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* NOP World US
www.nopworld.com
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NOP World US, based in New York, comprises the American operations of NOP World, the market research division of United Business Media plc in London, a public company.
Simon Chadwick is CEO of NOP World, and William "Jay" Wilson is executive chairman of NOP World US.
U.S. revenues in 2001 for NOP World US were $206.6 million, up 1.7% over 2000. In '01, 78% of total revenues, or $17.5 million, was from work conducted outside the United States. NOP World revenues worldwide in '01 were $280.1 million and United Business Media revenues were $1.3 billion.
NOP World US includes the following units:
* RoperASW (www.roperasw.com) was formed in 2001 through the merger of Roper Starch Worldwide, acquired by NOP World in September '01, and Audits & Surveys Worldwide. RoperASW is one of the world's leading full-service marketing research companies, offering custom and syndicated intelligence to corporations, government agencies and nonprofits in the United States.
The company's services include consumer trends (Roper Reports and Roper Reports Worldwide), brand strategy (Roper Brand Architect), customer...