Market research is all too often portrayed in universities as a largely technical activity that services the information needs of marketing clients. This portrayal does not adequately reflect its applications beyond the marketing department or its impact on wider society. Practitioners and academics, working cooperatively, need to identify how the current curriculum might be broadened to incorporate more innovative and holistic perspectives and to regenerate academic research in market research.
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