Acquisitions/transactions 

Data analytics and advisory firm Escalent has acquired Rhein Associates and has partnered with technology platform Work Truck Solutions to form a commercial vehicle and fleet research practice. 

Market research and analytics company Leger has acquired 360 Market Reach.

Customer experience firm PeopleMetrics has acquired market research consultancy The Melior Group to improve its advisory services.

Toluna has acquired qualitative ResTech platform Further, integrating it into its consumer intelligence platform Toluna Start. 

Data analytics and consulting firm Creditntell has acquired grocery retail research and data company MTN Retail Advisors to improve its data collection and analysis services. 

Software company IgniteTech has acquired knowledge management platform AnswerHub to improve its communications and remote engagement solutions. 

Alliances/strategic partnerships 

Marco's Pizza has selected customer and employee experience company Medallia to improve its market intelligence.

Researcher Momentive announced a research collaboration between its survey offering SurveyMonkey and the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The collaboration aims to understand the driving forces of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. 

The Marketing Research Education Foundation and the Market Research Institute International have formed a marketing partnership to raise awareness of their projects and endeavors. 

The Marketing Research Education Foundation and Genration1.ca have formed a marketing partnership to raise awareness of their projects and endeavors. 

ResTech company Glow has formed a global research partnership with media agency Local Planet.

Awards/rankings 

Smarty Pants Insights Whiz Jethro Israel and COMCAST EX Insights Manager Bridie Anne MacCrory have been named winners of the Betsy Jane Peterson Award, which covers the cost of the MRII/University of Georgia Principles of Market Research course.

Market researcher Forsta has been named as an Experience Management Software Leader in the G2 Grid.

The Marketing Research and Insight Excellence Awards has announced its award winners. To see the list of winners and to watch the virtual ceremony visit https://www.quirksawards.com/winners.

Insights Association North Central Chapter has named Michael Everhart the winner of the Spirit Award, Jean Fasching the winner of the Chapter Service Award, Jamila Watson the winner of the 2022 DEI Champion Award and Leah Kennedy, Riley Damore and Carrigan Heffner as winners of the Student Professional Development Award.

Automated consumer insight provider Quantilope has won Deloitte’s Fast 50 Award for the fourth consecutive year.

Data quality solutions provider Melissa has been recognized in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Solutions report for the third consecutive year. 

Bilendi & respondi has been ISO 20252 certified for its panel and project management. 

Behaviorally has announced its PackPower Awards, celebrating the 30 most effective new pack designs of 2022.

Research company earnings/financial news 

Ipsos has released its third-quarter 2022 financial results reporting a total growth of 14.3% and an organic growth of 5.3%.

Momentive has released its third-quarter 2022 financial results reporting a total revenue of $121.4 million, a sales-assisted channel revenue of $46.7 million and a GAAP net loss of $20.3 million.  

Researcher Ipsos has commenced its previously announced share buyback program. Between now and December 28, 2022, it is conducting a first tranche of share repurchases with a view to their cancellation, up to an amount of approximately €10 million, corresponding to approximately 0.5% of its share capital at the closing price on November 4, 2022 (€47.85), in accordance with the terms and conditions of the authorizations granted by the combined general meeting held on May 17, 2022 (resolutions 23 and 24).

Comscore has released its third-quarter 2022 financial results reporting a revenue of $92.8 million, a net loss of $52.4 million and an adjusted EBITDA of $11.7 million.  

Performance marketing company Fluent has released its third-quarter 2022 financial results reporting a revenue of $89 million, a net income of $3.1 million and a gross profit of $23.8 million. 

Rep Data, a data collection firm for primary research, closed its $6.25 million Series A funding round led by Recurring Capital Partners.