Neer is a founder and director of Heartbeat Trends, a social and market research agency. The company studies social trends and attitudes among Australians of all ages. Since its inception in 1998 Neer has been involved in over 80 broad based, Australia wide studies with people aged from seven-70 years.

These reports cover topics such as: Dreams & Aspirations, Health & Wellbeing, Relationships, Media, Choices and Decision Making and Leisure Time. All Heartbeat’s studies are filmed. Thus Neer’s presentations are peppered with quotes from the public and short documentaries that bring the insights discussed to life.

Neer consults to a who’s who of blue chip organisations including Commonwealth Bank, Nestle, News Limited, Nikolodeon, Coles and Kellogg’s to name a few. He is quoted in the media on a regular basis and his opinions, commentary and articles appear regularly in major media nationally.

Neer has written extensively on social trends and is the author of two books published by Harper Collins and New Holland respectively. The first (Shades of Belonging) looked at attitudes towards religion while the second (Life Behind Bars) explored the world of violent prison inmates.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Neer is frequently invited to address conferences, seminars and workshops. He is invited into the boardrooms of major companies to discuss social and consumer trends. Recent speaking engagements have included:

Toyota Yaris Launch (05) A presentation to consumer media on trends among young Australians.

GIO 55+ Insurance launch (05) A presentation to consumer media on trends among the Baby Boomers and how they will age differently from previous generations.

AMSRS Annual Conference - Keynote Address (05) Presentation titled ‘Seeing the Forest and the Trees’ to the Australian Market and Social Research Society. The talk covered social research and its impact on organisations and the community at large.