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Digital data collection specialist Research Now has appointed former Kantar Retail exec Mayer Danzig as SVP of Product Management, responsible for overseeing the Product team and helping define and develop the next generation of product offerings. More
Retail and healthcare data giant IRI and digital data collection specialist Research Now have expanded their relationship to create what the firms describe as the CPG industry's 'most robust and unique data set'. More
Digital data collection firm Research Now has appointed Tom Johnson - a veteran of IDC, SSI and gartner - as EVP of North American Sales, effective immediately. More
Research Now has struck a deal with digital tech services company GlobalLogic, which the MR firm says will increase the quality and speed of its service delivery. More
In Westlake Village, California, former Cint US MD Michael McCrary has launched PureSpectrum, a new global marketplace for buyers and sellers of online sample. The company is backed by strategic investments from Research Now and Critical Mix. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has opened a new office in India, based in the Cyber City business hub in Gurgaon, near New Delhi. More
Digital data collection firm Research Now has partnered with MR technology group FocusVision, and will use its Decipher mobile-first survey design and data collection tool, alongside advanced reporting and visualization capabilities. More
Research Now has added an in-app media measurement solution to its ADimension suite of products, allowing brands to gain access to exposure identification through device IDs, while determining the effectiveness of a campaign's performance across multiple publishers and ad networks. More
Research Now has launched an eye care panel covering the US, Canada, UK, Spain, Italy, France and Germany. It comprises more than 450,000 patients who suffer from eye diseases or complications such as dry eye syndrome, glaucoma, cataracts, and other visual impairments. More
Research Now has partnered with category management and shopper insight specialist Lucros Partners, and will sell its Shopper Intelligence platform in the US. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has launched a suite of study templates for common research topics, offering a rapid and lower-cost solution for business decision-makers, but still with input from a researcher. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has appointed former WPP exec Gary Laben as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Kurt Knapton who resigned last October. Meanwhile John Rothwell has added the title of President to his existing role as Chief Operating Officer. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has launched a new panel management platform, while expanding its capacity across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific through the addition of nineteen new panel partners. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now is preparing to roll out an automated, template-based suite of survey solutions for those with limited budgets. More
In London, digital data collection specialist Research Now has promoted Aaron Simmons to the role of Senior Vice President, Northern Europe Client Development. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has announced that EVP Greg Ellis will take over responsibility for its North American sales from Tom Markert, who is leaving to pursue other business interests. More
Canadian qualitative software provider itracks has announced a new version of its IDI online qual product; and a partnership with Research Now offering 'on-demand recruitment' for online and mobile qual studies. More
In the US, retail and healthcare data giant IRI has tagged a million of Research Now's consumer panelists using its 'propensity-to-purchase' ProScores models, enhancing its ability to select consumers and shoppers based on their predicted purchase behaviour. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now is looking for a new President and CEO, following Kurt Knapton's decision to resign for personal reasons. He will remain on the Board of Directors once his successor has been identified. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has launched a panel through which political researchers can capture American voters' perceptions of current issues, along with insights into political trends such as candidate perception, voter turnout, and campaigns. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has launched a Dermatology Panel, to provide insights into practices, treatments and attitudes regarding the health of hair, nails and skin. More
Private equity firm Court Square Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Research Now. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. More
Digital data collection provider Research Now has appointed five new staff for its Client Development team, in three different US locations. They include four twenty-year-plus Nielsen veterans. More
In Chicago, digital data collection provider Research Now has appointed Nielsen veteran Doug Pierce as Senior Vice President of Client Development. More
Digital data collection provider Research Now has made a number of changes in its executive leadership team, including the promotions of John Rothwell, Kathy Rowley and Melanie Courtright to C-suite and EVP roles. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has launched a Gastrointestinal Panel, giving insights into the practices, treatments and sentiments of those with a variety of related disorders. More
Private equity firm Court Square Capital Partners is to acquire an undisclosed number of shares in digital data collection specialist Research Now from a group of the latter's shareholders. Financial terms of the transaction have not been released. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has appointed Nielsen veteran Tom Markert as EVP of Sales and Business Development for the Americas. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has launched a panel focusing on women's health - initially in Germany, with the US, Canada and the UK following rapidly. More
Research Now Healthcare has launched a Mental Health Panel, providing access to a targeted audience of over 350,000 panelists in the US and Canada who have been diagnosed with one or more of a list of conditions. More than 27,000 caregivers are also available. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has announced that MD, Americas Craig Stevens is to leave the business after a decade to pursue new opportunities, and that John Rothwell will step into his shoes. More
Online panel specialist Research Now has appointed BlueKai co-founder Michael Bigby as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a member of its Executive Leadership team. More
Mobile ad targeting specialist Flurry has partnered with Research Now to build a panel and behavioural data set on mobile consumers, through which marketers will be able to target defined audiences. More
San Francisco-based Peanut Labs has set up an office in London, from where it will offer social media sampling services across the UK, France and Germany. Will Carroll and Lewis Reeves join from sister company Research Now, to lead the new office. More
Research Now Healthcare has launched an Autoimmune Panel in North America, providing access to more than 80,000 US and Canadian respondents with autoimmune-related diseases. More
In London, online panel specialist Research Now has promoted Ben Hogg to the position of Managing Director of EMEA, Portfolio Companies. More
Panels specialist Research Now has promoted Chris Dubreuil from SVP of Client Development - Northern Europe to Managing Director of Northern Europe. More
Research Now has released a new version of its Mobile platform, featuring its newly developed 'Relevant Movement' geo-location technology and integration of its Mobile Access Panel. More
Research Now has launched its first 'condition-based' panel, to provide access to 336,000 people in the US and Canada who have been diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or obesity. More
Panel and data collection pioneer Research Now is given clients the option of targeting members of its US research panel based on their online behavior, rather than / in addition to their answers to survey questions. More
Panel firm Research Now has appointed Elizabeth May as Vice President of Client Development in its Sydney office, where she will be responsible for leading client development teams across both Australia and New Zealand. More
Research Now has joined online community specialist Vision Critical's Global Partner Program, in order to offer the latter's insight community technologies to its own clients and prospects around the world. More
Research Now Mobile has added multilingual capabilities to its research platform, allowing for surveys to be authored in more than 50 languages. A launch scheduler, a quota management system and improved location-based targeting also feature in the new upgrade. More
Panel firm Research Now has announced an international deal with Experian Marketing Services, the data giant's insight and targeting wing, combining online behavioural data with the ability to survey the same individuals. More
Digital data collection provider Research Now has moved its Waterloo, London-based EMEA headquarters across the river, to larger premises in Queen Victoria Street next to Blackfriars tube. More
Online charity fundraising site Goodsearch has partnered with social media sampling firm Peanut Labs to launch an initiative called Goodsurveys, through which participants can take short surveys while earning funds to support their favorite cause. More
Digital data collection provider Research Now has promoted Jason Bowen to the role of Vice President of Client Development for Canada. More
US-based social media sampling firm Peanut Labs has launched a new DIY sampling and project management tool called Samplify, which it says simplifies the process of conducting online research. More
Online sampling and data collection firm Research Now has begun the expansion of its medical MR capabilities to Europe with the launch of a UK healthcare panel. More
Online sampling and data collection firm Research Now has begun the international expansion of its healthcare panel with a Canadian launch. More
Online sampling and data collection firm Research Now has completed its rebrand and integration of mobile research specialist iPinion, which has been renamed 'Research Now Mobile'. More
Online sampling and data collection firm Research Now has integrated Experian's latest Mosaic USA consumer lifestyle segmentation data - some of it drawn from the 2010 census - into its US research panels. More
Research Now owner e-Rewards, Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire mobile research specialist iPinion, LLC, which will be rebranded as 'Research Now Mobile'. More
US-based social media sampling firm Peanut Labs has launched a new DIY research product to provide users with access to a 'ready-to-poll' group of respondents. More
San Francisco-based social media sampling firm Peanut Labs has developed its own DIY platform SurveyTool.com, offering access to a sample pool of respondents sourced from its network of social media and gaming sites worldwide. More
Chris Havemann, President and CEO of e-Rewards, is leaving the business to 'pursue new opportunities', but will remain in his current role until a replacement is selected. It is not yet known what his next career move will be. More
Online research and panels specialist Research Now has relocated its office in Auckland, New Zealand to a bigger facility, to support anticipated growth in the Asia Pacific region. More
In the US, panel specialist Research Now has relocated its Seattle staff - comprising sales, operations, and external PR teams - to the offices of social media sampling firm Peanut Labs, which it acquired last October. More
Social media sample specialist Peanut Labs has teamed up with CivicScience, a provider of data mining and other technology, to launch Wisdom of the Web, a new tool which gradually builds a picture of respondents from answers to a number of separate short polls. More
e-Rewards, the parent company of online panel specialist Research Now is to acquire US-based social media sample provider Peanut Labs in a deal expected to complete next month. Terms were not disclosed. More
US-based Peanut Labs has launched Social Media Asia Sample, which provides access to an online population of social media users in China, Japan and South Korea. More
Social media sampling provider Peanut Labs has announced two new online panels, for Italy and Spain. Each will profile an extensive online population of social media users. More
Social media sample provider Peanut Labs has launched a sample for France, profiling users from an online population of over 3 million unique individuals; and says it will shortly roll out its Social Media Gamers Sample in the country. More
In the US, boutique social media marketing research firm Conversition Strategies has teamed up with sample specialist Peanut Labs to launch a tool which enables researchers to scientifically measure opinions registered in social media. More
Social media sample provider Peanut Labs has launched an Australia sample consisting of over 226,000 respondents, and says twenty other countries will follow, many in 2010. More
Sample specialist Peanut Labs has launched a new panel, 'Social Media Gamers', consisting of over 194,000 US players of console, PC, handheld and online games. More
Online sample company Peanut Labs has posted third quarter revenue growth of 52.3% from the prior year period. More
Online sample company Peanut Labs has announced a partnership with online games firm Frogster America, by which players of the latter's 'Runes of Magic' game can earn virtual currency by completing surveys. More
Research suppliers may see declines in 2009 revenue as more clients prepare to take a proportion of their online research in-house, predicts an industry survey conducted earlier in the year. More
Revenues at sample provider Peanut Labs grew by 300% in 2007, which according to the firm, makes it the 'fastest growing sample source in North America'. The company has also launched a new platform to deliver surveys to respondents within social networks. More
Sample provider Peanut Labs and AOL-owned online marketing research and field agency DMS (Digital Marketing Services) have partnered to combine their recruitment strengths. More
Sample provider Peanut Labs has this week announced the availability of its Sample3.0 advanced methodology in the UK. More
Cambiar partner and former NOP leader Simon Chadwick has accepted the role of CEO at online sample company Peanut Labs. Chadwick, Chair of the firm's advisory board since May, says the new role is 'on a part time basis and for a limited period', and that he will continue with Cambiar. More
In the US, Peanut Labs – which provides access to members of social networking sites – has partnered with online gaming community Acclaim Games to enable the latter's members to take market research surveys in return for in-game items such as weapons, clothing and character boosts. More
US-based online sample provider Peanut Labs has appointed Alison Morgan as VP of Technology Solutions, to lead market adoption of its OptimusID digital fingerprinting technology. More
In the US, Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) has partnered with Peanut Labs – which provides access to members of social networking sites – to improve its reach among the 13-34 year old demographic, otherwise known as Generation Y (Gen-Y). More
US-based online sample provider Peanut Labs has this week announced the formation of a consultative group of prominent researchers and clients to study and combat the problem of fraudulent online responses. More
In the US, Peanut Labs – which provides market researchers with access to members of social networking sites – has developed patent-pending software which it hopes will help eliminate fraudulent online responses. The system blocks any respondent who takes too many surveys within a set time-period. More
In the US, Peanut Labs – which provides market researchers with access to members of social networking sites – has received $3.2m in funding from venture capital firms Leapfrog Ventures and BV Capital. More
A new US company will profile members of social networking sites and provide market researchers with access to them. The firm, Peanut Labs, says the approach will deliver the 'sought after, but hard to reach' 13-25 year-olds known as 'Generation Y'. More
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