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Ex-Beiersdorf research boss Björn Held joins Decode

GERMANY— Psychologist Björn Held has joined neuromarketing agency Decode as a partner.

Unilever taps Join The Dots for new consumer panel

UK— Unilever is recruiting a new panel of shoppers to take part in research to help “shape the future” of […]

Omniture founder’s new BI business bags $20m funding

US— Omniture co-founder Josh James has secured $20m in funding for his new venture, Domo, which supplies SaaS (software as […]

GfK commits €1.5m to MR courses in African universities

SOUTH AFRICA— GfK is committing almost €1.5m to fund the creation of market research courses at four African universities.

BritainThinks hires research lead

UK— Stephen Saw has joined consultancy BritainThinks as research lead following a career that includes spells with Manning Gottlieb OMD […]

Carrier IQ row prompts draft legislation on mobile privacy

US— Draft legislation to force companies to disclose when and if tracking software is installed on mobile devices has been […]