

Newly-formed UK research company SHARCC Group has acquired Silent Customer, which provides mystery guest programmes, analysis and consultancy services for the hospitality sector; and has appointed former ESA Retail leaders James Keleher and Greg McDonald to the acquired firm's board.
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MiQ has added new AI-powered browsing and measurement capabilities to its Sigma platform, and expanded its global footprint.
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Market Expertise, a B2B MR specialist headquartered in Pune, India, has appointed Bob Qureshi as Managing Director; and announced a partnership with UK-based Prevision Research, a telephone fieldwork firm of which Qureshi is co-owner.
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In the US, B2B growth services agency Walker Sands has acquired RevPartners, strengthening its ability to help clients connect their brand, demand and revenue performance. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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In New York, creative measurement and optimization specialist Vidmob has announced a new platform called Vidmob360, feeding its data into clients' existing AI systems, enterprise tools and media workflows to aid their advertising decisions. More

Quant consumer research platform Attest has added a qual option, Attest Explore, in the form of AI-moderated interviews. More

Comscore has announced the departures this week of COO Greg Dale, and Frank Friedman, Head of Measurement and Chief Data and Analytics Officer. Newly appointed CEO Matt McLaughlin will officially assume their responsibilities for now. More

UK-based sister agencies Blue Marble Research, Pye Tait Consulting and Qa Research are coming together under a new name, Navigator Insight, offering social and market research and with around 50 people. More

US firm Pogo has raised $32 million in funding, with which to expand its AI-based research platform putting users in direct conversation with verified buyers of 'any' product, in 'a matter of hours.' More
Harlow Consulting, a custom research agency based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has appointed Mary Meredith as a Research Manager, supporting mixed-methods research and evaluation services. More
Marcoms group Stagwell has appointed former Omnicom / Annalect and WPP executive Dru Sil in the new role of Global Product Managing Director for its Stagwell Media Platform (SMP). More
Panels and research tech firm Borderless Access has appointed Arun Kumar as Vice President, Business Development for APAC. He brings more than 22 years of experience in market research and data services in the region. More
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