Askia’s June Webinars Series

Askia launches webinars!

We were pleased having you for our special webinars series, “Simplicity is complexity well done”, hosted by Askia and featuring innovative solutions from Askia and its network of partners. Taking place throughout the month of June 2018, each of the exclusive webinars focused on a specific solution designed by and for market research professionals, providing smart tools to handle complex survey data. Started June 7th, every Thursday at 4pm UK time: Genius is in the detail: Platform One Thursday 7 June, 2018 – 1st Session Ed Messent (Platform One)…

Askia is recruiting a C++ developer in Paris!

Askia is looking for a C++ developer in Paris!

UPDATE: this position is now closed! Don’t hesitate to check back later 🙂 Askia is recruiting a C++ developer to join our expanding dev team in Paris! In an experienced Agile dev team, you will help maintain and evolve the Askia APIs that support our web & mobile applications on which over 10 million interviews are collected every year. You will be in close contact with our other dev teams in London, Belgium & Sri Lanka in order to take part in moving our software solutions to full…

Bricks, Innovations and other surprises at Printemps des Etudes 2018

A surprise is waiting for you at Printemps des Etudes on April 5 and 6 at Palais Brongniart in Paris. Come and share your demands with us at stand C5 and we will tell you all about our latest innovations… a new version for data collection tips for the transition to GDPR IRIS, our new Dashboard design platform developed in partnership with E-Tabs … and our 50 commemorative bricks!

GDPR: what we all need to keep in mind

Are you ready for GDPR?

What is General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? GDPR is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of European citizens for transactions that occur within European member states. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and is designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy. How can I prepare for GDPR? You will find lots of advice…

Why I joined Askia

It’s my first blog post for Askia and I thought a good initial piece would be to summarise the key reasons why I joined the team here. So in no particular order… Jérôme – I have known Jérôme Sopoçko for over 20 years and he is an incredible talent. One of the best developers & technical brains in the MR industry, he is universally well-respected & liked and one of the go-to people the industry turns to for thought leadership. So a chance to work alongside him has…

A fortunate chain of events – a dry read

A fortunate chain of events

At Askia we love to talk about Askia things… and about a year ago, the technical team got together in a room and agreed on what was our biggest need: the ability to elegantly call a web service from a survey and decipher the result and store it appropriately. Web-service not included I have mentioned in previous articles how an API allows you extend your para-data. With the IP-address that you collect (and that we encrypt – GDPR is watching you), you can obtain the general location of…

“Simplicity is complexity well done” by DemoSCOPE

Simplicity is complexity well done

The following is a transcription of an article published by Stefan Klug, Head of Production at DemoSCOPE. It explains DemoSCOPE’s innovative approach to programming complex surveys, using Askia software.  While many market research projects today are created using DIY Software, DemoSCOPE usually solves technically demanding survey tasks for its clients. Traditional market research programming has always been, and still is to some extent, to transfer a paper questionnaire into a CAWI, CATI or CAPI application – question by question, sequence by sequence and language by language. We have had several…

Askia at Insight Show 2018

Image of london for Askia at Insight Show 2018

The Insight Show, one of the leading industry’s events in Europe, returns to London on 7 & 8 March and Askia will of course be there! This year, in addition to our presence on stand IC24, we will be on the Insight Showcase stage to talk about Data Visualisation together with our partner and stand neighbor E-Tabs. It’s happening on Day 1, 7th March, at 14.40pm. Registration is free for all Market Research professionals so there is no excuse to miss this opportunity to discover the latest industry…

Panel providers, unite – the speech at the ASC

Panel providers, unite! The speech

On the 9th of November, the ASC invited some panel providers to attend a discussion on panel harmonisation. The discussion was orchestrated by Tim Macer. Angus Webb, Panelbase James McCoy, Research Now Jane Usoskina, Lucid Joaquim Bretcha, Netquest (and Esomar) Jon Puleston, GMI Orkan Dolay, Respondi Here was my speech – the written version at least as I may have ad-libbed a few unscripted things. Market Research is changing. You have heard it a million times – not in the way that Ray Pointer announced. There will be…

Richard Collins becomes Askia’s first Chief Customer Officer

Askia announces top hire!

In this board-level role, Richard will manage and develop Askia’s international client base, as well as take overall responsibility for Askia UK office. Richard (pictured above) has built a unique track record in the Market Research industry playing key roles in leading companies. Most recently he was Chief Customer Officer for Big Sofa Technologies and before that he founded the first international office for Decipher Inc. in London (known as Decrypt and acquired by FocusVision). Prior to that, he has also held senior positions with Confirmit, Pulse Train…