Research
January 2009
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$7m investment for TheInfoPro
7-Jan-2009
Edison Venture Fund backs IT market research agency
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£1m grant to link 60 years of census data
13-Jan-2009
Historians and archivists to integrate computerised records for 1851-1911
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100WiseMen waiting for questions
8-Jan-2009
Business expert panel launched to rival traditional market research
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60 Second Soapbox – Clare Bruce
January 2009
Clare Bruce, CEO of Nunwood, is a Corrie fanatic and has eBay envy. Her one desire? That we should all fly by the seat of our pants.
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Aberdeen Group examines social media ROI
29-Jan-2009
Study aims to find how businesses are successfully harnessing and measuring social media
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Ad research body finds media expert in Gugel
8-Jan-2009
ARF hires former Telmar president as media analytics SVP
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Ad watchdog raps website over unique visitor claims
14-Jan-2009
Advertising Standards Authority says third-party audit needed to back up reported audience figures
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Advertisers tackle online privacy with self-regulation initiative
13-Jan-2009
US associations work towards self-regulatory principles for behavioural advertising
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Advertising Information
January 2009
Research is the insight world’s most valuable source of news, analysis and jobs. Every day senior executives turn to us for the sharpest intelligence.
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Aegis Group stays silent on talk of strategic review
5-Jan-2009
No comment from media buying and research group, but analysts are abuzz about a potential break-up
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All eyes on Tobii as firm signs global agreement with Ipsos
27-Jan-2009
Eye tracking firm follows up Red Dot Square win with new research deal
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Angoss Software acquires dthree for C$2m
6-Jan-2009
Predictive analytics firm buys interactive marketing agency
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Arbitron brings cell-only targets into line
26-Jan-2009
Cell-only households to make up 15% of ratings samples in all PPM markets by 2010
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Arbitron gets MRC approval in California
9-Jan-2009
Radio ratings firm secures accreditation for PPM system in Riverside-San Bernardino market
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Arbitron settlement puts Ipsos cellphone ratings on hold in US
27-Jan-2009
Ipsos and Media Audit agree to suspend cellphone-based audience measurement tests in patent settlement
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Arbitron settles PPM cases in New York and New Jersey
8-Jan-2009
But minority broadcasters call for terms of settlements to be applied nationwide
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Arbitron settles with New York AG
7-Jan-2009
Breaking news: Radio ratings firm pays $200,000 to settle dispute with state attorney general
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Authentic Response adopts RelevantView
8-Jan-2009
Online sample provider implements computer fingerprinting system
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Avid Ratings snaps up RA Heaton
15-Jan-2009
Home-building research agency adds to consulting division with acquisition
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B2b firms ‘not making the most' of research
16-Jan-2009
Study by EuPD says research remains a ‘side issue'
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BDRC promotes four to the board
20-Jan-2009
Matt Costin, Robert Dodds, Steve Mills and Mark Long move up
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Beale, Sopp and Blackall remain on MRS council
8-Jan-2009
News in brief
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Biometric tests predict Super Bowl ad buzz
23-Jan-2009
Innerscope claims biometric tests provided strong predictions of ad success
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Bloomerce founder named SSI CEO
14-Jan-2009
Kees de Jong replaces Jim Follett at the helm of survey sample provider
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Blow for IMS, Verispan in prescription data fight
15-Jan-2009
Court refuses rehearing on decision to overturn block on NH law
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BrainJuicer enters Germany and Canada
19-Jan-2009
Agency extends international reach and gets into the online communities game
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Brands go face to face with consumers in The White Room
20-Jan-2009
Hall & Partners alumni tap mobile video technology for direct consumer feedback
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Bringing historical data into the 21st century
22-Jan-2009
University of Essex professor Kevin Schürer speaks to Research about a £1m census project
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Buyology lesson
January 2009
Martin Lindstrom’s new book attempts to use brain science to shed light on why we buy. Robert Bain asks what it really tells us about the state of neuroscience and research.
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Buzzing about the recession
7-Jan-2009
Wavemetrix CEO Anders Schönberg tells Research companies are turning to buzz tracking during the difficult financial climate
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Carlsberg shares consumer insights with pub owners
29-Jan-2009
Initiative to support pub trade includes access to mystery shopping results
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Cash injection for GoZing founders' United Sample
14-Jan-2009
Matthew Dusig and Gregg Levin's new firm receives $3m funding
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Cello figures to be ‘at low end of expectations'
19-Jan-2009
Research group issues warning over results – but debt levels set to drop
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Chime names CEO for research and engagement division
21-Jan-2009
Tredwell joins Opinion Leader owner in quest for international growth
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Chime says growth continues amid tough conditions
30-Jan-2009
Research and PR group reports good overall performance for 2008
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Citibank puts remote user testing on trial
22-Jan-2009
Finance house tests InSites Consulting's new online research tool
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Clientside researchers need ‘more influence'
23-Jan-2009
Forrester study warns of pressure on research teams as bosses look to justify spend
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Comrecon study highlights ‘gap' between research and reality
20-Jan-2009
Clients say MR lacks relation to reality, according to initial survey findings
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Consumer tsar attacks ‘creepy' child marketing practices
22-Jan-2009
Ed Mayo and academic researcher Agnes Nairn call for debate on the use of children in online marketing and research
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Contract wins – roundup
16-Jan-2009
New business for Macro International, Probolsky, Visible Technologies and more
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Contract wins – roundup
28-Jan-2009
New business for Trajectory Partnership, Bango Analytics and GfK Mystery Shopping
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Contract wins – roundup
6-Jan-2009
New business for Confirmit, Omniture, Cook & Schmid
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Court asked to approve Greenfield settlement
6-Jan-2009
Hearing set for 23 January to rule on deal to dismiss shareholder claims
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Court OKs Greenfield's $4m settlement deal
26-Jan-2009
All claims in class action shareholder lawsuit dismissed
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Crowdsourcing ‘better than consulting' for NPD
22-Jan-2009
Survey finds rapidly increasing acceptance for seeking customers' help directly
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CSA to measure out-of-home video advertising
26-Jan-2009
French agency wins contract with out-of-home video body for pilot project
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Czech MR revenues ‘to grow in 2009'
16-Jan-2009
Research association expects industry to weather crisis
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Data firm ‘bucks trend' with new call centre
12-Jan-2009
400 interviewer jobs created as Consumer Contact opens its fifth centre in Canada
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DBM Consultants takes CEM down under
13-Jan-2009
Research agency to offer Empathica services to clients
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Dealmakers – roundup
30-Jan-2009
New business wins and new partnerships for Peanut Labs, Macro International, BMRB and more
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Dexterity co-founder installed as CEO
12-Jan-2009
Former boss Anantha Krishnan takes advisory role at outsourcing firm
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Different River promises fresh qual outlook
22-Jan-2009
Vikki McKeegan and Jo Shaw launch new London-based agency
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Double Lives – Chris Martin
January 2009
Researchers reveal how their out-of-hours pursuits impact on the 9 to 5. This month we meet Chris Martin, programme manager at Him! and long-distance rower
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eDigital restructures to focus on sectors
19-Jan-2009
Derek Eccleston speaks to Research about the agency's new strategy
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Esomar elects new president and council
6-Jan-2009
Gunilla Broadbent looking to show ‘value' of market research
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Ex-ComScore execs bring analytics platform out of beta
29-Jan-2009
Crowd Science sets out to help web publishers build audience profiles
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Experian tracks footfall for Charlotte Russe
13-Jan-2009
US clothing chain hires footfall specialist to track and analyse shopper behaviour
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Ex-YouGov execs take on research at Engage
5-Jan-2009
Andy Brown and Sarah Jordan to head new research service at engagement consultancy
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Facebook ditches polling tool
23-Jan-2009
Paid poll service disappears after two years with ‘no definite plans' for a replacement
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Fears for Satyam staff salaries after fraud
9-Jan-2009
Research and analytics employees could go unpaid this month after founder confesses to cooking the books
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Final whistle blows for Nielsen's Scorecard
12-Jan-2009
Sports sponsorship measurement service replaced by Repucom partnership
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Finder's a keeper for Synovate Argentina
16-Jan-2009
Agency promotes former P&G man to country MD, Research learns
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Firefox developer sets up usability panel
21-Jan-2009
Mozilla Labs plans to extend testing programme to all its products
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Five things I know about social media (and five things I don't)
January 2009
Tom Ewing, social media knowledge leader at Kantar Operations, lays his expertise on the line… and confesses to not knowing everything.
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Focus on the favelas
15-Jan-2009
From the web: Research agency Mobile Metrix targets Rio's poorest areas
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Frank Gollnick named CEO of RI Germany
13-Jan-2009
Former MD of Frankfurt office promoted to lead Research International's German business
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French mobile companies plan joint internet ratings
15-Jan-2009
Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom back audience measurement project
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Futuresource opens virtual focus group facility
28-Jan-2009
3D virtual research centre recreates face-to-face research online
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Gauge sets out to Gauge Opinion
9-Jan-2009
Steven Gauge launches research-based consultancy
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German bill a ‘danger to research' – ADM
21-Jan-2009
Research association sets out proposed amendments to protect research from new rules
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German researchers seek exemption from data protection law
9-Jan-2009
Proposed law is a ‘genuine threat' to research, says BVM chairman
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GfK brings together US healthcare businesses
15-Jan-2009
15 jobs lost as three separate units are merged to form GfK Healthcare
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GfK shareholder moves to prevent hostile takeovers
27-Jan-2009
Non-profit association passes new rules to protect its stake in MR group
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Google intros DVR playback data to TV advertising system
30-Jan-2009
TV ad delivery platform starts reporting impressions delivered through time-shifted viewing
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Governments ‘must improve' citizen engagement
14-Jan-2009
Accenture survey pinpoints better insight as key strategy for service improvement
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Hail to the chief (researcher)
21-Jan-2009
Brand Democracy’s James Morris explains how research helped Obama win the US presidential election
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Hall & Partners buys China's Jigsaw
9-Jan-2009
Brand and advertising researcher takes stake in Chinese qual agency
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Hansa Research has stars in its eyes
5-Jan-2009
CelebTrack index to assess brand value of film, sports and TV personalities
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Harris launches UK youth and kids practice
20-Jan-2009
New team to work within technology, media and telecoms division
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Harrison appointed new leader for BMRB Social
12-Jan-2009
Futures Company consultant moves to sister company to lead government and public sector work
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ICT Group withdraws market research services
7-Jan-2009
Call centre owner says MR service will cease as part of cost-cutting initiative
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If there's one thing I've learnt... James Turner
January 2009
Career tips for research practitioners. This month: James Turner, director at Populus
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IFF wins contract for skills survey
21-Jan-2009
Agency to lead biennial survey of skills and training in England
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Indonesian pollsters plan standards body
16-Jan-2009
Report says new association is on its way to boost public trust in opinion polls
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Indonesian pollsters unite to battle restrictions
27-Jan-2009
New association formed to establish code of conduct and resist new regulations
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Intage buys China's Hyperlink
23-Jan-2009
XFMedia sells majority stake in Shanghai-based agency for $11.86m
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Ipsos Loyalty appoints new global CEO
9-Jan-2009
Former Added Value boss Liz Musch takes charge
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IQ board approves buy of Illuminas assets
19-Jan-2009
£1.5m buy of fieldwork and viewing facilities units goes ahead
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IQ completes buy of Illuminas assets
30-Jan-2009
Viewpoint Field, Viewpoint Studios and The Wire now part of IQ
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IRS supplier pitches for rival survey contract
27-Jan-2009
Hansa Research seeks contract to revive India's National Readership Survey
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Jeannie Arthur joins Verve as UK managing director
23-Jan-2009
Former FreshMinds Research MD becomes partner at new agency
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Kadence names UK managing director
8-Jan-2009
Kieron Mathews promoted from head of research with plans for European growth
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Kantar Group's new privacy boss spills the beans
20-Jan-2009
George Pappachen tells Research why he thinks the ‘dialogue is shifting’ on privacy
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Kennedy named ABC research boss
26-Jan-2009
Broadcaster appoints former Fox researcher Charles Kennedy to replace Michael Mellon
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KMR's Bill McKenna takes the helm at IMMI
15-Jan-2009
Former KMR NA boss takes over as CEO of media measurement firm
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Knife crime stats didn't cut it, says watchdog
7-Jan-2009
UK Statistics Authority criticises government's premature and selective use of numbers
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LinkedIn polling application goes live
16-Jan-2009
Business social network gives users the chance to survey other community members
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Maltese telco criticised over survey claims
7-Jan-2009
Surveys used to back up claims in ads should be made public, says regulator
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Marketer survey offers New Year cheer for MR
5-Jan-2009
Use of research will not decrease in 2009, say MENG members
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Marketers ‘missing out' on WOM opportunity
26-Jan-2009
Survey by CMO Council finds a lack of measurement and response to customer experience
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MarketSight 7.3 reviewed
January 2009
A new web-based research data reporting tool hits the market. A crucial interface between agency and client? Tim Macer will be the judge of that
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McNamara leaves IRI UK after strategic review
8-Jan-2009
Cadbury man Blair Ruelens replaces Jeremy McNamara at retail data firm
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Mills joins Hall & Partners as Europe CEO
29-Jan-2009
Former Saatchi & Saatchi planner to head agency's European business
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MR worker sues for wages after ICT call centre closure
16-Jan-2009
Charles Smith claims he and 100 others are entitled to 60 days' pay
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MRS expels member over interview deception
26-Jan-2009
Interviewer David Sumner kicked out of society after standards board investigation
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MRS moves to toughen rules on kids research
28-Jan-2009
Draft code tightens requirement for parental consent when surveying children
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NatCen scoops £1.25m charity contract
21-Jan-2009
Social researcher to evaluate impact of youth volunteering
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NBCU in multi-year deal for mobile measurement
7-Jan-2009
Signs Rentrak to analyse usage of mobile video downloads and games
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NEC gives a taste of outdoor targeted ads
30-Jan-2009
Eye Flavour signage can tell who's looking at it – and serve ads accordingly
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New chief at Research and Marketing Plus
14-Jan-2009
Phil Evans replaces Sheila Jones at Cardiff-based agency
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New code of practice for official UK statistics
6-Jan-2009
Statistics Authority launches code of practice and stamp of approval
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New Jersey seeks settlement over PPM
5-Jan-2009
Attorney general in talks with Arbitron on electronic radio ratings data
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News in brief
12-Jan-2009
The latest from Omniture, CACI, Confirmit, Merkle and more
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News in brief
20-Jan-2009
The latest from SPSS, Omniture, Business Logic Systems and more
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Nielsen appoints regional research head
23-Jan-2009
Suresh Ramalingham takes charge of Asia Pac, the Middle East and Africa
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Nielsen on standby for digital TV switchover
9-Jan-2009
Ratings firm predicts busy times as the end of analogue approaches
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Nielsen suspends in-store research service ‘indefinitely'
26-Jan-2009
US and European launch of in-store media measurement service axed as clients pull funding
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NMI expands services into Canada
13-Jan-2009
Jorge Santos hired to support move
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No let-up in UK marketing budget cuts
12-Jan-2009
Research losing out as companies turn to direct marketing and sales promotions, says Bellwether author
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Obama urged to overhaul consumer privacy law
6-Jan-2009
Calls for new administration to introduce ‘comprehensive' law covering data collection
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Online marketers ‘not using analytics'
23-Jan-2009
Alterian study says less than half of marketers using analytics to gauge online activity
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Online media firms gather for Pool party
23-Jan-2009
Ad agencies and clients join forces to test and create online video ad standards
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Outsourcing firm AbsolutData looks inwards
29-Jan-2009
Research services company to start working with clients in India
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Pappachen becomes first privacy boss at Kantar Group
12-Jan-2009
WPP's research division tackles the privacy issue head on with newly created role
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People on the move
13-Jan-2009
The latest appointments and promotions in the world of research and insight
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People on the move
14-Jan-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global research and insight industry
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People on the move
5-Jan-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
7-Jan-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
29-Jan-2009
The latest appointments and promotions in the research and insight industry
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People on the move
27-Jan-2009
The latest appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
22-Jan-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
21-Jan-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
19-Jan-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global market research industry
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People on the move
16-Jan-2009
Appointments and promotions in the global research and insight industry
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PFJ acquires MR recruiter RPCushing
14-Jan-2009
Recruitment house Phee Farrer Jones takes ‘substantial' majority interest in firm
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Points of view
January 2009
While stakeholders turn up the heat on the BBC, Helen Normoyle, director of audiences, is firmly focused on viewers, readers and listeners. What challenges does she face? Robert Bain reports.
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Polich to head NeuroFocus's client labs
28-Jan-2009
Neuroscience specialist John Polich appointed as firm sets up testing labs at client sites
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Polls reborn on Facebook as interactive ads
28-Jan-2009
Social network lets advertisers use single-question polls to engage site users
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Privacy legislation 'could threaten research'
7-Jan-2009
MRA warns fears over behavioural targeting could lead to restrictions on data collection
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Privacy Policy
January 2009
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Research Now opens New Zealand office
27-Jan-2009
Martin Tomlinson appointed client development manager in Auckland
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Simon Lane to drive 2CV analytics division
19-Jan-2009
Ex-Orange researcher hired to lead new specialist number-crunching unit
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Skarzynski replaces Morris as Arbitron chief
12-Jan-2009
New CEO faces tough challenges as portable people meter rollout continues
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SPA restructure creates three new MDs
27-Jan-2009
Qual, quant and food, drink & retail practices spearhead change
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Statistics Canada warns of bogus callers
8-Jan-2009
Fraudsters passing themselves off as government researchers
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Survey's positive outlook on analytics spend
9-Jan-2009
96% to increase or maintain current budgets, says Web Analytics Association
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Synovate confirms Argentina management changes
20-Jan-2009
Daniel Finder promoted to MD • Marcelo Basso moves to part-time role
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Synovate lays off 88 at Miami call centre
19-Jan-2009
Global agency blames interviewer job cuts on economic climate
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Table-hopping economics
January 2009
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January 2009
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Tesco's Andrew Mann moves to Sainsbury's as insight boss
21-Jan-2009
Former Tesco marketer becomes head of insight at rival retailer
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Thornton departs Ciao Surveys after five years
12-Jan-2009
Euro sales and marketing boss leaves online fieldwork firm post Microsoft takeover
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Tool lets recording artists face the music
15-Jan-2009
Slicethepie offers 24-hour feedback on new tracks
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UAE to introduce people meters for TV audience measurement
13-Jan-2009
Government agencies looking for firm to run new project
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UK gov't names choice for new Information Commissioner
13-Jan-2009
Christopher Graham in line to succeed Richard Thomas
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Using Twitter for research? It could be a winning idea
30-Jan-2009
Silicon Alley Insider contest sees MR as possible revenue stream
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Which Congress member is most like you?
30-Jan-2009
Civic Science launches free tool for voters to compare views with their representatives
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WPP and Omniture in $25m insight partnership
29-Jan-2009
Firms to collaborate on technology, data and consulting • WPP invests $25m in analytics software company
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WPP denies reports of job cuts plan
5-Jan-2009
Kantar owner says it has no plans to axe ‘several thousand jobs'
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YouGov spikes international partnerships strategy
7-Jan-2009
‘Not working as envisaged' says CEO Zahawi, as firm turns full focus on developing key hubs
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Zenith Optimedia shuffles research management in US
28-Jan-2009
Tom Love replaces Bruce Goerlich as head of the North American Strategic Resources Group