July 2006 GMI Newsletter

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Welcome to the July 2006 edition of our newsletter.

GMI aligns for worldwide growth

After closing $35 million in Series C venture capital financing last month, GMI is realigning its worldwide organization. The realignment includes several staff promotions, accelerated hiring and the integration of forthcoming acquisitions.

The company has promoted Dr. Larry Schack (Executive Vice President, Client Services) to President, GMI Americas, based at the company's Seattle corporate headquarters. Lowell Ricklefs (Executive Vice President of Sales, Americas) and Marcio Boiajion (General Manager, GMI Latin America) will now report to Larry Schack.

Dietmar Walter (Managing Director, EMEA Sales) has been promoted to Vice President, EMEA, based in London, UK. Uwe Lorenz (Managing Director, Central & Eastern Europe), Leon de Koning (Managing Director, Northern Europe), Per Jacobsen (President of MI Pro in Norway) and Alexander Shashkin (Managing Director, GMI Russia) will all now report to Dietmar Walter.

In Asia, the company formed an Asia Leadership Team consisting of Tatt Chen (Managing Director, Client Services), Ludovic Milet (Managing Director, Sales), Patrick Pun (General Manager, Greater China), Kevin Tan (Managing Director, Business Development) and Benny Huang (Marketing Director, Asia-Pacific). Tatt Chen chairs the committee, reporting to GMI Founder and CEO, Rob Monster.

Jake Sedlock also joins GMI as Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, responsible for the company's Enterprise Research Management initiative. He brings more than 16 years of sales channel experience to GMI, and has built a track record of satisfying complex client requirements and achieving high customer satisfaction at Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates and Gartner.

Rob Monster commented, "This is an exciting time in the company's history. In recent months, we have seen a dramatic acceleration in the growth of our business. We are organizing ourselves, so that we stay close to our demanding customers and strategic partners as we scale."

In addition to these changes, GMI has announced more than 100 new openings around the world. Details about open positions can be found online at GMI Careers.

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New public opinion poll contributes to debate on UK community relations with Muslims and non-Muslims

The debate was lively, but fruitful at the "Data, Dogma and Division" roundtable, hosted by Baroness Falkner of Margravine and held at the House of Lords in London on July 18th. The discussion centered on the results of a new study powered by GMI on behalf of the Institute of Governance, Queen's University, Belfast; the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool; and Muslim Voice UK. A representative sample of 1,360 UK respondents were questioned on their attitudes and experience of Islamophobia, discrimination and integration, the Muslim community, relations between the West and Muslim states, and extremism and the “war on terror”.

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BBC World and GMI sponsor Nation Branding Master Class, September 8th, London, UK

Strong country and city brands attract investment, manufacturing, political influence, tourism and even aid. For the first time, Simon Anholt - regarded as the world's leading specialist in creating brand strategies for countries, cities and regions - will share his vast expertise in an exclusive, one-day session. This Master Class, presented by publication the inter national ist and sponsored by BBC World and GMI, is a unique opportunity to get detailed advice, hands-on training, and practical solutions on the branding of nations.

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GMI signs Technomic as lead syndicated research content provider in the food service segment

GMI has entered into a strategic agreement with Technomic as its lead syndicated research content provider for the food service segment.

GMI will power Technomic's ROOT (Restaurant Occasions Ongoing Tracking) series. This study, conducted continuously on a daily basis, tracks the food consumption patterns of Americans. ROOT customers include some of the largest food and beverage manufacturing companies, as well as large chain restaurant operators. The ROOT database includes robust data on how consumers make restaurant choices, and the food they consume when they dine out. The thrust of the ROOT study is to understand the state of consumer needs beyond their mere demographics.

Contact us to learn more about the first edition of the ROOT study

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Anholt Nation Brands Index, Q2 2006:
Need for improved Sino-American relations: Americans view fastest-growing superpower with suspicion

Americans have little respect for China's leadership, its government and human rights policies, and view its citizens as untrustworthy. These are the findings from a global survey of 25,903 online consumers in 35 developed and developing countries, created by government advisor Simon Anholt and powered by GMI. The study also reveals that home is the number one holiday hotspot for Americans.

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Terrorism and energy crisis top concerns of G8 citizens

The latest GMI Poll powered by GMI, in partnership with Euroasian Monitor in Russia, surveyed 8,001 respondents in USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Russia and Japan. It reveals that the fear of terrorism is the #1 concern among citizens of all G8 nations. There is still optimism about the future, however. Canadians showed the most confidence (79%), followed by Americans (75%) and Britons (65%), compared to only 37% of French and 31% of Japanese respondents. The poll also reveals that the Russians are very concerned about their country's relationship with the USA.

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GMI Tip of the Month

Learn how to change the default look of PowerPoint slides published from Research Analyzer. Customizing the look of your slides by modifying the default setting is a powerful way to streamline your workflow every time you export your research data to PowerPoint.

To learn more about this tip, contact us.

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Download GMI's New Global Panel Book

We make it easy to select pure sample from anywhere in the world. Get your copy of this updated and expanded Panel Book edition.

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Join us in Sydney to learn more about conjoint

We are pleased to announce the first Asia-Pacific Quantitative Methods in Marketing Conference, co-sponsored by GMI and Sawtooth Software. 

Join us in Sydney, Australia, October 23rd to 25th, for two days of best-practice tutorials on conjoint analysis, followed by a day of short papers delivered by industry experts from ACNielsen, MarketVision Research, Research International USA, Research Solutions Ltd. and IQ Starburst.

Those new to conjoint analysis will gain a practical and intuitive introduction to the topic, while experienced conjoint researchers will receive guidance from industry experts on how to improve the quality of their conjoint studies. 

We look forward to seeing you in Sydney!

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New career opportunities available at GMI

GMI is seeking to fill numerous positions worldwide with driven, passionate people. Do you like to work hard? Do you like to win? Build an exemplary career with a company that rewards those who contribute to the company's success.

For a full list of our open positions worldwide, please click here.

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Michael Allenson joins GMI as Vice President, Syndicated Research

Michael Allenson, a 20-year research veteran with deep experience in both syndicated and primary research, joins GMI to lead the company's Syndicated Research group. Taking advantage of the foundation GMI has already laid, Michael's team will rapidly build a world-class syndicated research capability that encompasses a myriad of vertical markets. Through partnerships with key leaders in each industry, GMI will broaden its syndicated product line of robust, high-quality research data.

“Taking a strategic approach to each vertical, we will provide market research firms with exciting new opportunities to collect and manage intelligence in pivotal segments, as well as broaden the distribution and sales of this intelligence to end clients,” commented Michael.

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Who's new at GMI?

GMI welcomes seven new hires this month.

Jake Sedlock, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, Seattle
Jake brings more than 16 years of sales channel experience to GMI. He has built a track record of satisfying complex client requirements and achieving high customer satisfaction. For the past two years, he was Senior Director at Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates. Prior to that, he spent five years as the Microsoft Global Account manager for Gartner, topping Microsoft's vendor rankings for overall satisfaction. He holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and an engineering degree from the University of Michigan.

Gigi Hayden, Sales Director, Connecticut
Gigi joins GMI from Forrester Research, where she was a Senior Account Manager, Strategic Accounts, responsible for developing and managing $1B+ accounts in the healthcare, financial services and media sectors. Her diverse background also includes Vice President, European Sales and later Vice President, Global Accounts Manager for Jupiter Media Metrix in New York, and Consultant and Producer at A&E Television Networks, New Media Group.

Sagar Pawar, Data Analyst, Client Services - India
Vivek Agarwal, Data Analyst, Client Services - India
Erik Routson, Systems Engineer, IT - Seattle, USA
Tristen Pelton, Sales Assistant/Office Coordinator - Los Angeles, USA
Shawn Mayzes, Web Developer - Vancouver, Canada

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