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Copenhagen company Good Tape is being bought by its management from its previous owner, Danish media outlet Zetland. As part of the MBO, the firm has raised EUR 600k from Nordic Makers, whose partner Alexander Aghassipour has joined Good Tape's board.
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Real estate solutions company HomeServices of America has acquired 1000WATT, which provides strategy, research and creative focused on the residential market. HomeServices says the move supports its evolution 'from a quiet industry juggernaut to a leading voice for consumers and real estate professionals.'
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Swedish AI company Klang is raising SEK 15 million ($US 1.5m) to further develop its software, which allows users to search and analyse conversations, providing transcriptions, summaries and insights. Funds will also support expansion in Japan and northern Europe, and around ten hires.
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B2B insights firm Business Advantage has partnered with Galaxies, whose Marketing Decision Intelligence approach helps companies to explore audience responses and inform decisions before they spend their budget. More

Research and consulting firm Divergent Insights has launched an end-to-end customer feedback platform called VaultCX, including AI-driven sentiment analysis. More

In Los Angeles, 'narrative intelligence' company PeakMetrics has announced the launch of a GEO solution called AI Perceptions, promising help for communications teams in understanding and improving how their brands are represented across the main AI platforms. More

Toluna has launched Bina, an always-on, AI-based research workspace allowing researchers and non-specialists alike to hold real-time conversations with synthetic personas; and Dynamic Awareness, which it says keeps those personas 'current with the real world.' More

Data collection group Norstat is consolidating brands, moving its Offerwise, National Sample and Sample Solutions businesses to operate as one company under the Norstat name. More
Independent ad tech company The Trade Desk has appointed Vinny Rinaldi as Vice President of Client Strategy & Growth, reporting to COO Vivek Kundra. 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
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