Aegis research firm Synovate, full-service agency Nunwood Consulting, qualitative research company Flamingo International and the BMRB are all shortlisted for the Best Agency award.
Multimedia research agency Acritas, Leeds-based research firm Brahm and the BMRB made the shortlist for the People Management award.
Intrepid, which recently won three gongs at the Marketing Research awards, Spring Research and retail, leisure and tourism research agency Vision One are up for the Award for Innovation.
Global research firm TNS, market and social research agency PH Research and BMRB are shortlisted for the Quality and Service Excellence award.
The annual awards aim to celebrate the best in market research practice.
The winners will be announced at the MRS Research Excellence & Effectiveness Awards on October 25 at The Park Lane Hotel in London.
The awards are sponsored by RP Cushing, MQA, Pulse Train and Willott Kingston Smith, with Vox Pops International signed up as the main, headline sponsor.
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