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Former MR agency director pleads guilty to child porn charge

US— Former research agency director Kevin Hill is facing imprisonment after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.

TNS hires ORC’s Martin Grimwood to lead financial practice

UK— TNS has appointed former ORC International man Martin Grimwood as head of its financial services division in the UK.

London Stock Exchange to track social media buzz

UK— The London Stock Exchange Group has appointed Social 360 to carry out daily monitoring of social media.

MediaMiser acquires social media tech firm InfoGlutton

CANADA— Media monitoring and analysis firm MediaMiser has acquired InfoGlutton Solutions, which provides social media monitoring tools to the restaurant […]

Bellwether report shows slump in confidence among UK marketers

UK— The latest Bellwether Report on UK marketing spending makes worrying reading, with budgets only marginally up and confidence down […]

BrainJuicer revenue passes £20m in 2011

UK— BrainJuicer’s revenue in 2011 increased by 26%, passing the £20m mark, the firm said in a trading update today.