Acquisitions/transactions
Trend-tracking and prediction technology firm RIWI has agreed to acquire Research on Mobile.
Kantar and SilverTree Equity have agreed to acquire software and data solutions vendor StepUp RGM.
NielsenIQ and GfK have merged to provide information and analytics in the customer and retail measurement industry.
Marketing and insights platform Prodege has acquired technology-based market research company BitBurst.
Digital experience agency Whereoware has acquired user experience consultancy LookThink.
Automotive marketing and analytics company Driven Data Technology Inc. has been acquired by insurance marketplace Polly.
Alliances/strategic partnerships
Customer experience agency Gekko has partnered with behavioral insight firm CloudArmy to offer brands neuroscience research services.
Media measurement agency Adelaide has selected customer experience platform DISQO to improve its measurement abilities.
Consumer goods company Unilever and data and tech company Numerator will expand their partnership to gain customer insights and drive brand growth.
Performance advertising platform tvScientific has partnered with media mix modeling measurement company MetricWorks to measure CTV performance.
Data solutions and research tech company Schlesinger Group has partnered with insights software and advisory services company Maru to launch Quantitative Insight Communities.
Marketing research and CX platform Forsta and marketing platform Rio SEO have combined to help brands engage consumers in their customer journeys.
The Market Research Society has partnered with the Association of Translation Companies to form a checklist to offer guidance when purchasing translation services.
Insights platform Stravito has partnered with survey analysis platform KnowledgeHound to deliver a centralized insights management experience.
Global intelligence solutions company Melissa has partnered with software platform innoscale DATAROCKET to deliver optimized data.
Engagement marketing firms PromoWorks, CROSSMARK Events and Marketing Werks have joined Product Connections to improve customer engagement through brand solutions.
Verve and Alida have extended customer experience offerings to Australia.
Marketing and communications agency R&CPMK and media and marketing solutions company Mediabrands have launched UpstreamPOP to offer clients brand integration.
Association/organization news
The Insights Association’s IDEA Council has released its new DEI report titled “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professional Representation Report” to track the industry's DEI efforts.
The Australian Data and Insights Association has supported the Australian Community and Media Authority’s proposal to fight SMS scams to protect customers.
The QRCA has started accepting applications for its 2023 Global Qualitative Researchers' Awards.
Comparative text analytics software company Relative Insight has released its “Diversity and Inclusion: Starting an Open Conversation” report.
The QRCA has launched its ninth Young Professionals Grant, offering young qualitative researchers registration to its annual conference.
Awards/rankings
LinkedIn has recognized Comscore as a top place to work in the media and entertainment industry.
Market research and consumer insights firm Touchstone Research has received Imperium’s Trust Shield Certification.
Data analytics advisory firm Escalent has received the ISO/IEC 27001 information security certification from NFS-ISR.
Marketing and analytical services company Environics Analytics has renewed its TrustArc data collection certification.
Online survey provider QuestionPro received a gold award for best innovation in CX and a bronze award for best measurement in CX at the U.S. Customer Experience Awards.
Bilendi and respondi have been ranked among the top 3 panel providers in Germany.
The winners of the AURA Awards have been announced including BT Group as the winner of the Insight Impact Award, Kokoro as the winner of AURA’s Agency of the Year award and Stravito as the winner of AURA’s Innovation of the Year award.
Market research cloud Fuel Cycle has been recognized by the Comparably Awards as one of the best 2022 leadership companies.
The MRS has announced the 28 Research Heroes for 2022 including researchers from the U.S., India, Canada, Poland, Australia and the U.K.
Research company earnings/financial news
Consumer behavior prediction company Black Swan Data has raised $18.5 million in its fundraising round.
Insights platform Zinklar has raised €5.5 million in its Series A funding round.
Data and insights organization Pureprofile has released its full-year highlights, reporting 39% revenue growth and a 63% increase in operating cash flow.
Digital analytics company Contentsquare has raised $600 million in its Series F round of funding.
Nielsen released its second-quarter 2022 results, showing that revenues of $882 million increased 2.4% on a reported basis, 4.5% on an organic constant currency basis and 4% on a constant currency basis.