Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips

Stephen Philips is the CEO of ZappiStore and Chairman of Tonic Insight. His passion is understanding consumer motivation and behaviour and using this insight to power brands. His recent focus is on using technology to make this happen faster, better and cheaper than ever before. He has lived in and worked across 4 continents and continues to focus on international research. His work on Consumer Purchase Journeys has won multiple awards and he is a regular speaker on this topic at industry events. He has also become a devotee of Behavioural Economics and his work on the impact this thinking has on market research won the ESOMAR Best Paper award in 2011. He has also won the "Best New Thinking" award at the MRS Conference, is a recipient of both the ARF Great Minds certificate and the industries Innovation award. Stephen is a member of The Supper Club and prior to creating ZappiStore, he had been a Partner at Tuned In Research and served as the Chief Happiness Officer at Spring Research.

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The Human in the Machine: Consumer Centricity in an AI World
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The Human in the Machine: Consumer Centricity in an AI World

AI is redefining customer centricity, enabling businesses to anticipate and meet consumer needs with precision.

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Learn how to stay one step ahead in the changing market research industry by becoming a research technologist.

The Future of Research is not AI but IA
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The Future of Research is not AI but IA

Stephen Phillips of ZappiStore makes the case for intelligence augementation (IA) in market research.

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Stephen Phillips comments on a new automation report from Ray Poynter and what it means for researchers.

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Cannes Innovation: French Taxi’s vs Uber

Stephen Phillips from ZappiStore details his experiences in Cannes at the Festival of Creativity.

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