News31 January 2017

Kantar tops MRS league tables

Jane Bainbridge

WPP-owned Kantar has held the number one position in the Market Research Society league tables while Progressive Digital Media ( now called GlobalData) was the fastest growing individual agency.

News31 January 2017

CIE Group appoints Miles as insight director

UK – Market research agency Chime Insight & Engagement Group has made nine new hires across its businesses, including Jack Miles as insight director.

News31 January 2017

GfK reports 1.7% sales decline for 2016

Both sales and adjusted operating income fell in 2016 compared with the previous year for market and consumer information giant, GfK.

News31 January 2017

Internet of Things market worth $724bn by 2023

The global Internet of Things ( IoT) market is predicted to reach $724.2 billion by 2023 with Asia Pacific the biggest market. 

News31 January 2017

Consumer confidence edges up

Jane Bainbridge

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index increased two points in January to reach -5 with three of its five measures increasing this month.

News31 January 2017

UK adspend holds firm despite Brexit vote

Bronwen Morgan

Advertising expenditure growth of 3.2% is forecast for 2017, following the first third quarter to break the £5bn spend barrier, according to the AA/ Warc Expenditure Report.

Feature30 January 2017

Tim Harford in seven

Tim Harford is a Financial Times columnist and BBC broadcaster. His latest book – Messy: How To Be Creative and Resilient in a Tidy-Minded World – looks at why untidiness should be embraced. His many other books include The Undercover Economist

News30 January 2017

McElroy joins KJT Group from Nielsen

Cindy McElroy has joined the healthcare research firm from Nielsen Consumer Insights as a research director. 

News30 January 2017

Total Content Ratings release put back by Nielsen

The planned release date of 1st March for Nielsen’s syndicated Total Content Ratings ( TCR) multi-platform product has been delayed.

News30 January 2017

Ogilvy unveils new behavioural science centre

Marketing communications company Ogilvy has launched a new centre focused on overcoming hidden cognitive and behavioural barriers. 

News30 January 2017

Digital marketing nears $120bn by 2021 in US

Forrester has predicted that spend on search marketing, display advertising, online video and email marketing will reach almost $119 billion by 2021.

News30 January 2017

JICWEBS gives out first online ad anti-fraud certificates

Affectv and RadiumOne have become the first companies to receive certification seals under JICWEBS’ anti-fraud Good Practice Principles.

News30 January 2017

Lightspeed All Global rebrands

Healthcare data collection company Lightspeed All Global has rebranded as Lightspeed Health. 

Feature27 January 2017

How educational psychology models help kids' research

Jane Bainbridge

At yesterday's Kids & Youth Research Conference run by the Market Research Society, Cookie Research's Lesley Salem gave an insightful presentation on how psychology models used in teaching could help market researchers questioning children.

News27 January 2017

Those in their thirties most willing to share personal data for rewards

New research has revealed that 27% of internet users strongly agree that they are willing to share personal data in exchange for benefits, with those in their thirties most likely to do so.

News27 January 2017

Sadoun to replace Levy as Publicis Groupe CEO

Arthur Sadoun, who currently oversees the group's creative agencies, will take over from Maurice Levy as chief executive in June. 

News27 January 2017

Adspend holds strong after Brexit

Advertising spend increased 4.2% in the third quarter of 2016, despite fears the British vote to leave the EU would cause uncertainty.

News27 January 2017

MarketSight acquired by Reimagine

Reimagine Holdings Group has announced its acquisition of data analysis and visualisation software platform company MarketSight. 

News27 January 2017

Verto Analytics releases Smart Poll

Measurement company Verto Analytics has launched Smart Poll, a tool to combine survey research and passive cross-device consumer behaviour measurement.

News26 January 2017

Precision Opinion adds to analytics and consulting division

Christopher Brogan and Kevin Unter have joined Precision Opinion's analytics and consulting division as managing director and senior director respectively. 

News26 January 2017

Nielsen signs multi-year agreement with Entravision Communications

Nielsen has signed a multi-year renewal agreement for local television measurement with Entravision Communications Corporation, a media company that reaches the US Hispanic community. 

News26 January 2017

NPD Group launches price and promotion management service

Global information company The NPD Group now offers a suite of scenario planning and simulation tools designed to help manufacturers and retailers make price and promotion decisions. 

News26 January 2017

UK consumers feel unrepresented by brands and media

Just 13% of people in the UK feel well represented by brands, according to a new survey by advertising agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky.

Opinion26 January 2017

Time to rehab and rejuvenate research

Route’s general manager, Euan Mackay, urges market researchers to defend the statistics and methodologies and speak up for evidence, accurate measurement and robust data.

News26 January 2017

Dalia secures $7m Series A investment

Berlin-based tech start-up Dalia has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Balderton Capital which will help expand its global reach and data science capabilities.

News25 January 2017

ComScore receives online ad viewabilty accreditation

ComScore has received certification from the Audit Bureau of Circulations for its desktop display viewability measurement. 

News25 January 2017

IRI makes senior management changes

Lynda Gammell, who has led IRI's solutions and innovations team in Europe for six years, is returning to the US to lead the product management of IRI's Shopper Knowledgebase.

News25 January 2017

Genes affect online engagement

A study of online media use in teenage twins has revealed that genetic factors have a substantial effect on people's online behaviour. 

News25 January 2017

Stagwell Group buys Harris Poll

The Stagwell Group has acquired the Harris brand from Nielsen and will relaunch it as Harris Insights & Analytics. The Harris Poll brand remains the same and the terms of the deal have not been released.

Opinion25 January 2017

View from Silicon Valley

Matt Taylor

In his first column from the US, Twitter's Matt Taylor highlights the main differences between working in research in the US and the UK.

News25 January 2017

Millennials account for almost half of 'cordless' population

New research from GfK MRI reveals that millennials are much more likely to have no cable or satellite TV connection. 

News25 January 2017

Aldi tops Siegel+Gale’s global brand simplicity ranking

Jane Bainbridge

Brands that embrace simplicity enjoy increased revenue, valuation, brand advocacy and employee engagement according to the latest Brand Simplicity Index from Siegel+Gale.

Feature24 January 2017

The retailer data journey

Jason Nathan

Using data to drive action should be at the heart of every retail strategy, writes Jason Nathan of dunnhumby. Understanding where a company sits on the data journey is a vital first step. 

News24 January 2017

Email marketing still popular despite falling click-through rates

The vast majority ( 84%) of marketers use email marketing according to the latest email bench-marking report from the Direct Marketing Association ( DMA) which claims it is in ‘robust health’ despite falling click-through rates.

News24 January 2017

Brands have 'milliseconds' to attract a digital audience

New eye-tracking research has revealed that online advertisers have just milliseconds to communicate an ad message.  

News24 January 2017

Incite expands US business with new hires

Research consultancy Incite has continued its growth in the US with three new hires in the last quarter of 2016. 

News24 January 2017

Xaxis makes Wittesaele EMEA president

WPP-owned programmatic media and tech platform Xaxis has appointed John Wittesaele as president, EMEA.

News24 January 2017

C Space adds to leadership team

Global customer agency, C Space, has appointed two new members to its leadership team – Chris Turner as head of open innovation, EMEA and Ned Colville as head of consultancy, EMEA.

News23 January 2017

Unerman takes transformation role at MediaCom

Media agency MediaCom has appointed Sue Unerman as its chief transformation officer – a newly created role to help clients with digital transformation.

News23 January 2017

Amplero launches influencer optimisation capability

Digital intelligence platform Amplero now offers a capability that aims to help marketers identify and leverage their most influential customers. 

News23 January 2017

NCS names Feigenson as chief revenue officer

Purchase-based ad targeting and ROAS measurement firm Nielsen Catalina Solutions has hired former Nielsen digital MD Andrew Feigenson as chief revenue officer. 

News23 January 2017

Pulsar and FACE merge following investment

Audience intelligence platform Pulsar is to merge with qualitative research agency FACE following investment from parent company Cello. 

Feature20 January 2017

Hear my voice

Tim Phillips

Technology is making it easier than ever to hear what customers think thanks to two-way conversations and better analytics. But there’s a balance to be struck between easy and useful.

News20 January 2017

Brandwatch launches historical data tool

Social intelligence company Brandwatch has launched Unlimited Historical Data, an analysis tool giving users access to three years’ worth of data.

News20 January 2017

BrainJuicer profit up 27% in 2016

The research agency's gross profit increased to £25.6m last year, driven by strong progress by its US business and signs of recovery in Europe. 

News20 January 2017

SHC Universal boosts panel

Healthcare data collection company SHC Universal has announced a 15% increase in its panel site.

News20 January 2017

SteelHouse releases free viewability tool

Advertising and creative software firm SteelHouse has launched a free analytics tool that allows marketers to verify if an ad has been seen on screen. 

News20 January 2017

Market Strategies appoints tech and telecoms lead

Market research consultancy Market Strategies International has promoted Paul Hartley to the role of senior vice-president, managing director of its technology and telecommunications division.

News20 January 2017

Boffey appointed MD of Maru/edr

Bronwen Morgan

Voice of the customer programme provider Maru/edr has named Liz Boffey as its new managing director, following Steve Brockway's appointment as managing director of MARU Operations Group UK.

News19 January 2017

Dentsu names Yamamoto as new CEO

Japan's largest advertising company, Dentsu, has named Toshihiro Yamamoto as its new CEO, replacing Tadashi Ishii, who resigned in December. 

News19 January 2017

More than half of US households now mobile-only

Over half ( 52%) of US adults now live in households with mobile phones but no landline telephone, according to a GfK MRI survey. 

News19 January 2017

Temkin Ratings and MaritzCX in data partnership

Customer experience software and services company MaritzCX and customer experience research and consulting firm Temkin Group have announced that Temkin Ratings will now be used within the MaritzCX platform.

News19 January 2017

UK advertisers spent £600m on non-viewable ads in 2016

UK advertisers spent around £606m last year on ads that didn't meet the minimum viewability thresholds, according to a report from Meetrics. 

Opinion19 January 2017

How to make the most of our lives ‘on the road’

Peter Totman

Travel is a fact of life for many researchers and our travel mind-set can affect the quality of the research. 

News19 January 2017

Nielsen in deal with AT&T on set-top box data

Global performance management company Nielsen has announced a multi-year agreement to include anonymised set-top box data from homes subscribing to AT&T’s services into its TV ratings.

News18 January 2017

Market Force Information releases SocialForce Reviews

Customer experience management company Market Force Information has launched a social review aggregation tool called SocialForce Reviews.

News18 January 2017

Business 'best placed to rebuild trust in the system'

People's trust in the institutions of media, government, business and NGOs has fallen in the past year, according to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer. 

News18 January 2017

Lightspeed adds video open end capability

Lightspeed has launched Video Answers, which offers the ability to capture and analyse video open ends as part of survey research, in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. 

News18 January 2017

Bellwether: research budgets continue to be cut while marketing budgets rise

The latest IPA Bellwether Report has revealed that marketing budgets were raised markedly in Q4 2016 while research budgets continued to be cut.

News18 January 2017

Gaffney joins Realeyes

Tina Gaffney, formerly of Toluna and Harris Interactive, has joined emotion measurement company Realeyes as head of customer success. 

Feature17 January 2017

From your biggest disruptors to your closest ally

Nina Kanin

Good business is about building strong customer relationships, and Nina Kanin, from C Space, shares its mathematical formula for measuring this.

News17 January 2017

Crimson Hexagon integrates with Domo

Business insight provider Crimson Hexagon has announced a partnership with business optimisation platform Domo. 

News17 January 2017

AskingCanadians partners with yconic for youth insight

Online data collection company AskingCanadians has announced a partnership with student and youth network yconic. 

News17 January 2017

MacLeod leaves Lightspeed for AYTM

Mike MacLeod, fomerly of Lightspeed Research, has joined Ask Your Target Market ( AYTM) as director of business development. 

News17 January 2017

Lenovo leads Chinese BrandZ ranking

Personal computer and mobile technology company Lenovo has topped the first Kantar Millward Brown BrandZ Chinese Global Brand Builders list.

News17 January 2017

BritainThinks makes key promotions

Insight and research consultancy BritainThinks has promoted Anastasia Knox, Cordelia Hay and Lucy Bush to the role of research director. 

News17 January 2017

20/20 Research gives Steinberg global sales role

Market research tech and services company 20/20 Research has appointed Michael Steinberg as executive vice-president, business development for its technology and iModerate divisions. 

Feature16 January 2017

Football fans finding their feet in China

Jane Bainbridge

With investment, supporters, big clubs and grassroots initiatives, football is becoming China’s go-to sport.

News16 January 2017

Advertising delivers seven-fold return on investment

Jane Bainbridge

The economic impact of Europe’s advertising industry has been analysed in a new report from Deloitte showing that for every Euro or Pound spent on advertising, a seven-fold return is achieved in terms of GDP.

News16 January 2017

Paragon and GRBN partner on global research database

Unilever's Paragon Partnerships and GRBN have announced a joint initiative to connect governments, academics and global NGOs with research suppliers. 

News16 January 2017

Dunnhumby invests in further education

Customer science company dunnhumby has announced it is sponsoring PhD and Masters students at University College, London ( UCL) and Oxford University as part of its investment in scientific further education.

News16 January 2017

DataSpring adds Korea to mobile survey app coverage

The company has launched a new mobile survey app, PanelNow, adding Korea to its list of mobile panels in Asia. 

News16 January 2017

ComScore brings DiBattiste into privacy role

Cross-platform measurement company comScore has appointed Carol DiBattiste as its general counsel and chief privacy and people officer.

News13 January 2017

Directions' Lewis promoted to board of directors

Gemma Lewis has been promoted to the board of directors at Directions Research. 

News13 January 2017

Quarter of UK advertising sector sees opportunity in Brexit

New research has revealed that 23% of the UK's advertising sector believes that Brexit offers opportunities for international growth.

News13 January 2017

Language Connect hires Brooks to lead US business development

Mickey Brooks, former director of sales at FocusVision, has been appointed senior vice president of sales for North America at Language Connect.

News13 January 2017

Nielsen expands Connected Partner Program

Nielsen has signed up several new retail-focused companies as the latest members of its Connected Partner Program. 

News13 January 2017

Made in Surveys opens Birmingham facility

Full-service fieldwork company Made in Surveys has established a new viewing facility in Birmingham.

News13 January 2017

Populus hires brand and comms lead

Market research agency Populus has appointed Hamish Asser to head its brand and communications team within its business and consumer insight division.

Feature12 January 2017

Talking about my generation

Ian Murray

Attitudes towards generations are shifting, as are thoughts around age-appropriate behaviour and lifestyles. Research from OMD and house51 explores the British public’s preconceptions.

Feature12 January 2017

Talking about my generation

Sarah Gale

Attitudes towards generations are shifting, as are thoughts around age-appropriate behaviour and lifestyles. Research from OMD and house51 explores the British public’s preconceptions.

News12 January 2017

Johnson moves from BrainJuicer to System1 Agency

Advertising agency System1 Agency has hired Mark Johnson, former European MD of sister agency BrainJuicer, to lead its European business. 

News12 January 2017

EU wants tighter privacy rules

Jane Bainbridge

The European Commission has proposed new legislation to ensure stronger privacy in all electronic communications – including newer providers such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Gmail and iMessage.

News12 January 2017

Instagram launches Stories ads

Instagram is to add skippable ads to its Stories feature, and will provide business accounts with associated analytics including reach and impressions.

News12 January 2017

DataSpring extends UK and Thailand panels

Global panel and survey software company dataSpring has boosted its panels in UK and Thailand with a new partnership.

News12 January 2017

Strive hires Paxman from Incite

Lucy Paxman has joined insight activation agency Strive Insight as client director. 

News12 January 2017

Narrative Health takes on research director

Global healthcare market research company Narrative Health has appointed Lucy Oates as its research director.

News11 January 2017

Sapio opens first office in City of London

Start-up market research agency Sapio Research has established its first office in the City of London, three months after starting business.

News11 January 2017

MRII elects Last as board president

Jon Last, founder and president of Sports and Leisure Research Group, has been elected as board president of the Market Research Institute International for 2017. 

News11 January 2017

Kantar Worldpanel expands measurement of OOH food consumption

Kantar Worldpanel has extended its specialist panels measuring the purchase and consumption of food and drink outside the home to France, Brazil, Mexico and Thailand. 

News11 January 2017

Confirmit releases mobile survey app

Voice of the customer and market research software company Confirmit has launched a mobile survey app, Confirmit AskMe.

Opinion11 January 2017

Putting shoppers first

Market research can benefit from thinking in terms of brand alignment rather than brand loyalty.

News11 January 2017

IProspect promotes Cull to COO

Dentsu Aegis Network-owned digital agency iProspect has made Tom Cull its chief operating officer in the UK and Ireland. 

News11 January 2017

IAB's Phillipson joins iCrossing as UK chairman

Guy Phillipson, former chief executive of the Internet Advertising Bureau, has joined digital marketing agency iCrossing as its UK chairman. 

News10 January 2017

Automation and big data are industry game changers, says Grit report

Automation and big data are 'clear game changers in market research', with AI and storytelling not far behind, according to the latest Grit report, covering Q3-Q4 2016. 

News10 January 2017

UK Gen Z proves most difficult to engage

Generation Z ( aged 16-19) is more difficult to engage than other generations, especially in the UK, according to new research from Kantar Millward Brown. 

News10 January 2017

Acxiom expands data capabilities with appointments

Acxiom has brought in three former Merkle data experts to strengthen its audience solutions division – Marc Fanelli, Chandos Quill and Karen Caulfield.

News10 January 2017

Voxpopme joins forces with Affectiva on video analysis

Video insight company Voxpopme has partnered with emotion recognition software company Affectiva. 

News10 January 2017

Reynolds made CEO of LRW holding company

Lieberman Research Worldwide ( LRW) has promoted Jeff Reynolds to president and chief operating officer of SWHoldings – the holding company for LRW businesses.

News9 January 2017

Carter joins ComRes as CEO

Bronwen Morgan

Research consultancy ComRes has hired former Fujitsu executive Simon Carter as its new CEO. 

News9 January 2017

Carlyle Group completes Claritas purchase from Nielsen

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group – partnered with the Indian Hill Group – has acquired consumer segmentation insights company Claritas from Nielsen.

News9 January 2017

Wunderman introduces ‘wantedness’ brand concept

Jane Bainbridge

The majority ( 79%) of consumers said they would only buy from brands that prove they understand and care about them according to a study from Wunderman.

News9 January 2017

Be Heard Group appoints COO

Robin Price, chief financial officer of digital marketing services group Be Heard, has been made chief operating officer.

News9 January 2017

Gartner buys CEB for $2.6bn

Information technology research company Gartner has acquired talent management insights business CEB for $2.6 billion.

Feature9 January 2017

In The Blink of an Eye

Jane Bainbridge

Scientists have found that the way in which shoppers look at, and assess, products on the shelf can influence their response to the goods.

News6 January 2017

SoapBoxSample promotes two

Market research company SoapBoxSample, part of ISA, has promoted two directors to vice-president roles to expand its leadership to help drive its growth plan.

News6 January 2017

Nielsen hires chief human resources officer

Nielsen has appointed Nancy Ramsey Phillips to the role of chief human resources officer.

Feature6 January 2017

2017 Preview: most needed skills

We asked our panel of experts what skills individuals in our industry needed, as well as what research agencies and insight businesses needed to get better at, in the coming year.

News6 January 2017

Richard Sheldrake leaves Perspective and BDRC

Jane Bainbridge

Richard Sheldrake, who founded what is now Perspective Research Services 21 years ago, is stepping down from the firm and his role as chief operating officer at parent company BDRC Group.

News6 January 2017

The Insights Association formed from Casro and MRA merger

The merger of Casro and the MRA has led to the launch of the Insights Association, an overarching marketing research and analytics organisation in the US.

News5 January 2017

Norstat France expands team

Norstat France has made two new appointments to its Paris office, three months after setting up in France. 

Feature5 January 2017

2017 Preview: what success in 2017 will look like

While some see it as business as usual, others on our panel think everything is changing, with the industry needing to face up to some difficult challenges to succeed in 2017.

News5 January 2017

IAB UK appoints Mew as CEO

The Internet Advertising Bureau has named Jon Mew as its new chief executive, to replace Guy Phillipson.

News5 January 2017

Populus Data Solutions establishes analytics service

Fieldwork and data collection agency Populus Data Solutions has launched an advanced analytics service. 

News5 January 2017

Bakamo brings in Deitch as CEO

Social listening consultancy Bakamo.Social has appointed former Ipsos and NPD Group executive Jonathan ( JD) Deitch as chief executive, with a remit to grow the business.

News4 January 2017

UKTV joins BARB board

Simon Brown, UKTV’s executive director of strategy, insight and regulatory affairs, has been appointed to audience research body Barb’s board of directors. 

Feature4 January 2017

How a little behavioural science can make those New Year's resolutions stick

Crawford Hollingworth

Hopefully four days in your resolutions are holding, but if your determination wanes here are some behavioural science tips to achieving your goals.

Feature4 January 2017

2017 Preview: the buzzwords

Bronwen Morgan

2017 will be the year of artificial intelligence, if our contributors are to be believed. They offer their predictions for the buzzwords of 2017.

News4 January 2017

McCallum Layton rebrands Allto Consulting

Leeds-based research agency McCallum Layton has changed its name to Allto Consulting.

News4 January 2017

Finnemore leaves Aura

Giles Finnemore, chair of the client-side insight organisation, Aura, has stepped down following his two-year tenure. He will be replaced by Helen James, head of marketing at npower Business.

News3 January 2017

Nielsen buys VisualDNA

Nielsen has bought consumer insights and analytics company VisualDNA for an undisclosed amount.

Feature3 January 2017

It's good to share

Drummond Gilbert founded car-sharing website GoCarShare six years ago and is a champion of the sharing economy. Impact caught up with him to discuss how this business model has gained ground

Feature3 January 2017

2017 Preview: companies most likely to succeed

Being sure of anything seems a dangerous game to play in these increasingly uncertain times. But our panel provides a roll-call of big brand names for those most likely to succeed – or continue to succeed – in 2017.

Feature23 December 2016

Anatomy of a global study

Designing and managing a multi-country study is fraught with potential pitfalls, and the deeper you look, the more complicated it gets, says Claudia Strauss of Future Thinking