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Toluna has launched Bina, an always-on, AI-based research workspace allowing researchers and non-specialists alike to hold real-time conversations with synthetic personas; and Dynamic Awareness, which it says keeps those personas 'current with the real world.'
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Data collection group Norstat is consolidating brands, moving its Offerwise, National Sample and Sample Solutions businesses to operate as one company under the Norstat name.
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Tech company UNRVLD has announced the acquisition of 2CV and The Value Engineers (TVE), adding more than 70 staff, and expertise in brand strategy, innovation and global consumer insight advisory. All three businesses are headquartered in London. Terms were not disclosed.
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In the US, global online sample provider Full Circle Research has appointed former Instantly and DISQO employee Kristen Sottosanto as Director, Sales - West, based in Los Angeles.
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US-based agentic customer intelligence platform OuterSignal has announced $22 million in Series A funding, with which it will further develop its research engine, personalization and activation software, and recruit for engineering, go-to-market, operations and customer experience. More
US-based decision intelligence and MR training company Burke, Inc. has appointed longstanding employee Thania Farrar as SVP, Head of Client Services. She succeeds Sandip Narang, who recently retired after 26 years with the company. More
In the US, L&E Research has appointed former focus group facility director Londyn Carter as National Account Manager, with a focus on legal research. More
Global CRM company Salesforce is to acquire automated customer research and synthesized insights platform Listen Labs. Financial terms have not been disclosed, although earlier reports suggested the research firm - with an ARR of around $30m - could fetch around $2 billion. More
Fifty5Blue - previously Kantar Media - has been selected by beIN MEDIA GROUP to design and run a unified audience measurement system across 24 markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The three-year contract will be serviced by a combination of return-path and streaming usage data. More
Independent ad tech company The Trade Desk has appointed Vinny Rinaldi as Vice President of Client Strategy & Growth, reporting to COO Vivek Kundra. More
Harlow Consulting, a custom research agency based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has appointed Mary Meredith as a Research Manager, supporting mixed-methods research and evaluation services. More
Marcoms group Stagwell has appointed former Omnicom / Annalect and WPP executive Dru Sil in the new role of Global Product Managing Director for its Stagwell Media Platform (SMP). More
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