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Consumer product and media intelligence provider Mintel has opened an office in Munich, Germany. The new location will be led by Frank Weibelzahl, who has returned to the company after a stint at concept testing and forecasting software specialist Affinova. More

London-based newspaper marketing body Newsworks has embarked on the second phase of a formal process to find suitable partners for a new audience measurement system. More

UK-based market research staff recruitment specialist Hasson Associates has appointed Stephanie Richards as a Senior Associate and Alex Giurgiu as a Research Consultant. More

In the US, influencer marketing specialist TapInfluence has partnered with multi-cultural online network Blogalicious, to add Latino, African-American, and Asian-American content creators to its own platform. More

European firm Stratégir has invested an undisclosed sum in Paris-based qual consumer agency WSA, which will now become Stratégir-WSA. The new company will be 70% owned by Stratégir and 30% by WSA's current managers Pascal Bluteau, Dominique Suire and Jean-Pierre Michel. More

Colin Strong, MD of GfK's Business & Technology division, is leaving at the end of March after nineteen years with the business, to join online communities specialist Verve in a newly created position. Meanwhile GfK has announced three senior appointments of its own. More