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In the UK, WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed GMI has hired former Research Now ops exec Emma Beech for the newly created role of Vice President, Operations EMEA, overseeing its operations teams in Europe. More
In the US, WPP-owned online specialist Lightspeed has appointed former GfK exec David Bilicic as Vice President of Business Development. More
WPP's healthcare data company All Global has been integrated into the group's online panels specialist Lightspeed Research, allowing combined access to general population panels and physician and payor panels. More
Kantar-owned research technology and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has opened a new office in Frankfurt, and appointed Key Account Director Norman-René Schwalme to lead it. More
Online specialist Lightspeed Research (LSR) has appointed David Shanker to the newly created role of The Americas Chief Executive Officer, and promoted Daniel S. Fitzgerald to global Chief Client and Marketing Officer. More
Panel and research software firm GMI has launched a consultative service called Re-Track, to enable clients to determine areas for improvement in the structure and design of their tracking surveys. More
Panel and research software firm GMI has launched a service called 'Fast Track', which it says enables clients to field surveys 'faster than ever before'. More
Online specialist Lightspeed Research has announced new roles for three of its senior managers, following the integration of sample and research tech firm GMI. Andrew Cayton becomes Global COO, Martin Filz CEO EMEA and Efrain Ribeiro Global Chief Research Officer. More
Panel and research software firm GMI has launched a tool which it says enables surveys to be deployed across all platforms and devices with the same look and feel. More
Martin Filz has been appointed as Managing Director for the EMEA Region at panel and research software company GMI, recently acquired by Lightspeed Research. He was previously MD for EMEA and APAC at Research Now. More
Kantar has acquired research technology and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite), which it will combine with own online panel specialist Lightspeed Research. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Research technology and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has rolled out Ad Tracker, a fully integrated online advertising assessment solution including behavioral and attitudinal data. More
Software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has introduced a new sampling methodology which scientifically 'calibrates, mixes, stabilizes and monitors' multiple or single respondent sources. More
Software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has partnered with mobile engagement specialist TXT4CRM to develop a new mobile market research solution. More
A number of leading panel firms have joined with MR technology firm Imperium, to launch an industry-wide user group focused on driving optimal sample quality. More
Software and panels firm GMI has opened a regional office in Singapore, led by Christine Tan as Business Development Manager for South East Asia. More
Software and panels firm GMI has announced 'the GMI X vision', a series of enhancements to its sampling and quality technologies, aimed at delivering 'the right information from the right people at the right time'. More
In the US, media communications agency Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) has partnered with online research agencies GMI and InsightExpress to conduct a tracking study which aims to uncover how ad messages influence consumer intentions to buy. More
Seattle-based MR software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has partnered with publisher TechTarget to launch a double-opted in panel of IT professionals and decision-makers. More
Panel and software provider GMI (Global Market Insite) has increased the size of its Singapore consumer panel from 40,000 to 85,000 double opted-in members. More
Software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insight) has appointed John Purrier as VP Global Technology. He brings more than 25 years of software development experience to the role. More
MR software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has launched an online panel to provide insight into the consumer opinions of around 100,000 African-Americans. More
MR software and panels firm GMI has appointed legal and business veteran Dave Williamson as Executive VP and General Counsel. More
Software and panels firm GMI has taken the opportunity of the ESOMAR Annual Congress in Germany to launch a new online Gamer Panel, developed in partnership with leading video game web site GameSpot®. More
Software and panels provider GMI has partnered with Amsterdam-based MR firm DervalResearch to launch SLIC (Second Life Interview Corner), claiming to provide a new perspective on conducting one-to-one research interviews in a virtual environment. More
Software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has moved its headquarters to larger premises and brought its three Seattle operations under one roof. More
Seattle-based MR software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has named Joseph Baldini as its new Vice President of IT. More
MR software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has appointed Matt Shepherd as Managing Director of UK Sales based at its EMEA headquarters in London. More
Seattle-based MR software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has appointed technology veteran Michael Brochu as its new Chief Executive Officer. More
Panels and MR software firm, GMI, has made nine appointments including two senior hires - Daniel Fitzgerald as MD Sales, Central USA, and Christopher Spaniac as VP of Tax, both based in Seattle. 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
Panel and software provider, GMI (Global Market Insite), has increased the size of its panels in China by 65% and in India more than fivefold. Meanwhile senior Board member Larry Schack has left the company and the west coast, reportedly to work for his previous employer, PSB. More
Founder and CEO Rob Monster is to leave the helm of panels and software provider GMI, to pursue other interests. Monster will continue to serve as a board member and will participate in the selection of a new CEO, while the Chairman's role is taken by Enrique Godreau III, current GMI board member and MD of one of its major investors Voyager Capital. More
Software and panels firm GMI has promoted two senior execs at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Sydney, in addition to making two senior appointments in Seattle and a raft of others worldwide. It has also upgraded its Research Analyzer tables tool, with enhanced weighting and data manipulation features. More
US-based software and panels firm GMI has announced the opening of a new technology center near the Sri Lankan capital Colombo; plus three new appointments from December. More
GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has announced a strategic partnership with Media-Screen, an online consumer research specialist based in San Francisco. GMI will provide panel access and technology to power Media-Screen's Netpop(TM) syndicated research series. More
Software and panels firm GMI has announced a partnership with DNSstuff.com, which will enhance its ability to recruit IT panelists for its TechSay.com online IT panel. Meanwhile another sixteen staff have joined GMI this month, including Anthony Milano and Peter Grove as US-based Vice Presidents.
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The battle for cricket's most famous trophy resumes in a few hours, with Australians hoping for a change of ownership, but continuity Down Under is the theme of two recent surveys. GMI / Anholt research finds the country's image little changed, while Ipsos finds its executives combining new media use with reading more newspapers than ever. More
In a move aimed at supporting the company's Enterprise Research Management capabilities, GMI (Global Market Insite) has today acquired Appian Analytics. The latter is a leading player in the development and implementation of business analytics solutions. More
Panels and software firm GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has appointed a CFO, Michael Vernon, and a new VP of Human Resources, Judy Loucks. More
US-based panels and software firm GMI has passed another busy month, with the opening of a Netherlands office, seven appointments including an MD, Business Development, and the news that its Chinese panel now includes roughly 1 in every 1,000 of the population. More
MR software and panels provider GMI has launched an initiative aiming to protect the online research industry from fraudulent panelists. PureSample.com offers online MR firms the opportunity to match panelists against a database of 'known offenders', and report offenders of their own. More
GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has acquired London-based interactive survey specialist Media Intelligence. The buy gives GMI access to leading edge animated graphics and interactive techniques which will enable its clients to create simulations including product designs and store layouts. More
Panels and software specialist GMI has announced five new hires at Director and VP level – including two HR Directors; plus another twenty-two appointments this month, as it continues its rapid expansion. More
Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced two senior hires. Jake Sedlock joins as Vice President of Enterprise Sales for North America and Michael Allenson as Vice President of Syndicated Research. More
MR software and panel provider GMI has announced a worldwide restructuring, gearing up for further growth following its recent closing of $35 million in venture capital. The moves include senior promotions for Dr. Larry Schack in the US and Dietmar Walter in London, and a new Asian leadership team chaired by Tatt Chen. More
US-based panels and software specialist Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced the hiring of fifteen new staff this month. They include David Chichester as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Matt Gore as Programme Management Director and Darren Magot as Sales Director LA. More
NPD experts and entrepreneurs Shimon Shmueli and Claire-Juliette Beale have formed a multi-disciplinary strategic design and innovation company, Touch360, based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Shmueli is ex-IBM while Beale was a founding member of Global Market Insite (GMI). More
Online panel and software company GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) announced today that it has raised a further $35m to fund its expansion, leaving it 'well-positioned to reinvent the market research industry' according to Chairman and CEO Rob Monster. More
MR panels and software company GMI has added a youth panel to its range of offerings. In partnership with several companies including kids' web giant Neopets.com, the panel promises 'one of the most highly profiled sources of youth sample on the web'. More
Soaring energy prices, faster global warming, news about rising CO2 levels and pollution, and rapid deforestation: all these may explain why 90% of Americans are concerned about the future of the environment, according to the latest GMIPoll. More
Software and panels specialist GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has opened a sales office in Toronto, Canada, and appointed Sarah Henning-Terrelonge as its Assistant Director of Sales. She will lead sales for all of the Canadian provinces, and will report to Alison Morgan, MD of Sales based in Boston, Mass. More
Panel and software provider GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has launched a desktop analysis, reporting and publishing tool called Research Analyzer. The tool promises researchers without any scripting knowledge the ability to import very large datasets, generate complex cross-tabs and publish reports with a few clicks. More
US panels and software firm GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has opened new offices in Los Angeles and Atlanta, and announced two appointments to support them. Thyra Lees-Smith joins as Sales Director for the L.A. area and Barry Morsillo for the Southeast Region, based in Atlanta. More
US-based agency Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced plans for a major expansion of its Vancouver-based technology headquarters in the next six months, due to increasing demand for MR software solutions. More
US firm Global Market Insite (GMI) has expanded its Hispanic online panel through a partnership with search marketing firm the iHispanic Marketing Group. The company plans further panel expansion, building on iHispanic's web presence among the US Hispanic population and its network of affiliates in Latin America. More
US online specialist Global Market Insite (GMI) has introduced a new survey site to provide research capabilities for the real estate industry. The site uses the company's InstantSurvey tool to allow agents to measure buyer and seller satisfaction and to identify trends in the market. More
Online MR firm Global Market Insite (GMI) has appointed four former employees of SPSS Europe to expand its European management team. The company has also appointed a Director for Russia, and several new project management staff, and recently announced the opening of a new Los Angeles office. More
US online specialist GMI has launched new panels of physicians, nurses and chronically ill patients. It has also entered an agreement with Sawtooth Software to sell Sawtooth products in Asia and South America, and to share its online panel with Sawtooth. GMI has also made four new Director-level appointments. More
US-based online specialist Global Market Insite (GMI) has appointed Benny Huang as Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific. Huang, who is based in Shanghai, will report to GMI's Chief Marketing Officer Mark Houston in Seattle. More
US-based GMI has appointed Richard Scionti, founder of Timbre Consulting and former employee of SPSS and RI, as VP of its newly formed Global Enterprise Solutions Group. Other recent appointments include two Directors of Marketing - one to be based in China; a Customer Service Director for China; and a Sales Director for the New York office. More
Online MR solutions company GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) has announced the acquisition of three companies -- Seattle-based NetReflector, Insight in Shanghai, China, and MI Pro AS in Drobak, Norway, which will operate as wholly owned subsidiaries of GMI. GMI has also formed a new strategic alliance with ARO Sistemas in Sao Paolo, Brazil. More
GMI has appointed Philip Winnen, formerly of Market Tools Ltd, as MD for Asia Pacific Sales, based in Sydney, and sales professional Daniel Naimey as Director of Business Development, based in Seattle. Also joining the Seattle office is Mark Schneider, the company's new In-House Counsel. More
New appointees and promotions at GMI include the man who brought kiwi fruit to the USA, and a former consultant who advised Microsoft and Bill Clinton. The company has made six senior appointments in the US and Brazil, as well as recruiting some more junior project management staff in Seattle. More
Rob Monster, founder of US-based Global Market Insite (GMI) has been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Pacific Northwest in the Software and Technology category. More
Online MR solutions provider Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced a raft of new appointments including Patrick Callaghan and Barry Morsillo as Sales Directors in Pittsburgh and Atlanta, respectively. Five other new hires cover project management and sales and marketing roles. More
The value of the online research market is set to triple in three years, reaching $4 billion by 2008 and introducing a large number of smaller users, according to a new study conducted for solutions provider GMI by Simon Chadwick of Cambiar. More
Bob Chua, formerly MD of Sales, International at online MR solutions provider Global Market Insite (GMI), has left to head up a new company, Pulse Group, with GMI's backing. Pulse Group is headquartered in Sydney, Aus and offers Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) for the MR industry. More
Online MR solutions provider GMI has appointed Dietmar Walter, previously of Gartner, as its MD for Europe. Walter has worked as a Global Account Manager for Gartner for the last four years. GMI has also recently announced the stepping-up of its 20-country omnibus service from monthly to weekly. More
Online MR solutions provider Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced four US appointments in its newsletter: Sales Directors join the company in Minneapolis, LA, New York and Seattle. More
Online MR solutions provider Global Market Insite (GMI) has a new sales office operational in Singapore, with two senior salespeople appointed. Sales ADs have also been added in Shanghai and Spain. More
Lowell Ricklefs has joined MR software and solutions provider GMI as Vice President of Global Sales. More
Internet MR application provider Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced the promotion of Bob Chua to MD of Sales, International. He was previously responsible for managing sales in Asia, and now adds Europe to his responsibilities as well as spearheading the global launch of the new GMI Omnibus. More
Survey software and solutions company Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced two senior appointments. Michael Gordon, formerly of FIRM and MarketTools, becomes MD of Sales, North America, while Greg Ward, formerly Development Director at Taylor Nelson Sofres and a founder of Aquiduct, joins as Director of Sales, Europe. More
Consultancy SoHealthAsia and Internet application provider GMI (Global Market Insite) have announced an agreement to develop online market research services among medical professionals in Asia. The first stage, a series of trials for web-based omnibus services, is underway amongst physicians in Hong Kong. More
Online MR solutions provider Global Market Insite (GMI) has added to its recent announcement of an office in Hawaii with another in Chicago, Illinois, and has appointed Steven Werner, formerly a Vice President at IRI, to head it up. More
Online MR solutions provider Global Market Insite (GMI) is opening a regional office in Hawaii, located in the Executive Centre complex in downtown Honolulu. More
Seattle-based online MR software and panel solutions provider Global Market Insite (GMI) have appointed two North American Sales Directors. Mike Billingsley will be based in the Dallas Office and Sean Case in the Seattle Office. More
Global Market Insite (GMI) has this week announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Mercer Island in Washington State, approximately 15 minutes from Seattle Airport. In addition to tripling the office space available to the company, the new location offers “virtual functionality” with wireless networks and fixed line Internet connections throughout the office. More
Brazilian agency Enfoque Pesquisa has opened an in-house call centre in Rio de Janeiro using state of the art technology from GMI ideally suited for conducting cross-border research studies. More
Global Market Insite (GMI), Cunningham Research, and Field Facts Worldwide have this week announced the further expansion of the global network of central location testing facilities. The expansion increases the number of US mall locations to more than 125 unique sites across the USA, and extends the network globally via Field Facts' Worldwide offices and partner sites. Both companies have licensed GMI's Net-MR suite of Net-centric software tools for market research management. More
US agency MRSI (Marketing Research Services) has announced partnerships with Greenfield Online and Global Market Insite (GMI) in order to strengthen the agency's online research capabilities and allowing the company to gain full control over its online interviewing process, from source of respondents to data collection to reporting. More
Following recent speculation Rob Monster, CEO of Global Market Insite, has issued a statement to set the record straight re the current position of GMI. It shows a complex picture of a company which has recently seen the departure of a number of senior staff and is selling the Dutch company Telder back to its original owners, but will finish 2001 in profit after a year of rapid expansion. More
Global Market Insite (GMI) has appointed a new vice president, Sales and Marketing, for its operation within Europe. Tariq Mirza will assume responsibility for the role in early November in London, building on his near decade of survey software support experience. More
TNS Interseach has successfully completed a nationwide CAPI study in the USA using Net-CAPI(tm), Global Market Insite's Net-CAPI, an advanced Internet-based CAPI solution. More
Global Market Insite (GMI) has just launched NET-MR 2.0, a new version of its end-to-end, Web-based platform for market research management. More
Global Market Insite has appointed Andrew Jeavons to the newly created position of Vice President, GMI USA and announced an agreement with IBOPE eSurvey. More
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