News31 July 2023

 Obituary: Creenagh Lodge

Creenagh Lodge, founder of innovation and branding consultancy Craton Lodge and Knight, died on 30th June.

Feature31 July 2023

Naming the end client: GDPR and data privacy

Kaleke Kolawole

Do you need to name the client when conducting research? And what are the challenges of doing so?

News31 July 2023

Planning under way for 2030 US census

The US Census Bureau has updated its schedule for the next decennial census and outlined how it will trial its processes in preparation for the count.

News31 July 2023

Amazon fined $25m over Alexa storage of children's data

Amazon has agreed to a $25m fine with the US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) over alleged violations of children’s data privacy rules regarding its voice assistant service Alexa.

News31 July 2023

The Trade Desk partners with Schwarz Media

Advertising technology firm The Trade Desk has agreed a strategic partnership on customer data with Schwarz Media, the retail media unit of retail group and Lidl owner Schwarz Group.

News31 July 2023

Grocery sales slowed in July, finds NIQ

Sales at UK supermarkets have slowed to a 8.9% rise in the four weeks to 15th July 2023, according to data from NIQ.

News31 July 2023

Kantar Public Ukraine research wins Tony Cowling Foundation award

Katie McQuater

The Tony Cowling Foundation has awarded Kantar Public’s Voice of Ukraine the 2023 Industry Innovation Award.

News31 July 2023

Sports sponsorship supports brand growth, finds research

Sports sponsorship creates stronger long and short-term business effects for brands than traditional brand-led communications, according to research from sports and marketing agency Fuse and advertising effectiveness platform System1.

News28 July 2023

Kynetec creates interactive machinery dashboard

Agricultural data firm Kynetec has launched an interactive dashboard for survey data and insight on agricultural machinery.

News28 July 2023

Pureprofile revenues rise

Data and insights company Pureprofile has grown its revenues 23% to $43.7m in the financial year up to 30th June 2023, according to the firm’s latest financial results.

News28 July 2023

Half of countries restricting political polling

The share of countries limiting publication of pre-election polls is at 46%, with significant numbers of nations are still banning election polling, according to research from Esomar and the World Association for Public Opinion Research ( Wapor).

Advertisement feature28 July 2023

The Challenge: Maintaining Quality in Efficient Market Research

As most insight experts are aware, efficiency has been a core objective for market research teams throughout all industries and sectors for a while now. There has been an ever-increasing pressure for insight experts everywhere to generate valuable insights at the speed of business to make sure that those insights can be as impactful as possible and are more likely used to greater effect in stakeholder decision-making processes.

News28 July 2023

MDI hires Europe MD

Australia-based mobile research agency Mobile Digital Insights ( MDI) has named Inna Merenkova as managing director for Europe.

News28 July 2023

Wavemaker promotes three to lead specialist practices

Media and technology company Wavemaker, part of WPP media investment management company GroupM, has named Alastair Bannerman, Anna Hickey and Alex Altman as presidents of its fast growth, consultancy and business-to-business ( B2B) practices.

Opinion27 July 2023

Overly positive? Rethinking sentiment analysis

In the face of artificial intelligence's text and language analysis potential, how should sentiment analysis evolve?

News27 July 2023

OnePulse creates AI tool

Customer feedback firm OnePulse has launched an artificial intelligence ( AI)-powered survey platform.

News27 July 2023

Fyllo names president

Contextual targeting company Fyllo has promoted Jeff Ragovin to president.

News27 July 2023

Kynetec launches SaaS platform

Agriculture analytics firm Kynetec has created a software-as-a-service ( SaaS) platform to help provide market insight into the seed and crop protection markets.

News27 July 2023

Christmas spending set to fall

Two-thirds of UK adults will be cutting back on Christmas spending this year due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to research commissioned by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising ( IPA).

News27 July 2023

Advertising spend stable in Q1

Liam Kay-McClean

Advertising spending in the UK was flat in the first quarter of 2023 with 0.1% growth from the same period last year, according to the latest AA and Warc expenditure report.

News26 July 2023

Ipsos revenues fall in first half of 2023

Liam Kay-McClean

Revenues at Ipsos has dropped 3.1% in the first half of 2023 compared with the previous year, according to the firm’s latest half-year financial results.

News26 July 2023

Morning Consult hires analyst

Decision intelligence company Morning Consult has appointed Jaime Toplin as financial services analyst.

News26 July 2023

MMR Research launches sensory panel in India

Consumer insights agency MMR Research Worldwide has introduced an ad hoc sensory panel for fast-moving consumer goods product research in India.

News26 July 2023

Norstat acquires Panelbase

Liam Kay-McClean

Data company Norstat has acquired data collection firm Panelbase for an undisclosed amount.

News26 July 2023

Lepine to lead Dynata’s Apac business

Panel company Dynata has appointed Mark Lepine as managing director of its Asia-Pacific ( Apac) business. 

News25 July 2023

Ipsos launches advertising testing tool

Research business Ipsos has created an online early-stage development tool to screen creative ideas, visuals, storyboards and videoboards for advertisers.

News25 July 2023

Positive online adverts better for engaging audiences

Digital advertising that create a more positive emotional response help generate greater changes in behaviour and engage attention better than other digital adverts, according to research from advertising effectiveness analysts System1 and social media platform Pinterest.

News25 July 2023

The FA hires insight lead

Liam Kay-McClean

The Football Association has appointed Philip Belsey as research and insights lead.

News25 July 2023

Firefish names head of cultural strategy

Strategic insight consultancy Firefish Group has appointed Susie Hogarth as head of cultural strategy, based in its London headquarters.

Feature25 July 2023

How I work: Michael Ramlet, CEO, Morning Consult

Liam Kay-McClean

The Morning Consult chief executive discusses hybrid work, unlimited holiday and investing in technology and people.

News25 July 2023

Social listening prioritising measurement over insight, report finds

Liam Kay-McClean

An insights-focused approach to social listening could be “considered the more mature approach to social data analysis” than a measurement-based approach, according to research by The Social Intelligence Lab.

News24 July 2023

Young adults turning to social media for news, finds Ofcom

Online news sources on social media sites and apps are the dominant means by which younger people in the UK access news, with relationships with traditional news brands weakening, according to Ofcom research.

News24 July 2023

Stravito hires product VP

Enterprise insights company Stravito has named Vignesh Swaminathan as vice-president of product.

Feature24 July 2023

Finding gems: How De Beers uses insight

Liam Kay-McClean

Diamonds are arguably the ultimate luxury status symbol – but, in a changing world, insight is helping De Beers understand how consumer trends are shifting.

News24 July 2023

Differentology names strategic insights director

Research company Differentology has appointed Anniki Sommerville as strategic insights director.

News24 July 2023

Seven major firms sign up to US government's AI safety deal

The US government has agreed a voluntary commitment with seven major AI firms, including Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft, to support safe, secure and transparent development of AI technology.

News24 July 2023

Qualtrics to invest $500m in AI

Experience management firm Qualtrics is to spend $500m on artificial intelligence ( AI) over the next four years and has launched a new AI-driven version of its Qualtrics platform.

News21 July 2023

2CV creates three AI-assisted tools

Research company 2CV has launched three artificial intelligence assisted tools.

News21 July 2023

Consumer confidence in sharp drop

Consumer confidence has fallen six points in June as the cost-of-living crisis and higher inflation and interest rates start to hit, according to the latest consumer confidence index from GfK.

News21 July 2023

Measure Protocol launches behavioural data platform

Consumer intelligence company Measure Protocol has launched a consumer behavioural data platform.

News21 July 2023

Nielsen and Comcast agree measurement deal

Audience measurement and data business Nielsen has agreed a multi-year data licence renewal agreement with media and technology company Comcast.

News21 July 2023

Ipsos acquires West African market research business

Market research firm Ipsos has acquired Omedia, a multi-specialist market research company based in Senegal, Mali and Ivory Coast, for an undisclosed amount.

News20 July 2023

Market research net spend drops in Q2, finds IPA Bellwether

Liam Kay-McClean

Net spending on market research has continued to fall in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Bellwether survey by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising ( IPA).

News20 July 2023

AQR names new chair

The Association for Qualitative Research ( AQR) has appointed Lucy Hobbs, research director at Boxclever, as its new chair.

News20 July 2023

Yext launches AI tool for customer reviews

Digital experience platform Yext has created an artificial intelligence ( AI) tool to automatically generate review experiences.

News20 July 2023

Former Kantar exec joins Freemavens

Insights and analytics consultancy Freemavens, part of MSQ, has appointed Eleanor Lloyd-Malcolm as co-MD.

Opinion20 July 2023

Barbie: Understanding a cultural icon

With a major new film coming out on Friday 21st July, Barbie's stock has rarely been higher. What accounts for Barbie's ascent?

News20 July 2023

De Sutter joins Beam Fieldwork

Manchester-based qualitative and quantitative fieldwork agency Beam Fieldwork has appointed Genevieve de Sutter as its first director of fieldwork.

Feature19 July 2023

Independent minds – how are insight freelancers affected by a fragile economy?

Katie McQuater

Research Live spoke to independent insights consultants to find out how the cost-of-living crisis has affected their work.

News19 July 2023

SampleNinja partners with Virtual Incentives

Incentives, rewards and payments business Virtual Incentives has agreed a strategic partnership with panel management software provider SampleNinja.

News19 July 2023

AI a 'transformational force' not a threat, claims BCS letter

Liam Kay-McClean

The UK government and wider business community should recognise artificial intelligence ( AI) as a “transformational force” rather than a threat to humanity, according to an open letter from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

News19 July 2023

Strat7 makes several promotions

Global strategic insight and customer analytics group Strat7 has made several promotions, including Peter Kneale as strategy director of Strat7.

News19 July 2023

NatCen launches educational inequalities studies

The National Centre for Social Research ( NatCen) has agreed to carry out two longitudinal studies looking at educational disadvantages and inequalities in England.

News19 July 2023

Wavemaker names analytics and measurement head

Media and technology company Wavemaker has promoted Premjeet Sodhi to global head of measurement and analytics.

Opinion18 July 2023

Lessons from experiments: The new age of AI

Generative AI is big news but still in its relative infancy. What lessons have the past few months thrown up for researchers? 

News18 July 2023

Measure Protocol names CRO

Consumer intelligence company Measure Protocol has appointed Christie Hartbarger as chief revenue officer.

News18 July 2023

BrightLine launches CTV ad tool

Connected television advertising company BrightLine has released a tool to help overlay advertising within streaming platform content.

News18 July 2023

TAP CXM and Craft CXM partner

London-based customer experience management consultancy TAP CXM has partnered with Australian business Craft CXM and appointed Sam Taverner as chief growth officer.

News18 July 2023

Sandpiper group sets up research and insights practice

Independent reputation and policy management consultancy group Sandpiper has launched a research and insights division.

News18 July 2023

Ipsos acquires Big Village Australia

Katie McQuater

Ipsos has bought the insights business of Big Village Australia ( formerly Engine), covering public sector market research, employee research and customer experience.

Feature17 July 2023

Kenny Imafidon: 'Hopelessness is a big challenge in society'

Katie McQuater

Kenny Imafidon – founder and chief executive at ClearView Research – has written a memoir, That Peckham Boy, which explores the experiences of people at the fringes.

News17 July 2023

Basis Health hires two

Global strategy and insight consultancy Basis Health has appointed Mark Rushek as senior director and Caleb Yoder as senior research executive.

News17 July 2023

Jane Frost and Debrah Harding named in Insight250

The Market Research Society’s ( MRS’s) chief executive Jane Frost and managing director Debrah Harding have been named in the annual Insight250 list of key individuals in the market research industry.

News17 July 2023

Consumer confidence down in June

Consumer confidence declined 1.7 points in June as confidence in the housing market dropped sharply, according to data from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research ( Cebr).

News17 July 2023

University of Lincoln professor joins NatCen board

The National Centre for Social Research ( NatCen) has appointed Sundari Anitha to its board of trustees.

News17 July 2023

Human8 introduces AI ‘prompt’ training for staff

Insights business Human8 ( previously InSites Consulting), has launched a generative artificial intelligence training initiative for employees, focused on prompts.

News14 July 2023

Signoi releases AI data analysis tool

Quantitative semiotic analysis technology provider Signoi has released a beta version of an artificial intelligence ( AI) tool for analysing text and imagery data.

News14 July 2023

SOCi launches survey platform

Co-marketing cloud business SOCi.Inc has created a survey platform to collect first-party data from customers.

News14 July 2023

Havas acquires majority stake in Uncommon

Communication company Havas has acquired a 51% stake in creative studio Uncommon for an undisclosed amount.

News14 July 2023

Ofcom opens consultation on accessibility services

Television regulator Ofcom is consulting on strengthening access to services such as subtitles and audio description, including expanding requirements to video-on-demand and streaming platforms.

News14 July 2023

Strat7 revenues up 48%

Global strategic insight and consumer analytics group Strat7 has seen its revenues for its 2022/23 fiscal year rise 48% to $76m.

News13 July 2023

GeoQuant and State Street team up on geopolitical risk data

Financial services firm State Street Corporation has partnered with risk data and analytics company GeoQuant to create indicators and analysis of geopolitical and country specific risks.

News13 July 2023

Peers want curbs on social media algorithms

Katie McQuater

The House of Lords has voted in favour of changes to the Online Safety Bill that would target how the design of social media platforms can lead people to harmful content.

News13 July 2023

Ipsos launches packaging analysis tool

Ipsos has launched a pack screening tool on its Ipsos.Digital platform in the UK, US, Australia, India and South Africa.

Feature13 July 2023

People power: Boosting recruitment and talent retention

Katie Jacobs

People are the lifeblood of the research sector. But the industry is facing a challenge: how to not only recruit and retain talent – but help people flourish.

News13 July 2023

Sago names chief revenue and client officers

Research and data company Sago, formerly Schlesinger Group, has named Katharine Reagan as chief revenue officer and Raj Manocha as chief client officer.

News13 July 2023

Savanta hires researcher in Mexico

Research consultancy Savanta has expanded into the Mexican market by appointing Erika Alfaro as research director.

News12 July 2023

RealityMine hires nine

Manchester-headquartered consumer behaviour business RealityMine has appointed nine employees, including Mark Owen as product manager for the firm’s media content products.

News12 July 2023

Snowflake names Emea sales VP

Data cloud and machine learning company Snowflake has appointed James Petter as vice-president of Europe, Middle East and Africa ( Emea) sales.

News12 July 2023

Marketing research business opens in Nigeria

Marketing research data collection company AfrikanInsights has launched in Lagos, Nigeria.

News12 July 2023

Norstat UK integrated into Norstat International

Data collection company Norstat UK has been integrated into global market research company Norstat International.

News12 July 2023

GfK and NIQ complete merger

Liam Kay-McClean

Consumer intelligence company NIQ and research firm GfK have completed their merger.

News11 July 2023

'Companies should put their money where their mouth is': More action needed on DEI

Liam Kay-McClean

The market research industry has to act on pledges to increase diversity among its workforce and senior leadership if it is to make tangible progress on diversity, equity and inclusion ( DEI), the Market Research Society’s ( MRS’s) equality summit heard.

Opinion11 July 2023

Tune in to the silence

In an age of ceaseless commentary via social media networks, Louise McLaren argues why it is important to look outside of the noise to cohorts of people whose needs are perhaps not being met.

News11 July 2023

Esomar forms group to create AI guidance

Industry organisation Esomar has launched a task force to address the use of artificial intelligence in the research, insights and analytics sector.

News11 July 2023

Dig Insights hires Gaedeke

Consumer insights company Dig Insights has appointed Jessica Gaedeke as chief revenue officer.

News11 July 2023

Strat7 Researchbods expands to New York

Consumer intelligence company Strat7 Researchbods has opened its first US office in New York.

News10 July 2023

Survey launched on women’s work-life balance in marketing

Bloom, a networking group for women in marketing and communications, has begun a consultation on work-life balance.

News10 July 2023

Pureprofile partners with UK fintech

Data and insights company Pureprofile has partnered with London-based financial technology ( fintech) business Prograd.

News10 July 2023

Touchstone Research makes promotion

Marketing research and consumer insights business Touchstone Research ( TSR) has promoted Sara Sidlowski to senior project director within the qualitative recruitment research division.

News10 July 2023

Vision One appoints director of insights

Market research and insight consultancy Vision One has promoted Alex Brown to director of insights and Kendra Furey to head of client success.

News10 July 2023

MRS names 2023 Research Heroes

The Market Research Society ( MRS) has announced its most recent tranche of Research Heroes as part of an ongoing programme to spotlight unsung individuals in the research sector.

News7 July 2023

YouGov to buy GfK’s consumer panel business

Katie McQuater

GfK has agreed to sell its European Consumer Panel business to YouGov for €315m, with the divestment necessary to obtain anti-trust approvals for the merger of GfK with NIQ.

News7 July 2023

Low income, younger and black people most affected by cost-of-living crisis

Katie McQuater

People are cutting back their spending and social lives as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, with low-income households, younger people and back people the most likely to be impacted by rising prices, according to a report from the National Centre for Social Research ( NatCen). 

Feature7 July 2023

Catherine Cowie - Research Hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Catherine Cowie has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Jade On - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Jade On has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Giorgio Mariani - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Giorgio Mariani has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Jack Millership - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Jack Millership has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Fergus Navaratnam-Blair - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Fergus Navaratnam-Blair has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Lambeth Peer Action Collective (LPAC) - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. The peer researchers from LPAC have joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Gale Blears - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Gale Blears has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Edyta Jabes - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Edyta Jabes has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Bri McIntosh - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Bri McIntosh has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Megan Evans - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Megan Evans has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Abhishek Bhatia - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Abhishek Bhatia has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Dr Nicki Morley - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Dr Nicki Morley has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Alice Bresciani - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Alice Bresciani has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Chloe Fowler - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Chloe Fowler has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Claire Haines-Gray - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Claire Haines-Gray has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Emma Beech - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Emma Beech has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Darren Till - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Darren Till has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Melanie Wiles - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Melanie Wiles has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Julia Brannigan - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Julia Brannigan has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Alicia Whyatt - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Alicia Whyatt has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Tanya Squires - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Tanya Squires has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Janet Stacey - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Janet Stacey has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Carlene Wilson - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Carlene Wilson has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

James Bright - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. James Bright has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Denise Brown - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Denise Brown has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Alice Langthorne - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Alice Langthorne has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

Feature7 July 2023

Sam Grey - research hero

The Market Research Society launched the Research Heroes programme to celebrate the sector’s unsung heroes. Sam Grey has joined the cadre of Research Heroes 2023.

News7 July 2023

Cint launches data licensing

Digital insights company Cint has added a licensing tool to allow clients to licence its audience data.

Opinion7 July 2023

They live among us: Behavioural scientists in the wild

Alex McCluckie

Alex McCluckie reflects on a recent experience of behavioural science in action and ponders the benefits of deliberate exploration.

News7 July 2023

Singham re-joins Yonder Data Solutions

Fieldwork and data collection agency Yonder Data Solutions has appointed Daniel Singham as commercial director.

News6 July 2023

Blue Yonder announces first intake of market research apprentices

Leeds-based insight technology agency Blue Yonder has launched its Level 4 Market Research Executive Apprentice Scheme, which will bring in at least five apprentices over the next two years.

News6 July 2023

Kantar Public buys Lithuanian policy business

International public policy evidence and advisory business Kantar Public, formerly part of Kantar, has acquired Lithuania-based policy research and consultancy PPMI. 

News6 July 2023

Leger hires US research VP from Behaviorally

Market research business Leger has appointed Stephen Honovich as vice-president, research, based in the company’s US office.

News6 July 2023

EBay executive joins Kantar for new panel role

Kantar has appointed Bérengère Chaintreau Fuchs to the newly created role of global panel director within its Profiles division. 

News6 July 2023

MRS updates inclusion pledge

Liam Kay-McClean

The Market Research Society ( MRS) has launched a new inclusion pledge for independent consultants and updated its pledge for company chief executives to help improve representation and transparency in the research industry.

News5 July 2023

Potentia Insight acquires SigDiff

Liam Kay-McClean

Digital research company Potentia Insight has acquired data analytics firm SigDiff for an undisclosed amount.

News5 July 2023

EU approves proposed NIQ and GfK merger

NielsenIQ and GfK have received clearance by the European Commission for their plans to merge.

Opinion5 July 2023

One day in the life of a Market Research Apprentice

Sophie Tucker shares her experiences as a market research executive apprentice at The Walt Disney Company, just over a year after the apprenticeship launched. 

News5 July 2023

Savanta adds wealth brand tracker

Market research business Savanta has launched brand tracker tool BrandVue Wealth in the UK market.

News5 July 2023

July 2023 issue of Impact published: People power, David Olusoga and a Ukrainian perspective

The latest issue of Impact magazine has been published by MRS, featuring an in-depth report on workforce culture and an interview with historian David Olusoga.

News5 July 2023

Social listening query writing competition launched for researchers

Insight agency Listen + Learn Research and social listening network the Social Intelligence Lab are hosting a social listening Boolean query writing competition, with entries now open. 

News5 July 2023

Unlimited launches B2B division

Marketing agency group Unlimited has set up a specialist business-to-business arm that will offer services including content production, public relations and social campaigns, informed by the group’s Human Understanding Lab.

News4 July 2023

Instagram to release Twitter rival this week

Instagram is expected to launch a text-based conversation platform on Thursday 6th July to rival Twitter.

News4 July 2023

More than £4m pledged to eating disorders research

UK research funders including the Economic and Social Research Council ( ESRC) have made £4.25m available for research into eating disorders.

News4 July 2023

Apollo Intelligence names head of diversity council

Healthcare and life science insights business Apollo Intelligence has appointed Mili Bhatia as senior chair of its diversity, equity, inclusion and advancement ( DEIA) council. 

News4 July 2023

Redblue hires qual research director

Research and strategy consultancy Redblue has named Chloe Finnegan as director of qualitative research.

Feature4 July 2023

How I work: Kantar’s Amy Cashman on ‘being clear about red lines’

Katie McQuater

In the latest of our leadership series, Amy Cashman, executive MD, insights division, UK & Ireland, Kantar, talks about boundaries, delegating and inclusive hybrid meetings.

News4 July 2023

MDI expands into Morocco with acquisition

Mobile research consultancy Mobile Digital Insights ( MDI) has acquired a majority stake in Morocco-based research agency Insightek for an undisclosed amount as part of the company’s expansion into north Africa.

News3 July 2023

Hires and promotions at Bryter

Insight consultancy Bryter has made two hires in its technology and gaming team and announced a raft of promotions.

News3 July 2023

Whaley joins MRII board

Market research industry non-profit organisation the Market Research Institute International ( MRII) has appointed OvationMR chief executive Jim Whaley to its board of directors.

News3 July 2023

Qualtrics sale completed as the business gets new $1bn funding

Experience management business Qualtrics has completed its acquisition by private equity firm Silver Lake and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ( CPP Investments).

News3 July 2023

Consumers have ‘resilient mindset’ in face of uncertainty, finds survey

A majority of people expect their disposable income to remain the same or improve within the next 12 months despite economic uncertainty, according to a survey on consumer goods, retail and travel from Accenture.

News3 July 2023

DRG adds Finnon to board; Panelbase makes hire and promotion

Northumberland-based insight agency DRG ( Dipsticks Research Group) has appointed Eleanor Finnon to its board of directors, effective immediately, while Panelbase has announced an appointment and a promotion within its client team.

News3 July 2023

British Chambers of Commerce establishes research insights unit

The British Chambers of Commerce is launching an insights division to offer businesses intelligence on strategic issues impacting the economy.