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Following Friday's announcement that WPP is to sell 60% of Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital, more details are emerging of the firm's plans, including possible eCommerce acquisitions and expansion of services like Kantar Marketplace.
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Indonesia-based research and neuroscience start-up Neurosensum has followed up a recent $1.8m funding win with the launch of a new research tool, SurveySensum, and says it aims to double its size to around 90 employees by the end of the year.
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Rival Technologies, the insight tech business headed up by Vision Critical founder Andrew Reid, has raised more than $CAD 8.5m from Canadian investors, for use in continued platform development and to expand sister company Reach3 Insights.
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Nielsen has moved the processing of its core National Television Audience Measurement data from traditional on-premise server processing to a cloud-based infrastructure provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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The marketing software business sold in April by IBM has a new name, Acoustic, following the completion last week of its acquisition by private equity firm Centerbridge. More
In the US, Jeffrey Henning's Researchscape International has launched ResearchStory, a new AI-powered tool to help MR execs generate quick, accurate and detailed reports based on their findings. More
MaruMatchbox has appointed former Kantar / MaPs leader Rich Durante as Managing Director of Pharmaceuticals and Medicines, based in Boston. More
US-based meeting and incentive management firm Creative Group, Inc. has announced the launch of a new Design & Insights practice, which will bring insights to bear on program design. Melissa Van Dyke has been appointed as VP leading the new unit from August 26th. More
Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired a majority stake in India-based data and analytics company Ugam, which will be added to its performance marketing division Merkle. More
In the US, adaptive modeling firm Analytic Partners has appointed Frieda Murphy as Vice President, Human Resources, charged with driving HR strategy, organizational development, talent management and engagement for the company globally. More
US-based Directions Research has added Tim Laake and Carley Metsker to its Board of Directors, joining President and CEO Jim Lane, SVP Janice Brinker and CFO Steve Wilde. More
Mobile measurement and fraud prevention firm Adjust has brought in Lynda Clarizio, former President of Nielsen U.S. Media, as a non-executive board member. More
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