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South African Murder Suspects Refused Bail

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: Two of the four men arrested in connection with the murder of media researcher Dr Klaas Jonkheid were yesterday denied bail. The other two have been released without charge Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10247.htm

IRI Unveils Instant Retail Data Analytics

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: In the UK, consumer, shopper and market insights specialist Information Resources Inc (IRI) has rolled out a system which enables almost instant data flow from in-store EPOS (electronic point of sale) devices, to IRIs databases and analytics systems Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10246.htm

Big Brother Survey Unveiled

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: UK-based surveillance expert Dr William Webster is to lead a four-year Europe-wide study to examine the impact of living in a surveillance society Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10245.htm

Hispanics 'Give Higher Ratings in Surveys'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: Hispanics in the US, especially those who are more recent arrivals, give higher ratings in product surveys than their non-Hispanic counterparts, according to a study designed by Jeffry Savitz, President of Savitz Research Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10244.htm

SK&A Launches Agency Service Team

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: US healthcare information and research firm SK&A has opened a new division to meet the needs of health care and pharmaceutical agencies. Account Manager Andrew Stanton and newly hired Account Executive Monica Browka will head up the division Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10243.htm

Attensity Launches Verbatim Analysis Solution

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: US data analysis specialist Attensity has unveiled a new solution to enable government agencies and departments within large organizations to measure, chart and understand customer sentiment expressed in feedback from surveys Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10242.htm

US Hispanics rate products higher than others, survey says

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/us-hispanics-rate-products-higher-than-others-survey-says/4000441.article

Two accused denied bail in Jonkheid murder case

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/two-accused-denied-bail-in-jonkheid-murder-case/4000440.article

Consumer spend trends could outlast recession, says IRI

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:01 GMT

Jul 10 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/consumer-spend-trends-could-outlast-recession-says-iri/4000439.article

Ex-Home Depot CMO to head Emerging Media Lab

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/people/ex-home-depot-cmo-to-head-emerging-media-lab/4000436.article

TNS Infratest Makes Job Cuts

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: In Germany, the TNS Infratest Group which includes TNS Emnid has announced that it is to shed 35 staff positions at its Bielefeld site. While 20 employees have been made redundant, 15 others have been offered jobs in the firms Hamburg office Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10241.htm

Kadence Names New MD in Malaysia

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: B2B specialist Kadence has appointed former Nielsen Director Benjamin Webb as Managing Director of its operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10240.htm

Ipsos Launches Brand Development Tools

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Ipsos Marketing in Poland has launched a pair of quant research tools MARKETLandscape and BRANDStretch for use at early stages of brand development Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10239.htm

WDMP Hires for Insight and Data Roles

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: London-based communications agency WDMP has appointed Glen Patrick to head its Planning, Insight & Analytics team, and Lucy Acheson to lead its data function Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10238.htm

Twitter Aggregation Tools Rolled Out

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Youth marketing agency Archrival has developed a Twitter Aggregator tool to bring together all tweets relating to a brand in a single page. Technorati which operates niche Twitter aggregator sites has also launched a system to bring together tweets from major blogs Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10237.htm

Pulse Betas Multi-Mode Data Collection

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Research process outsourcing firm Pulse has rolled out the beta version of its mobile and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) research solutions, to provide a multi-mode data collection service across Asia Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10236.htm

Northern Light Debuts Market Intel Service

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: US research portal provider Northern Light has launched a new service which it says unifies a firms tracking of product markets, competitors, events, and trends into a single solution Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10235.htm

MPs rap Diego marketing boss over research into pub culture

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/government/mps-rap-diego-marketing-boss-over-research-into-pub-culture/4000435.article

TNS Infratest to cut workforce by 4% following RI merger

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/tns-infratest-to-cut-workforce-by-4-following-ri-merger/4000434.article

Pulse Group introduces mobile and IVR capabilities

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/technology/pulse-group-introduces-mobile-and-ivr-capabilities/4000433.article

State of the industry survey paints bleak picture for UK

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/news-headlines/state-of-the-industry-survey-paints-bleak-picture-for-uk/4000432.articl

Kadence names Nielsen director as Malaysian MD

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:01 GMT

Jul 9 2009: Full story: http://www.research-live.com/news/people/kadence-names-nielsen-director-as-malaysian-md/4000430.article

BrainJuicer Grows 22% in First Half

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: UK-based online research specialist BrainJuicer has reported revenue growth of around 22%, in its trading update for the first six months of 2009 Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10234.htm

Quantcast Raising Funds to Take New Tack?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: Reports in the press claim that web analytics firm Quantcast is attempting to raise $50m in third round funding, which it will use to develop services beyond its current remit Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10233.htm

Alliance to Promote Hispanic Audience Measurement

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: In the US, the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) has joined the Media Rating Council (MRC), in a bid to establish accurate representation of the Latino market in audience measurement Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10232.htm

Bunnyfoot and OgilvyOne Join to Offer Ad Tools

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: User experience consultancy Bunnyfoot and ad agency OgilvyOne have partnered in Hong Kong to provide a range of services to measure ad response and increase understanding and recall Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10231.htm

Tpoll Tool Tracks Customer Decisions

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: In the UK, online research specialist Tpoll has launched a tool which analyses the build up of events that contribute to a customers decision-making process Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10230.htm

panelbiz Hires MD while CEO Broadens Horizons

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: In Germany, Miriam Keilbach has joined online panel firm panelbiz as Managing Director, while the firms CEO Oliver Weyergraf has taken on the additional role of CEO of online rental marketplace Erento Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10229.htm

Maven Appoints Former Harris Director

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: In the UK, Maven Research has appointed former Harris Interactive executive Graham Craigmile as Research Director Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10228.htm

Carbonview Partners to Enhance Validation

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:01 GMT

Jul 8 2009: In the US, MVL Groups online research agency Carbonview Research has partnered with RelevantView to enhance its respondent quality technology and validation process Full story: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news10227.htm

MR News (via ResearchTalk)

South African Murder Suspects Refused Bail

IRI Unveils Instant Retail Data Analytics

Big Brother Survey Unveiled

Hispanics 'Give Higher Ratings in Surveys'

SK&A Launches Agency Service Team

Attensity Launches Verbatim Analysis Solution

US Hispanics rate products higher than others, survey says

Two accused denied bail in Jonkheid murder case

Consumer spend trends could outlast recession, says IRI

Ex-Home Depot CMO to head Emerging Media Lab

TNS Infratest Makes Job Cuts

Kadence Names New MD in Malaysia

Ipsos Launches Brand Development Tools

WDMP Hires for Insight and Data Roles

Twitter Aggregation Tools Rolled Out

Pulse Betas Multi-Mode Data Collection

Northern Light Debuts Market Intel Service

MPs rap Diego marketing boss over research into pub culture

TNS Infratest to cut workforce by 4% following RI merger

Pulse Group introduces mobile and IVR capabilities

State of the industry survey paints bleak picture for UK

Kadence names Nielsen director as Malaysian MD

BrainJuicer Grows 22% in First Half

Quantcast Raising Funds to Take New Tack?

Alliance to Promote Hispanic Audience Measurement

Bunnyfoot and OgilvyOne Join to Offer Ad Tools

Tpoll Tool Tracks Customer Decisions

panelbiz Hires MD while CEO Broadens Horizons

Maven Appoints Former Harris Director

Carbonview Partners to Enhance Validation

IRI Unveils Instant Retail Data Analytics