GeoPoll, leading worldwide mobile survey platform, and Kantar Media, global leader in media and marketing insights get allied to jointly launch a new product, Kantar-GeoPoll Media Measurement (KGMM).
KGMM is currently available in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The service runs off of GeoPoll’s multi-modal survey platform, which sends surveys to a database of 200 million users via SMS, voice, and mobile web.
GeoPoll released its media measurement service in June 2014, becoming the largest provider of overnight audience data for TV, radio, and print in Africa. In the past year, GeoPoll has built on its flagship product by adding tools for media planning and post-campaign evaluation, allowing brands and agencies to assess the performance of their advertisements in almost real-time. The joint product with Kantar Media will refine the mobile data methodology that GeoPoll has used to collect daily audience data.
This product builds on GeoPoll’s existing media measurement service, adding Kantar Media’s research expertise and technology tools to GeoPoll’s mobile data collection methods.
The KGMM announcement comes on the heels of another strategical alliance between GeoPoll, Kantar Media, and TNS Global, as well for the launch of another mobile research product with plans for additional joint offerings in the coming months.
“We are very pleased to partner on Kantar-GeoPoll Media Measurement. GeoPoll’s method of collecting audience data through mobile surveys, which do not require a data connection, is a big step forward for audience research in a diverse continent such as Africa. With Kantar Media’s vast experience in research methodology, we believe this new product will change the media planning landscape in Africa,” said Jennie Beck, Global Director, Kantar Media.
James Eberhard, CEO of GeoPoll, added “Over the past year, clients have used GeoPoll’s media data to view audience shifts in real-time, assess the performance of their advertisements, and monitor viewership of one-off events including the World Cup. KGMM will further disrupt the marketplace by bringing a reliable, real-time solution to audience measurement that has been vetted by researchers at both GeoPoll and Kantar Media. We look forward to adding extra capabilities to the product and expanding into additional countries in the coming years.”
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