“I really enjoyed the Successful Customer Loyalty and Retention Strategies Forum. I was struck at the breadth of experience across companies, industries and countries. I was also greatly impressed at the passion and energy of the participants on the topic and benefited from the wisdom that was shared during the brainstorming session.”
Response Based Marketing Director – BARCLAYS

“Good value - I was impressed by the level of expertise of my fellow attendees. I learned a lot, not least the fact that we are not as far ahead of the game as we thought we were.”
Senior External Communications Manager – NESTLE

“Very inspiring event, particularly because of the intensive discussions with very experienced web professionals from large organisations / companies similar to the one I am working in.”
Head of Web Strategy and Communications Services – BAYER CROPSCIENCE

“I found the GBG e-marketing strategies forum an enlightening conference. In the digital environment it is difficult to find successful case studies from big brands. This conference was an opportunity to hear successful case studies from different sectors and different markets, in an open forum, where all parties were commited to sharing and learning from each other. I usually hope to come away with 2/3 learnings from a conference - after this conference I had a list of 8 - thank you!”
Managing Director – CYBERCOM

“The e-Marketing forum was a perfect mix of interesting case studies and visionary ideas. Great opportunity to network with other industry experts.”
Head of e-Marketing Europe – ALCATEL-LUCENT

“The conference was well attended by peers from leading global companies and provided an excellent forum for meeting new contacts and importantly benchmarking my own process to know if we are on track.”
Packaging Development Director – BACARDI

“Excellent forum to share & gather best practices from other companies. Especially interesting due to the client-side focus and the high quality presentations of aspirational companies. Also the targeted audience (senior MRCI professionals) made it possible to have quality discussions during the breaks.”
MRCI Director – LU

“The conference is a good platform for sharing insights and information with leading experts from various industries.”
Managing Director Central Europe – RESEARCH NOW

“It was great opportunity to come together with the representative of different segments and learn from their experiences. Thank you GBG.”
Consumer Research Supervisor – PHILIP MORRIS

“The 2nd International Market Research and Consumer Insights conference brought together a group of engaged and highly qualified research and marketing professionals from all over the world, which created a terrific networking opportunity. Through the hands-on and spirited presentations, I immediately found that the topics were transferable to my business environment, and recognised that some of the insights could be integrated into my own concepts.”
Head of Customer Data & Market Research
METRO CASH & CARRY INTERNATIONAL

“A good opportunity to discuss relevant topics which are important for the further evolution of Market Research. A verry interesting conference. Many thanks to the event team.”
Managing Director of Market Research Service Center, Deutsche Post Business Consulting – DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET

“The forum provided an excellent opportunity to explore the current trends within international market research and customer insight, by leading players in their industries. Several key strategic aspects of the marketing research dimensions were covered, in addition to interesting learning on the organisation, dissemination, and development of marketing and customer insight, to support development of marketing action plans. The presentation of case studies also provided a good opportunity for an update of current trends in marketing research tools and methodologies. Finally this is a good event to meet colleagues in related industries and expand personal network within the field of market research.”
Marketing Director Corporate Communications Team – NORWAY POST

“The 2nd International Market Research and Consumer Insights forum in Amsterdam was a good opportunity to see and learn about the latest development in market research and consumer insights across Europe. I got a lot of new inspiration about strategy, methodology and presentation and added new connections to my market research network.”
Marketing & Sales Graduate, International Marketing – DONG Energy

“I had a great experience in marketing research and insights conference. The atmosphere was perfect. The conference was well organized, real-life business cases were perfectly communicated by senior executives. All in all, this conference will obviously add a lot of perspective to the daily tasks that I undertake in my current job.
Best regards.”
Marketing/Market Knowledge & Intelligence Manager
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.

“I really enjoyed the International Market Research and Consumer Insights Forum! The presentations were very inspiring. It is an event which is not only insightful for consumer researchers, but definitely also for marketeers. Also it is a great place for networking! Well done.”
Senior Market Intelligence Manager Shaving & Beauty – PHILIPS

“I really enjoyed the conference - some of the presentations were quite inspirational and the networking was excellent.”
Managing Director – KEEN AS MUSTARD MARKETING

“It was a great experience for me to be at your conference. I enjoyed the opportunity to hear and meet many experts from different sectors and countries, which gave me a lot of inspiration.”
Head of Market Research – SWISSCOM MOBILE

“The excellent moderator of the first day created a communicative atmosphere after which discussions started immediately. We all realized that we face the same problems. The presentations were interesting and highlighted all aspects of intranet development. We saw many examples of excellent intranets and got a lot of concrete ideas for our own work. Contacts between the participants have continued also after the seminar.”
Director, Internal Communications – Metso Automation

“As a speaker, the event team provided exceptional flexibility and support. Throughout, the programme ran smoothly, covered appropriate and advertised content and encouraged lively discussion. As a delegate this provided an unparalleled opportunity to learn some new tricks but also to recognise and analyse the organisational challenges that face so many of us. I have no hesitation in recommending this event.”
Development Manager: Video Projects – DEUTSCHE BANK

“I have attended the SUCCESSFUL INTRANET STRATEGIES FORUM in Barcelona. Having managed the Intranet of a multi-national corporation for some time, I hoped to be able to contribute my experience and gain some new perspective from the other participants and speakers. My high expectations were exceeded! Presentations and participants were of such high quality; I collected many great ideas which I will now share with my team. Also, I have the impression that the relationship established with the other participants will sustain and add a lot of value.”
Senior Manager Global Web Platforms – VODAFONE

“A good opportunity to share best practices on intranets with high qualified spakers from the most important companies in the world.”
Internal Communication Manager – ARCELORMITTAL ASTURIAS

“This forum offers an excellent opportunity to take a step back from our daily work and to compare to other companies across a variety of industries. The presentations and speakers were of a very high quality and it was a good opportunity to share experiences, exchange ideas with all the participants. I'd highly recommend this forum and I'll be back next year.”
Web Coordinator – DEXIA

“I have enjoyed the event thoroughly. It was inspiring to see so many experienced and senior communications professionals coming together and exchanging views. It was interesting to hear best practices and examples of internal communications in action from across Europe. The event was well and smoothly organised. Extremely well and 'for the future' invested two days of my time.”
Director Internal Communications – UNILEVER EUROPE

“A valuable and practical conference which combined high level communications expertise and strategic insight.”
Head of Strategic Projects – BBC BRANDING AND PLANNING

“Excellent spokespersons, valuable information, lots of added value for business! Great networking to!”
Internal Communication Director – ROMPETROL

“The Internal Communications Forum held at Barcelona was for me a great opportunity to learn about how the same internal comms challenges are approached by comms experts in various global corporations. It was also a very efficient platform for exchanging the internal comms experience not only during the presentations and case studies part but also in a less formal style after the every day's official programme. The high caliber of presenters and participants was another success factor of this event.”
Head of Internal Communications – MARS EUROPE

“This forum has brought together some real pracitioneers who knew what they were talking about. Even having worked in Internal Comms for your years, you could still get some new ideas and inspirations. Moreover, the mix of presentations ensured a wide variety of aspects and topics within Internal Communications - a forum which was worth the full length of two days.”
Senior Editor – SHELL

“Participating in such a Forum was extremely useful for my day to day relations with the media. The sharing of different experiences in different businesses contributed to the awareness that even though we all work in different markets, we all share common issues with the media. Thank you GBG.”
Media Relations – JERÓNIMO MARTINS

“A great use of time. I met and learned from lots of experienced Comms Professionals around Europe and heard some great presentations. High quality Chairing kept both days on track, and the venue was first-class.”
Internal Communications Director – BARCLAYS CORPORATE AFFAIRS

“The Strategic Sponsorship Forum held in Barcelona on 4-5 October 2006 was attended by high profile professionals of the sponsorship industry. This made the networking and the level of the conferences cost-effective. I particularly appreciated the GBG conference format: short presentations and the Q&A period animated by efficient chairpersons.”
President – SPONSORIUM

“A professionally run event with highest quality speakers and participants.”
Managing Director – SPONSORSHIP CONSULTING

“The blend of senior UK & European sponsorship executives made for a very interesting mix of content, case studies and approaches to sponsorship. The event was very well organised and also gave me a great opportunity to network with some very influential colleagues across the industry.”
Head of Commercial Sponsorship – BT