

In New York, the ARF has announced that its longtime President and CEO Scott McDonald will retire early next year. A successor has not yet been appointed.
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Numerator has announced Real-Time Attribution, an AI-powered upgrade to its Canada coverage promising clients 'significantly reduced' time between trip capture and the delivery of brand- and category-level insights. A series of calibration and benchmarking enhancements are planned for later this year.
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TextQL, an AI-based data infrastructure and analytics business headquartered in New York City, has raised $17 million, with which to expand its operations and accelerate development. The firm's agents analyse data where it is, rather than requiring clients to migrate it.
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Former Millward Brown India leader and Kantar Insights Japan MD Shishir Varma has been appointed CEO of AI-powered consumer insights platform PulseAI Research, formerly known as Smytten PulseAI.
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US firm Sightly, whose flagship Brand Mentality platform helps brands understand culture and audience behavior in real time, has appointed Dave Otis as SVP of Sales. More

In New York, Integral Ad Science (IAS) has expanded its Total Media Quality (TMQ) coverage for TikTok into four new ad formats. More

Attention measurement tech company Lumen Research and research tech and marketplace pioneer Cint have announced a partnership. The firms aim to help advertisers and agencies see 'exactly how attention influences marketing outcomes' - and take action accordingly. More

Boise, Idaho-based B2B customer insights software firm GetWhys has raised $5.2 million, with which to drive expansion, further develop its platform and enhance its proprietary dataset. The firm has doubled its headcount to sixteen people in the last twelve months. More

A new marketing intelligence company called DigitalMYnd has launched in New York. The company brings together former colleagues from agency Phoenix Marketing International, and is led by Chairman, CEO and founder Al DeCotiis. More
US-based full service custom insights firm MarketVision Research has appointed longstanding Kantar researcher Kerri Lehrhaupt as a Vice President in Client Partnerships. More
Manon Lloyd has joined Kubi Kalloo as a Junior Consultant, bringing around six months of experience in academic and agency-side market research at 2CV. In her new role she will support the Kubi team on projects across social and commercial sectors. More
StackAdapt has appointed former Trade Desk SVP Business Development Katy Friday as Vice President for its Central region, joining its revenue leadership team. More
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