Ipsos
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[[Ipsos]] [[S.A. (corporation)|S.A.]] is a global [[customer survey|survey]]-based [[market research]] company headquartered in [[Paris, France]]. The company was founded in [[1975]] and has been publicly traded on the [[Paris Stock Exchange]] since [[July 1]], [[1999]]. Since [[1990]], the company has created or acquired more than 40 companies worldwide.
==Business specialization==
Ipsos has organized its business into five areas of specialization: [[advertising]] research, [[marketing research]], media research, opinion polls and social research; and quality and customer relationship management research.
==Financial Performance==
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Ipsos’ consolidated revenues totalled €718 million in [[2005]], up 18.8 percent on [[2004]], with an organic growth rate of 8.6 percent. In 2005, Ipsos derived 46% of its revenue from [[Europe]], 34% from [[North America]] and 10% from [[Latin America]]. Lastly, the [[Asia-Pacific]] region and the [[Middle East]] together accounted for 10% of revenues.<ref>Ispos Annual Report 2005</ref>
===Top 10 of the Market Research Sector 2006===
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! Rank !! Company !! Sales in 2006<br> (million [[USD]]) !! Growth in %
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|1||[[Nielsen Company]]||3,696.0||2.6
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|2||[[IMS Health Inc.]]||1,958.6||8.9
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|3||[[Taylor Nelson Sofres]]||1,851.1||2.5
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|4||[[Kantar Group]]||1,401.4||4.1
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|5||[[GfK AG]]||1,397.3||5.4
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|6||[[Ipsos]]||1,077.0||6.5
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|7||[[Synovate]]||739.6||9.5
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|8||[[IRI]]||665.0||6.6
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|9||[[Westat]]||425.8||0.8
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|10||[[Arbitron]]||329.3||5.9
|}
==Subsidiaries==
*[[Ipsos MORI]]
*[[Ipsos-Reid]]
*[[Ipsos Public Affairs]]
*[[Ipsos ASI]]
*[[Ipsos-Insight]]
*[[Ipsos-Interactive Services]]
*[[Ipsos-UU]]
*[[Ipsos-Novaction]]
*[[Ipsos-Vantis]]
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ipsos.com Ipsos website]
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[[Category:Marketing research companies]]
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