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QuestBack Turns Social Conversations into Structured Dialogue with Listen & Act Solution

by QuestBack

QuestBack Turns Social Conversations into Structured Dialogue with Listen & Act SolutionFirst of its kind solution integrates with existing CRM systems enabling a holistic customer engagement and feedback management program. Read Press Release »

 
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CMI Partners with Toluna for Online Communities

by CMI

CMI has partnered with Toluna, a leading independent online panel and survey technology provider, to provide online community and panel solutions to CMI’s clients worldwide. Read Press Release »

 
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Revelation Adds New Languages to Revelation Project - Polish, Dutch, Swedish languages now available

by Revelation

Revelation Adds New Languages to Revelation Project - Polish, Dutch, Swedish languages now availableRevelation, a leading provider of online and mobile qualitative research applications, today announced the addition of three new languages to its flagship product, Revelation Project. Read Press Release »

 
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Kinesis Introduces the Next Generation of MROC Portals, Support for the Latest Touchscreen Devices

by Kinesis Survey Technologies LLC

Kinesis Introduces the Next Generation of MROC Portals, Support for the Latest Touchscreen DevicesKinesis today announced the release of a new version of Kinesis Community™ that enables easy one-click deployment and full support for the latest generation touchscreen mobile devices. Read Press Release »

 
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Leading Industry Analyst Firm Names QuestBack as Niche Player in 2012 Social CRM Magic Quadrant

by QuestBack

Leading Industry Analyst Firm Names QuestBack as Niche Player in 2012 Social CRM Magic QuadrantQuestBack, a global leader in enterprise feedback management (EFM) and social customer relationship management (CRM), today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Niche player in the 2012 Magic Quadrant for Social CRM, 2012. Read Press Release »

 
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Kinesis Showcases Industry’s Most Powerful Panel Query Capabilities, Panelist Engagement Options, and More

by Kinesis Survey Technologies LLC

Kinesis Showcases Industry’s Most Powerful Panel Query Capabilities, Panelist Engagement Options, and MoreKinesis Panel 4.0 Delivers More Flexibility and Productivity for Research Panel Management Read Press Release »

 
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Civicom will Speak at the Corporate Research Conference 2012 in Dallas

by Civicom, Inc.

Civicom will Speak at the Corporate Research Conference 2012 in DallasMarketing Research Services Global Leader Civicom is speaking at the Corporate Researchers Conference in Dallas Sept 19-21, to share their expertise on how to use Pinterest for marketing research. Read Press Release »