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5/5/26
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Posted: 5/5/26

Gartner has reported a decrease in revenue in the first quarter, to $1.51bn - on an adjusted, FX-neutral basis the drop is just 1.4%, but still unprecedented in recent years for the IT consulting giant.

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Norstat has appointed Johannes Eckner as Managing Director of its Austrian business, starting this week.

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Posted: 5/5/26

German MR platform Appinio has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Arne Wolter, succeeding Max Honig. Wolter is a twenty-year veteran of the Bertelsmann Group, and joins from Statista, where he was Chief Revenue Officer.

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Posted: 5/5/26

Ask.com, the search site that began life as AskJeeves, has been officially shuttered by its owner, InterActiveCorp (IAC). The company paid $1.8bn for it in 2005, around which time it ranked 4th in UK search with above 5% share.

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Nielsen Reports on Impact of Co-viewing Pilot

Posted: 5/5/26

Nielsen has announced the results of its co-viewing pilot, conducted in February, and says it shows an average uplift of around 4.19% in total viewers for the top televised live events including the Super Bowl LX, Olympics Opening Ceremony and State of the Union Address. More

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New Swedish Country Manager for Mystery Shopper Dive

Posted: 5/5/26

Northern European mystery shopping and customer service specialist Dive has named Julia Schramm as Country Manager for its Dive Custitude division, in Sweden. More

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Healthcare Insight Firm Inlightened Hires Head of Strategy

Posted: 5/5/26

Inlightened, a tech-enabled platform giving access to a vetted network of healthcare professionals, has appointed Rob Ramirez as Head of Strategy. The firm is based in Boston, US. More

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Reputation Rolls Out AI Capabilities

Posted: 5/5/26

In California, PR performance management specialist Reputation has rolled out three capabilities, significantly expanding its AI product suite: Reputation IQ and AI Reputation Manager, announced last year, and a new feature, AI Location Presence Insights. More

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Ipsos Promotes Lisa Gudding to C-Suite Role

Posted: 1/5/26

Ipsos has promoted Lisa Gudding to Chief Growth Officer, U.S. A Board member of the Insights Association, she is promoted from President, Strategic Growth. More

Recent Appointments

Recent Appointments...

MarketVision Research

Posted: April 7 2026

US-based full service custom insights firm MarketVision Research has appointed longstanding Kantar researcher Kerri Lehrhaupt as a Vice President in Client Partnerships. More

Kubi Kalloo

Posted: February 9 2026

Manon Lloyd has joined Kubi Kalloo as a Junior Consultant, bringing around six months of experience in academic and agency-side market research at 2CV. In her new role she will support the Kubi team on projects across social and commercial sectors. More

StackAdapt

Posted: January 27 2026

StackAdapt has appointed former Trade Desk SVP Business Development Katy Friday as Vice President for its Central region, joining its revenue leadership team. More

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