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GMI Strengthens Executive Team

Company hires new CFO and VP of HR to support global growth

Seattle, Wash., October 18, 2006 - GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.), a global market intelligence solutions provider with worldwide headquarters in Mercer Island, Wash., today announced that it has strengthened its executive team with the addition of Michael Vernon as chief financial officer and Judy Loucks as vice president of human resources. Vernon and Loucks join GMI at a time when the company is experiencing rapid organic growth in addition to consolidating acquisitions on multiple continents.

Vernon brings more than 20 years of financial and business experience to GMI. He comes from aQuantive Inc. of Seattle, where he served as chief financial officer for almost six years. During his tenure, Vernon was responsible for all financial operations and reporting for the public-traded Internet technology company, and helped grow the company's revenue base to approximately $425 million in 2006 and a market capitalization of more than $2 billion. Prior to aQuantive, Vernon held various C-level positions with Park Plaza International in Scottsdale, Ariz., Red Lion Hotels in Vancouver, Wash., and the Port of Sacramento, Calif. He holds an MBA and a B.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University.

Loucks also brings over 20 years of HR and organizational development experience to GMI, joining from Community Health Network of Washington in Seattle, where she served for three years as vice president, human resources and organizational effectiveness. Prior to CHN, Loucks was vice president, human resources for Philips Oral Healthcare (formerly Optiva Corporation) in Snoqualmie, Wash., where headcount grew from 150 to over 1,100 during her tenure. She also provided strategic direction and operational management for the company's global business activities. Prior to Philips Oral Healthcare, Loucks held HR positions at Nichirei Foods America in Fife , Wash. and Security Properties Investment, Inc. in Seattle. She holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Montana, and an M.A. in organizational development from Antioch University in Seattle.

"Michael and Judy are key additions to our executive team at a time of rapid expansion," explains Rob Monster, founder, chairman, and CEO of GMI. "They have both successfully worked in rapid-growth environments, and yet also bring the operating experience required to deliver the type of predictable and consistent support that will help make GMI a winner for customers, employees and investors ."

About GMI

GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) is the only provider of comprehensive integrated solutions for global market intelligence for both market research firms and corporate market research departments at Global 2000 companies.  Solutions include Net-MR, a suite of software tools to manage and automate research throughout the project lifecycle, desktop analysis tools, 24x7x365 service bureau capabilities, and one of the world's largest, highly profiled, double opt-in managed panels, spanning across 200 countries.  In addition, GMI offers high-value, real-time enterprise feedback solutions for customer, partner and employee programs.  Founded in 1999 with world headquarters in Seattle, Wash., GMI has operations on five continents.  In 2006, the company ranked #93 in Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 and #4 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 for Washington State.  More information is available at www.gmi-mr.com.