen. Emergent actio undertakes a study about new power-train concepts for cars. Topics are market analysis and potential target groups.

June 2010, Ihringen, Emergent Actio conducts a study among medical specialists.

May 2010, Ihringen. Emergent Actio conducts a survey among health supplier shops in Germany.

April 2010, Freiburg. Emergent Actio carries out a visitors survey at Freiburg Traidfair. Using Emergent Actio's mobile survey system for face2face interviews, several hundret interviews were achieved.

March 2010, Freiburg/Berlin. The network "Micro Technology Baden-Württemberg" is one of 5 winners in the second round of the excellence cluster competition by German federal government. The Emergent Actio KG took part in conception and development of the survey platform and will continue to support the development of the cluster "MicroTEC Südwest". Further information: Information about the  excellence cluster competition (English language) |  Presentation of MicroTEC Südwest (PDF in German language).

February 2010, Freiburg. The trade association of industrial companies in Baden  (wvib) publishes results of its frequent business survey (II/2009). Survey and analysis were accomplished by Emergent Actio. Further information in German language can be found at the following links:  Article 1, Article 2.

January 2010, Ihringen/Freiburg. Emergent Actio conducts the study "The wine industry in Baden". Target groups are wine-grower, cooperative wine-growers associations and wine cellars. The field phase of the survey starts on January 20th 2010.

November 2009, Strasbourg. Emergent Actio successfuly completes a study about GreenIT. 1100 IT companies in Baden and Alsace were interviewed regarding their current practice of GreenIT. The study is part of the French/German project IT2Rhine. See more information at: www.it2rhine.com 

October 2009, Colmar. Emergent Actio opens liaison office in Colmar. The new office aims to further enhence the customer service in France. The staff speaks both german and french. You can contact our french office at: Emergent Actio, 50 Avenue d’Alsace, F-68025 COLMAR Cedex, France. phone. +33-(0)3.89.20.46.79, fax. +33-(0)3.89.20.43.79.

October 2009, Freiburg/Berlin. The technology cluster "MicroTEC Südwest" reaches the final final turn of the cluster competition of the federal government of Germany. As from the beginning, Emergent Actio is a partner of the project. The company is responsible for the conception of expert panels and the development and implementation of the Cluster Cockpit.

September 2009, Colmar/Strasbourg. Emergent Actio successfully completes a survey within craftspeople and artisans in the Alsace region. The sample consisted of app. 7000 companies troughout the departements Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

August 2009, Freiburg.  The trade association of industrial companies in Baden  (wvib) publishes results of its frequent business survey (I/2009). Survey and analysis were accomplished by Emergent Actio. Further information about the result (in German language) can be found here.

July 2009, Ihringen. Emergent Actio has moved to a new, larger office. From now on you can contact us at our new adress or at our new telephone numbers. Read here for more information.

June 2009,  Freiburg. Emergent Actio's Alice Schiffer and Ulrich Hartung provide a seminar at the University of Freiburg. Subject of the course is customer satisfaction analysis.

May 2009, Berlin/Düsseldorf. Emergent Actio KG takes part in the research project AISIS. The project aims to create a solution for automated information generation and protection of critical infrastructure in case of emergency. Emergent Actio KG will perform market research and cost-benefit analysis. AISIS is part of the high tech strategy of the german federal government and supported by the Federal Ministery of Education and Science. The project is managed by VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH. Further information in German can be found at: www.aisis-innovation.de

April 2009, Tuttlingen. Karl Storz GmbH & Co KG assigned Emergent Actio to conduct a study among medical specialists in Germany.