MarketCast
American company
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MarketCast is an American company specializing in fandom,[1] market research and data analytics.[2] Based in Los Angeles,[3] it was founded in 1987 and is a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company.[4] It offers research and data science[5] to companies ranging from Hollywood studios through streaming media services, video game publishers and lifestyle businesses to sports leagues.[6] It has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, London, Pune and Reading.
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| Company type | Portfolio company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fandom |
| Founded | 1987, Los Angeles |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Batter (CEO), Henry Shapiro (Chairman) |
| Owner | Kohlberg & Company |
Number of employees | 700 |
| Website | https://marketcast.com/ |
MarketCast has been described as the "leading provider of iterative testing and benchmarking services that underpin the development of worldwide marketing campaigns."[7]
History
MarketCast was founded by Joseph Helfgot when he presented positioning studies to Orion Pictures to help its marketing team with Dances with Wolves and The Silence Of The Lambs.[8] It had been acquired by Reed Business Information in 2000[9] and was then sold to Shamrock Holdings in 2012.[10] In 2016, it was bought from RLJ Equity Partners and State Street Global Advisors.[8] In August 2015 MarketCast acquired the Insight Strategy Group.[11] In August 2017, MarketCast acquired Fizziology, a data analytics company based in Indianapolis,[12] and in 2018 it bought Turnkey Intelligence, a sports research firm.[13] As a result of these four acquisitions MarketCast began to operates through four consumer insights branches.[4] In September 2020 it acquired data science company Deductive.[14] In March 2022, MarketCast acquired the New York-headquartered company, Phoenix Marketing International - a research and analytics provider specialising in advertising measurement.[15]