Thursday, February 02, 2012
Toronto, On — On the heels of the annual Davos World Economic Forum a monthly poll of citizen consumer sentiment on the state of their national economies in 24 countries conducted by global research company Ipsos and released today shows that, despite a number of countries that continue to be mired in pessimism, all of the global regions assessed moved up in January.
Monday, January 23, 2012
New York — A new poll conducted by global research company Ipsos for Reuters News finds that one in five (17%) employees who can be connected online to their workplace report they ‘telecommute’ on a ‘frequent basis’: 7% say they ‘work every day from home which is remote or separate from their employers real office elsewhere’ while another 10% say they do so ‘on a very consistent and constant basis like evenings and weekends.’
Friday, January 20, 2012
New York — A great deal of ambiguity continues to surround the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement, finds a new poll by global research company Ipsos for Reuters News, as only four in ten (37%) of global citizens in 23 countries report they are familiar with the protests that were going on in New York and other major cities around the world.
As a result, it may not be surprising that half (54%) of respondents say they are undecided when asked how favourable or unfavourable they are towards the protests as far as they understand them. Of those who take a position, those in favour outweight those in opposition two to one: 33% report they are favourable and 13% are unfavourable towards the protests.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Washington, DC - A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: The Economic Pulse of the World” is based on 21,245 recent interviews in 24 countries around the world. The report examines citizens' assessment of current state of their country's economy for a total global perspective. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking the link to the right.
Monday, January 09, 2012
New York, NY — A new poll conducted by global research company Ipsos for Reuters News finds that one in ten parents online (12%) around the world say their child has experienced cyberbullying while one in four (26%) say they know a child in their community who has experienced the same. Of those, a majority (60%) say the children experienced the harrassing behaviour on social networking sites like Facebook.
Three quarters (77%) of world residents say cyberbullying needs special attention from parents and schools while a minority (23%) think cyberbullying can be handled through existing anti-bullying measures.
Monday, January 09, 2012
Washington, DC — A new poll conducted by global research company Ipsos for Reuters News finds that a majority (72%) of online citizens in 24 countries ‘agree’ they are optimistic that 2012 will be a better year for them than 2011 – 30% agree very much, 42% agree somewhat.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Washington, DC - A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: The Economic Pulse of the World” is based on 18,682 recent interviews in 24 countries around the world. The report examines citizens' assessment of current state of their country's economy for a total global perspective. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking the link to the right.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Paris, France - Ipsos announces that it successfully completed yesterday the acquisition of the Synovate business for an enterprise value of £525 million*. Following this transaction, Ipsos becomes the third largest global market research company.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
London, UK — A survey conducted by global research company Ipsos finds that nearly one half (45%) of global citizens believe ‘immigration has generally had a negative impact on their country’ compared to just one in five (21%) who believe the impact has been positive; all others (29%) are on the fence.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Paris, France —In the wake of new nuclear power plant build rebukes in both Germany and Italy, a new poll conducted by international research company Ipsos for Reuters News finds that global support for Nuclear Energy has dropped quickly to 38% (down 16 points from 54%) to now become lower than support for coal (48%)—fuelled by a 26% jump in new opponents to nuclear power (above 50% in India, China, Japan and South Korea) who indicate that the recent crisis in Japan caused their decision.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
London, UK and New York, NY - Ipsos and Lumi Mobile have walked off with the first ever Mobile Research Conference Award. Ipsos, a leading global market research company, and Lumi, an innovative mobile technology provider, were named winners of the inaugural Mobile Research Conference Award for their joint project: APPCAST: Live mobile engagement & insights - I'm having fun, can this really be research?
Friday, April 15, 2011
Los Angeles, CA and London, UK – Ipsos OTX MediaCT has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Mobile Research Conference (MRC) award for its Appcast project work with Lumi Mobile.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Synovate was acquired by Ipsos in October 2011. The research discussed in this press release was conducted prior to the acquisition, using Synovate’s research policies and methodologies.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Synovate was acquired by Ipsos in October 2011. The research discussed in this press release was conducted prior to the acquisition, using Synovate’s research policies and methodologies.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Paris, France - Jean-Marc Lech and Didier Truchot, Co-Presidents, announce today that Ipsos has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the Custom Research branch of TMG – The Marketing Group, operating in Central America.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Synovate was acquired by Ipsos in October 2011. The research discussed in this press release was conducted prior to the acquisition, using Synovate’s research policies and methodologies.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
London, United Kingdom - Up until now, videogame industry professionals in the UK have had limited options when it comes to the continuous tracking of consumer awareness and interest across all major hardware and software releases. But with the launch of GamePlan UK, publishers, agencies, retailers, and financial analysts can now dynamically monitor and manage their portfolios, perform comparisons against the competition, identify macro industry trends, and forecast the most anticipated titles across all platforms and genres.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Washington, DC - A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: New Years Look Back and Outlook” examines resolutions and the outlook for 2011, based on 18,676 recent interviews in 24 countries around the world. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking the link to the right.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Washington, DC - A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: The Economic Pulse of the World” is based on 18,778 recent interviews in 24 countries around the world. The report examines citizens' assessment of current state of their country's economy for a total global perspective. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking the link to the right.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
New York, NY - Cyber Monday is the Monday after Black Friday in the U.S. where retailers offer big sales online. However, more consumers in China plan to shop online on Cyber Monday than in the U.S., Germany and Japan.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Toronto, ON – A new Ipsos poll commissioned for the November 26th Munk Debates on Religion in Toronto Canada featuring Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens has found that the world is evenly divided on one of history’s most vexing questions: is religion a force for good in the world?
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
New York, NY - CNN recently released key results from a ground-breaking study into the power of news and recommendation (POWNAR).
Thursday, September 02, 2010
St. Louis, MO– Building on their commitment to be the global leader in agricultural market research, Ipsos Forward Research announces the next step in strengthening their capabilities and investment by adding two senior research professionals to directly assist clients in Europe and Brazil.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Washington, DC- A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: Is Golf a Stepping Stone to a Management Hole in One”, is based on 12,691 recent interviews in 24 countries comprising 75% of the world’s GDP, and breaks down whether being able to golf will help you advance in your career, and how much stock is placed in mingling with senior management on the golf course. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking the link to the right.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Washington, DC- A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: Physical Assault and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” examines incident rates of physical assault and sexual harassment in the workplace, based on 11,940 recent interviews in 22 countries (comprising 75% of the world’s GDP). The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking the link to the right.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
New York, NY, and Toronto, ON - Financial services organizations the world over are continuing to receive high satisfaction scores from their customers, but at the same time, they are having continued difficulty creating differentiation and building affinity with their customer base. These findings are based on new data from Ipsos Loyalty’s global loyalty norms database.
Friday, August 06, 2010
Washington, DC- A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: Taking a Break”, is based on 12,691 recent interviews in 24 countries comprising 75% of the world’s GDP, and breaks down which employees are more inclined (and which ones are more reluctant) to use all of their company allotted vacation time. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking on the link to the right.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Washington, DC- A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: Proper Attire in the Workplace”, is based on 12,691 recent interviews in 24 countries comprising 75% of the world’s GDP. This report explores what type of attire people around the world are wearing to work, what is considered acceptable (and unacceptable) in the workplace, and whether business attire really does make an individual more productive. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking on the link to the right.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Washington, DC – A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— one of the world’s largest market and opinion research companies.
The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: The Economic Pulse of the World”, is based on 18,594 recent interviews in 24 countries comprising 75% of the world’s GDP.
The Economic Pulse of the World Advisory report provides an illustrated analysis of citizens’ assessment of the current state of their country’s economy. The full report is free of charge and may be downloaded by clicking on the link to the right.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Johannesburg, South Africa— With the 2010 FIFA World Cup just underway, a new Reuters news poll conducted by Ipsos indicates that only 4 in 10 (37%) avid soccer* fans think the way in which the qualification structure is formatted is fair to all potential participating countries, and 2/3rds (65%) of fans say world cup event so expensive the ordinary soccer supporter can no longer participate.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Johannesburg, South Africa— With the 2010 FIFA World Cup getting underway today, a new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos indicates that most avid soccer* fans around the world expect that of the 32 competing international teams it will be Brazil that will come out on top.
Monday, June 07, 2010
Vancouver, BC— According to an Ipsos survey of more than 24,000 Internet users in 23 countries provided exclusively to Canada.com, the majority (68%) of adults with access to the Internet indicate they spend more time during the week on the Internet than watching TV, suggesting that television is slowly losing its grip as the world’s most dominant medium.
Monday, May 31, 2010
London, UK—The Ipsos Social Research Institute today released a major report which measures how satisfied or dissatisfied residents in 23 countries around the world are with their local area as a place to live and what top three priorities each want for improving their communities.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Washington, DC— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today indicates that half (52%) of adults surveyed in 22 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) would find it difficult if a member of their family became very ill (very 13%/somewhat 39%) for them to get quality, affordable health care services compared to the other half (48%) who believe it would be easy (very 9%/somewhat 39%) to do so.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
New York, NY— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today indicates that one in five (20%) of presumably human adults surveyed in 22 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) say they believe that alien beings have come down to earth and walk amongst us in our communities disguised as "us".
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
New York, NY – Consumers from around the world feel strongly that store brands are the same as, or better than, national brands at providing a variety of benefits. This is the latest finding from a study conducted by Ipsos Marketing, Consumer Goods.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
New York, NY— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today indicates that four in ten (37%) adults surveyed in 22 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) have been to children's sports events and witnessed parents become verbally or physically abusive towards the coaches or officials. Two thirds (63%) indicate they have not witnessed this kind of abusive behaviour.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Calgary, AB – One fact remains true: Internet gambling is for the most part, illegal in both the United States and Canada. But public thinking, awareness, and interest in the activity do not necessarily reflect that. A recent Ipsos Reid survey conducted online with American and Canadian respondents as part of a joint U.S./Canada lottery study found that, when compared to two years ago, fewer people in both countries are aware that Internet gambling is illegal and more would be willing to see it permitted as long as it were regulated.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
New York, NY— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today on International Women’s Day indicates that three quarters (74%) of adults surveyed in 23 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) don’t agree with the statement that “a woman’s place is in the home”. In the alternate, the survey of over 24,000 adults—1000+ respondents per country—shows that 26% agree with the statement.
Friday, March 05, 2010
New York, NY— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today just prior to the 82nd Annual Academy Awards where the legendary “Oscar’s” will be handed out indicates that 42% of adults surveyed in 23 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) agree with the statement that "movies and films are my escape from the real world—I watch as many as I can as often as I can.” In the alternate, the survey of over 24,000 adults—1000+ respondents per country—shows that 58% disagree with the statement.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
New York, NY— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today indicates that two thirds (65%) of adults surveyed in 23 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) agree that money is more important to them nowadays than previously. However, six in 10 (57%) disagree that money is the best sign of a person’s success.
Comparably, the survey of over 24,000 adults—1000+ respondents per country—shows that 35% of adults surveyed in the 23 countries don't agree that money is more important to them nowadays than previously and 43% believe that money is the best sign of a person's success.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
NEW YORK— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today indicates that of 23 countries measured--representing 75% of the worlds GDP-- 17 (or 74%) of them had citizens who assessed their country's current economic situation as "good". This compares with just eight of the same 23 countries (or 35%) where citizens assessed their country's economic situation as "good" back in April/May, 2009. This is the first sign in global collective public opinion that the economic havoc caused by the world recession in the latter part of 2008 and throughout most of 2009 may have begun turning the corner as citizens see and feel their own country’s economy improving.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Toronto, Canada— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today indicates that if given a choice, one in five (21%) adults surveyed in 23 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) would rather spend the day with a pet than with their spouse or partner. Alternatively, 79% indicate of adults surveyed disagreed -- choosing to spend the day with their spouse or partner instead of a pet.
Monday, January 25, 2010
NEW YORK— A new Reuters News poll conducted by Ipsos and released today indicates that only 35% of adults surveyed in 23 countries (representing 75% of the worlds GDP) believe their own government and business leaders are taking the right steps and pace to prevent global climate change.
Monday, January 11, 2010
New York, NY – Not only did the Great Recession of 2009 make global news, it also inspired marketers to read up on how they can work their way through the challenges and aftermath of such an economic turmoil. The January 2010 issue of Ipsos Ideas, a monthly online magazine for marketers and market researchers published by Ipsos North America, features a review of the most read articles in 2009. And the trend clearly shows that marketing professionals across North America are interested in understanding how the Great Recession has changed the market and what best practices and ideas can help them adapt, innovate, and grow in a weak economy.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
New York, NY – As the global recession lingers and consumers continue to reign back spending – advertisers continue to look for ways to ensure that their brand communications resonate and ultimately deliver. With the stakes higher than ever, Ipsos ASI announces the launch of Next*Connect, the company’s latest advertising research solution. Next*Connect is a sophisticated interactive research tool that digs for deeper insight into the effectiveness of client advertising creative. It achieves this by measuring and testing communications across all areas of the advertising spectrum—from emerging digital media to more traditional forms.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Calgary, AB – Americans like football, MySpace, and text messaging. Canadians like hockey, Facebook, and playing the lottery. And both just can’t get enough of the Internet. These are some of the findings from an Ipsos study that investigated the behaviors, lifestyles and habits of American and Canadian young adults ages 18-34, the emerging market of young consumers.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Calgary, AB – When looking at the values and lifestyles of North American young adults ages 18-34, there is a clear line of division: the U.S.-Canada border. According to the latest study from Ipsos, there are marked differences between American and Canadian young adults when it comes to lifestyle decisions and values.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
New York, NY - Value is a top priority when purchasing consumer packaged goods products, according to findings from a study conducted by Ipsos Marketing, Consumer Goods. When asked what thoughts crossed their minds when making decisions to purchase food, household and personal products on their most recent grocery shopping trip, almost two-thirds (64%) of global consumers indicated value for the money.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Toronto, Canada — A new global poll issued today by Ipsos Reid for Complaints Are Us Inc. indicates that four in ten (38%) people surveyed in 23 nations have complained about a product or service in the past year.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
New York, NY - A recent study conducted by Ipsos Marketing, Consumer Goods shows that while global consumers do not find the consumer packaged goods sector to be particularly innovative, there is high demand for new food, household and personal products in the market.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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Thursday, June 04, 2009
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Hamburg, Germany - Ipsos Marketing’s PERCEPTORPlus brand research tool received the prestigious Innovation Award from the German Association of Researchers (BVM), beating 16 competitors in the process.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Washington, DC—A major analysis of world public opinion was released today by Ipsos— the worlds third largest market and opinion research company—on the eve of the April 2, 2009 G-20 meeting in London, England.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Paris, France - Jean-Marc Lech and Didier Truchot, Co-Presidents of Ipsos, announce today the adhesion of Ipsos to the United Nations Global Compact initiative.
Monday, January 19, 2009
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Washington, DC—The Ipsos Public Affairs polling team aced the actual popular vote outcome of the historic US Presidential election with their last poll of the campaign collected October 30 to November 2, 2008 and released on November 3, 2008.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
New York, NY – Ipsos will share some powerful market research insights at the upcoming 2008 ESOMAR Congress. Representatives and sector experts from the leading market research company will headline three presentations at this year’s Congress.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Washington, DC – A new global Ipsos poll of the world’s most engaged citizens across 22 countries, conducted for Al Jazeera English Network, finds that most citizens appear to be tuned in to the race for the U.S. Presidency, with a majority of global citizens being ‘aware’ of the three major contenders for the presidency: Hillary Clinton (92%), Barack Obama (82%) and John McCain (62%).
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Toronto, Washington, London - As 2008 dawns across the world, a majority of the world’s most engaged citizens is letting it be known that large companies have too much influence on the decisions of their government and they want a more aggressive crack down on the activities and influence of national and multinational corporations, a new survey reports today.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Toronto, ON – It appears that most Canadians are remaining calm during the recent bouts of market volatility, with the results of a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of RBC revealing that a majority (60%) of RRSP investors are not worried about the impact of market fluctuations on the value of their RRSPs. But among those four in ten (40%) who are concerned, the majority (54%) have not made any changes to their investments to address their concerns.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Toronto, ON – According to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of World Vision in seven different countries – United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Japan – Canadians appear to be the most compassionate towards people affected by HIV and AIDS when compared to individuals in the other six countries.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Paris, France – Ipsos announces today two new senior appointments: that of Global HR Executive Vice President and a Global CEO for Ipsos Loyalty.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Toronto, ON – According to the fourth instalment of the 14th Annual RBC Homeownership Survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid, there is increased momentum in downsizing with 33% of potential homebuyers looking for a smaller home (versus 20% in 2006). This trend appears to be a result of the aging population and/or the Boomer movement: 37% of those 55+ are looking for a smaller home and 15% of this same group is considering a condo (compared to 10% overall).
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
New York/Toronto/London – In a new book, Gimme! The Human Nature of Successful Marketing, business and advertising research veteran John Hallward explores our evolutionary traits to help marketers, brand managers, public relations professionals, advertising executives, and even politicians better tap into primary human motivations for greater success.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Paris, France – Ipsos' revenues for the first nine months of 2006 came to 613.2 million euros, a 24.9% increase on the same period a year later.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Paris, France - In the first half of 2006, Ipsos generated revenues of 407.7 million euros, an increase of 26.7%. This strong growth can be attributed to three positive factors:
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Paris, France — Ipsos explores the evolution of customer satisfaction and retention models, and the misperceptions that have accumulated along the way, in the latest issue of Ipsos Ideas, entitled “Loyalty: Myths and Realities about Desire.”