MarketResearch.com Acquires Thomson Business Intelligence (TBI) Market Research (Profound®) service

May 07, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Rockville, MD, May 2007— MarketResearch.com, the leading source for market research information and services, further broadened its product and service offerings today by acquiring the Thomson Business Intelligence (TBI) Market Research (Profound®) service.

The acquisition expands MarketResearch.com’s international reach with additional content and sales presence in Europe and North America. Profound provides a closed-platform, market research service that complements MarketResearch.com’s open-format, web-based service.

“Bringing Profound into the MarketResearch.com family will allow the combined services to realize their full potential as the world’s largest provider of syndicated market research,” said Rob Granader, CEO and Chairman of MarketResearch.com. “Business professionals can now find exactly the information they’re looking for through advanced, proprietary searching tools or expert, unbiased research assistance from industry specialists.”

“At the same time,” Granader added, “market research publishers around the world will benefit from greater international exposure and increased revenue.”

MarketResearch.com boasts the most comprehensive collection of continuously updated market intelligence. It has established itself within the market research community as the frontrunner in offering business professionals industry-specific insights on publishers and the types of market research that will best meet their needs.

Profound has built its reputation as a premium market research procurement service for business professionals. The service is recognized for its advanced search capabilities, including a comprehensive taxonomy of companies and industries.

About MarketResearch.com

Established in 2001 as a centralized web-based distributor of market intelligence, MarketResearch.com is the leading provider of global market intelligence products and services. With over 130,000 research reports from more than 560 top consulting and advisory firms, MarketResearch.com offers instant online access to the world’s most extensive database of expert insights on global industries, companies, products, and trends. MarketResearch.com’s subsidiaries include MindBranch.com and market research publishers: Packaged Facts, Kalorama Information, and SBI. For more information, call Tom Ehart at 240-747-3014 or visit www.MarketResearch.com