Ipsos has made several key appointments in its North American leadership team, naming Jeff Cail as Chief Operating Officer, David Parma as President of Ipsos Marketing, and Jim Meyer as CEO of Ipsos ASI. More

In the UK, a partnership between Ipsos MORI and mobile phone company EE is in the public eye after the Sunday Times said data on EE customers was being offered to the Metropolitan Police. Both EE and MRS Code-compliant Ipsos MORI have confirmed that the data is aggregated and anonymised. More

Specialist healthcare fieldwork consultancy Ipsos Healthcare Field Services has returned to its former name, Fieldwork International, in the UK. More

Ipsos Healthcare has announced the launch of SEES, a range of disease-specific syndicated ethnographic studies, examining patients’ experience and views. Initially available in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the USA, the firm says the studies will ‘bring to life the day-to-day challenges of living with a chronic disease’. More

Ipsos has reported a 5.3% drop in first quarter revenues to EUR 359.6m, which equates to a 2.7% drop at constant scope and exchange rates. The firm says these figures reflect a decrease in commercial activity in the final quarter of 2012. More

Ipsos has been awarded a further year’s contract to track Italian radio audiences, using its mobile radio audience measurement system MediaCell. More

Ipsos Healthcare has given Jackie Ilacqua the additional role of Global Head of Syndicated Services, alongside her existing position as President of Global Oncology. More

Liz Musch has been appointed CEO of ad, brand and communications research division Ipsos ASI, succeeding Alex Gronberger who moves to the new role of regional CEO of Ipsos Latin America. She joins the Ipsos Management Board and will report to founder and CEO Didier Truchot. More

In Canada, Ipsos Healthcare has rolled out a tumor-specific oncology monitor focusing on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), planned as the first in a series of syndicated, cancer-specific monitors. More

Ipsos has sold its theatrical research division the Motion Picture Group (MPG) to a private investment company led by former MPG President Vincent Bruzzese. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Customer satisfaction and loyalty specialist Paul Szwarc has rejoined Ipsos MORI, working in the firm’s UK Loyalty division as a Director in the Financial Services team. More

Ipsos has set up a new Employee Relationship Management (ERM) practice in APAC, helping clients with talent attraction, employer branding, leadership development and staff retention strategies. More

In Germany, forecasting specialist Ipsos InnoQuest has appointed sensory and consumer insight expert Josef Zach as Director, Research & Development, Product Testing. More

Ipsos Marketing has announced a strategic partnership with Bounty, the UK’s largest parenting club. The deal gives Ipsos clients access to Bounty’s 37,000 strong Word of Mum Panel, comprising mums-to-be, new mums and those with pre-school age children. More

Ipsos has reported 2012 revenues of EUR 1.8bn, up from EUR 1.4bn in 2011, but disappointing given the addition of Synovate. Accustomed to rapid growth, the group blamed the stall on politicians, the integration process and competitor poaching of senior staff. Profits however remained solid. More

Lauren Demar has been promoted to the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, with responsibility for two Ipsos Marketing divisions: InnoQuest and MarketQuest. More

Footfall counting and analysis specialist Ipsos Retail Performance has launched a range of online reporting tools to help retailers view and analyse the performance of their stores. More

Ipsos has appointed former TNS exec Marie Lee as Managing Director of its operations in the Philippines. More

Ipsos Loyalty is to roll out its WAO! share-of-wallet tool in Poland. The service measures share of wallet dynamics within a given category, then assess which aspects of satisfaction and loyalty are driving this. More

Pierre Le Manh has stepped up to the role of CEO of Ipsos in North America, replacing Jim Smith, who becomes Special Advisor to co-Presidents Jean-Marc Lech and Didier Truchot. More

Bob Shullman, the former President of affluent consumer measurement business Ipsos Mendelsohn, has set up his own consultancy called the Shullman Research Center, which offers a ‘Luxury and Affluence Monthly Pulse’ of future purchasing intentions of the US marketplace. More

In New York, Ipsos MediaCT has appointed former WPP MIG exec Paul Wallace as Vice President, responsible for both new business activity and managing and overseeing operations on active business. More

In Paris, Ipsos has appointed former EDS VP Mary Dupont-Madinier as an Independent Director on its Board of Directors, replacing Wladimir Mollof who has stepped down from the role. In a statement, the firm said the move will bring a ‘greater diversity’ to the Board. More

Ipsos Healthcare's Gareth Phillips has relocated from Singapore to London, to take up the position of Managing Director UK & Head of Western Europe. More

Ipsos Marketing has appointed Stephen Yap, previously Global Account Director at TNS, as Head of Market Understanding & Measurement. More

Steve Garton, the former MD of Ipsos MediaCT Asia Pacific, has left to set up his own consultancy. The new firm will base its services around ‘holistic communication’ and ROI measures, supported by technology ‘not previously available in Asia’. More

In New York, Ipsos Healthcare has appointed former TNS Healthcare leader Siva Narayanan as Senior Vice President, in charge of the firm’s Evidence Generation, Value and Access portfolio. More

New Jersey-based boutique ad research firm PreTesting Group has hired former Ipsos OTX SVP Audience Measurement Julanne Schiffer as EVP of Sales and Client Solutions. More

In South Africa, Ipsos has named Nick Coates Head of its Marketing Business Unit, which includes qual research, market understanding and metrics, and innovation and forecasting business units. He takes up the role next month. More

Ipsos has appointed Harald Hasselmann as Country Manager of its South African operation, succeeding Jake Orpen who is leaving the company. More

TNS has appointed former Ipsos MORI CEO Mike Everett as Global Head of Stakeholder Management, based in London. More

Ipsos innovation and forecasting division InnoQuest has unveiled a new Framework, centred around ‘nine drivers critical to innovation success’. More

Ipsos forecasting and brand optimisation subsidiary Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has appointed former Nielsen execs Paul Straub and Tom Stroud, to manage the firm’s Midwest client base and support its innovation agenda, from a base in the Chicago office. More

UK radio research body RAJAR has commissioned Ipsos MediaCT to extend its Radio Listener Panel for a further year, as it continues to evaluate the agency’s MediaCell smartphone measurement system. More

Ipsos ASI has launched a tool called Live|Test, combining behavioural web analytics with survey data to help marketers and advertisers decide on the best way to optimize their digital ad campaigns prior to launch. More

Former Ipsos Health MD Emily Peasgood has joined market research consultancy Incite as Principal in its Health Team. More

Ipsos has reported 9-month revenues of just under EUR 1.28bn, up 45.1% on a constant currency basis since gobbling up Synovate a year ago. The firm says now that the integration is complete, it will ‘resume its focus on growth’ and on meeting its service quality and profitability targets. More

Ipsos MediaCT Jordan has launched a study to measure and analyze the media consumption habits of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. More

Ipsos MORI and King’s College London are to bring together some of their researchers to develop new studies and maximise learnings from existing research. More

Innovation and forecasting unit Ipsos InnoQuest has unveiled the Archetype IQ System, which classifies CPG innovations into twelve ‘Archetype profiles’ to help clients gauge the potential for their latest ideas. More

Ipsos has launched a qualitative practice called Fusiona within its Ipsos UU business, promising to help clients connect with Hispanic consumers at a ‘deeper level’. More

Ipsos MediaCT – which measures how consumers access, use and respond to media content – has appointed former WPP leader Jon Greenwood as President in the US, replacing Bruce Friend who left the firm in July. More

Ipsos has extended its specialist data and delivery business Ipsos Observer to Switzerland, to offer local clients access to the firm's global field and tab services. More

Yannick Carriou has been appointed Chief Executive of Ipsos MediaCT, replacing Richard Silman, who has taken on the role of Head of Corporate and Social Responsibility programs across the group. More

In China, Eddie Chien has joined ad and brand research specialist Ipsos ASI as Managing Director, after twenty years at Procter and Gamble (P&G). More

In New York, Ipsos has moved David Lansanah to the position of Global Managing Director of its product research and development arm MarketQuest. More

Ipsos Healthcare has appointed Richard Clarke as Global Business Development Director for Syndicated Services, based in Kuala Lumpur. More

Specialist innovation and forecasting business Ipsos InnoQuest has rolled out a new market potential analysis tool called Vantis*Optimize, designed specifically for clients planning to launch non-FMCG products or services. More

Ipsos has reported a 53.4% increase in first half revenues to EUR 837.0m, reflecting the integration of Synovate into its financial statements. More

ORC International veteran Warren Frankel has taken up the post of President of specialist data and delivery business Ipsos Observer in America, responsible for overseeing domestic teams while working closely with the rest of the Ipsos network. More

In the UK, Ipsos has transferred Belinda Freeman to the new role of Head of Distribution and Merchandising Tracking, with a particular focus on emerging markets. More

Ipsos has launched its Online Audience Panel Data service in Jordan, adding to its existing MENA coverage across the UAE, KSA, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Morocco. More

Ipsos ad division ASI has announced an updated version of its Brand Value Creator (BVC) solution, promising advertiser clients a deeper understanding of how they can build their brands. More

Ipsos Loyalty has followed up last year's WAR with the launch of a research solution called WAO!, to help clients understand 'share of wallet' in their target sectors. More

In the US, Ipsos has appointed former Yahoo! AdLabs head Ken Mallon as Global President of Ipsos ASI|digital, a practice focused on advertising research in digital and social media spaces. More

In the UK, Ipsos has appointed Victoria Kaulback as Senior Brand Strategist in its research innovation centre, the Open Thinking Exchange (IOTX), where she is tasked with introducing the firm's first 'productised' solutions in Europe. More

Online market research specialist Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) has opened an office in Dubai, where it has appointed former Maktoob Research exec Dima Hijjawi as an Account Manager. More

In Shanghai, Ipsos Healthcare has appointed IMS Health veteran David Twinberrow as Head of Syndicated Services, Asia Pacific, charged with leading the planned expansion and development of the firm's Therapy Monitor portfolio across the region. More

Bruce Friend has resigned from his role as President of Ipsos OTX MediaCT and will leave the company after ten years, to return to the client side or work in a smaller provider company. More

Ipsos MORI has transferred Rob Myers from his role as President of Marketing in the US, to the post of Managing Director for Ipsos Marketing in the UK. He replaces Susan Malcolm who is relocating to Australia for personal reasons. More

Ipsos and digital research agency Gemius have been re-appointed as official providers of Internet audiences measurement in Hungary. The four-year contract starts in January 2013 and will for the first time include mobile audience insights (gemiusMobile) and online video data (gemiusStream). More

Ipsos has announced a number of senior qual appointments in Asia Pacific, including that of Gordon Milne as leader of its Ipsos UU qual business across the region. More

Ipsos has reported a 46% increase in first quarter revenues to EUR 379.9m, reflecting the addition of Synovate's business. However, it admits the need to integrate the two businesses has slowed expansion: volume of sales was down slightly on Q1 2011, and organic growth of just 2% is expected this year. More

US-based data collection firm Schlesinger Associates has appointed Ipsos ASI's former Global President Anne Hedde as Managing Director of its online data collection arm, Schlesinger Interactive. More

In the US, Ipsos Loyalty has appointed research veteran Thomas Gallagher as Vice President in its Financial Services practice. More

India's Hansa Research has partnered with Ipsos to make a joint bid for the new Indian Readership Survey (IRS) contract, which will start in 2013. More

Following the acquisition of Synovate, Frank Guo has been promoted to the position of Director, Healthcare China for Ipsos Healthcare, in charge of the division's business across the country. More

Ipsos Healthcare has launched a suite of Molecular Diagnostic Monitors, to provide a multi-stakeholder view of the global MDx (molecular diagnostics) market across multiple indications. More

UKOM, the cross-industry organisation set up to oversee the measurement of online audiences, has ended its partnership with Nielsen and instead appointed comScore as its new partner for online media measurement in the UK. More

Ipsos has expanded in the Middle East through a joint venture with family-owned business group Darwish Holding, which is headquartered in Qatar. The new Doha-based initiative is led by Ipsos Qatar Managing Director Elie Nawar. More

The MENA division of Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) has launched its panel in the United Arab Emirates, continuing its roll-out throughout the region. More

Media and communications research provider Ipsos MediaCT has rolled out its passive radio audience measurement tool MediaCell across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to measure which radio stations respondents are listing to in the region. More

In New York, Ipsos MediaCT and biometric measurement specialist Innerscope Research have designed a new methodology, emoTV, which measures both the conscious and unconscious responses of audiences to TV shows. More

Ipsos-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has appointed former MarketShare exec Jude Ryan as Vice President of Analytic Innovation, with responsibility for expanding the division's predictive solutions. More

Ipsos has announced the appointment of Synovate veteran Jenny Broughton as a Global Talent Management Partner, and separately has given more details of the structure of its new InnoQuest Practice. More

Ipsos, continuing its integration of Synovate, has reorganised its largest global business line, Ipsos Marketing - which accounted for nearly half the group's revenues in 2011 - forming four distinct practices. More

In London, Ipsos MORI has hooked up with the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, to 'transform' the way it visually represents its client data in presentations and other communications. More

Ipsos has reported a 19.5% increase in revenues to EUR 1,362.9m for the full year 2011 following its acquisition of Synovate last October, while net profit soared 30% to EUR 86.1m. For 2012, the firm is anticipating what it describes as 'a year of construction'. More

Ipsos MENA has launched an online panel in Egypt, and will follow up with one in the UAE later this month. More

Following its acquisition of Synovate, Ipsos has appointed a new management team in Poland, led by Kurt Thompson, Synovate's former CEO for Central/Eastern Europe & the Middle East. More

Media and entertainment giant Time Warner has opened a media lab in New York, aiming to provide a 360 degree view of consumer behavior. The Lab features biometric monitoring and eye tracking, a 50-seat screening room, in-home living room simulation, and a live broadcast capability. More

Ipsos-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has opened a new real-time Pricing Strategy practice, integrating predictive analytics with behavioural data and consumer research to help clients make judgments on pricing or react quickly to competitors' pricing actions. More

Ipsos has launched its first online panel for the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia. The move coincides with the opening of Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) MENA, lead by Director Nader Kobeissi, in the region. More

Ipsos has invested an undisclosed amount in online ad monitoring specialist AdMaster, in a bid to better understand consumers' viewing attitudes, habits and responses to digital ad exposure in China and other Asia Pacific countries. More

In the US, EmSense's Chief Analytics Officer Elissa Moses has left the company to join Ipsos as EVP for Neuroscience and Emotion. She starts her new job on January 3rd. More

Ipsos has set up a new operation in Pakistan, led by former MEMRB Country Head Abdul Sattar Babar, who is supported by a team of 30 full-time marketing and media researchers based in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. More

Ipsos has extended its presence in South East Asia with the acquisition of analysis specialist Consumer Behavior & Insight (CBI) in Vietnam. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Ipsos ASIIdigital - a global practice within the group's ad research division ASI - has created a new platform for ad effectiveness testing on mobile devices. More

Ipsos has announced its new senior leadership line-up for the UK, following the Synovate acquisition. Former Synovate senior execs Dave Hannay, Hilary Worton, Paul Stamper, Deborah McCrudden and Yusuf Ramadan are all included in CEO Ben Page's team. More

Following its acquisition of Synovate, Ipsos has promoted Grant Bertoli to the position of CEO for South East Asia (SEA), and confirmed the appointment of Synovate's Singapore MD Miranda Cheung as MD of Ipsos in Singapore and SEA. Senior European and US roles have also been finalised. More

In the US, Ipsos Loyalty has partnered with research software specialist Survey Analytics, to offer clients mobile panel capabilities. More

Synovate CEO Robert Philpott has left his job as part of a management restructure, following Ipsos' recent acquisition of the firm. It is not yet known what his next career move will be. More

In Canada, Ipsos has promoted Luc Durand to the position of President, responsible for all its client service operations in Québec. More

In the US, former L'Oreal exec Mark Anton has joined Synovate-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) as Senior Vice President, Strategic Accounts. More

In the UK, Ipsos MediaCT has launched a suite of research tools under the umbrella name of Mobi-Vision, to enable clients to capture insights in real-time via their smartphones. More

Following its recent acquisition of Synovate and in line with plans to withdraw the Synovate brand in January, Ipsos has restructured its team in China. Five 'Combined Country Managers' will ready the businesses for integration while ensuring they run separately until the end of the year. More

Ipsos - now the world's third largest market research company - has reported organic growth of 6.0% for the first nine months of the year, with revenue rising to EUR 845.8m. Growth slowed slightly in the third quarter and the firm is hunkering down for tough economic times ahead. More

Ipsos OTX MediaCT has promoted Ben Spergel to SVP, Television Insights. He remains Product Manager for the major tracking study TV Dailies. More

In New York, Ipsos Loyalty Research has introduced the 'Wallet Allocation Rule' (WAR); a new research model to help businesses track their share of consumer spending. More

In the US, Ipsos' digital and media specialist arm, OTX MediaCT has appointed Robert Lightner as EVP in charge of its video game research business. He will be based in San Francisco, where he will also serve as local company lead. More

TNS has today announced the appointment of Kristin Sharp as global COO of its qualitative business, starting immediately. She joins from Ipsos' US qual division Understanding UnLtd, of which she was CEO and President. More

Ipsos has completed its acquisition of Synovate for £528.8m - up £3.8m from the previously agreed figure of £525m - to form the third largest market research company in the world. More

Ipsos has successfully completed the EUR 200 million rights issue it announced three weeks ago, reporting strong demand for the shares. The money will be used to part-fund the company's acquisition of Synovate, alongside existing cash and credit, and a EUR 250m loan. More

In the UK, Ipsos MORI has appointed former Nielsen BASES EMEA MD Susan Malcolm as Managing Director for its Ipsos Marketing division. More

In South Africa, Ipsos Markinor has introduced a new omnibus serviced called Omni-Express, to help clients measure consumer opinion and attitudes across the country. More

In London, Ipsos MediaCT has established a test panel of just over 350 respondents for its mobile phone-based radio measurement system, MediaCell. The move follows successful initial trials of the device. More

Ipsos is planning to issue around EUR 200m worth of new shares, to part-fund its acquisition of Synovate. More

Ipsos today announced the appointment of Bernice Klaassen as its Asia Pacific Regional Director for Digital. He was previously Global Director for Digital at TNS. More

In the US, Ipsos' digital and media specialist arm, OTX MediaCT has appointed ex-GfK man Mark McLaren as Vice President of the Syndicated Services Team. More

Synovate has reported an 8.4% rise in revenue to £269.7m for the first half of the year, ahead of its forthcoming sale to Ipsos for an agreed £525m. Organic gross revenue growth was 6.6% and operating profit rose 14.9% to £5.4m despite a ten percent rise in headcount. More

In the US, Marilyn O'Brien has re-joined qual and innovation specialist Ipsos Understanding UnLtd (IUU) as Chairwoman and CEO, after a year-out spent in a global role at Ipsos. To support O'Brien's return, Peter Weylie and Ali Perry have been promoted to the role of Co-President. More

The world's 25 largest research firms had revenues of $18.8 billion in 2010, up 4.9% on the previous 'dismal' year - a 'very healthy turnaround' according to industry authority Jack Honomichl. However, 'real' revenues were not quite back to their 2008 levels, and some companies continued to shrink. More

In New York, specialist data and delivery business Ipsos Observer is launching 'Social Observer', which integrates its survey management, data collection and delivery services with online social media 'listening'. More

Fresh from announcing its deal to buy Synovate, Ipsos has achieved organic growth of 6.3% in the first half of the year, reporting a 5.6% increase in revenues to EUR 558.2m. More

Ipsos has agreed to acquire Synovate for £525m (EUR 595m), creating the world's third largest market research company. The deal is to be funded with cash, new debt financing, and a rights offering to Ipsos shareholders. More

According to reports in the UK press, Publicis and WPP are both planning to make bids for the remainder of marcoms group Aegis, once it has completed the sale of its market research arm Synovate. More

In New York, Jeff Cail has returned to Ipsos to head US operations as President and Chief Executive Officer. More

In Singapore, Ipsos has appointed former TNS director Melanie Ng as South East Asia (SEA) Regional Director for Technology. More

In the UK, the BBC has named 37 agencies which have been selected to become part of the BBC's audience research roster. The firms are now preferred suppliers and can pitch for research projects designed to uncover what the corporation's audiences want and value. More

Ad research specialist Ipsos ASI has launched a New York-based global practice to help marketers and advertisers better understand the future of digital advertising. The new 'Ipsos ASI Digital' division will be led by former Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange SVP Jim Forrest. More

Ipsos has appointed former TNS MD Grant Bertoli as its Regional Director of South East Asia (SEA) and Managing Director for Singapore. More

In the UK, it has been revealed that Doughty Hanson - which owns the Vue cinema chain - is the mystery company interested in buying Aegis' market research arm Synovate. More

Aegis may be offered up to £600m for Synovate by an as-yet unidentified bidder, according to reports: considerably more than the rumoured value of the current 'exclusive' Ipsos bid, c.£520m. More

In South Africa, Ipsos has appointed former Nielsen exec Elmari Campher as Head of Innovation and Brand Research, based at its head office in Randburg. More

The Board of Aegis Group has confirmed that its talks with Ipsos about the possible sale of Synovate are 'exclusive', following a report in the UK press that it had received an expression of interest from private equity group Cinven. More

Kantar is to roll out MarketTools' TrueSample quality solution across its network, following the breakdown of the Promedius Group, the not-for-profit quality consortium it launched with GfK and Ipsos less than a year ago. More

In the UK, Ipsos MediaCT has partnered with Finnish mobile measurement firm Zokem to launch the M3 solution; a new app that combines the collection of smartphone and tablet usage data combined with event-based survey polls. More

RAJAR, the UK's radio audience research body, has extended its audience measurement contract with Ipsos MORI through to 2014. The agency has conducted the programme since RAJAR was founded in 1992. More

According to a report in the UK press, marcoms group Aegis has received an expression of interest in its market research arm Synovate from private equity group Cinven. More

The Board of Aegis Group has confirmed that it is in talks with Ipsos about the possible sale of its market research arm Synovate. Analysts suggest a price of around £500m and the combination would create the world's fourth largest research agency. More

In the US, qual and innovation specialist Ipsos Understanding UnLtd (IUU) has launched QualTV, a new report filmed in the style of a documentary reality show. More

Ipsos has announced a restructure of its ASI advertising division in the Asia Pacific region. Kym Penhall is promoted to MD of the region, while Great China MD Javier Calvar adds new responsibilities, and Peter Fairbrother and Keith Spencer also take up new roles. More

Ipsos has moved its New York HQ from Broadway to the Time-Life Building in Avenue of the Americas, occupying the entire 15th floor of the 48-story building. More

In the US, Ipsos OTX MediaCT has appointed Lorraine Hadfield as President of its Audience Measurement practice. The role includes overseeing the management and direction of the Ipsos Mendelsohn affluent consumer measurement business. More

In Canada, Ipsos has appointed Mike Rodenburgh as Vice President of Product Development for its research innovation center, the Open Thinking Exchange. More

Ipsos has reported first quarter 2011 revenues up 9.8% to EUR 260.1m, from EUR 236.9m in the prior year period - equivalent to 6.2% organic growth. More

In the US, Ipsos OTX MediaCT has appointed Eric Villain to the newly created role of President, Media & Technology, to lead a team unifying these previously separate specialisms. More

Ipsos has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the Custom Research division of 'TMG - The Marketing Group', which is based in Central America. Terms were not disclosed. More

In the US, Ipsos and biometric measurement specialist Innerscope Research have partnered to integrate measures of unconscious emotional engagement into Ipsos' products. More

Ipsos has reported a 20.9% increase in 2010 revenues to EUR 1,140.8m, compared with EUR 943m the previous year, while for the period, net profit climbed 25.7% to EUR 66.2m. More

Ipsos has announced the UK roll-out of its GamePlan Insights tool, which examines behavioural and attitudinal trends in the videogame market. More

Ipsos has opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which will be led by Country Manager Steve Murphy. More

UK-based Ipsos MORI has appointed Dr. Denise Fairhurst as Head of Employee Relationship Management, while parent company Ipsos has appointed Sonia Pall as its new Country Manager and CEO in India. More

In Australia, non-profit body The Readership Works has appointed media specialist Mal Dale for the newly created position of General Manager, responsible for developing, launching, and managing the country's new print readership metric. More

In New York, Ipsos OTX MediaCT is expanding its Corporate Development team with the appointment of Kevin Thompson as Senior Vice President, Social Media. More

In the US, Ipsos' Omnibus Division has added cell phone dialling to its telephone omnibus, in an attempt to offer clients improved respondent representation. More

In the UK, newly formed full service MR agency Samson Research has appointed media research veteran Richard Windle to lead its Digital Communications practice. More

In the UK, Ipsos Health has appointed Mike Holland as Research Director, to focus on the continued development of key metrics for the pharmaceutical sector. More

Ipsos MORI has appointed Lindsay Cowan, formerly TNS Research International's Global Director of Shopper Insight, as Head of UK Retail and Shopper. More

Ipsos has appointed David Richardson as Managing Director of Asia Pacific, to help lead businesses across the India, Southeast Asia, Australia, Japan, Korea and Greater China regions. More

Ipsos has named a new management team in Asia Pacific, led by Lifeng Liu who was formerly CEO of Greater China. More

In the UK, former Ipsos directors Sam McGuire and Alison Bigsby have founded a full service market research agency, Samson Research. More

In the US, ad pre-testing specialist Ipsos ASI has promoted Rob Mooth to lead its relationship with his former employer Procter and Gamble in North America. More

In New York, Joseph Cesaria has rejoined Ipsos as Senior VP of Business Development at Ipsos OTX. He joins from InsightExpress where he served as Group Director Media Research. More

Ipsos has unveiled what it describes as the 'largest research-based call centre in Africa'. The firm's decision to invest in building up the English-speaking call centre in Randburg, South Africa was taken in late 2008. More

In the US, ad pre-testing specialist Ipsos ASI has introduced a tool to measure the impact and effectiveness of digital advertising. More

Ipsos Nigeria has partnered with local news provider THISDAY to conduct political polling in advance of the April 2011 elections. Ipsos says this is the first time a research agency has conducted political polling in the country on such a large scale. More

In the US, Ipsos Understanding UnLtd (IUU) - the firm's qual and innovation research brand - has promoted former P&G veteran Kristin Sharp to the post of CEO. She also becomes a member of the North American leadership team. More

In New York, product innovation specialist Ipsos Vantis has launched 'Vantis Files', a syndicated research offering that monitors competitive products and services across multiple industry sectors. More

WPP-owned media agency MEC has appointed former Ipsos exec Janos Gulyas as CEO for its Hungarian operation. More

In the US, Ipsos OTX MediaCT - which specializes in the media, content and technology sectors - has moved former OTX Europe head Ian Wright to the position of Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. More

Ipsos has reported a 27.9% increase in Q3 revenues to EUR 283.6m, compared with EUR 221.8m in the prior year period. The firm is already projecting that for the first time, annual revenues will exceed the one billion euros mark. More

In New York, Ipsos Loyalty has promoted Ken Peterson to the position of Chief Operating Officer, where he will focus on maximising efficiency and optimising client service. More

In the UK, Nielsen veteran Marco Barbaccia has joined Ipsos MediaCT as International Director of Electronic and Digital Audience Measurement. More

Ipsos Vantis, the global group's product innovation division, has appointed Randy Giusto as Senior Vice President in its technology business. More

In the US, Ipsos is consolidating its Cincinnati operations into one large office, based in the city's historic Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood. More

Ipsos Loyalty - which focuses on helping companies improve business performance through customer satisfaction and relationship management - has appointed MR client services specialist Joe Mann as Vice President, Business Development. More

Ipsos MediaCT has been chosen by Australian non-profit body The Newspaper Works to develop and run a new readership measurement system for the country's newspapers and magazines. More

Advertising division Ipsos ASI has launched its 'Big Idea' service in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). More

Former Ipsos MORI director Maggie Little has joined Language Connect, a specialist in language services for market research, in the newly created role of Business Development Director. More

Ipsos Observer has restructured its US team into three geographical regions, and promoted Allison Gunn, John Ward and Dennis Barbelet to lead each of the teams. More

In New York, former Weather Channel media researcher Ned Greenberg has joined Ipsos OTX MediaCT as Vice President, Syndicated Solutions. More

In the US, Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) has appointed former Procter & Gamble exec Dr Nancy Brigham as Vice President of Global Operations, North America Sample Access & Engagement. More

In the US, Ipsos has moved former OTX COO David Shanker to lead its specialist data and delivery division Ipsos Observer as Global President. More

In the US, healthcare research specialist Mike Bandick has joined Ipsos Understanding UnLtd (IUU) - the qual division of Ipsos North America - as Vice President of Health. More

Global research group Ipsos has reported a very strong performance for the first six months of 2010, with revenue up 18.1% to EUR 528.8m (organic growth 7.7%) and adjusted net profit up 33.7% to EUR 32.0m. More

Ipsos MORI has restructured its operations team. Rowland Lloyd is promoted to the post of Regional Director, Western Europe and South Africa Operations, while Jane A'Court and Sarah Michell become Joint MDs of Operations in the UK. More

In the UK, media and communications research provider Ipsos MediaCT has partnered with qualitative media specialist Work Research to launch a qual joint venture called 'Work with Ipsos'. More

Ipsos and mobile data collection technology firm Techneos have partnered to develop new mobile research techniques, technologies and applications. More

In South Africa, Ipsos Markinor has brought together its field and tab work into a specialist business unit called Observer. In addition to omnibus and international research teams, the unit includes a team conducting client projects for which only data is required as a deliverable. More

In the US, Ipsos has launched the Open Thinking Exchange - a new organization dedicated to 'opening the exchange of ideas and information between marketers and their consumers'. More

Ipsos OTX MediaCT has teamed up with media firm Future US to create a microsite which offers marketers and consumers insight into the purchasing behaviour and gameplay habits of gamers across the US. More

In a move sure to delight creative purists, entertainment research specialist Ipsos OTX MediaCT has opened a 'Script Evaluation Division' within its Worldwide Motion Picture Group, to assess the potential playability and marketability of films at the script stage. More

Ipsos has rolled out its Social Research Institute globally, to provide clients with an international understanding of social policy and research methods, while drawing on the firm's extensive knowledge of social research conducted in the 64 countries where it has offices. More

Ipsos says it is confident in its ability to return to 'significant and profitable growth' in 2010, after reporting a 14% rise in first quarter revenue to EUR 236.9m, compared with EUR 207.3m in the prior year period. More

In New York, ad pre-testing specialist Ipsos ASI has launched a solution aimed at helping marketers, brand managers and advertisers identify and develop the 'one big idea' which defines their brand in the mind of consumers. More

At a conference recently the closing panel was asked 'What happens if PaddyPower get this one right and we don't?'. The consensus was that we couldn't be blamed for this one since it was 'too close to call'. As it was, pollsters did pretty well, as did two former researchers who are now MPs. More

In the US, media and entertainment research veteran Bruce Friend has been named President of the newly formed Ipsos OTX MediaCT business unit. More

In the UK, GfK, Ipsos MORI, Kantar, Synovate and TNS have sponsored the launch of an online service, which allows developers and users of market research software to test that all exports they create are compliant with the Triple-S data standard. More

In the UK, Ipsos MediaCT - Ipsos MORI's media, content and technology division - has commenced a field test of MediaCell, its mobile radio audience measurement system. More

Entertainment broadcast production firm FremantleMedia - which holds the rights to Simon Cowell's X Factor - has rolled out its iCount TV viewer research panel in Germany, under the name of UFA Medienexperten. More

More work for the lawyers of recently acquired leading edge agency OTX: now co-founder Kristin Luck is suing the firm for money she claims she is owed relating to its sale to Ipsos earlier this year. More

Ipsos Poland has promoted Jacek Otffinowski to the position of CEO, succeeding Dinko Svetopetriæ who has left the firm to 'pursue alternative career plans' after just 9 months in the role. The firm has also promoted Steven Vogt to the role of Director. More

Ipsos Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has appointed Mustapha Tabba as Chief Operating Officer for the region. He retains his existing roles as MD for Jordan and Regional Director of Ipsos Loyalty. More

Lindi Levitt, Account Director and Head of Ipsos' Qualitative division, has relocated to Durban, South Africa to open an executive office. More

Kevin Goetz has quit OTX, where he was President of the Worldwide Motion Picture Research Group, to start his own research, marketing and consulting firm, Screen Engine LLC. Vincent Bruzzese fills his place at OTX, which says it is planning expansion. More

Despite a 3.6% decline in revenues to EUR 943.7m, Ipsos says it is ‘ready for battle’ in 2010, with plans to simplify management structures, increase effort in innovation, and extend its presence among a larger number of clients. More

Ipsos has signed an agreement to acquire a 25% stake in Portuguese research firm Apeme (Área de Planeamento e Estudos de Mercado), with the option to buy the remaining 75% in five years. More

Nicole Ndoumbe-Myers has been appointed Head of Ipsos-ASI for Ipsos South Africa and sub-Saharan region. She relocates from Ipsos' head office in Paris. More

Ipsos has acquired LA-based hi-tech entertainment research specialist OTX (Online Testing Exchange) for an undisclosed sum. More

Ipsos Loyalty - which focuses on helping companies improve business performance through customer satisfaction and relationship management - has appointed former Synovate executive Bruce Corner as a Senior Vice President with its US business. More

In the US, Ipsos and Spanish language media firm Telemundo have launched a poll to find out more about the attitudes and opinions of Hispanic citizens. More

Ipsos has completed the acquisition of polling and research firm The Market Research Bureau of Ireland (MRBI) from WPP, and branded the firm Ipsos MRBI. More

Ipsos has appointed Yannick Carriou as Managing Director, France, replacing Giorgio Caporusso who has joined confectionery manufacturer Ferrero in Italy. More

Ipsos has launched a specialist gaming research practice, 3D. The unit integrates new tools and various existing skills from within the group to focus on the needs of game developers, marketers and console manufacturers. More

BARB - which provides weekly TV audience figures in the UK - has developed a new TV audience measurement service, featuring new methodologies, improved geographical design and a new viewing panel. More

Former TNS Director David Richardson has been appointed as Regional Managing Director of Ipsos in North East Asia, based in Seoul. More

Ipsos has reported a 3.9% drop in revenues to €669.6m for the first three quarters of the year, and a 5.3% decrease in third quarter revenue to €221.8m. More

Ipsos is to launch 'The Polish OTC Consumer' study, to analyse Poles' habits and attitudes towards buying and using non-prescription medicines and parapharmaceutics. More

Ipsos Marketing has rolled out the global launch of its 'NOVACTION NextGen' forecasting tool, which promises to help marketers measure the potential of their new products at any stage of the innovation process. More

Ad research specialist Ipsos ASI has promoted Alex Gronberger to the post of Chief Executive Officer, based in its Chicago office. More

In South Africa, former Synovate Director Ian Jeffrey has joined Ipsos Markinor as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Shirley Benney who has taken up the post of Chief Operating Officer. More

Ipsos and its online panel firm Livra are to launch an online community for users to share and gather opinions. More

Ipsos Marketing in Poland has launched sales potential estimation tool 'NOVACTION NextGen' - billed as the first of its kind in the country. More

Advertising research specialist Ipsos ASI has launched a tool which measures and tests communications across all forms of advertising platforms, including emerging digital media. More

Ipsos Public Affairs has opened a new research center to provide market research and insight into the lives of Hispanic citizens living in the US. More

Ipsos has reported a 3.2% decline in first half revenues to €447.8m, compared with the same period in 2008. The firm says it would be unrealistic to hope for the second half of 2009 to be much better. More

Australian readership research is in flux as incumbent currency provider Roy Morgan declines to take part in a new-look tender. As of yesterday, magazine publishing giant ACP has quit its national association in support of the Roy Morgan survey. More

Ipsos has announced former Lightspeed CEO Anne Hedde as Global President of its advertising division Ipsos ASI, responsible for worldwide Project Management and all aspects of business in the USA. She will be based in the company's office in Parsippany, NJ. More

Ipsos has agreed to acquire 100% of Market Research Bureau of Ireland Limited (MRBI) from WPP, which was required to sell it for competition reasons by an EC ruling. Terms were not disclosed. More

In the UK, Ipsos-MORI has sounded out employees about the possibility of taking two weeks of voluntary unpaid leave later in the year. More

Ipsos Marketing in Poland has launched a pair of quant research tools - MARKETLandscape and BRANDStretch - for use at early stages of brand development. More

In the UK, Ipsos MORI has opened the Research Methods Centre (RMC), billed as a hub of expertise in sampling, survey methodology and advanced data analysis. More

In the UK, former Ipsos MORI and York Consulting executive Margaret Frazer has joined Cambridge Market Research as the Research Director of a new business unit that will focus on the development of the firm's client base in both the public and private sectors. More

Mike Everett, formally CEO of Ipsos MORI in the UK, is to become Global HR Director for the Ipsos Group in July. More

Dinko Svetopetric has taken over the role of President at Ipsos Poland from Aleksandra Leis, who is leaving the company. More

In the US, Ipsos Understanding UnLtd (IUU) - the qualitative division of Ipsos in North America - has developed a new approach to qualitative research for an online environment. More

Ben Page is set to become the new Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI in the UK and Ireland, replacing Mike Everett who takes on a new global role on the Group Management Board. More

Ipsos has reported global revenues down 4.6% in Q1 2009 to €207.3m compared with the same period in 2008, with negative organic growth of 5.1% and a negative currency effect of 2.3%. The firm says it has held up well in an exceptionally difficult environment. More

Ipsos has rolled out its 'CATI at Home' method, which enables interviewers to conduct telephone-based research from their own homes, for use in Poland. More

In the US, Ipsos ASI - which offers advertising pre-testing services - has launched a research solution to help marketers refine and optimize the creative content of their advertising. More

Ipsos' shareholders have approved the appointment of five new Board Directors, including Pierre Le Manh who is Global CEO of Ipsos Marketing and Chairman of the CEEA and MENA regions. More

In Canada, Ipsos Reid has launched an online panel of 3,000 ethnic and new Canadians, to provide information about this growing segment of the population. More

Former Ipsos and NPD executives Jean Davis and Tessie Ting have started Conversition Strategies, a new research firm focused on social media and with bases in the US and Canada. The company's first key offering is brand rating web site MatterMeter, due for launch this weekend. More

TNS has beaten IPSOS, Gallup and Synovate in a pitch to win what it describes as 'one of the largest market research contracts ever commissioned' - a four year €65m EU project to provide a measure of public opinion in Europe. More

Ipsos has announced a deal with Thomson Reuters to provide 'regular intelligent information about behaviours, attitudes and opinions of consumers and citizens', based on regular multi-country polling on a wide-range of topics. More

In Canada, Ipsos Reid has announced a deal with Tell Us About Us Inc. (TUAU) to better serve clients in the retail, restaurant, service and hospitality sectors. The deal adds TUAU's data collection and reporting engine the OnlineKMC™ to Ipsos' consulting expertise. More

Polling firm Ipsos Reid is to close its call center in Ottawa, Canada in June, citing client demands for cheaper research. Around 40 full and part-time staff will lose their jobs. More

Ipsos has posted organic growth of 7.8% and operating margin up 8.2% for 2008, despite a financial crisis which it describes as 'unprecedented in its scale since the modern economy took shape'. More

Ipsos has acquired Punto de Vista, described as the leading company in Chile for customer satisfaction research and quality measurement. More

In the US, Ipsos has appointed market research veteran Mary Kaye O'Brien as Vice President, to oversee its operations in Seattle. More

Ipsos MORI's Reputation Centre has set up a Reputation Council, made up of more than 50 senior corporate communicators drawn from a cross section of major organisations across Europe. More

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