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MRI and Media Behavior Institute Partner On New Consumer-Centric, Multimedia Measurement Offering
March 1, 2010 - Mediamark Research & Intelligence (MRI), a member of the GfK Group, and the Media Behavior Institute (MBI) today announced a strategic partnership with the goal of jointly launching a syndicated, consumer-centric, multimedia database that could transform the way media is planned, bought and sold. more >>GfK Group exceeds target margin with successful fourth quarter of 2009
February 25, 2010 – With a pleasing performance in the fourth quarter of 2009, GfK continued the positive trend of the two preceding quarters. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Group recorded a revival in operating business overall. more >>Crop Protection and Animal Health Market Research Leader dmrkynetec Announces Full Integration Into GfK Global Network, Operating as GfK Kynetec
January 18, 2010 - dmrkynetec, the global leader in market research for the crop protection, biotechnology and animal health industries, announced today it will operate as GfK Kynetec following the company’s acquisition by the GfK Group, the world’s fourth-largest market research organization. The company had been partially owned by GfK since July 2008. more >>Tinsel angels fulfilling Christmas wishes
December 23, 2009 – At a small Christmas party, GfK’s CFO and Human Resources Director Pamela Knapp presented a check for EUR 8,000 to the Reutersbrunnenstraße city children and young person’s home. In addition, representatives of Straßenkreuzer e.V. and Tierheim Feucht each received a check for EUR 5,000. This brings the total donated to charitable causes in the course of GfK’s Christmas campaign to EUR 18,000. more >>GfK Group continues upward trend of second quarter and confirms outlook for the full year
November 16, 2009 – In a persistently difficult market environment, the GfK Group built on the positive trend of continually increasing income. In the third quarter of 2009, GfK stabilized sales and exceeded the income and margin figures of the same quarter in the prior year. Cash flow from operating activity soared to almost EUR 100 million. On the basis of the satisfactory trend, the Management Board confirms the forecast for the year. more >>