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DPDP Act 2026: What India’s New Data Privacy Law Means for Market Research

India’s DPDP Act — the Digital Personal Data Protection Act — changes the regulatory foundation for market research more directly than almost any other industry. Every market research project ru...

RBI Consumer Confidence Survey 2026 — what it means for brand research and category tracking in India | Maction Consulting

What the RBI’s Latest Consumer Confidence Survey Means for Brand Research in 2026

The RBI Consumer Confidence Survey — the Reserve Bank of India’s quarterly read on household sentiment across urban and rural India — quietly launched its July 2026 round earlier this month. On ...

Survey sample size calculator — how many respondents do you need for market research in India | Maction Consulting

Survey Sample Size Calculator: How Many Respondents Do You Actually Need?

It’s one of the first questions every client asks when scoping a research project, and one of the most misunderstood: “How many people do w.e need to survey?” The instinct is often t...

Quick commerce vs traditional kirana retail — loyalty data and consumer behaviour in India 2026 | Maction Consulting

Quick Commerce vs. Traditional Retail: What Loyalty Data Reveals About India’s Shopping Habits

Quick commerce vs traditional retail — it’s the debate reshaping India’s FMCG and brand strategy conversations in 2026. Ask most people in urban India whether the neighbourhood kirana stor...

Qualitative vs quantitative research in India — methodology guide by Maction Consulting

Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research: Which Does Your Business Need?

Qualitative vs quantitative research — it’s one of the most common questions clients ask at the start of a research brief, and the honest answer is that it depends on your business question, you...

How AI is changing market research in India — Maction Consulting

AI in Market Research India: What Changes, What Doesn’t

AI in market research is no longer experimental — it’s operational at some of the world’s largest agencies, reshaping how studies are designed, analysed, and delivered faster than most pra...

How to choose the right market research company in India — Maction Consulting buyer's guide

How to Choose the Right Market Research Company in India

Choosing the right market research company in India is one of the most consequential procurement decisions a brand or consultancy can make — yet most are made without a clear evaluation framework. Ind...

Consumer product testing before launch — pre-launch market research by Maction Consulting

Why You Should Do Consumer Product Testing Before Launching

Consumer product testing is the step most brands skip — and the reason 70–80% of new products fail within their first year. Launching without it is one of the most expensive mistakes a business can ma...

Telecom churn research in India analyzing 5G pricing and customer loyalty trends

Telecom Churn in India: What 5G Pricing Surveys Reveal About Customer Loyalty

India’s telecom industry is entering its most competitive phase in a decade. With Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vi rolling out 5G at varying speeds and price points, operators are no longer competin...

EV adoption in India — consumer intent vs. purchase gap | Maction Consulting

EV Adoption in India: What Consumers Say vs What They Actually Buy

EV adoption in India has a paradox at its heart: ask any urban Indian car buyer today whether they would consider an electric vehicle, and the answer is overwhelmingly positive. Surveys repeatedly sho...