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2008 - UK-- Nunwood was named Best Agency at the Research Awards 2008 last night. The agency beat off Conquest, Firefish, Hall & Partners and FreshMinds – which has held the title of Agency of the Year for the past two years – to win the award. The judges said Nunwood “has a positive approach to both clients and staff that is clearly paying dividends”. Published on the 9th Dicember 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- FRANCE-- Ipsos has reported a 5.9% rise in revenue for the third quarter of 2008, up to €234.2m from €221.1m in the same period last year, according to figures released late yesterday. For the first nine months of the year, consolidated revenue climbed to €697m from €664.2m in 2007, a rise of 5%. Ipsos’s advertising research revenue was virtually flat at €150.7m for the first nine months as the firm switched to cheaper online data collection methods which depressed revenue growth, the company said. Published on the 13th November 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- Three years after the appointment of Greg Novak to lead Harris Interactive back to “proper levels of growth”, his replacement Kimberly Till is facing the same challenge. Published on the 31st October 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- GERMANY-- GfK is trumpeting its continued successful performance, despite losing to WPP in the race to buy TNS. The firm has received a £10.6m break fee after WPP secured acceptance from 82% of TNS shareholders for its buyout bid. The sum fully offsets the cost of the aborted merger negotiations, GfK said in a statement today. Published on the 15th October 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- The long drawn-out battle for TNS is over with WPP declaring itself victorious last night after 82% of shareholders accepted its £1.1bn takeover offer. WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell said: “We are delighted to be a step closer to welcoming such a fine company with strong people, clients and brands that will enhance our client offering.” Published on the 9th October 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- GLOBAL-- Worldwide market research turnover topped $28bn last year, according to the latest report from industry association Esomar. Growth was 6.5% – beating the average of 6% over the past six years – but marginally down on 2006’s growth rate of 6.8%. Published on the 25th September 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- Experian’s footfall measurement practice has teamed up with a firm that studies the movements of shoppers by tracking their mobile phones, and will market the technology to UK shopping centres. Path Intelligence’s FootPath system is already being used by four major shopping centre owners in the UK, and the firm has plans to expand to Europe. Published on the 23rd September 2008 Source: Research Magazine
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- UK-- Virgin Atlantic has partnered with eDigitalResearch to carry out surveys into its customers The airline has designed several surveys about ticket buying that will be put to customers through eDigitalResearch's online panels on an ad-hoc basis. Published on the 3rd September 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- Forty thousand households are to take part in what organisers claim is the largest piece of social research conducted in the UK. The study, entitled Understanding Society, has been commissioned by the government-funded Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) with a budget of £15.5m for its first three years. Published on the 19th August 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- FRANCE-- Ipsos has reported 4.5% growth in the first half – but flat revenue in North America. Underlying growth of 8.4% for the group was dragged down by negative currency effects, the firm said. Total revenue for the quarter was €462.8m. Organic growth in North America was 1%, while in all other regions it was 10% or more, and in Latin America it reached 20%. - US-- Nielsen reported a solid set of numbers for the second quarter today, with revenue up 12% to $1.3bn – but finance chief Brian West warned that the research giant was starting to feel the effects of the US economic slowdown in its consumer services arm. Published on the 14th August 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- INDIA-- Synovate has appointed Mick Gordon as managing director of its Indian business. Gordon, currently head of business services for Synovate in the UK, will take up his new position in September and will report to South Asia CEO Tim Balbirnie. Published on the 24th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- Ipsos Mori has renewed a three-year contract to conduct the Department of Health’s national survey of GP patients. As of next year the survey, which goes out to five million patients a year, will be based on a new questionnaire, collecting more detailed information on the quality of services at individual practices. The survey will also move from annual to quarterly reporting from 2009-2010. Published on the 18th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- GfK has revealed it is working with an unnamed financial backer to prepare an all-cash buyout offer for TNS, trumping a hostile bid of £1.1bn from WPP. Published on the 9th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- Revenue for the top 50 US research agencies was up 6% in 2007 to $7.83bn, according to the latest figures from industry watcher Jack Honomichl. Growth for companies at the top end of the table was rooted in the single digits, with only Westat breaking the 10% mark. That revenue spurt pushed the government research specialist to fourth place behind Kantar, IMS Health and Nielsen. Web measurement firm Hitwise – bought by data giant Experian in a $240m deal last year – was the highest new entry in the rankings at number 37, coming in six places ahead of Compete – another web measurement firm making its Honomichl debut at number 43.
Camargo Research, Rome - www.camargoresearch.com
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The two companies topped the list of the fastest-growing agencies, with revenue up 50% year-on-year in both cases. But at the other end of the growth spectrum was Public Opinion Strategies, reporting a decline of 48%. Overall, 13 firms saw sales fall year-on-year – almost three times as many as in 2006. 2007’s top ten firms by US research revenue were: 1. Nielsen – $2,173m, up 7.9% 2. IMS Health – $801m, up 8.6% 3. Kantar Group – $527m, up 3.5% 4. Westat – $468m, up 10.4% 5. Information Resources – $441m, up 2.1% 6. TNS – $380m, up 2.8% 7. Arbitron – $338m, up 6% 8. GfK – $320m, up 1.3% 9. Ipsos – $281m, up 3.5% 10. Synovate – $250m, up 6.9% Published on the 8th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
GERMANY/UK-- GfK and TNS have edged closer to their planned merger with TNS rebutting criticism of the deal from rival suitor WPP. Published on the 4th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- CHINA-- Advertising group Towona and Nielsen Media Research have announced a strategic partnership to measure the audience rating and effectiveness of television adverts. Published on the 12th June 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- Nielsen and the Coca-Cola Company have signed an agreement that will see the research firm provide integrated services to the soft drinks giant in more than 70 countries. Published on the 4th June 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- “This could be a game-changing year for online panels.” That’s the view of the author of a new Forrester report into panel quality. Brad Bortner says that after years of waiting for a proper solution to the panel quality issue, two have come along at once. Published on the 4th June 2008 Source: Research Magazine
Camargo Research, Rome - www.camargoresearch.com
2008 - UK-- Nunwood was named Best Agency at the Research Awards 2008 last night. The agency beat off Conquest, Firefish, Hall & Partners and FreshMinds – which has held the title of Agency of the Year for the past two years – to win the award. The judges said Nunwood “has a positive approach to both clients and staff that is clearly paying dividends”. Published on the 9th Dicember 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- FRANCE-- Ipsos has reported a 5.9% rise in revenue for the third quarter of 2008, up to €234.2m from €221.1m in the same period last year, according to figures released late yesterday. For the first nine months of the year, consolidated revenue climbed to €697m from €664.2m in 2007, a rise of 5%. Ipsos’s advertising research revenue was virtually flat at €150.7m for the first nine months as the firm switched to cheaper online data collection methods which depressed revenue growth, the company said. Published on the 13th November 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- Three years after the appointment of Greg Novak to lead Harris Interactive back to “proper levels of growth”, his replacement Kimberly Till is facing the same challenge. Published on the 31st October 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- GERMANY-- GfK is trumpeting its continued successful performance, despite losing to WPP in the race to buy TNS. The firm has received a £10.6m break fee after WPP secured acceptance from 82% of TNS shareholders for its buyout bid. The sum fully offsets the cost of the aborted merger negotiations, GfK said in a statement today. Published on the 15th October 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- The long drawn-out battle for TNS is over with WPP declaring itself victorious last night after 82% of shareholders accepted its £1.1bn takeover offer. WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell said: “We are delighted to be a step closer to welcoming such a fine company with strong people, clients and brands that will enhance our client offering.” Published on the 9th October 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- GLOBAL-- Worldwide market research turnover topped $28bn last year, according to the latest report from industry association Esomar. Growth was 6.5% – beating the average of 6% over the past six years – but marginally down on 2006’s growth rate of 6.8%. Published on the 25th September 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- Experian’s footfall measurement practice has teamed up with a firm that studies the movements of shoppers by tracking their mobile phones, and will market the technology to UK shopping centres. Path Intelligence’s FootPath system is already being used by four major shopping centre owners in the UK, and the firm has plans to expand to Europe. Published on the 23rd September 2008 Source: Research Magazine
Camargo Research, Rome - www.camargoresearch.com
MARKET NEWS
- UK-- Virgin Atlantic has partnered with eDigitalResearch to carry out surveys into its customers The airline has designed several surveys about ticket buying that will be put to customers through eDigitalResearch's online panels on an ad-hoc basis. Published on the 3rd September 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- Forty thousand households are to take part in what organisers claim is the largest piece of social research conducted in the UK. The study, entitled Understanding Society, has been commissioned by the government-funded Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) with a budget of £15.5m for its first three years. Published on the 19th August 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- FRANCE-- Ipsos has reported 4.5% growth in the first half – but flat revenue in North America. Underlying growth of 8.4% for the group was dragged down by negative currency effects, the firm said. Total revenue for the quarter was €462.8m. Organic growth in North America was 1%, while in all other regions it was 10% or more, and in Latin America it reached 20%. - US-- Nielsen reported a solid set of numbers for the second quarter today, with revenue up 12% to $1.3bn – but finance chief Brian West warned that the research giant was starting to feel the effects of the US economic slowdown in its consumer services arm. Published on the 14th August 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- INDIA-- Synovate has appointed Mick Gordon as managing director of its Indian business. Gordon, currently head of business services for Synovate in the UK, will take up his new position in September and will report to South Asia CEO Tim Balbirnie. Published on the 24th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- Ipsos Mori has renewed a three-year contract to conduct the Department of Health’s national survey of GP patients. As of next year the survey, which goes out to five million patients a year, will be based on a new questionnaire, collecting more detailed information on the quality of services at individual practices. The survey will also move from annual to quarterly reporting from 2009-2010. Published on the 18th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- UK-- GfK has revealed it is working with an unnamed financial backer to prepare an all-cash buyout offer for TNS, trumping a hostile bid of £1.1bn from WPP. Published on the 9th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- Revenue for the top 50 US research agencies was up 6% in 2007 to $7.83bn, according to the latest figures from industry watcher Jack Honomichl. Growth for companies at the top end of the table was rooted in the single digits, with only Westat breaking the 10% mark. That revenue spurt pushed the government research specialist to fourth place behind Kantar, IMS Health and Nielsen. Web measurement firm Hitwise – bought by data giant Experian in a $240m deal last year – was the highest new entry in the rankings at number 37, coming in six places ahead of Compete – another web measurement firm making its Honomichl debut at number 43.
Camargo Research, Rome - www.camargoresearch.com
MARKET NEWS
The two companies topped the list of the fastest-growing agencies, with revenue up 50% year-on-year in both cases. But at the other end of the growth spectrum was Public Opinion Strategies, reporting a decline of 48%. Overall, 13 firms saw sales fall year-on-year – almost three times as many as in 2006. 2007’s top ten firms by US research revenue were: 1. Nielsen – $2,173m, up 7.9% 2. IMS Health – $801m, up 8.6% 3. Kantar Group – $527m, up 3.5% 4. Westat – $468m, up 10.4% 5. Information Resources – $441m, up 2.1% 6. TNS – $380m, up 2.8% 7. Arbitron – $338m, up 6% 8. GfK – $320m, up 1.3% 9. Ipsos – $281m, up 3.5% 10. Synovate – $250m, up 6.9% Published on the 8th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
GERMANY/UK-- GfK and TNS have edged closer to their planned merger with TNS rebutting criticism of the deal from rival suitor WPP. Published on the 4th July 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- CHINA-- Advertising group Towona and Nielsen Media Research have announced a strategic partnership to measure the audience rating and effectiveness of television adverts. Published on the 12th June 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- Nielsen and the Coca-Cola Company have signed an agreement that will see the research firm provide integrated services to the soft drinks giant in more than 70 countries. Published on the 4th June 2008 Source: Research Magazine
- US-- “This could be a game-changing year for online panels.” That’s the view of the author of a new Forrester report into panel quality. Brad Bortner says that after years of waiting for a proper solution to the panel quality issue, two have come along at once. Published on the 4th June 2008 Source: Research Magazine
Camargo Research, Rome - www.camargoresearch.com
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