Richard Brunton was a pioneer of the market research industry in New Zealand. He co-founded Colmar Brunton in 1981 and built the business into the country's best known and most trusted research company - [...] He was the driving force behind Colmar Brunton's 'Better Business, Better World' campaign - a personal crusade around creating profit by creating purpose, or making money by making meaning. He believes (with the research to back it) that organisations that are driven by the big ideal of making their customers' lives better create more shareholder value in the long run than those who focus on other [...] articles, speeches and unique perspectives have been published in many magazines and newspapers.Richard was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame in 2005, and became a life member of the Marketing Research Society of New Zealand in [...] 2014, he retired as Executive Chairman of Colmar Brunton and has devoted his time to writing, speaking and marketplace ministry.Richards' other recently published booklet The Awesome Power of Blessing is having a significant impact on the lives of people around the world.Richard attends FaithPointe church in Auckland. He is also a member of the ministry team at Charisma Christian Ministries and teaches in their School of Supernatural [...] has been married to Nicole for 10 years, has learnt to speak French, and spends time between New Zealand and New Caledonia. He is a keen boatie and fisherman, and owns an amphibious Sealegs [...] are now 10,000,000 of Richard Brunton's books in print (The Blessing Effect, The Awesome Power of Blessing and Anointed for Work ) and growing at a rate of 200,000 per week. International translations available:La Potenza Meravigliosa Della Benedizione: Puoi cambiare il tuo mondo (Italian)La Formidable Puissance de la Bénédiction: Vous pouvez changer le monde (French)De Ontzagwekkende Kracht van Zegenen (Dutch)O Incrivel Poder da Bênção (Portugese)El Asombroso Poder de la Bendición (Spanish)Die wunderbare Kraft des Segnens (German)