ICM adds research director to lead omnibus offering
UK— ICM has hired Kantar Worldpanel’s James Guild as a research director to lead its omnibus team.
UK— ICM has hired Kantar Worldpanel’s James Guild as a research director to lead its omnibus team.
JAPAN/UK— Japanese agency GMO Research/JMI is opening a European office on 13 February. Jonathan Sheldrake, previously of Pulse Group, Advaith, IDC and BIBA Medical, will head the UK-based team as director of European sales.
US— Shugoll Research has bought Metro Research Services, a provider of data collection services and focus group facilities in Northern Virginia.
BELGIUM— InSites Consulting has posted a 28% increase in annual revenue to €16m, with 20% coming from market research online community activities.
US— Millward Brown has formed a partnership with emotion-measurement technology company Affectiva to add facial expression analysis to its TV ad copy evaluation tool, Link.
UK— The Market Research Society’s new CEO Jane Frost is travelling the UK over the next few months to meet members and discuss how the organisation can improve what it does.