Acquisitions/transactions
Location intelligence company PlaceIQ Inc. has acquired the Geospatial Insights business line from Skyhook Wireless Inc., a provider of location technology.
Enterprise content management platform WordPress VIP has acquired content analytics platform Parse.ly.
CRM software provider Copper has acquired Sherlock, an engagement analytics platform.
U.K.-based Exclaimer Group has acquired Customer Thermometer, a survey platform for real-time feedback from customers and employees.
Consumer Edge, which provides consumer insights for investors and companies, has acquired web data company Savvr.
Insights agency InSites Consulting has acquired Taiwan-based Answer, which will operate under the InSites Consulting brand name beginning in spring 2021.
Alliances/strategic partnerships
Data and insights platform Dynata has formed partnerships with hospitality group Accor and Big Loyalty, a subsidiary of Air Asia.
Marketing research firm Research America Inc. has joined the NielsenIQ Connect Partner Network.
Simplii Consulting, a management consulting firm for home service providers, has partnered with Arlington, Texas-based marketing research firm Decision Analyst.
Media measurement company Comscore has formed an agreement with Ipsos to deliver measurement solutions for the Mexican market.
Social intelligence agency Bakamo has expanded into the Middle East, announcing a partnership with Kuwait-based AlFikra Co.
Data and analytics firm Engagement Labs has formed a partnership with audience solutions company Dstillery to enable brands to target word-of-mouth influencers.
Phebi Ltd., a provider of voice tech solutions for health and marketing research, has appointed U.K.-headquartered Analytical Factory as its partner to provide marketing, sales, implementation, consulting and client support services in the U.K. and several other European countries.
Marketing research solutions provider Nebu has partnered with Rybbon, a digital gifting platform for marketing research, to integrate Nebu Panel Manager with Rybbon’s Digital Rewards Management platform.
Media measurement company Comscore has expanded its partnership with dentsu Media, adding dentsu's M1 audiences platform to its local market agreement.
Glow, a tech platform for consumer marketing research, has expanded its offering through the NielsenIQ Connect Partner Network to service the U.K. and Ireland markets.
Awards/rankings
Entries for the 2021 Research Got Talent Award competition have officially opened. An initiative of AMSRO and the ESOMAR Foundation, the competition encourages young professionals to use market research and insights to support local charities and NGOs to overcome pressing social issues.
Customer, product and employee experience company Confirmit is a recipient of the 2020 Tech Culture Awards organized by TMCnet.
New companies/new divisions/relocations/expansions
Fifth Ring, an Aberdeen, Scotland-headquartered B2B marketing communications specialist, is celebrating 30 years in operation.
Full-service research agency IFOP North America has expanded to the U.S., opening an office in New York.
Consumer intelligence company NielsenIQ’s Connect Partner Network has expanded its business into Asia and Europe.
Insights consultancy Old Salt has launched, founded by Kevin Kruper and Rocky Prozeller.
Consumer research company EyeSee has opened a new sales office in Singapore, led by Tom Vande Moortel, and an operations office in Mexico City, led by Diego Adolfo Chávez Terrazas.
Research company earnings/financial news
GlobaLexicon, a provider of marketing research and health care translation and language services, announced a 60% growth in revenue in the second half of 2020, with revenue up 45% for the year.
Customer data hub Tealium has raised $96 million in a Series G funding round led by Georgian and Silver Lake Waterman.
SurveyMonkey, a provider of software solutions for customer experience, marketing research and survey feedback, has released 2020 financial results for the fourth quarter and full year. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $101.0 million, an increase of 20% year-over-year, and total revenue for the full year was $375.6 million, an increase of 22% year-over-year.
Data management platform Solidatus has raised £14 million in a Series A funding round led by AlbionVC with participation from HSBC Ventures and Citi.
Unified data platform RAW Labs has completed a $5.5 million pre-A funding round. Additionally, the company has appointed Lars Farnstrom as its new CEO.
Creative analytics platform VidMob has raised $50 million in Series C financing.
Media measurement company Nielsen has released financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the full year. Fourth-quarter revenues were $1.67 billion, down 1.1% on a reported basis, or 1.8% on a constant currency basis, compared to the prior year and full-year revenues were $6.29 billion, down 3.2% on a reported basis, or 2.3% on a constant currency basis, compared to the prior year.