UK? Chime Communications? ?best results ever? have been marred by the performance of the group?s research division, which includes agencies Opinion Leader, Brand Democracy, and Facts International.

UK? Norbert Wirth has been appointed global innovation manager of GfK?s custom research business.

VIETNAM? Millward Brown is to open a new office in Vietnam in the second half of this year.

UK? Newly launched agency Andrew Irving Market Research is to change its name, following a request from the parent company of Irving?s old firm, Andrew Irving Associates.

UK? Opinium Research is to conduct voting intention polls for the Daily Express newspaper in the run up to the 2010 general election.