Research
April 2009
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‘Strong' Q1 revenue growth for Toluna
15-Apr-2009
Chairman George Kynoch says firm is well placed to weather global economic downturn
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60 Second Soapbox – Melanie Cameron
April 2009
Melanie Cameron, a director at Conquest, has had it with web 2.0 but is enjoying comparing meerkats thanks to a certain ad campaign
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A waste of time and money
April 2009
Mike Page of Cognicient believes that research data could work a lot harder in delivering insight. if you don’t want to waste a penny of your research spend, it might be time to maximise the use of what you have
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Acxiom and Privo launch children's ‘do not contact list'
24-Apr-2009
Database marketer and security specialist team up to give parents greater online control
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Ad targeting laws could come this year
27-Apr-2009
House subcommittee plans to legislate on online tracking techniques
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AKP&D sale makes Axelrod $2.1m
6-Apr-2009
David Axelrod discloses earnings after becoming President Obama's senior advisor
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Amazon opts out of Phorm
15-Apr-2009
Online retailer rejects targeted advertising system
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Analytics firms embrace social media tools
8-Apr-2009
Webtrends and Beyond Analysis incorporate social media tracking capabilities
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Arbitron appoints strategy and biz dev boss
20-Apr-2009
Taher Behbehani fills new role to exploit multimedia potential of PPM
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Arbitron clarifies MRC accreditation status
23-Apr-2009
Decision on renewal for diary service not yet made, says ratings provider
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Arbitron increases quality targets again
30-Apr-2009
Benchmarks raised following meeting with client council
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ARF committee takes on online quality challenge
24-Apr-2009
Committee to look into behavioural metrics and industry cooperation
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AURA study reveals ‘bleak prognosis' for research spend
22-Apr-2009
Sixty percent of research buyers plan to ‘trim' budgets, says UK clientside body
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Auto industry turmoil hits JD Power & Associates
29-Apr-2009
McGraw-Hill reports revenue decline at its automotive MR firm
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BBC spending cuts hit marketing, research division
21-Apr-2009
Marketing, communication and audience division sees budgets reduced
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Berkeley's Opinion Space maps views visually
23-Apr-2009
UC Berkeley researchers develop tool for sharing and comparing opinions
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Bolloré ‘assured' by Napier's Aegis stewardship
14-Apr-2009
Billionaire's battle for board representation could be at an end
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Budget cuts slow in Q1 as ‘confidence picks up'
6-Apr-2009
Bellwether shows UK marketing budgets down again, but rate of decline easing
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Bunny and chocolates halt Research
9-Apr-2009
No news over Easter break as journalists take long weekend
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CBC invests in Switzerland's Konso
3-Apr-2009
Asian research specialist takes 34% stake in consumer and social researcher
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COI names strategic marketing roster
20-Apr-2009
Research agencies among 19 firms to support strategic consulting division
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Collective Intellect to track MTV web audiences
1-Apr-2009
Analytics firm to analyse online social media content for broadcaster
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Community clients ‘spend less on surveys'
23-Apr-2009
Passenger study suggests clients using online communities are cutting back on traditional MR methods
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Compete eyes internet's long tail with social tags
17-Apr-2009
Panel members to categorise favourite sites to aid media buys on niche sites
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ComScore gets new chief financial officer
20-Apr-2009
Software industry veteran Kenneth Tarpey takes over from John Green, who moves to talent role
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Con artists seize on MSPA name for scam
27-Apr-2009
Scammers conning people out of their personal details are passing themselves off as the Mystery Shopping Providers Association
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Contract wins – roundup
8-Apr-2009
New business for Rentrak, Site Intelligence, Retail Eyes and SPSS
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Court rules for Vermont prescription data restrictions
27-Apr-2009
Research firms IMS, SDI and Wolters Kluwer fail in bid to overturn state legislation
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Cross-Tab builds BRIC panel business
22-Apr-2009
Borderless Access launches with 450,000 panel members
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De Voogd on polling Europe
7-Apr-2009
Head of TNS’s political and social division on what the contract means for the agency
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DM in £1m deal for data company PDV
9-Apr-2009
Lead generation and research firm to be acquired by direct marketing group
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EC starts legal action against UK over Phorm
14-Apr-2009
Telecoms commissioner calls for overhaul of UK privacy laws
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eDigital ‘rescues' dissatisfied customers
3-Apr-2009
New tool lets clients identify and contact dissatisfied survey takers
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Email error lands agency boss in hot water
6-Apr-2009
MRNI managing director suspended from MRS after client complains of ‘intent to deceive'
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E-Rewards seals hotel visitor deal
22-Apr-2009
InterContinental Hotels Group loyalty scheme members to join research panel
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Esomar director general Jeannin departs
22-Apr-2009
Véronique Jeannin leaves by ‘mutual' agreement • Plus, new exec team at Efamro
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EU commissioner promises to get tough on online targeting
1-Apr-2009
Meglena Kuneva tells industry giants consumer rights ‘must not be crushed' by data collection and profiling
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Ex-Nielsen man leads Twitter insights venture
9-Apr-2009
Peter Read's new firm to help brands communicate with ‘Twitter ecosystem'
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FCC to investigate Arbitron PPM? Commissioner thinks so
9-Apr-2009
Jonathan Adelstein suggests inquiry into radio ratings system is on the slate
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Forrester ‘weathering' recession in Q1 results
30-Apr-2009
Modest revenue and profit rises • Firm expects to feel impact of market softness later this year
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Generate hires trends consultant Gaudelli
2-Apr-2009
Production company takes on Janis Gaudelli to head new MR division
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Get the big picture
April 2009
Research buyers are crying out for research that is both robust and in context with their business. David Smith and Patrick Young of DVL Smith frame an argument for how that can be achieved
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GfK buys tourism researcher Ascent MI
1-Apr-2009
German agency acquires Leisure Travel Monitor producer
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GfK completes IFR Monitoring Group takeover
8-Apr-2009
Firm ups stake in shelf monitoring company to 100%
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GfK's WEP panel to track electronics purchases
17-Apr-2009
Will measure impact online ads have on the sale of slow-moving consumer goods
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Gongos Research launches new financial team
30-Apr-2010
US— Gongos Research has formed a new team to provide qual and quant research services to the finance and banking sector.
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Growing uncertainty is ‘great news' for research
2-Apr-2009
Research can light the way in tough times, says forecaster Bob Johansen
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Harris Interactive appoints technology chief
28-Apr-2009
Richard Scionti joins from TNS North America
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Havas rates companies' sustainability credentials
30-Apr-2009
Sustainable Futures 09 to track how consumers rate environmental efforts
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High costs continue to hit Arbitron profits
21-Apr-2009
Revenue rises as PPM rollout continues, but restructuring costs cut into earnings
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Hitwise measures Canadian internet usage
28-Apr-2009
Clients to get data on 85,000 websites across 160 categories
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How can we help you?
April 2009
What are companies doing to close the loop beween customer research, customer feedback and customer service? Tim Phillips reports on a growing trend
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IDC cuts 5% of jobs as recession bites
20-Apr-2009
Firm to axe 83 US staff, including 26 research analysts
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If there's one thing I've learnt... Leanne Tomasevic
April 2009
Career tips from research practitioners. This month: Leanne Tomasevic, senior partner at Truth Consulting
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IMS Health sees 8% decline in first-quarter revenue
23-Apr-2009
Q1 revenue drops to $527m while operating income falls 13% to $101m
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InterfaceAsia intros panels in three markets
20-Apr-2009
Adds consumer and b2b respondents in India, Taiwan and Hong Kong
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In-Touch Survey Systems slashes 10% of workforce
15-Apr-2009
President Lynda Partner among casualties as firm prepares for ‘difficult times'
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iPerceptions chief exec bullish despite economic maelstrom
8-Apr-2009
Agency boss says downturn will make his company ‘indispensable'
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Ipsos Reid launches online ethnic panel
23-Apr-2009
Three-thousand strong panel offers surveys in five languages
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IQ holds talks with backers about additional financing
6-Apr-2009
Research group seeks support as it reports a £400,000 annual loss
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IRI teams with SheridanGlobal for MARI Europe
21-Apr-2009
Shopper research project set for international expansion this year
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ISBA calls on Europe to halt legal action over Phorm trials
16-Apr-2009
Advertiser body tells European Commission it sees ‘little need for intervention'
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Lindstrom's Buyology business gets backing
22-Apr-2009
Author's neuromarketing firm lands investment from Japanese marketing group
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Lockout ends at Synovate's New Zealand call centre
15-Apr-2009
Management and union to negotiate a ‘performance pay scheme', says agency
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Majestic Research makes Rood move
15-Apr-2009
Equity research agency looks to build MR presence through healthcare buy
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Management buyout for Ci Research
28-Apr-2009
MD Ian Font leads five-strong team of investors now running the UK agency
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MarketCast founder Joseph Helfgot dies
9-Apr-2009
Entertainment research guru dies after heart transplant surgery
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Matrix-Data Solutions acquires Rhetorik
9-Apr-2009
IT market data firm bought for undisclosed sum
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Memorial service for Cello founder
14-Apr-2009
Kevin Steeds to be remembered in London next week
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Mindshare and YuMe get a GRP on online video
7-Apr-2009
New metric seeks to offer online equivalent to established TV ad ratings
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Mobile researcher Q bought by Fly Research
2-Apr-2009
Online agency plans to move into mobile surveys with acquisition
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MRA alarmed over disclosure rules in Massachusetts
7-Apr-2009
Association says disclosure of payments to doctors will ‘severely hurt' research
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MRJunction launches work-from-home CATI scheme
8-Apr-2009
CEO Birju Jani claims gLL service will get laid-off interviewers working again
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MRPP brings interactive research in-house
17-Apr-2009
Amy Boaz to head new department within Media Research Planning and Placement
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MySpace strikes video measurement deal
14-Apr-2009
Visible Measures chosen as social network's official data provider
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New agency focuses on Middle East research
29-Apr-2009
Dipen Mehta's Unboxed Consulting opens for business in Dubai
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New agency measures what matters to consumers
23-Apr-2009
First offering from Conversition invites opinions on brands, products and services
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New business keeps Creston growing
20-Apr-2009
Insight and communications group reports 4% growth in pre-close statement
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New business launches
3-Apr-2009
The latest from Capital C, Optaumum and Market Probe India
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New president takes helm at Canada's MRIA
8-Apr-2009
David Stark replaces John Ball at industry association
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New research agency promises qualitative ‘revolution'
7-Apr-2009
Consumer Dynamics to use clinical psychology for greater consumer insight
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New Wii channel lets users rate videos and ads
27-Apr-2009
Nintendo partners with ad agency Dentsu for on-demand video service in Japan
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News in brief
24-Apr-2009
The latest from Harris, Bango, GfK, Realeyes and more…
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News in brief
30-Apr-2009
The latest from MarketTools, TVG, GfK and more
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News in brief
2-Apr-2009
The latest from The Hartman Group, GfK, Knowledge Networks and more
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News mag Focus wins award for RFID research
30-Apr-2009
Magazine recognised for innovative use of page tagging in ad research
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Nielsen bags Bahrain eGovernment survey
16-Apr-2009
Firm to measure consumers' satisfaction with government e-services
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Nielsen Online appoints mobile media EVP
23-Apr-2009
Former Nokia man Edward Kershaw to grow European business
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Nielsen recruits for TV and internet measurement
28-Apr-2009
TV and online habits to be measured in 375 US homes
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Now Wikimedia says no to Phorm scanning
17-Apr-2009
Online encyclopaedia owner says ad targeting software a privacy ‘infringement'
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NVivo 8 launched in French and German
22-Apr-2009
Qual data analysis software now available in six languages
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Obama picks survey expert to lead Census Bureau
3-Apr-2009
Former AAPOR president Robert Groves nominated to oversee 2010 survey
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OTX partners with IPG's Emerging Media Lab
21-Apr-2009
Agency taps state-of-the-art facility for research into new media platforms
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Outsell scales down MR growth forecast
9-Apr-2009
Information industry analyst publishes less optimistic forecast in light of ‘turmoil' in Q4 2008
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Peanut Labs signs deal to recruit teens via online games
30-Apr-2010
US— Peanut Labs has teamed up with publisher Nexon America to conduct a series of online surveys with teenagers.
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People on the move
9-Apr-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
15-Apr-2009
The latest appointments and promotions in the global research and insight industry
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People on the move
7-Apr-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
1-Apr-2009
The latest appointments and promotions from the global market research industry
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People on the move
17-Apr-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
22-Apr-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
29-Apr-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
27-Apr-2009
The latest appointments and promotions in the global research and insight industry
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Phoenix and 2CV to test marketing effectiveness
20-Apr-2009
Firms to let clients test experiential marketing campaigns – live
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Politicians to investigate behavioural advertising
23-Apr-2009
UK parliamentary group to assess whether regulation is needed
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Polling site offers prizes for best questions
29-Apr-2009
The Global Poll invites users to suggest questions, and vote for the best ones
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Polling site says get on your soapbox
2-Apr-2009
Yoursoapbox.com allows users to create polls and vote on topical issues
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Prime Insight seeks research recruits
1-Apr-2009
Co-founder of Nicholson Glover to head Prime People's new research recruitment business
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Privacy group says online tracking ‘dangerous'
21-Apr-2009
Privacy Interational calls for tougher legal action from EU and US
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Psydex wins $3.5m funding for buzz tracking tool
22-Apr-2009
Analytics firm to use strategic investment to launch online news analysis service
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Pulse Group expands in Malaysia
16-Apr-2009
New Kuala Lumpur office takes CATI capacity to 65
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Quaestor offers clients the chance to get closer
24-Apr-2009
Brands get the chance to ‘date' customers – and even live with them
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Quantcast targets brand owners with new offer
16-Apr-2009
New service allows marketers to tag and measure all their web-based media
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Redundancies on the cards at YouGov UK
2-Apr-2009
Firm expects ‘a small number' of redundancies after strategic review
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Researcher input wanted for ISER survey
17-Apr-2009
University calls for suggestions for UK's largest social research survey
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Saarf mourns technical director Piet Smit
6-Apr-2009
South African industry pays tribute to media audience research expert
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Senator dropped by pollster after switching political parties
29-Apr-2009
Republican pollster Public Opinion Strategies resigns from Arlen Specter's campaign team
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Sentiment analysis engine gets $1.2m backing
29-Apr-2009
Investment will fund development of technology that scours web for opinion leaders
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Share bid moves Satyam towards stability
16-Apr-2009
Rival outsourcing firm to buy controlling stake in IT, research and analytics services firm
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SheridanGlobal takes on POPAI shopper test
14-Apr-2009
Agency to test display and marketing effectiveness in US and UK shops
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Social media monitor Klout scores private equity funding
30-Apr-2010
US— Social media monitoring firm Klout has been awarded $1.5m in Series A funding from a group of private equity investment houses.
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Spectra Intelligence bought by URCH
1-Apr-2009
Healthcare publisher buys pharma research firm
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Spectrum casts new light on FTSE 100 firms
24-Apr-2009
New tool tracks share price against ‘sentiment' in online coverage of listed companies
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Speed-Trap and Stratigent partner for analytics expansion
30-Apr-2010
UK— Web analytics firm Speed-Trap has formed a partnership with analytics and marketing optimisation agency Stratigent to deploy its online behavioural data capturing and insight software in the US.
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SSI scraps chief information officer role
15-Apr-2009
Incumbent Peter Milla remains with survey sample supplier in consulting capacity
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Starcom merges research operations
2-Apr-2009
John Lowell to lead new research and analytics division
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Stumbling block for India's NRS – report
14-Apr-2009
Publishers yet to commit to reviving readership survey, reports Mint newspaper
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Survey looks at impact of insight and EFM
21-Apr-2009
Hypatia Research seeks to identify the best ways to turn EFM and customer insight into profit
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Synovate appoints global healthcare head
1-Apr-2009
Former healthcare custom boss Bob Douglas promoted to top role
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Synovate call centre truce on uneasy footing
16-Apr-2009
Tensions rise in NZ after agency says interviewer pay rises have not been agreed
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Synovate locks out call centre workers in New Zealand
14-Apr-2009
Unite union says 30 staff affected for refusing 20 cents-an-hour pay rise offer
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TAM Media kicks off sports research
16-Apr-2009
New TAM Sports service to measure sponsorship and marketing
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Tango makes analytics buy
21-Apr-2009
InSite purchase bolsters retail analytics offer • Mark Zygmontowicz to head operations
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The responsible approach
April 2009
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Things I know (and don't know) about research in a recession
April 2009
Cris Tarrant of BDRC admits to knowing some of the effects that recession will have on the research business, but puts his hand up to being in the dark about others
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ThinkVine lands $1.85m investment
15-Apr-2009
Marketing software developer to use cash on R&D, sales and marketing
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TiVo takes second-by-second TV ratings local
20-Apr-2009
Stop Watch service to be brought to local markets this summer, says DVR firm
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TiVo trebles Stop Watch panel size
3-Apr-2009
DVR data collection service to reach 300,000 households
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TNS helps bolster WPP's first-quarter revenues
28-Apr-2009
Group's organic revenue falls in Q1 but TNS helps insight division double its sales
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TNS retains quant Eurobarometer contract in €65m deal
7-Apr-2009
Agency wins ‘largest ever' social and political research contract to poll public opinion across Europe
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TNS Travel & Tourism debuts Activities Panel
29-Apr-2009
Niche leisure activity participants to be filtered from main panel
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Tokyo's Research Panel ventures overseas
9-Apr-2009
Japanese panel company looks to sign up clients outside its home market
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Top brands sustain value in recession
29-Apr-2009
Google retains top spot in Millward Brown Optimor rankings
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Twitter distances itself from UK agency launch
14-Apr-2009
‘No official business arrangement' with Twitter Partners, says Biz Stone
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Two staff to go at Mesh Planning
3-Apr-2009
‘We have to acknowledge tough times,' says MD Fiona Blades
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US growth on the Horizon for YouGov
28-Apr-2009
Firm acquires branding and customer satisfaction agency
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Venture backing and new CEO for SurveyMonkey
21-Apr-2009
DIY survey firm lands investment • Dave Goldberg becomes CEO
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WFA sets out stall on online measurement
14-Apr-2009
Advertisers' association calls for more accurate information on online audiences
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YouGov demands removal of 'defamatory' blog posts
30-Apr-2010
UK— YouGov has asked blogger Craig Murray to remove a series of posts that accuse the firm of political bias.
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YouGov looks to cut costs as profits nosedive
6-Apr-2009
Up to 30 jobs to be eliminated as company takes ‘firm action' against slump
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Yuseo, Realeyes combine usability with eye-tracking
28-Apr-2009
Partnership allows quantitative eye-tracking data to be added to online behaviour studies