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Munro Global Launches Analytical Division
Independent research-focused marketing services group Munro Global is launching a new analytical division, Munro Analytics; it was announced today. - March 22, 2010 - Munro Global
1 in 6 People Malnourished According to Agcapita Research
According to a report by the United Nations, capital shortages created by the financial crises have caused a sharp uptick in global hunger levels with over 1 billion people now undernourished. Farmers in the developing world in particular are having more trouble sourcing working capital and... - March 22, 2010 - Agcapita Partners LP
Christmas is Not Depressing Anymore According to a New Research by Trends About Health
Depression is one of the most common health problems that Internet users discuss & search online. A new research, released today by Trends About Health, an online community aggregating the latest trends and topics about health, argues that search volume for "depression" is decreasing during the summer, weekends & Christmas. - March 21, 2010 - Trends About Health
Do Ontarians Understand the New Distracted Driving Legislation?
Brushing teeth, reading, watching movies... Drivers in Ontario have been known to "multi-task." With the new Distracted Driving legislation in Ontario, SQM completed a survey to find out if Ontarians were adhering to the new law. - March 19, 2010 - Sensors Quality Management Inc.
RNCOS Releases a New Report - Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012
RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Vietnam Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012” to its report gallery. Their report provides extensive research of the tourism industry in Vietnam. - March 18, 2010 - RNCOS
Increase Website Traffic with SEO Optimization
Get Guaranteed Visitors is taking the business of your website traffic to a whole new level. As of March 1st, 2010, Get Guaranteed Visitors is launching a brand new website featuring an entire in house line of SEO Optimization professional services to make any online business boom. - March 17, 2010 - Get Guaranteed Visitors
Physicians Visited by Up to 20 Sales Reps Weekly, According to Latest SK&A Physician Access Study
Nearly half of U.S. physicians require or prefer appointments to be set by pharmaceutical and medical device sales representatives. - March 17, 2010 - SK&A, A Cegedim Company
RNCOS Releases a New Report - South African Healthcare Market Analysis
RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “South African Healthcare Market Analysis” to its report gallery. Their report gives extensive research of the South African healthcare industry. - March 13, 2010 - RNCOS
India Sourcing Report: Craft & Promotional Gifts Offers Volume Buyers New Designs from Verified Suppliers
Makers blend traditional styles with modern ideas to offer unique designs ranging from décor and figurines to premiums and keychains - March 12, 2010 - Global Sources
Trupanion Prepares Pet Owners for Seasonal Allergies in Pets with Pet Insurance Coverage
Pet insurance company Trupanion reminds pet owners of the potential expenses of treatments for pets with seasonal allergies. - March 11, 2010 - Trupanion
Pulp and Paper Manufacturers Worldwide Consumed 75 Million Tons of Woody Biomass for Energy in 2009, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The global pulp and paper industry has substantially increased its use of woody biomass for energy the past few years, which has consequently reduced dependence on fossil fuels, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Since 2006, energy generated from biomass has gone up over 50%, last year accounting for 18% of the total energy consumption by this industry sector. - March 09, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
China Connection Global Healthcare Publishes Introduction to Destination Healthcare White Paper
White Paper Addresses Issues Cited by 30% of Chief Financial Officers as One of the Top 3 for Their Firms - March 09, 2010 - China Connection Global Healthcare
New Language Services Industry Research Details Web Marketing Best Practices
Latest market research report from Common Sense Advisory provides detailed reviews of 18,900 unique data points from 300 translation and interpreting company websites - March 07, 2010 - Common Sense Advisory
KPN, Verizon Wireless, Nokia Chosen as 2010 Small Business Mobile Advocate Award Recipients - Best Service, Mobile Devices and Applications for Small Business
KPN - “2010 Best Overall Mobile Service Provider Small Business Advocate - USA/Europe” -- Nokia - “2010 Best Small Business Mobile Device Brand – USA/Europe”-- Verizon Wireless - “2010 Best Mobile Data Small Business Service Provider Advocate Award - USA/Europe” - March 04, 2010 - GlassHouse Mobile
SK&A Announces New Report on Physician Density
Houston, Texas, Zip Code has nation’s highest concentration of physicians. - March 01, 2010 - SK&A, A Cegedim Company
Chemical Water Treatment Products in Europe - Brand-New Market Analyses
Today, Global Research & Data Services is going to publish several market analyses about the markets for chemical water treatment products in Europe. They make available the following brand-new market analyses, Chemical Water Treatment Products - Russia Chemical Water Treatment Products -... - February 25, 2010 - Global Research & Data Services
Saudi Arabian Banking Sector Set for Robust Growth
Thanks to favorable economic environment, strong and active regulatory support, the Saudi Arabian banking sector is expected to witness robust growth during 2009-2013. - February 24, 2010 - RNCOS
Market Research Industry Stabilizes: Budgets Reverse Decline with a Planned 1.1% Increase for 2010
Despite a difficult 2009, 43% of research organizations expect to hire in 2010. - February 22, 2010 - MarketResearchCareers
Commercial Pharma Segment in Russia Set for Intense Growth
The commercial segment of the Russian pharmaceutical industry is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 24% during 2009-2013, says RNCOS in its latest research study. - February 20, 2010 - RNCOS
China Convenience Store Sales to Cross 19% CAGR
Growing service class population coupled with fast acceptance of c-stores as grocery retail destination is set to drive c-store sales in China to register 19.1% CAGR during 2010-2012. - February 20, 2010 - RNCOS
Thor Appliance Company Offers Tips for Avoiding the 10 Most Common Laundry Problems
Thor Appliance Company, a leading supplier of compact washer dryer combos and stack washer and ventless dryers, today released its tips for avoiding the 10 most common laundry problems. - February 18, 2010 - Thor Appliance Company
International Market Research Studies Double for Language Services Provider
Language Connect, the market leader in the provision of language services to the market research industry, today announced an upsurge in foreign language requirements for market research companies. In 2009 Language Connect saw a 102% increase in international market research clients which equated... - February 17, 2010 - Language Connect
French Banks Dominate the Post-Credit Crunch Infrastructure Project Finance Market
BNP Paribas has emerged as the leading project finance lender over the past 15 years. As a banking group, BNP Paribas lent the largest cumulative amount in the 1995-2009 period, according to new benchmarking research from Infrastructure Economics (www.infrastructureeconomics.org). French banks are... - February 17, 2010 - Infrastructure Economics
MarketResearchCareers Announces Most Highly Rated Among Nearly 90 Market Research Suppliers
New industry survey ranking leading market research suppliers reveals e-Rewards, SPSS, Ipsos, and IMS Health as the leaders in their respective research categories. - February 16, 2010 - MarketResearchCareers
Hardwood Fiber Costs for the Global Pulp Industry Increased Over 15% in 2009, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Wood fiber costs for pulp mills worldwide increased for the fourth consecutive quarter in the 4Q/09. During 2009, the Hardwood Wood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) moved up 15.4%, while the Softwood Wood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) was up 10.5%, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. - February 13, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Brothersoft Launches a Website Brand Survey to Improve the Software Download Experience
Brothersoft, a leading software download portal, launched today its Brothersoft Website Brand Survey to listen to software fans’ suggestions and improve the software download experience. - February 10, 2010 - Brothersoft
The Truth Behind Social Media Revealed by Leading Strategist
Deborah Collier, a leading e-business strategist will be revealing some startling insights about social media during her free webinar ‘The Truth Behind Social Media’, which takes place later this month. Despite the benefits of social media for marketing, organisations are wasting money... - February 10, 2010 - Echo E-Business
Softwood Sawlog Prices in Brazil in 4Q/09 Were Down 11% from Their Peak in 2008 Because of Weak Export Lumber Markets, Reports Wood Resource Quarterly
Lumber exports from Brazil have fallen 45% in two years, resulting in reduced demand for sawlogs and lower log prices. In the 4Q/09, pine sawlog prices were down 11% from their peak in 2008, but were still over 300% higher than six years ago, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly - February 10, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
27 Percent Students Rate Their Teachers as Hot. Telonu.com, the Leading Social Reviews & Ratings Site Reveals Analysis and Kicks Off Valentine’s Day Contest.
Telonu, (as in Tell-on-you) the leader in social reviews and ratings where users Rave, Rant, Rate™ their schools, workplaces, teachers etc. released analysis of data collected in 2009 that found that 27% of the users rated their teachers as Hot at 4.3 on a 5 point scale. Additionally, 53%... - February 10, 2010 - Telonu Inc.
Marvist WebResearch is Expanding Its Research Services
Marvist WebResearch is expanding its Internet marketing research services. Being the research arm of Marvist Consulting, Marvist WebResearch is offering Internet market research services from last four years. Businesses need research services more during turbulent times rather than in good times. - February 06, 2010 - Marvist Consulting LLC
ASER Announces “Best of” Award Winners
The AVID Soccer Equipment Review (ASER) has announced the winners for Coolest Lifestyle Product, Best Boot, Best Ball, Best Kit and Innovative Product. - February 04, 2010 - AVID Soccer Equipment Review
Asia-Pacific to Drive Global Mobile TV Market
Asia-Pacific region is expected to account for around 67% of the global mobile TV subscribers by the end of 2013, says a new research report from RNCOS. - February 04, 2010 - RNCOS
GreenSoft Releases White Paper on Best Practices for Managing REACH SVHC Compliance
White paper outlines proper data collection procedures to reduce risk through REACH SVHC/Full Material Declaration Data Collection. - February 02, 2010 - GreenSoft Technology, Inc.
Consumerdaddy Announces Enhanced Consumer Protection Services in India
Consumerdaddy.com website officials today announced that it has finished cataloging all major consumer products in India. With an online library focused on a wide range of consumer related topics such as consumer rights, consumer reports, consumer reviews, consumer courts, consumer law, consumer... - February 01, 2010 - consumerdaddy.com
beRelevant, Inc. Announces Social CRM Platform That Proactively Gathers and Prioritizes Insights to Drive Decisions Inspired by Customers
beRelevant, Inc. (http://berelevant.com) has introduced a new Social CRM platform that uses virtual collaboration to proactively gather and prioritize insights from customers by engaging them through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and email. This enables companies to discover what is most important... - January 27, 2010 - beRelevant, Inc.
Employment Insurance (EI) System Reform Examined in New Report to Protect High Earnings Losses Suffered by Displaced High-Seniority Workers
High-seniority workers are found to be more adversely affected by job displacement than low-seniority workers. Long-tenure displaced workers – those who have been with the same employer for many years – experience disproportionately high losses particularly since many are re-employed at significantly lower wages than they received in their pre-displacement positions. EI reform, and Wage Insurance examined. - January 27, 2010 - Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN)
Turner Construction Company and Vela Systems Release Joint Study on Field Software Improving Enterprise-Level Quality Assurance and Risk Management
Managing QA/QC from an Enterprise Perspective – Verifying Conformance and Driving Performance. - January 26, 2010 - Vela Systems
Digital Signage Management via Mobile Phone
UCView media’s digital signage software division, the leading provider of digital signage management software, released an innovative enhancement to the UCView Enterprise family. The inclusion of Mobile Access makes UCView one of first solutions to provide visibility into and live monitoring... - January 26, 2010 - Ucview Media
Olive’s Organic Botanicals Facial Replenisher Cleanser with Carrot Seed Was Voted One of the "Top Five Best Facial Cleansers" December 2009
Olive’s Organic Botanicals Facial Replenisher Cleanser with Carrot Seed was voted one of the “Top Five Best Facial Cleansers” – December, 2009 by Marta Wohrle, Founder of Truth In Aging. Olive’s Facial Replenisher Cleanser with Carrot Seed is another successful... - January 25, 2010 - Olives Organic Botanicals
Affective Interfaces Named a Top 100 Company and Announces First Commercial Trial
Affective Interfaces, an innovator in the field of emotion research, announced it had been selected by OnMedia as a Top 100 company. The company also announced its first commercial trial with a Fortune 50 company. - January 23, 2010 - Affective Interfaces
RNCOS Releases a New Report - Indian DTH Market Forecast to 2012
RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Indian DTH Market Forecast to 2012” to its report gallery. The report Contains comprehensive information about all the DTH service providers in India. - January 22, 2010 - RNCOS
New i4cp Study: the Five Domains of High-Performance Organizations
i4cp identifies the five key areas in which High-Performance Organizations excel - January 21, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Decision Homebuyers Report on the Impending Stall of House Prices
Decision Homebuyers, one of the UK's most trusted and flexible home buying specialists, report on this year's rise in house prices - and how the trend is set to stall. The housing market was one of the largest casualties of the global recession, but there seemed to be light at the end of the... - January 21, 2010 - Decision Homebuyers
Trailing Quarter Begins Contraction
The daily Consumer Leading Indicators monitored by the Consumer Metrics Institute transitioned from cumulative net economic growth to net contraction over the trailing 91-day 'quarter' ending January 13th, 2010, placing that quarter's performance among the lowest fifth of all quarterly GDP net changes recorded since 1947 by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis. - January 20, 2010 - Consumer Metrics Institute, Inc.
Strong Growth in China Centrifugal Pumps Market Despite Limited Customer Awareness and Product Knowledge
GCiS China Strategic Research has published a study of the China market for centrifugal pumps (CP). Six industry segments were surveyed between Q1 and Q2 2009, and market dynamics in each sector analyzed. - January 16, 2010 - GCiS China Strategic Research
Cement Industry in Europe - Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and Romania
Today, Global Research & Data Services is going to publish several market analyses about the cement markets in Europe. They made the following brand-new market analyses available. Cement - Austria Cement - Czech Republic Cement - Greece Cement - Ireland Cement - Netherlands Cement -... - January 16, 2010 - Global Research & Data Services
Vietnam Sourcing Report: Ceramic & Porcelain Survey Shows 100 Percent of Exporters Expect Sales Growth in 2010
Expected recovery of major markets prompts makers to release more colorful and intricately designed motifs of crafts and dinnerware, pots and lamps. - January 13, 2010 - Global Sources
Global Sawlog Prices Jumped Almost 8% in the 3Q/09 Because of Improved Lumber Markets in the US and Europe, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
In the 3Q/09, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) had the highest quarter-to-quarter jump in the 15-year history of the Index, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The Index increased for the third straight quarter and reached just over US$73/m3. - January 08, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Indian Domestic Pharmaceutical Market Poised to Grow
The Indian domestic pharmaceutical market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of around 16% by FY 2013-14, says RNCOS in its latest research study. - December 23, 2009 - RNCOS
Corporate and Academic Affiliates Join the UXalliance, Expand Capabilities
SSB BART Group and Bentley University have been added as the newest User Experience Alliance (www.UXalliance.com) members, enhancing the international user research network to a total of 22 companies across the globe. The network’s first corporate member, SSB BART Group... - December 17, 2009 - User Experience Alliance