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Senior Human8 Hires Include Innovation Chief
28/10/25
Human8 has made five senior appointments: Annelies Verhaeghe joins as Chief Innovation Officer (CINO), Sacha Cody as Portfolio Transformation Lead, Delphine Vantomme as Head of Empathy Culture and Angie Deceuninck as Head of Communities; while Christoph Coucke is promoted to Head of Platform. More.
Ipsos Sees Higher Q3 Growth, but Lowers Annual Forecast
23/10/25
Ipsos has reported revenue of EUR 636m in the third quarter, up 7.6% in absolute terms or 2.9% organic - returning the global group to organic growth for the year to date after a decline in the first quarter. Research among Consumers, doctors and patients led the way, and the Americas recovered well. More.
New TestSet Unit Brings Reckner Health Panel to Europe
23/10/25
ACKWEST Group company TestSet has launched a new division, TestSet Health, in Europe, introducing long-established US qual and quant service the Reckner Healthcare Panel to clients in the UK and on the continent. Vince Wills joins in London to lead the new unit. More.
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Former MB and VC Leaders Launch Insight Holding Group
19/6/18
Former Millward Brown Global CEO Eileen Campbell has teamed up with Vision Critical founder Andrew Reid and his sister Jennifer, to launch a holding company called Reid Campbell Group, serving as a 'launch pad' for innovation in consumer insights.
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Cross-Tab and Blueocean Merge to Form Course5
7/6/18
Blueocean Market Intelligence and Cross-Tab - both companies within the Cross-Tab Group - have merged to form a new business called Course5, which combines their analytics, artificial intelligence and insights capabilities for corporate and MR agency clients.
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Toluna 'Evolves' into Platform-Based Insights Firm
6/6/18
Toluna has launched an end-to-end automated platform called TolunaInsights, and says the move marks its evolution from a sample and survey provider to a 'platform-based consumer insights company'.
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Fuel Cycle Launches All-in-One Insights Platform
26/4/18
Los Angeles-based MR and community intelligence specialist Fuel Cycle has launched a solution bringing multiple insights tools together into a single platform for corporate researchers.
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Maru Launches Panel Access Firm Maru/Blue
24/4/18
Tech-enabled insights group Maru has launched a business called Maru/Blue, dedicated to giving clients access to known respondents from market communities across Canada and North America.
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Harris Hires Lee as Head of Online Communities
18/4/18
In the UK, Harris Interactive has hired former Verve exec Jack Lee as Head of Online Communities, leading the growth and management of the communities business and working across delivery and R&D teams.
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Dub Becomes 'Further'
14/2/18
Online MR and technology company Dub has changed its name to Further, and rebranded its community platform IdeaStream as Together. The firm says this reflects changing market conditions and changing demands from its client base.
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New CEO for Lithium Technologies
6/2/18
In the US, social media management and online community solutions provider Lithium Technologies has appointed Pete Hess as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Rob Tarkoff.
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White Label Launch for P2Sample
5/2/18
Programmatic sampling firm P2Sample has launched White Label and Private Label Panels, for clients looking to create their own research communities or monetize traffic and audiences.
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