Ducker Research Co., Inc., has moved to 6905 Telegraph Rd., Birmingham, MI 48010.
Joining Interviewing Service of America, Inc., Los Angeles, as vice president of data processing and CRT operations is Alan Buchalter. He joins ISA with 25 years of data processing and CRT experience with such firms as MSI International, AHF and Informa-tab.
Joining Weightman Research, Philadelphia, is Stephanie Cullinane as group manager and Carol Bender as project director. Cullinane was formerly with Market Facts as a senior study director. Bender was previously with Laventhal & Horwath, leisure time division, as a management consultant.
Joining Ketchum Communications, Inc., New York City, is Walter K. Lindenmann as vice president, director of research.
National Decision Systems, Encinitas, CA, announces the opening of a branch office in Atlanta. The office, which will serve companies in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina, is located at Two Ravinia Dr., Ste. 500, Atlanta, GA 30346. Acting as branch sales manager is Carl H. Fischer, who has been with NDS since 1983.
BRX, Inc., Rochester, NY, and Global Market Research Ltd., London, announce a new research partner in Japan. BRX's new partner offers the company the capability of research services throughout Southeast Asia and Japan. Services of special interest to U.S. companies include: A consumer panel of 5,000 households in Japan; store audit panel of 1,900 food and beverage stores in Japan; store audit panel of mass merchandisers of electric appliances in Japan, and full array of custom research services.
Gina M. Hogan has joined New Directions Marketing Research, Inc., Winter Park, FL, as research manager. She was previously the assistant director of marketing for WCPX-TV, the CBS affiliate in Orlando.
The Ehrhart-Babic Group, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, has promoted William Lockwood to vice president, corporate director of operations. Prior to his promotion, he was account supervisor, client services.
Carolyn M. Skovbroten has been named vice president of NOVA Research, San Francisco. She will be responsible for the supervision of all research programs, including their design, execution and analysis, in the areas of packaging and corporate and retail identity. Prior to joining NOVA, Skovbroten worked with Beatrice/Hunt-Wesson as marketing research manager on the Fisher Nuts and Rosarita Mexican Foods brands. Previously, she served as assistant manager in new product research for General Mills.
Rudick Research, a qualitative market research and consulting firm, opened its doors in Westport, CT. Owner and president, Mindy Harris Rudick, was formerly a vice president with the Gene Reilly Group where she developed new business in addition to serving as a market research consultant.
Moran & Tucker, Inc., Greenwich, CT, has acquired the operations of Belknap Data Solutions, Ltd., which will function as its Belknap Publications Research Division. The division will provide subscriber profiles, advertising effectiveness and editorial studies for the publication industry and will be headed by John H. Belknap, executive vice president, and Dana Paddle, senior vice president.
The Qualitative Research Consultants Assn., the nationwide organization of approximately 300 focus group moderators and consultants specializing in qualitative research, has elected its board of directors and officers for 1987-88. J. Robert Harris, II, president of JRH Marketing Services, has been elected president; William Weylock, president of Weylock Associates, was elected vice president; Dr. Kathryn Alexander, president of K.A. Enterprises, was elected secretary, and Dr. Marilyn Landis Hauser, president of Hauser Associates, was elected treasurer. The board of directors for 1987-88 will also include Elizabeth Donovan, Elizabeth Hardwick, Frank Kennedy, Judith Langer and Lee Strickland.
John Monaco has been appointed vice president at BRX, Inc., Rochester, NY. Prior to joining BRX, he served in marketing and research positions for Bausch & Lomb, Schlegel Corp., and Moscom Corp.
Cleveland Survey Center announces an expansion into the Cleveland market with the opening of a focus group facility called Focus Groups of Cleveland Survey Center. The facility has two, two-room, multi-level suites, a client's lounge, private telephone lounge, private telephone room, full kitchen with complete food service and state-of-the-art audio/visual input. Contact Betty Perry or Harriet Fadem at 2 Summit Park Dr., Cleveland, OH 44131. Or Richmond Mall. 691 Richmond Rd., Cleveland, OH 44143.
John Mattingly has joined Maritz Marketing Research, Inc., St. Louis, as an account manager for the agricultural division. Previously, he was a marketing research representative for Elanco. Joining the company's Los Angeles division as research manager is Rose Hull. She was previously with Q.E.D. Research as an account executive.
Opinion Research Corp., Princeton, NJ, annouces several promotions: Barbara S. Boyles to research director in the company's corporate research division; Jill E. Rubenstein to research assistant in its corporate research division, and Barbara Matlack to manager, field operations.
FRC Research Corp., New York, has promoted Steve Cohen and Nora Wittman to senior project management positions. Cohen was formerly with Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc., as associate research director. Wittman was most recently manager, marketing research at Colgate-Palmolive Co.