Our boss, Paul Hague, is an enthusiastic podcaster. He has been responsible for many of the white papers prepared by B2B International and is our man leading the “conversations� series which we post on our Blog and our specialist podcasting site http://www.themarketresearchpodcast.com/ .

Paul was recently interviewed by Surinder Siama, another market research expert and enthusiastic podcaster who runs http://www.researchtalk.co.uk/rt/.

The discussion lasts for 30 minutes and in that time Paul and Surinder cover a range of topics. They talk about the growth of online market research and speculate how long it will take for Europe to catch up with the U.S. They discuss problems of running a market research agency and the role of blogging and podcasting in attracting new clients. Finally, they talk about B2B International’s latest venture, setting up a subsidiary in Beijing. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the player below, or visit the research talk website at http://www.researchtalk.co.uk/rt/.

To subscribe to Surinder’s podcast click here.

This week Matthew Harrison (Director, B2B International) and Alaric Fairbanks (Head of Asian Research) were interviewed by the BBC regarding B2B International’s new consultancy which is due to open in Beijing, China in the new year.

To listen to the interview click on the player below at the bottom of the page.

PRESS RELEASE: Business-to-business market research specialists, B2B International, have announced plans to expand into China, opening a consultancy in Beijing in January 2007. Matthew Harrison, Director of B2B International, based in Manchester, is optimistic about the possibilities. “With so many western businesses considering expansion into Asian markets, and with Chinese organisations increasingly commissioning market research into b2b markets within their own country, the time is right to set up an office in China. We have the experience and tools to operate globally and with our client base increasingly showing interest in Asian markets, we feel very excited about operating from the Chinese capital.� For more information on B2B International’s services in China please contact Matthew Harrison (Director) at matthewh@b2binternational.com or Alaric Fairbanks (Head of Asian Research) at alaricf@b2binternational.com