MarketResearch.com, Inc. acquires MindBranch, Inc.MarketResearch.com, Inc. (Rockville, MD), a provider of market research reports and services, has acquired MindBranch, Inc. (North Adams North Adams, city (1990 pop. 16,797), Berkshire co., NW Mass., in the Berkshire Hills, on the Hoosic River near the Vt. border; settled c.1737, set off from Adams and inc. 1878. It is located in a summer resort and winter ski area. , MA), its chief competitor in the market research report aggregation space. No terms were given. Established in 1992, MindBranch is a provider of targeted market research covering over 130 sectors. The company has a catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of over 50,000 market research reports, company profiles, newsletters, and subscription services produced by more than 400 top publishers and consultancies, including Frost & Sullivan, IDC, Dun & Bradstreet, the Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. , Wintergreen wintergreen or checkerberry, low evergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to sandy and acid woods (usually of evergreens) of E North America and frequently cultivated. Research and the Economist Group. The acquisition includes MindBranch's US operations and a majority ownership of MindBranch Asia-Pacific (Seoul, South Korea). "This is a huge strategic step for us," said Rob Granader, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MarketResearch.com. "We're getting talented people and a quality service." Granader said the deal "will help us to dramatically expand and improve our offering for both of our key customer groups: our publishers and our research purchasers. Our publishers benefit from a greatly expanded sales and distribution network in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, and Asia. Our research buyers will quickly benefit from a significantly expanded portfolio of research publishers and a larger worldwide presence." The combined company represents a 40% increase in research content for MarketResearch.com. That company was founded in June 1998 by Granader and is a provider of global business intelligence on markets, industries, and companies. In addition to hosting reports from over 370 publishers, MarketResearch.com also has three publishing divisions: Packaged Facts, Kalorama Information, and Specialists in Business Information. |
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