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Nielsen NeuroFocus company history timeline

2007

Under the new ownership, Nielsen bought the remaining shares of the company in 2007.In the same year, Nielsen acquired Telephia, which measures mobile media, and Bilesim Medya, a Turkish advertising intelligence firm.

In the same year, the group hired David L. Calhoun, formerly of General Electric, as CEO. He renamed VNU as The Nielsen Company in 2007.

2008

In 2008, the company acquired IAG Research which measures viewer engagement with TV commercials.

In 2008, the firm bought a minority interest in NeuroFocus, a Berkeley-based firm that was one of the most prominent players in the neuromarketing space.

2010

In June 2010 Nielsen paired with McKinsey & Company to create the social media consulting company NM Incite.

2012

In February 2012, Nielsen launched The Demand Institute in collaboration with The Conference Board.

2013

On June 17, 2013 Nielsen announced that Onex Corp (TSX: OCX) had completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions for $950 million in cash consideration.

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Founded
2006
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A. K. Pradeep,Caroline Winnett
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