

Haymarket Media has appointed David Ruppel as its new Head of Data Analytics & Insights, based in the US and overseeing its data reporting, insights and advertising delivery strategy. He joins the Senior Leadership Team and reports directly to CEO Michael Graziani.
Continue
In the UK, newly-formed agency grouping SHARCC has acquired a majority stake in sister retail insight companies Touchstone Partners and Shoppercentric.
Continue
Cross-channel shopper and retail intelligence provider Wayvia, formerly known as PriceSpider, has launched a new Professional Services division, and appointed former Walmart exec Robert Gregory and former Bazaarvoice VP Lynne Riojas to its senior team.
Continue
New Orleans-based MR data quality company Rep Data has enhanced its ReDem in-survey solution with a feature that compares survey answer distributions before and after data cleaning. The firm says this will help researchers evaluate how low-quality responses influence survey results.
Continue
UK companies revised their marketing budgets up to the second highest level in two years in Q2 2026, according to the latest IPA Bellwether Report. Budgets for 'Market Research' - a category we feel fails to reflect changes in our sector - were more likely to fall than rise, but fared slightly better than last quarter. More

Idaho, USA-based GetWhys has enhanced its platform to allow product marketing and go-to-market teams to assess the potential impact of messaging, positioning and content against buyer intelligence from thousands of B2B buyer interviews, before it reaches the market. More

In the US, advertising analytics company ABCS Insights has announced a $50 million Series A fund raise, the appointment of Deirdre McFarland as CMO and the promotion of Thalya Hamilton to Chief Client Officer. The firm says it is pioneering a new 'era' of measurement focused on 'Connected Outcomes'. More

Leger has announced a new leadership structure, which it says will accelerate its integration of technology and expertise. COO Dave Scholz and CGO Sandie Sparkman add responsibilities, while Sébastien Dallaire is promoted to Chief Insights Officer and Sarah Mottet to Chief Transformation Officer. More

Sydney-headquartered data and insights firm Pureprofile has rebranded recently-acquired agency CRNRSTONE as Pureprofile Qual. The acquired firm's GM Nathan Saville becomes Head of Qualitative, and Muriel Geagea moves to serve as Head of Operations - Qualitative. 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
| 23/06/2026 | UX360 Research Europe 2026 - Berlin |
| 23/06/2026 | IIEX Europe 2026 - Amsterdam |
| 23/09/2026 | IIEX AI 2026 - Virtual |
| 21/10/2026 | MRMW Europe Insight Summit 2026 - Berlin |
| 27/10/2026 | IIEx West - San Francisco |
| 03/11/2026 | Qual360 APAC 2026 - Singapore |