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TNS APPOINTS MIKE GETTLE TO THE POST OF 
INTERIM CEO, NORTH AMERICA

January 30th, 2012

London, 30th January 2012—TNS has announced that Mike Gettle will extend his responsibilities to take on the role of interim CEO of the North American business. Gettle takes up his new responsibilities immediately and will continue in his role as global CFO / COO. David Kieselstein, who has led TNS’s business in North America since 2008, will be leaving TNS to take up a new role outside the research industry. ~ ends ~ About TNS TNS advises clients on specific growth strategies around new market entry, innovation, brand switching and stakeholder management, based on long-established expertise and market-leading solutions. With a [...]


TNS APPOINTS GLOBAL DIRECTOR, BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS

January 5th, 2012

Franck Sarrazit joins TNS in new global role New York, NY - January 5th, 2012 - TNS has announced the appointment of Franck Sarrazit as Global Director in the company's Brand & Communication practice. Franck takes up this new role in January 2012 and will report to Rosie Hawkins, Global Head of Brand & Communications. "I am delighted that Franck is joining us in such a key role. He is a unique talent and an inspirational storyteller," said Rosie Hawkins. She continued, "Franck will collaborate with our experts to further develop our ability to help our clients' grow their businesses." Sarrazit joins TNS [...]


TNS BOOSTS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP WITH KEY APPOINTMENT

November 30th, 2011

James May Joins TNS in New Leadership Role New York, NY November 30, 2011.  TNS, the world's largest custom research company, today announced the appointment of James May to Executive Vice President of its newly formed Southeastern region. May assumed his role in the new position as of November 28th. May brings with him over 16 years of global research experience to TNS. James has spent the last 4 years as a Global Account Director for one of Kantar's most important client relationships.  Prior to that, he spent 12 years at Millward Brown in the UK and Spain before moving to the [...]


TNS GLOBAL HEAD OF STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT, SIMON WOOD, DISCUSSES CUSTOMER LOYALTY CURRENTS ON BBC NEWS

November 29th, 2011

View segment from BBC News, November 16, 2011. [...]


WOMEN EXPAND INFLUENCE IN DIGITAL LANDSCAPE

November 15th, 2011

New Research from TNS Shows Women Online Represent High-Value for Advertisers New York, NY November 15, 2011. Worldwide, women account for almost half (46%) of all Internet traffic, and more than half of their time online is devoted to "connecting" activities such as social networking, email, blogging and instant messaging. Understanding the emotional connections women have with the Web, and how that differs from region to region is critical for companies who are marketing to women online, this according to findings from a recent study by TNS, a Kantar company and part of WPP [NASDAQ:WPPGY]. Supported by TNS's Digital Life Study, (www.tnsdigitallife.com) [...]


'DIGITAL WASTE' POLLUTES THE ONLINE WORLD AS BRANDS FAIL TO LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE WANT

November 10th, 2011

TNS report shows 60% of U.S. consumers don't want brands to interact with them on social networks
New York, NY - November 10th, 2011 - The established rules of communicating with customers are unraveling, especially online. While many companies embrace the potential of delivering messages over different digital platforms, they're failing to realize the complexity of digital consumers and in so doing, are wasting their time and money - this according to findings from a global study launched by today by TNS, a Kantar company and part of WPP [NASDAQ:WPPGY]. The findings were revealed by [...]


TNS PRESENTS "BEST-IN-CLASS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT" AT NACCM

November 9th, 2011

Stephan Sigaud, NA Head of Customer Experience Management (CXM), presents "Best-in-Class Customer Experience Management (CXM): The Power of an Integrated Framework," November 15th at the North American Conference on Customer Management (NACCM).   [...]



TNS EXPERT PRESENTS ON SEGMENTATION TO DRIVE INNOVATION AT IIR MARKET RESEARCH EVENT IN ORLANDO

November 4th, 2011

John Essegian, EVP TNS Landis, presents at The IIR Market Research Event in Orlando "A Better Way to Use Segmentation for Strategic Product Planning & to Drive Innovation" [...]


TRU'S NICK ZECKETS IS BLOGGING LIVE @ THE MARKET RESEARCH EVENT

November 3rd, 2011

Here's Nick's take on 7 of TMRE's Most Compelling Sessions...   [...]