

Comscore has announced the departures this week of COO Greg Dale, and Frank Friedman, Head of Measurement and Chief Data and Analytics Officer. Newly appointed CEO Matt McLaughlin will officially assume their responsibilities for now.
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UK-based sister agencies Blue Marble Research, Pye Tait Consulting and Qa Research are coming together under a new name, Navigator Insight, offering social and market research and with around 50 people.
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US firm Pogo has raised $32 million in funding, with which to expand its AI-based research platform putting users in direct conversation with verified buyers of 'any' product, in 'a matter of hours.'
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Shopper insights firm Behaviorally has launched Claims.AI, an AI-powered solution that predicts how on-pack claims will perform with real shoppers, in context, on the actual packaging, prior to launch.
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DIY surveys and forms pioneer SurveyMonkey has announced LaunchPad, a dedicated suite of ready-to-run, automated MR solutions promising 'fast, reliable answers' to guide the launch of products and campaigns. More

Consumer intelligence giant NIQ has unveiled no fewer than six new AI-powered capabilities at its annual C360 client and industry event. They include insight agent Optiq and a GenAI-native Marketing Effectiveness O/S called Cadence, as well as a number of features to help connect and integrate data. More

US-based data platform Golden Analytics has raised $14 million in a seed funding extension, and is moving to public beta trials of its AI-native tools, which promise to 'instantly surface insight, patterns, and visualizations the moment users connect their data.' More

Circana is upgrading its Receipt Panel, adding a Custom Hierarchies feature and aiming to grow membership to some 250,000 static panelists by the end of the year. CPG manufacturer clients can now organize purchases from any retailer into their own product hierarchies. More

British-based research group STRAT7 Group has announced the promotion of Lucy Fallon to Managing Director of its cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA, after four years at the company. More
Harlow Consulting, a custom research agency based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has appointed Mary Meredith as a Research Manager, supporting mixed-methods research and evaluation services. More
Marcoms group Stagwell has appointed former Omnicom / Annalect and WPP executive Dru Sil in the new role of Global Product Managing Director for its Stagwell Media Platform (SMP). More
Panels and research tech firm Borderless Access has appointed Arun Kumar as Vice President, Business Development for APAC. He brings more than 22 years of experience in market research and data services in the region. More
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