Robert Philpott, former Chief Exec of Synovate, is to join US-based direct marketing and targeting giant Harte-Hanks as President and CEO at the beginning of next month, replacing Larry Franklin who is retiring after more than 40 years with the firm. 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
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
Panel and research technology specialist Vision Critical has appointed former Synovate North America CEO Scott Miller as President and COO of International Business. 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
UK-based mobile data collection specialist OnePoint Global has appointed former Synovate Global CEO Robert Philpott as Global Managing Director, based in the US with a remit to position the company for 'aggressive growth and scale'. 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
Synovate Retail Performance (SRP) has partnered with Norwegian shopper tracking specialist Track & Trace, to provide retailers and brand owners with a behavioural solution for monitoring customer experience and satisfaction. 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 the US, former L'Oreal exec Mark Anton has joined Synovate-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) as Senior Vice President, Strategic Accounts. 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
Synovate Retail Performance (SRP) has partnered with face recognition specialist Firs Technology in Greater China, to provide retailers and brand owners in the region with access to technology and data reporting for stores. 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
In the US, Synovate has announced a formal agreement with customer experience management (CEM) solutions company ResponseTek to use its platform to collect, analyze and report customer data from a wide range of sources. 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
Synovate-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has appointed a global executive team including EVPs Doug Brooks and Todd Gustafson. More
Synovate-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has opened an operation in Bangalore, India from which it plans to develop advanced predictive and optimization techniques for use with behavioural and attitudinal data. More
Synovate has merged its global analytics consulting practice SMA with its Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) division, to provide clients with 'more accurate data and insights' about the behavior and attitudes of consumers. 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
Synovate has announced three senior hires in India. Ruma Sengupta joins as Director of Insights, Sachin Chaudhari rejoins as Research Director, and Avijit Ghosh becomes an AD in the Motoresearch team. More
In London, Synovate has brought together a team of methodologists to investigate the value of non-verbal response techniques, and apply their findings to custom research projects. 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
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
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
Synovate has opened an office in Vietnam, where it has appointed Rodolphe Jounot as Managing Director. More
French-based ad group Publicis has dismissed speculation that it might be considering a bid for Synovate, and reports suggest that WPP is also an unlikely rival for front-runner Ipsos. More
Synovate has hired Nielsen veteran Gary Martin as Managing Director of its Australian operations, based in Sydney. 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
Synovate has announced the global launch of mobile research capabilities including SMS / text and mobile online surveys, as well as app development. Thomas Edwards has been promoted to lead the initiative. More
Synovate Business Consulting (BC) has expanded in the Middle East / North Africa (MENA) region with the promotion of Karthik Ramamurthy to oversee the MENA and India regions, and the appointment of Rashid Al Banna to lead the UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia markets. More
Synovate has reported 'strong growth' in North America and other regions during quarter one, but says 'difficult market conditions' continue to impact the businesses in Southern Europe while the UK market remains 'challenging'. More
Synovate parent Aegis has acquired Qualitè Search Marketing, an agency based in Norway which specialises in search engine marketing and advertising, web analytics and social media. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Darren Smith has been promoted to the newly created post of Operations Director for Synovate Pan-Africa, based in Kenya. More
Synovate has appointed former TNS researcher Matthew Chang as Executive Director, serving as head of its operations in Taiwan. More
Financial services specialist Steve Laue has joined Synovate as Managing Director of Banking, Finance & Insurance Research in Greater China - a region comprising China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. More
Synovate has promoted Jon Harper to the post of Global Head of Brand & Communications in London, and John Carroll to Global Head of Customer Experience in Chicago. More
In the US, Synovate has appointed former Nielsen exec Howard Ballon as Managing Director of its new Media and Entertainment practice, based in the Los Angeles office. More
French financier Vincent Bolloré has indicated that he may be willing to sell his 26.5% stake in Synovate's parent firm Aegis, according to a report in the UK's Guardian newspaper. More
Pharma services group P\S\L has appointed former Synovate M&A leader Peter Chopra to a newly created position, Chief Strategy Officer. Research companies are likely to be among its initial acquisition targets. More
Synovate division Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has announced m360, a new marketing mix modelling solution using comScore data to provide a direct comparison of all media activities in a single analysis. More
Synovate has made three key appointments in its Greater China unit, which comprises offices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. More
In the US, retail specialist SymphonyIRI has partnered with Synovate to create HispanicLink - a report that provides a view of Hispanic shoppers and their current $950 billion spending power. More
Synovate parent Aegis has acquired South African web and consumer behaviour agency Clickthinking, which specialises in search, web analytics and conversion marketing. Terms were not disclosed. More
Synovate has opened an office in Geneva, Switzerland to house a team of twelve. They include existing sales and account management staff based in the city, as well as staff who have relocated from the firm's offices in France and the Netherlands. More
Synovate has appointed Amaury de Condé as CEO of Southern Europe and Managing Director of Synovate in France, to oversee all aspects of its business in France, Italy, Belgium and Greece, with the MDs of the last three countries reporting to him. More
Synovate has appointed Paul Stamper, formerly Deputy Managing Director of TNS Opinion in Brussels, as Head of Qualitative Research based in London. More
In the US, Synovate has partnered with Duke University to create the 'Duke/Synovate Shopper Insights Center for Leadership and Innovation', which will focus on advancing research into shopper insights and marketing. More
Jake Orpen has returned to Synovate as Managing Director for South Africa, following a spell working as a Director at quality assessment specialist QMetrix. More
Aegis-owned Synovate is to further expand its presence in Russia by acquiring a majority stake in media research specialist COMCON. Terms were not disclosed, but Synovate will have the option to buy 100% of COMCON in 2015. More
Synovate has appointed former Nielsen head Bruce Paul as Senior Vice President in its New York office, to oversee account management and new business development for its east coast consumer offer. More
Synovate has launched a dedicated Mystery Shopping business unit in South Africa, led by its former Operations Director Samantha Lloyd. More
Synovate parent Aegis Group has reported organic revenue growth of 9.7% in the third quarter, and 5.2% for the nine month period, but has warned of slower growth in the fourth quarter. Synovate outperformed the media division with revenue up 11.5% for the quarter and 5.7% over 9 months. More
Synovate has launched a global analytics consulting practice, Synovate Management Analytics (SMA), promising clients the ability to make holistic, strategic decisions by integrating research, analytics and data sources for each project. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed Sam Scott as Head of Project Management in its Operations team. More
In the UK, Chris King has joined Synovate Healthcare as Head of the European Oncology Monitor. More
Synovate has appointed Huey Lam as Commercial Director of Synovate Retail Performance in China, and Will Gordon as Senior Vice President, Brand & Communication in the US. More
In the US, Synovate has appointed Xavier Quenaudon as Senior Vice President, Customer Experience, responsible for supporting the firm's client teams in their efforts to develop and implement customer experience solutions for clients. More
In the UK, Peter Luff has been appointed as Managing Director of Synovate Retail Performance (formerly SPSL), whose founders Paul Tombs and Dominic McGuiness will be leaving at the end of the year to 'pursue their entrepreneurial careers'. More
In the US, Synovate has appointed sector specialist Paul Villa as Senior Vice President of Payer and Market Access Research at Synovate Healthcare. More
Synovate has named Peter Huijboom as its second CEO of Geographies, following last week's news that former Synovate Healthcare CEO Michael Spedding had rejoined the firm to take up a position with the same title. More
Former Synovate Healthcare CEO Michael Spedding has returned to the company with the title of 'CEO, Geographies'. More
Synovate has promoted Tamer El Naggar to the position of CEO of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) business units. More
TNS veteran Klaus Paur has been appointed as Managing Director of Synovate Automotive in Korea and Greater China. He will take up his new post next January. More
Synovate has today announced major organisational changes in China and in Scandinavia, with a number of senior moves and appointments. More
Interactive research and technology firm Vision Critical has appointed former Synovate CEO Adrian Chedore to its Board of Directors. More
Synovate has promoted Enrique Domingo to the position of CEO for Iberia and Latin America: he was previously MD for Iberia. He replaces Ignacio Galceran, who is leaving the firm at the end of this month. More
In India, Sunil Saxena has rejoined Synovate as Director of Field Operations, overseeing 14 fieldwork centres across the country. More
In the US, former Targetbase executive Ernie Kim has joined Synovate's Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) business as Senior Vice President & Analytics Officer. More
Aegis Group plc has announced a significant improvement in its 2010 interim results. Total revenue rose 4.2% to £663.3m, representing organic growth of 3.2%. The upturn in large part reflects a rebound at MR arm Synovate. More
Mark Pitts has re-joined Synovate Business Consulting as Head of Consulting for the Americas, after three years with a start-up marketing strategy consultancy based in Asia. More
Synovate has appointed Mamapudi Nkgadima to lead its South African subsidiary African Response - she becomes Managing Director next week. Current MD Beatrice Kubheka moves to the position of Chairperson and will remain closely involved with the business. More
Synovate has launched a new research system offering clients a better understanding of customer experiences, attitudes and behaviours. More
In London, Synovate has revealed more information about the launch of its 'Digital Centre of Excellence' which will specialise in understanding and measuring the effectiveness of brands' advertising and communications through digital media. More
Synovate Korea has promoted Mr TaeHoon Kim to lead its Healthcare Division, effective this month. More
Synovate has appointed Dave Hannay to the newly created role of Global Commercial Head of Brand Equity. He joins from TNS where he spent 20 years in various senior management positions. More
Synovate has established a Qualitative Business Unit in South Africa, headed by newly appointed Qualitative Director, Maree Fouché. More
Aegis' research arm Synovate has reported a 1.9% organic decline in first quarter revenue, compared with 10.1% and 5.5% declines respectively in the third and fourth quarters of 2009. Separately, Synovate has launched a 'Digital Centre of Excellence', based in London. More
Synovate Healthcare has acquired Netherlands-based Firm United Healthcare (FUH), a consultancy which offers market research, marketing and communications support to firms in the health market. More
Synovate has launched a new syndicated media study of 68,000 consumers across 66 cities and rural areas in mainland China. The study has been designed to gain a deeper understanding of the lifestyle, spending and media habits of today's Chinese citizens. More
Manfred Eberlein, currently Country Manager for Synovate Healthcare in Germany, has been named as the company's new 'Leader' for Western Europe. More
In London, Synovate has named former ORC International Public Sector Head Richard Abraham as Head of its Public Sector, Charities and Transport industry sector team. More
Synovate has promoted Scott Miller to the post of North America CEO, responsible for its US and Canada business units, replacing Robert Skolnick who takes up the post of President of Industry Sectors North America. More
In the UK, Synovate has launched a new Brand Positioning Framework in its specialist healthcare research division. More
Aegis, Synovate's parent company, is raising funds through the issue of a convertible bond for c.£190m, which it plans to use to make acquisitions in the US and China. More
Synovate has reported a 13.7% fall in net revenue on an organic basis during 2009, while describing the research sector as 'much weaker than expected from historical precedent'. More
Clayton Buckley has joined Synovate as Managing Director for its offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran. More
In the US, Synovate has appointed Jim Quilty as Vice President of its Travel and Leisure Group, responsible for expanding the business by developing new and existing client relationships. More
Former Research International (RI) CEO Marc Papanicola has been appointed Managing Director of Synovate France, based in Paris. More
Nigel Jackson - Group Head of both the Qualitative and Public Sector, Charities & Transport teams at Synovate in the UK - was tragically killed in an accident while skiing in the French Alps on Christmas Day. More
In the UK, Synovate Healthcare has appointed Steve Lowery as Group Head, Custom Healthcare. More
Synovate has promoted former Research International Director Neil Davy to the newly created role of Commercial Director in the UK. More
Synovate has announced a new leadership structure for its Indian-based Business Consulting (BC) arm, which will now be headed up by Karthik Ramamurthy, previously responsible for the Mumbai business. More
Synovate has promoted Rafael Cespedes to the post of Managing Director in Chile, from his previous role as Country Manager for the firm's operations in Peru and Ecuador. More
In the UK, Aegis-owned Synovate has posted an 11.5% drop in organic revenue for the first nine months of the year, while reporting a 9% year-on-year decline for the third quarter. More
In the UK, Synovate's consumer psychology research specialist Synovate Censydiam has promoted Sue Phillips to the role of Chief Executive Officer. More
French-owned media group Havas has issued a $519m bond offer, giving rise to renewed rumours that it may bid for UK-based rival and Synovate parent Aegis. More
Synovate has promoted Mike Cassidy to the position of Managing Director of its Australian business, and Brent Stewart to the newly created global role of CEO Strategic Units. More
Synovate Healthcare has expanded the reach of its Global Oncology Monitor to eight new markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia. More
Synovate has expanded its Retail Performance shopper counting and analytics business across Europe, the Americas and Asia; and appointed a 'Business Development champion' for each of these three regions. More
In London, Synovate has hired Marc Chester for the newly created role of Community Panels Director. More
Synovate will close its call center operation in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA in November, with the loss of 80 part-time jobs and one full-time. More
Synovate has updated its online community panels; integrating qual and quant research with a number of applications to help clients spot trends and obtain feedback about product ideas. More
Aegis-owned Synovate has appointed Robert Philpott as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, replacing Adrian Chedore who will retire on 1 September. More
Synovate parent Aegis has reported an 86% drop in first half pre-tax profits to £6.6m despite growing revenues by 4.8%. The research agency itself made an underlying operating loss of £3.2m in the first half, compared with a £7.9m profit a year earlier. More
Synovate has appointed Erik Hellquist as Head of Synovate Business Consulting in Hong Kong and Satoshi Ayukawa as Business Development Manager of its Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) unit in Tokyo. More
Synovate has rolled out its Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) business across the Asia Pacific region. More
Synovate parent Aegis has promoted Nick Priday to the position of Group Chief Financial Officer, replacing Alicja Lesniak, who is retiring in October. The firm has also appointed three Non-Executive Directors. More
UK-based media group Aegis has announced organic decline in revenues for the first quarter for both its main divisions. With currency and acquisition effects revenue rose 4.8% for Aegis Media and 9.6% for MR division Synovate; without them it fell 13.1% and 9.1% respectively. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed former GfK Director Yusuf Ramadan as Operations Director for its UK operations. More
Synovate parent Aegis has disclosed in its 2008 report and accounts that former CEO Robert Lerwill has been paid a total of £2.1m following the termination of his contract last year. More
In New Zealand, Synovate has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the union Unite which ends the lockout of workers. The company says the MOU establishes a working party which has six weeks from 14th April to reach a deal over a performance pay scheme for interviewing staff. More
More than 30 call centre workers at Synovate in Auckland, NZ, were notified by text on Good Friday that they were locked out of the office, after turning down a pay increase of 20 cents per hour. 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
In the UK, Bob Douglas has been promoted from Head of Synovate Healthcare's global custom business to overall Global Head of Synovate Healthcare. More
British marcoms group Aegis - which owns market research firm Synovate - has announced plans to cut around 780 jobs across its global operations as part of a cost-saving plan to beat the downturn. Meanwhile CEO John Napier denied reports he has held merger talks with competitor Havas. More
Synovate has announced an agreement with Canadian software provider Vision Critical, to power its online community panels around the globe. More
In case you're wondering, French financier Vincent Bollore is 'still thinking' about a possible merger between his advertising group Havas and Synovate owner Aegis, according to Reuters. Bollore has recently said that Aegis 'seems to be in good hands'. More
In New Zealand, up to 20 market researchers at Synovate's east Auckland call centre will begin a 24-hour hunger strike today in protest at what they describe as 'poverty wages, inadequate breaks and no job security'. More
New London-based technology, telecoms and media research provider Verve has hired former Synovate CEO/CFO Peter Chopra as Partner, Strategic Finance and International Development. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed former BT Insight Chief Jonathan Wibberley as Research Director in its Technology sector team. More
Synovate is strengthening its Brazilian business from March by giving new roles and responsibilities to Manuel Lopes; and to Jesus Caldeiro who returns from Spain. More
Private equity firm Apax Partners and research firm GfK have edged nearer to making a bid for Aegis's market research arm Synovate, according to an anonymous source cited in The Daily Telegraph. More
Synovate has notified the state of Miami that it plans to close its existing operations in the area. More
GfK and venture capital group Apax Partners could be possible buyers for Synovate, while Havas Chairman Vincent Bolloré nets the remainder of Aegis, according to reports in the UK press. More
British marcoms group Aegis has commissioned a review of the business which could result in the spin-off of its market research arm Synovate, according to a report in UK newspaper The Sunday Times. More
French financier Vincent Bolloré has said that if combined, his Havas Advertising Group and rival British marcoms group Aegis could 'do better'. More
Aegis-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has been moved to the group's market research arm Synovate, with the aim of enhancing marketing and research synergies between the two companies. More
Havas' Vincent Bolloré is more confident of securing his two boardroom seats at rival Aegis, after a recent meeting with interim CEO John Napier, according to sources quoted in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. More
Synovate has promoted Jon Salters to CEO of Synovate South Africa. He has been MD for the past four years. Former CEO Albert McLean has decided to take an extended break from work. More
Analysts are watching Aegis closely following yesterday's surprise departure of CEO Robert Lerwill. Initial speculation about easing conditions for a Havas merger has given way to caution, and the share price has not continued its rise after a brief morning surge. More
Synovate has promoted Charlotte Jackson to MD of its South African operations, as of early 2009. She was previously Group Support Director. More
Robert Lerwill is to stand down as group CEO of Synovate parent Aegis, at the end of this month. Chairman John Napier will take on his responsibilities on an interim basis. Aegis shares leapt 17% today as rumours linked the move to a possible merger. More
Synovate has announced four new appointments including former Opinion Leader exec Liz Owen as Research Director of its UK Qualitative specialist team. Wai Tang, Daoud Fakhri and Victoria Mansell also join the firm. More
Synovate has appointed Klaus Friis Mikkelsen, a former employee of its parent group Aegis, as Managing Director for Synovate Denmark. More
Jill Telford, Synovate's CEO for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, is moving to London in January to take up the post of UK CEO. At the same time, Brendan Shair will become Managing Director for Hong Kong. More
European online research agency MetrixLab has boosted its UK team with the appointment of former Synovate Director Darren Lewis, as Managing Consultant NPD. More
UK marcoms group Aegis has posted overall organic revenue growth of 8.2% for the first half of 2008. Research arm Synovate reports healthy revenue and profit rises but has reduced expectations for 2008 organic market growth to 4.1% from 5.1%, in the light of tough trading conditions. More
Synovate is re-locating UK Head of Business Services Mick Gordon to India to take on overall management responsibility for its offices and operations in the country from September. More
UK marketing communications group Aegis has acquired independent research agency Steadman Group in Africa, in a move which it says will add media monitoring and strategic consulting to Synovate's existing market research expertise. More
In the UK John Napier, the former CEO of market research agency AGB, will join Synovate parent Aegis as Non-Executive Chairman from mid-July, when he replaces Colin Sharman who is retiring after nearly nine years in the role. More
French financier and Havas Chairman Vincent Bolloré has said he is unlikely to make a sixth attempt to obtain two seats on the Board of Synovate parent Aegis this year. More
In London, Synovate UK has appointed Nigel Jackson as Head of its Public Sector, Charities and Transport industry sector team, tasked with both client and team development. More
Synovate has launched a division which will offer an integrated approach to clients across the company's different service areas, to help them develop more profitable relationships with their customers. More
Synovate has announced the appointment of Zoltan Bodo as Managing Director in Hungary, replacing the recently promoted George Christodoulides. More
At its 2008 AGM, shareholders of Synovate parent Aegis Group plc have rejected the appointment of the nominees of Havas Group Chairman Vincent Bollore for the fifth time in two years. It's another win on points, but it may not be the last in the franchise. More
Synovate has appointed George Christodoulides as Managing Director of Synovate Gulf in Dubai, with responsibility for the firm's business in the UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. More
For the first quarter of 2008, Synovate has seen organic revenue growth of 5% and total revenue growth at constant currency of 9.1%. More
In the UK, former Synovate Healthcare Execs Marianne Purdie and Guy Pascoe have set up a new primary market research agency focused on the medical device and diagnostics industries. More
As planned, global agency Synovate has brought its London-based teams into a single flagship location in Minerva House, London Bridge, SE1. More
Vincent Bolloré, Chairman of communications group Havas, will make a fifth attempt to secure representation on the Board of Synovate's parent company Aegis, in which he is the biggest single shareholder. More
Synovate has launched a new service called Market Barriers, which measures the obstacles that brands face – such as distribution, pricing and product configuration – and reports back on the impact that these have on customer choice and market share. More
Synovate has announced the acquisition of UK company Peter Seagroatt & Associates (PS&A), which focuses on the supply of retail key account information to the UK petrol forecourt and convenience sectors. More
Just eight months after joining as Chief Operating Officer for Synovate in Southern Europe, Finn Raben has been promoted to CEO Southern Europe, responsible for France, Italy and Belgium. More
Synovate has announced the formal integration of its business in Belgium, combining research operations in Ghent with the local Synovate Censydiam practice in Antwerp. More
Synovate Healthcare has opened an office in Moscow and appointed Anton Timergaliev as Head of its newly formed Synovate Healthcare Russia division. More
Synovate has appointed Jerome Vadot as its Managing Director in Saudi Arabia and Simon Duval-Kieffer as MD for the Czech Republic. More
Synovate has acquired CIMA Group, one of Latin America's leading independent research companies, headquartered in Santiago, Chile and operating in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Costa Rica. More
Synovate has appointed Kiranjit Singh as Business Group Director of its Business Consulting division, based in Malaysia. More
Synovate Healthcare has appointed Greg Chu as Head of US Custom Research, based in the Princeton office and responsible for consolidating the firm's position in North America. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced the acquisition of US research firm Oncology Inc., which provides oncology treatment information from 100,000 patients to pharmaceutical, biotech and financial companies. More
Synovate has appointed Pranay Jeyachandran as UK Head of its MarketQuest team, which focuses on product design and development. More
Synovate Belgium MD Hans Raemdonck has taken up the new post of Global Head of Decision Systems, overseeing the firm's international team of statisticians, data analysis executives and research consultants. More
Synovate Healthcare has extended its operations to Canada, with the opening of a Toronto office headed by healthcare specialist Otto Akkerman. More
Synovate has acquired SPSL, which provides retail foot traffic measurement data and publishes the UK's annual Retail Traffic Index. More
Qual specialist the Consumer Insight Agency (c.i.a.) has teamed up with Synovate in a groundbreaking study of sociographic and psychographic trends in South Africa. More
Tony Smith has joined Synovate as Head of its Financial Services industry sector in the UK. He leaves TNS after fifteen years. More
Synovate India has promoted Paru Minocha to Executive Director with responsibility for overall management of its India business. Former MD Alok Shanker will be on leave until next April, and then hopes to take up a new role within the group. More
Synovate's CEO for Australia and New Zealand, Brent Stewart, has been appointed CEO Global Business Planning. He will continue to lead the Australia and New Zealand businesses from Perth, in addition to his new responsibilities. More
Synovate has appointed former Millward Brown Director Ehtasham Uddin as Director Quantitative in Malaysia. More
Aegis Group's market research arm Synovate has appointed John Coll as Head of both its UK Consumer Goods Industry group and its Qualitative Research business. More
Synovate parent the Aegis Group has purchased New Zealand-based MR agency Research Solutions for an undisclosed sum. More
In Canada, Synovate parent the Aegis Group has bought independently owned Genesis Media to add its data analytics, CRM, digital and direct marketing services to the Aegis Media network. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Synovate China has launched a bi-monthly online omnibus to offer clients access to Chinese consumers' tastes, habits and attitudes. More
Synovate has announced three key promotions to leadership positions in its Global Qualitative function. Steve Hales becomes Head of Clients; Sue Phillips Training and Development Director; and Steve Wolf, Commercial Director. More
Synovate Healthcare has launched a new syndicated service which it says will provide clients with a holistic view of pharma companies' relationships with their key stakeholders. More
Synovate Censydiam co-founder and former CEO Jan Callebaut has left his part-time consultancy post with Synovate after just four months. More
Consumer psychology research specialist Synovate Censydiam has developed a suite of interactive tools. They include a panel of respondents with shared contextual motivations, and a tool for conducting pre-field interactive chat sessions. More
Synovate has acquired Spain's largest independent full service market research agency, Metra Seis, for an undisclosed sum. More
Synovate parent, The Aegis Group has posted an 8.7% increase in first-half pre-tax profits, while confirming that Synovate continues to outperform expectations, having grown almost twice as fast as its market. More
Synovate Healthcare has launched The Synovate Healthcare India Oncology Monitor, which it says is the first of its kind in the country. More
Synovate has appointed Fabrizio Giordano as Managing Director of its office in Milan and Head of the company's Brand and Communications Practice in Italy. More
Detroit-based automotive research practice Synovate Motoresearch has hired Michael Chadsey and Linda Witulski as Senior VP and VP of Account Services respectively. More
In London, Synovate has appointed Patrick Glydon as its new Global Chief Financial Officer. He joins the Synovate Executive Committee and will work closely with parent company Aegis to maximize synergies between its market research and media units. More
Synovate has announced the departure of its CEO for Central / Eastern Europe and the Middle East (CEEME), Nicos Rossides, after 25 years with the company and its predecessors. His replacement is Kurt Thompson, previously MD of Synovate Korea. More
Synovate Healthcare has launched a normative database covering 279 pharmaceutical brands that entered the UK market between 1987 and 2006. The tool covers key metrics such as sales force coverage and visits, spontaneous brand awareness and prescribing. More
Synovate owner Aegis Group plc has agreed to acquire the consolidated Ion Global network from CDC Corporation. Ion is a digital marketing specialist with businesses in Seoul, San Francisco and Hong Kong, and its services include consulting and user experience analysis. More
UK-based Synovate subsidiary Fieldwork International Healthcare has launched a specialist Diary Team to focus on managing complex diary projects across all methodologies. More
In Chicago, Synovate has announced the promotion of Mary Beth Lake to CEO of its specialist product design and development division MarketQuest. More
Synovate Healthcare has opened an office in Istanbul, its first in Turkey, with a dedicated team offering Turkish clients both ad hoc and syndicated research services. More
Synovate has made senior hires for its Delhi and Mumbai offices. Jaisy Desai will head up qualitative research for the Western Indian market, and Meeta Luthra, Deepak Dasila and Sumit Arora join at AD and Senior Project Director levels. More
Synovate is restructuring its Asian business with future growth in mind. To support the changes, in August the firm will be making a number of senior promotions in China, North Asia, South Asia and Korea. More
Synovate owner Aegis Group plc has appointed Chantal Restivo-Alessi, formerly of EMI, as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development. More
In Mumbai, Synovate has appointed Mulraj Gala as Finance Head, Sanskrati Sail as Head of HR and re-hired Pranay Dankedar as Senior Project Director in its quant research division. More
Synovate Healthcare has launched an online Psychoses Therapy Monitor, its first venture into coverage of psychiatric treatment. Initial waves in the five biggest European economies will be followed by a US launch soon. More
Synovate has promoted Michelle Norman to CEO of its UK business. As UK MD since 2004 she has presided over the integration of its businesses in the country, including a number of acquisitions. More
Synovate has appointed Marina Navarro as Head of Qualitative in Madrid – the latest in a string of senior hires in Europe and the Middle East. More
Synovate has promoted Andreas Zachariou to the post of MD of Synovate Gulf and Acting MD for Saudi Arabia, with responsibility for the firm's business in UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. More
MR firm Synovate has appointed Thierry Pailleux and Georges Guelfand as co-Managing Directors of Synovate France. The firm aims to become as 'powerful in the French research sector as its sister [company] Carat is in French media.' More
Synovate UK has launched a media research offering based on the consumer motivation model developed by the global group's Censydiam practice. The company plans to roll out the offer across Europe and Asia. More
Synovate has announced the appointment of Finn Raben as COO for Southern Europe, based in the Paris office. More
Synovate has introduced a suite of market potential models and simulators known as MVP – Market Value Potential; and has renamed its specialist Product Design & Development division 'MarketQuest'. More
Synovate has appointed former Research International qual researcher, Rossana Dell'Isola, as MD Qualitative, Italy and as a member of its Global Qualitative Leadership team. More
Aegis investors today rejected Vincent Bolloré's fourth attempt to seek representation on the firm's board, as the group reported first quarter 2007 revenues up 4.6% (10.8% at constant currencies), led by market research arm Synovate. More
Synovate is to relocate all its UK research teams to a single location, Minerva House in London Bridge, SE1. The move is expected to take place late this year or early next. More
Synovate has announced that Peter Chopra, Global CFO and Strategic Unit Head of the UK, is leaving the Group. Chopra has played a key role in the formation and growth of the global agency. More
Synovate has agreed a worldwide partnership with GMI giving the former access to over six million panellists across the globe. The move reflects changing attitudes to panel 'ownership' according to Synovate Global CEO Adrian Chedore. More
Synovate has appointed Mark Berry as Executive Vice President of its Consumer and Business Insights unit in the US. More
Synovate has extended its two regional media surveys to probe into the digital media consumption and lifestyles of affluent consumers and business decision makers in Europe and Asia Pacific. More
Synovate Healthcare has promoted Stuart Bartlett to the post of Head of Business Development. He hands his former role, as Head of Synovate Healthcare Asia Pacific, to Sumit Sharma. More
Synovate has announced senior hires and promotions in Asia and North America. Rob Myers joins as Canadian MD while in Singapore there are four appointments in the management team. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced a number of senior promotions in its US Business. Among them, Greg McMahon becomes SVP, Solutions and Specialisms, while Subhra Ghosh and Laura Quinn join the division's US Executive Committee. More
Aegis Group Plc has announced strong results for 2006, including rapid organic and other growth for its MR arm Synovate which grew its share of Aegis' total revenue from 38 to 40%. Synovate revenues were £401.2m and operating profit £30.8m, both up more than 20%. Group CFO Jeremy Hicks is leaving on this high note, to be replaced by Alicja Lesniak. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced five senior promotions, following strong growth in 2006 and continuing integration. They include Bob Douglas as MD, Global Custom and Marianne Purdie as MD, Europe Custom, plus HR Director Virginia Mount's elevation to the Global Exec Committee. More
Synovate has announced a deal to provide 24-hour news and information channel BBC World with global surveys based around aspects of the global news agenda. The firm will conduct six opinion surveys across 21 markets in 2007. More
Synovate has promoted Ignacio Galceran from Executive VP to CEO of Latin America, responsible for operations in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Miami. Elsewhere, Susanna Lam joins the agency as AD, Media Research based in Hong Kong. More
Synovate Healthcare has opened for business in Germany with the launch of a Hamburg office. Manfred Eberlein, formerly Director of Ipsos Insight, has been appointed Country Manager to lead the new operation. More
Synovate has acquired Amsterdam-based Interview-NSS, The Netherlands' largest independent full-service market research company – and its European Data Collection Centre (EDCC). The buys will be integrated with Synovate's existing operations in the country and led by MD Carlo Stokx. More
Two more financial specialists have left Synovate UK, following the disbanding of its corporate and financial research unit last autumn. Elenor Bosswood has joined London-based agency BPRI and Alice Kennard has also left – both were Associate Directors. More
Former Synovate Directors Claire Labrum and Dave Skelsey have launched their new agency, Strictly Financial, based in central London. More
Synovate Healthcare has appointed Kelly Price as Head of its Asia Pacific Tandem Oncology Monitor (APTOM) in China, Korea and Australia. The role will include the expansion of the monitor into new markets in Asia. More
Frank Gabbert has joined Synovate's Qualitative Division, as its Vice President. He has held senior positions at companies including NOP World Research Group, MOR-PACE International and Opinion Research Corporation. More
Ex-Proctor & Gamble R&D consultant, Dr Franck Sarrazit, has joined consumer psychology specialist Synovate Censydiam, North America, as Senior Vice President and Director. More
Synovate is examining possible acquisitions in India. Asia CEO Tim Balbirnie said the company was looking for firms with strengths in specialist areas such as automobiles, healthcare and loyalty, as well as advanced analytics, according to online publication the Business Standard. More
Synovate Healthcare has hired Kris Weinberg, a 16-year veteran of the oncology field, as VP of Longitudinal Oncology Services. More
Synovate has announced with considerable fanfare the forthcoming launch of a new modelling system which it claims will be 'the first to accurately predict what people will buy.' The Brand Value Creator is the brainchild of Jan Hofmeyr, co-creator of The Conversion Model, who joined the agency in the spring. More
Shareholders of Synovate parent Aegis Group Plc have once again voted down an attempt by Havas Chairman Vincent Bollore to get his nominees appointed to the group's board. Percentages for and against at today's EGM were much the same as at the June AGM. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced the expansion of its Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Global Therapy Monitors, the former to cover Poland, Greece and Turkey and the latter, currently US-only, to the five biggest European economies. More
Synovate's UK-based Corporate and Financial Unit is to close, DRNO has learned. Most staff will be relocated within the firm but two senior financial services research experts, Claire Labrum and Dave Skelsey, are to leave at the end of the year to set up their own qual consultancy, Strictly Financial. More
In a new expansion move, Fieldwork International, the field division of Synovate Healthcare, has today disclosed the details of its first office in the USA. More
Synovate has appointed Uday Kagal as head of operations in Mumbai, its largest branch office in India, with responsibility for new sector forays and revenue generation. His previous employers include (ORG) MARG, TNS Dubai and HSBC. More
Two global agencies have this week released latest results from elite surveys. Ipsos Media reveals that European business leaders are compensating for increased time away from home with gadgets, cars and holidays; while hybrid methodology is helping Synovate's Media Atlas get past the security gates to chart the rise of AsiaPac's urban affluent. More
Bollore Investissement, a company controlled by French financier and Havas chairman Vincent Bollore, this week acquired a 40 per cent stake in the holding company of French opinion polling and market research group CSA-TMO, with the option to increase to a majority holding by 2008-9. More
Synovate parent Aegis Plc has announced impressive half year results to 30th June 2006, with both research and media businesses strong contributors. Synovate saw worldwide revenue up 25.9%, with rapid expansion in EMEA (excluding Western Europe) and in Asia Pacific. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced developments in the European arm of its Global Tandem Oncology Monitor. The study will increase its report frequency from quarterly to monthly, matching the US arm; and will give immediate access to monthly data online using SPSS' mrTables software. More
Synovate has promoted Jenny Chang to the position of Managing Director for Taiwan. She was previously a Director, and has led the country's team since October 2005. More
Synovate has hired Mark Poolman to establish and head up a dedicated national customer loyalty research unit in Australia. As Executive Director, he will report jointly to Brent Stewart, CEO of Synovate in Australia and Frances Li, Asia Pacific Director of the Synovate Loyalty practice. More
The World Cup is kicking off as this news goes out, with hosts Germany leading Costa Rica 2-1 at half time. Research agencies the world over have been gearing up with press releases concerning opinion polls, merchandising markets and celebratory software and stats releases. If you don't want to know the statistics, look away now. More
Synovate has hired Anne-Sophie Curet as HR Director for Continental Europe. Based in Paris, her role will cover all countries within Continental Europe and the Gulf region. More
Synovate has this week announced the early 2006 results for its PAX survey across eight key markets in the Middle East. PAX brings together media consumption, product purchase and purchase intention information for affluent consumers. More
The Operations Centre, Kantar's combined ops service organisation for its various research companies, has changed its name to Kantar Operations with immediate effect. Meanwhile Fieldwork International, the field division of the Synovate Healthcare, has unveiled a complete global re-brand. More
Havas Chairman Vincent Bolloré has further raised his stock in Synovate's parent company Aegis, and now has around 29% of the firm, following Aegis' rejection of his two nominations for non-executive directors for its Board. More
Synovate is planning further acquisitions, with Internet panel companies and analytics & modelling specialists among the possible targets. Global CEO Adrian Chedore talks exclusively to DRNO about buying companies, keeping people, and how a fast-growing top ten agency can stay 'small'. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced the extension of its Tandem Global Oncology Monitor into China, Korea and Australia. The Monitor is already established in Japan. More
Released this week, the Synovate Music Matters survey has found that North Asian consumers are embracing a digital music future. The survey asked 1,250 respondents in China, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan about their music habits, activities and attitudes. More
Synovate has announced the rapid expansion of its global opinion panels across Europe and in the Asia Pacific region; and has appointed Emiel van Wegen and Shaun Griffin to help guide the process. More
Peter Goldberg, former President of Martin Hamblin GfK Inc. and recently a senior consultant to Synovate, has died following a road accident in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More
Synovate has appointed four new US-based executives in its Technology & Telecom practice - three of them from TNS. Steve Levine joins as Senior Vice President & Sector Head; and Beth Ritchey, Karen Stuth and Holly Edmunds as Vice Presidents. More
Synovate India has recruited Sarabjit Singh, previously of DHL Worldwide Australia, as an Associate Director. At DHL, Singh was responsible for research and planning for the Oceania region. More
Synovate has launched a new office in Mexico City and appointed Evelyn Jabiles to lead its ambitious plans for the country, as Managing Director. An 18-year veteran of P&G, she is also a former South American high jump and long jump champion. More
Two of Synovate's senior executives have announced their retirement. Bill Pegram and Laurence Curtis, both well known figures in the industry, will be leaving in the next few months. More
Synovate Healthcare has appointed Peter Goldberg as Senior Research Director. He worked most recently as Global Director of Research and President at GFK Martin Hamblin, based in the US. More
Synovate has announced the appointment of Florence Chiang to the new position of Business Group Director and Head of Synovate Business Consulting in Taiwan. The Taiwan office of the Business Consulting Division has just opened, and is the fourteenth in the region. More
Robert Philpott, CEO for Synovate Americas, has added the post of Global COO to his current responsibilities. He will now oversee all of the company's business unit profitability, business systems and processes, as well as quality control. More
Jan H. Hofmeyr, inventor of The Conversion Model, has been appointed as Global Head of Insights for Synovate Brand & Communications, the agency's newest practice, effective April 1st. More
Following his recent departure from Synovate, Neil Swan has this week joined marketing services group Cello in the UK in a consultancy capacity for an initial three month period. More
Synovate has announced the appointment of Gavin Pommernelle as Global HR Director. He will be responsible for all elements of the agency's human resources strategy, including talent management, compensation and benefits, learning and development, and employee communications. More
Synovate has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement to market US-based KDPaine & Partners' public relations (PR) measurement software, known as DIY Dashboard, throughout Asia. More
Synovate has formed a new speciality practice, Synovate Loyalty, combining its own customer satisfaction research expertise with that of the specialist agency Symmetrics Marketing Corporation, which it acquired in March 2004. More
Synovate says its US Hispanic-specific panel has grown and now covers more than 150,000 Hispanic individuals. Hispanic membership on its other research panels has also expanded. More
Synovate has appointed Joel Rubinson, formerly of the NPD Group and Vivaldi Partners, as General Manager of its Americas Solutions team. The role involves overseeing solutions such as BrandVision, AdCheck and ViewsCast, as well as managing the Decision Systems team. More
High oil prices are adversely affecting Asian consumers' spending power, according to a new survey from Synovate. Similarly, an InsightExpress survey finds that US consumers are cutting back on eating out due to rising gas and heating prices. More
WPP's CEO Martin Sorrell has predicted further consolidation in the MR industry, and indicated that WPP still has an eye on Synovate as well as on VNU's companies. He stated that WPP is likely to make medium-sized acquisitions in future, and that 'there are plenty of things to play for'. More
Ged Parton, who left Opinion Leader Research earlier this year, has joined Synovate as Global Strategy Development Director, following two years of discussions with the company. Parton's responsibilities will include developing Synovate's existing practice areas and investigating opportunities to extend into new areas. More
Aegis Group, owner of Synovate, has acquired Univero - the largest independent market research network in Scandinavia - for £10m. Univero is the holding company for MMI Univero (Norway), TEMO Univero and LUI Univero (Sweden), Vilstrup Univero (Denmark) and Fieldwork Scandinavia. More
Synovate Diversity - Synovate's growing multicultural research business in the US - has hired a team of four researchers from TNS Market Development. Everett Hernandez joins as Senior VP and General Manager; Steve Moylan as VP; Denise Marks as VP, Research Studies; and Anna Marie Lopez as In-person Project Field Services Director. More
The average European Internet user is online five days a week, and spends 10 hours 15 minutes a week online - a 17% increase since last year and 56% longer than in 2003,according to research conducted for the EIAA by SPA and Synovate. The latest from comScore meanwhile shows US surfers making good use of streaming media. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced the launch of a French office, headed up by Clarissa Del Pup and based in the main Synovate office in Paris. Del Pup was previously Director of the MS and Hepatitis Global Therapy Monitors in the company's London office. More
The annual conference of the British Market Research Association (BMRA) is four weeks away. Delegates will get the chance to debate the future of MR with the leaders of TNS, Synovate and YouGov, and to hear from clients ranging from Microsoft to the Islamic Bank of Britain. More
Synovate has appointed Nick Verkerk as its new Business Development Director for Western Europe. Verkerk, formerly UK Business Development Director at TNS/NFO, will be responsible for the company's European business growth strategy. More
The latest results from Synovate's PAX survey reveal that Asia's wealthiest consumers are spending more on high-end products than last year, funded by a big increase in income and an even bigger rise in borrowing on cards. More
Synovate has bought Asian youth trend research agency The Filter Group, of which it previously owned 25%. Filter will form part of the company's new global youth specialist unit, Synovate YC, and its CEO will become head of Synovate YC Asia. More
Conference season in the MR world is also product launch season. With ESOMAR Congress next week, and other major events imminent, new or expanded services announced in the last few days include the NPD Group's 'Technology Track', Synovate ViewsNet for Western Europe and a new version of FIRM's ConfirmIt software. More
Two new surveys from US MR firms examine the effects of soaring US gas prices. Synovate finds that consumers are looking at cars powered by alternative fuels, while ACNielsen finds the price rises are changing shopping habits, with many people combining errands, eating out less, and doing more at home. More
Synovate has promoted Damien Duhamel to MD, Synovate Business Consulting, Asia Pacific. Meanwhile, Synovate Healthcare in the UK has promoted Marianne Purdie, formerly of NOP Healthcare and Pharmacia, to Group Research Director. More
Synovate has achieved 17.9% revenue growth for first half of this year, compared with 14.8% for its parent Aegis Group as a whole. Similarly at VNU, the research division outperforms the rest of the company. Other company results vary, but all point to growth in the MR sector. More
Research from Synovate reveals that, while most stick to TV and newspapers, one in five Asians access news on the web at least twice a week. One intriguing finding is the variation in the proportion of people who say they trust the news - this ranges from 78% in India to just 28% in Thailand. More
95% of UK drivers have experienced some form of road rage in the past 12 months, second only to South Africa (97%) according to a new, ten-nation survey from Synovate. But at least this is mostly just shaking fists and swearing: in India 14% have experienced physical assault or had a weapon brandished at them. More
ViewsCast, a division of Synovate, has launched a global benchmarking study into customer satisfaction with call centres. The Global Scorecard will offer companies a benchmark against which to compare their own performance and a list of the key factors that drive satisfaction with call centres, along with tips for best practice. More
Okke Engelsma has joined Synovate Healthcare as Senior Quantitative Director. He will be based in the London office, and will provide support to teams in Europe and Asia. More
Synovate's youth research units across the world have been organised into a new specialist division – Synovate YC – to be led by Senior VP Ian Pierpoint. More
Synovate Healthcare has added inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)to its range of Therapy Monitors for the pharmaceutical industry. The Monitors track how certain diseases are treated, managed and perceived over time, based on the experiences and perceptions of a panel of specialist physicians. More
Aegis Group Plc, owner of Synovate, has announced that the company is on course to meet its 2005 targets despite a 'patchy' spend on advertising, and an uncertain outlook for the global economy. More
Today's young Asian is 'consumption-crazy, aspirational, and driven' according to a new survey from Synovate, which looks at the spending habits, media consumption, favourite brands and aspirations of Asians aged eight to 24. More
Synovate parent Aegis has agreed the acquisition of Italian quant and qual ad hoc agency AMT Consulting. The deal should be complete before the end of June 2005, when AMT will become part of Synovate. More
Paris-based ARTeam, the holding company for agencies QCG and Socioscan, is to become part of Synovate following its acquisition by Aegis Group. More
Synovate has launched 'Asia's first local upscale media survey', tracking the spending patterns and media habits of Bangkok's most affluent people. The 'Media Atlas' survey is supported by the Media Agency Club (MAC) of Thailand and by leading publishers, Advance Agro. More
Synovate has acquired CORAL Pacific Inc., a Tokyo-based research business servicing CPG, primarily in the areas of brand and advertising tracking studies and product testing. More
Synovate has announced two senior automotive appointments. Falk Broghammer joins as Research Director for the German Synovate Motoresearch Team in Munich, while Jason Tagg has been appointed UK Director, Synovate Motoresearch. More
A week after appointing its first General Manager for Slovakia, Synovate has announced that Stoyan Mihaylov has joined from local agency Alpha as its new Country Manager for Bulgaria. More
Aegis Group plc has announced strong preliminary results for 2004, acknowledging a good contribution from its market research arm, Synovate, which almost doubled revenues in the EMEA region and added 24.4% to turnover worldwide. Organic growth at 8.3% is well above the estimated industry average of 4.25%. More
Synovate has acquired Sydney-based AZTEC Information Systems. AZTEC supplies market research services to retailers, manufacturers and brand owners based on grocery, liquor and pharmacy retailers' EPOS or 'scan' data in Australia and New Zealand. More
Synovate has acquired Belgium-based Columbus Quanti, a medium sized quant agency with offices in Ghent, employing around 40 staff and known for work in the telecoms, FMCG, finance, and public utility sectors. More
Synovate has announced two more senior appointments. Mark O'Connor becomes Financial Director, Western Europe and Laurie Harris is the new US-based Vice President, Corporate Development for Synovate Healthcare. More
Synovate has announced three senior promotions for its Western Europe region. Peter Huijboom, previously MD of Synovate Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands becomes the region's COO; Victoria Davidson becomes its Marketing Communications Director; and Business Development Director James Mundell takes on an expanded role. More
The TRBI brand, for a decade one of the UK's best known names, has disappeared with the New Year as the agency continues its integration into Synovate, which acquired it in January 2004. More
Synovate Healthcare has appointed Jacquelyn S. Ilacqua as Head of its pioneering cancer study, the Global Tandem Oncology Monitor. More
Synovate has announced senior hirings in its Healthcare division and its units in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Simon Woodlock and Christian Batte join the company while Andreas Zachariou moves territories. More
Synovate has released the results of a global study into viewing of and attitudes to the Olympic Games. 82% claim to have followed the Games, with US respondents, despite their country topping the medals table, least likely (73%) and Germany second bottom with 78%. More
Synovate is combining its four UK research companies into one organisation, led by a team drawn from the existing senior management and with Michelle Norman as MD. The four include the current London and Kent divisions, TRBI and the UK operations of interactive voice response specialist ViewsCast. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced several key management appointments, including Bob Douglas as MD – Europe and Asia, Stuart Bartlett as Regional Director Asia Pacific and Louisa Miles in the new role of Global Training Manager. More
Synovate has released the results of a global study into perceptions of budget air travel and the importance of various factors in consumers' choice of airline. The results show very attitudes to the trade-off between comfort, perks and price between fliers from Europe, Asia and North America. More
Synovate has released data from the Pan Asia Pacific Cross Media Survey (Synovate PAX) for Q2 2003 to Q1 2004. The survey tracks media, prosperity and influence by talking to affluent Asians in eleven markets across the region. More
Nearly half the UK's sixty-five biggest agencies showed double-digit growth last year, according to league tables published by Marketing magazine in association with the BMRA. More
Synovate has released results from the first annual Top 1,000 Brands of Asia survey, conducted for Asian Integrated Media, the organisers of the Superbrands awards and publications. More
Synovate has selected SPSS Dimensions, an integrated market research platform for survey design, data collection, data management, analysis and publishing of market research results, as its technology of choice throughout its worldwide operations. More
Synovate has announced that it has acquired Proactive Insight, one of the top three research companies in South Africa. More
Synovate has announced three CEO level appointments. Tim Bowles becomes CEO for Western Europe, Michael Spedding CEO of Synovate Healthcare and Nicos Rossides global head of Synovate Solutions. More
Global agency Synovate has today announced the acquisition of The Research Business International (TRBI), one of the UK's leading research firms, from a US-based group headed by Maritz Inc. More
Football / Soccer is the world's favourite televised sport, but try guessing which sport comes second, or estimating how many Chinese have attended a live football match in the last 3 months, without the help of Synovate's recent survey of sport watching on 4 continents... More
Twelve new graduates have completed their induction training scheme at Isis, the healthcare research specialists recently acquired by Synovate. All the new arrivals spent six weeks training in the UK, but four of them have now joined overseas offices in Spain, the Philippines and Maryland, USA while their colleagues remain in London. More
Healthcare market research company Isis Research, recently acquired by Synovate, has appointed Debbie Corning to the role of Director of Oncology Syndicated Services, based in Princeton, USA. She will oversee all facets of Isis Research's oncology audits. More
Synovate has announced three more senior appointments, this time in its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Carol Johnson joins from RI as HR Director, EMEA, Stéphane Courqueux moves from Millward Brown to become MD of Synovate France and John Presutti, who has been Acting MD of the latter, will join the regional head office team. More
Synovate have appointed David Bayton as Director of Healthcare Research in the UK. His previous roles include Deputy MD at NOP Healthcare and most recently head of Healthcare at Research International. More
Global market research company Synovate has fully acquired technology company ViewsCast Ltd., which specialises in automated call centre satisfaction monitoring, allowing clients to experience the real 'voice of the customer'. More
Jon Wilkins, one of the research industry's leading figures in communications studies has joined Synovate as Director of Branded Solutions. More
Global research firm Synovate has this week announced the appointment of Stuart Jones to Human Resources Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). More
Effective as of today, the businesses which used to comprise the Aegis Research network have rebranded as Synovate. More
Jon Wilkins, one of the research industry's leading figures in communications studies, has joined Synovate as Director of Branded Solutions. More
MEMRB, part of Aegis Research which rebrands as Synovate at the beginning of next year, has announced a number of new appointments in Europe and the Middle East. More
Aegis Group has juar acquired INNER Strategic Research S.A. Based in Madrid, INNER is one of the largest independent market research agencies in Spain with international offices in Portugal, Africa and Latin America. More
Aegis Research has chosen the name 'Synovate' as its new brand according to a recent announcement from CEO Adrian Chedore. Over the next six months, the network's individual companies will retain their original names while endorsing the new brand. The change-over should be complete by January 2003. More
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