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Senior Account Executive, Wally Balden, Joins InsightsNow

June 8, 2011 - Corvallis, Oregon – InsightsNow has hired industry expert, Wally Balden, who brings over 30 years of executive research experience to InsightsNow and their clients.  Wally will manage and strengthen client relationships to help fulfill their innovation, product marketing and strategic planning needs.

“We’re excited to add such an experienced and recognized thought leader to our InsightsNow team,” said Norm Galvin, Executive Vice President of InsightsNow. “Wally’s experience on the client and supplier side of the research process makes him a perfect fit for our clients and for us.”

Wally invested the first 20+ years of his career in Consumer Packaged Goods research, working at Ralston Purina, Seven-Up, Sara Lee and McCormick Spices.  He has also worked on the supplier side at both Maritz Research and Synovate, and has experience as an end-user of research in various product management and marketing positions. In each of these roles he was involved in the creation, development and launch of new products and new product research. Additionally, he is a recognized authority for online data collection methods and data quality. He has been a frequent speaker on these topics at research events around the globe. His last two years have been dedicated to one of the hottest topics in research - social media and how it can be employed in the research process. Wally holds a Masters of Business Administration – Marketing from St. Louis University and a Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration from the University of Missouri.

About InsightsNow, Inc.
InsightsNow is the leading research company for product innovation and development, serving global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies.  Founded in 2003, by David Lundahl, PhD, InsightsNow is grounded in the science of consumer behavior, innovative research approaches, and technology.

Our clients experience greater flexibility in terms of speed and real-time access to results while being able to maximize their insights and minimize their costs.  This is achieved through our broad portfolio of quantitative and qualitative hybrid techniques, advanced research analytics and reporting technologies.  Our dedication to innovation, growth and rapid delivery has resulted in a 95% client recommendation rate.  Visit our website at www.InsightsNow.com for more information about our products and solutions.