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Confirmit
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Foresta, Inc.
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confirmit.com
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Private
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1999
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Confirmit, operating as Forsta under Informa TechTarget, provides an AI-powered human experience platform for enterprise CX, EX, brand, and market research programs. The platform supports 2,500 brands across 12 verticals including retail, insurance, financial services, and technology.

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Confirmit, operating as Forsta under Informa TechTarget, provides an AI-powered human experience platform for enterprise CX, EX, brand, and market research programs. The platform supports 2,500 brands across 12 verticals including retail, insurance, financial services, and technology.

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Operating
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251–500
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HeadquartersNew York, United States
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New York
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
customer experience software, employee experience platform, market research software, survey management software, voice of customer
Industry1 code
1Brand Experience (BX) & Service Design
CodeBPAFAEAIPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services54151
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Prepackaged Software7372
Product category
Customer Experience & Research Technology Software
GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Enterprise Software Subscriptions
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

The company provides an AI-powered HX platform to enterprise customers across multiple industries. Revenue is generated through platform subscriptions, consulting services, and strategic insights engagements.

forsta.com
2Professional Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

In-house delivery, support, and success teams provide consulting services including onboarding and training, participant management, and technical assistance.

forsta.com
Marketing channels6 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Brand1 of 4 records shown
1Forsta Plus
Description

Premium research and experience management platform with advanced analytics capabilities

forsta.com
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Core offering1 text field

Confirmit provides software that enables organizations to conduct customer feedback, employee feedback, and market research programs via an AI-powered Human Experience (HX) platform. The platform unifies customer experience, brand experience, employee experience, and market research modules with agentic AI-driven analysis, supported by in-house consulting, onboarding, training, and technical assistance services.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • 99.6% predictive accuracy with agentic AI
+2 more records
Product overview1 text field

Foresta is a Customer Experience and Research Technology company offering a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core HX Platform serves as the central AI-powered hub that connects all experience data. The platform is augmented by specialized modules for Customer Experience, Brand Experience, Employee Experience, and Market Research, each with multiple sub-products. The ecosystem also includes complementary sub-brands such as Research HX, InMoment, ReviewTrackers, and Rio SEO. Foresta AI powers the entire ecosystem with Agentic AI capabilities, enabling 99.6% predictive accuracy and reducing analysis time by 75%. The company serves over 2,500 brands across 12 industries including retail, insurance, financial services, technology, restaurants, hotels, automotive, entertainment, travel, and utilities.

Product and service10 records
1HX Platform
CategoryExperience Management Platform
Description

AI-powered Human Experience platform that connects all types of customer, employee, brand, and market research data into a single environment for enterprise experience programs.

2Forsta AI
CategoryAI Analytics Module
Description

AI capability layer on the HX Platform featuring agentic AI for research assistance, predictive behavior modeling, and generative AI summaries and recommendations for experience data.

3Customer Experience
CategoryCustomer Experience Solution
Description

Customer experience module offering Voice of Customer, Omnichannel Analytics, digital focus groups, crowdsourcing, digital feedback, and contact center insights to help enterprises win, delight, and retain customers.

4Brand Experience
CategoryBrand Experience Solution
Description

Brand experience module covering reputation management, listings management, review publishing and requesting, local pages, social media management, competitive insights, and search insights.

5Employee Experience
CategoryEmployee Experience Solution
Description

Employee experience module for employee engagement, 360 and 180 assessments, employee pulse surveys, employee lifecycle tracking, and employee crowdsourcing.

6Market Research
CategoryMarket Research Solution
Description

Comprehensive market research module with advanced data collection, digital diaries, data visualization, multi-mode research, online and in-person focus groups, panel management, and online communities.

7Consulting Services
CategoryProfessional Services
Description

Strategic consulting services covering onboarding, training, participant management, and technical assistance to help enterprise clients operationalize insights from the HX platform.

8Data Science Services
CategoryProfessional Services
Description

Expert data science services that analyze enterprise experience data and extract meaningful, actionable insights on behalf of clients.

9Forsta Plus
CategoryPremium Platform Tier
Description

Premium tier offering within the broader platform ecosystem providing advanced analytics capabilities.

10Research HX
CategoryResearch Platform
Description

Research-focused human experience platform providing dedicated market research technology infrastructure, linked to the FocusVision brand.

Scale indicator4 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership3 partners
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

FocusVision provides research technology infrastructure. Forsta offers Research HX platform through home.focusvision.com and book.focusvision.com, indicating a close operational partnership for market research solutions.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

InMoment is a related experience management platform under the same corporate umbrella, accessible via identity.inmoment.com. Represents integrated experience management solutions.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Extended platform offering Forsta Plus as part of the company's product ecosystem, representing premium tier services.

Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Verint is a larger enterprise incumbent in customer engagement, workforce engagement, and voice-of-customer analytics. It overlaps with Forsta's contact center, EX, and CX analytics offerings as part of a broader portfolio.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Zendesk offers customer service and experience software broadly across SMB and enterprise. Its CX and employee experience capabilities compete with parts of Forsta's platform, especially in mid-market and customer support use cases.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Yext provides listings management, local SEO, and reviews management for multi-location brands. It overlaps with Rio SEO (owned by Forsta) and the broader Brand Experience module.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Reputation.com focuses on reputation management, listings, reviews, and social listening for multi-location enterprises. It is directly comparable to Forsta's Brand Experience module, particularly for retail, hospitality, and automotive customers.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Medallia is a direct competitor in enterprise CX and EX, with a strong focus on unstructured feedback analytics and frontline action. It competes head-to-head with Forsta's HX Platform in retail, financial services, and hospitality verticals.

TypeEmerging player
Description

SurveyMonkey (now including GetFeedback) offers survey-based CX and market research tooling, mostly to mid-market. It is a partial competitor to Forsta's CX and Market Research modules but lacks the same enterprise depth.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Qualtrics is the closest direct competitor, offering enterprise experience management (CX, EX, brand, product) on a unified AI-driven platform. It targets the same Fortune 500 buyer with similar subscription-based, sales-led GTM.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Sprinklr unifies customer experience, social, and brand experience management on a single AI platform. It overlaps directly with Forsta's CX, Brand Experience, and reputation management modules for enterprise customers.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Bazaarvoice focuses on consumer ratings, reviews, and user-generated content for retail and CPG brands. It overlaps with Forsta's review and brand experience capabilities but is narrower in scope.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Press Ganey is a leading patient and employee experience measurement platform, especially in healthcare. It is highly comparable to Forsta's Employee Experience and survey-driven CX offerings, and historically has been part of the same corporate family.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat6 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers6 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment11 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI capability7 records

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Type, Description, Source

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature8 records

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Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Subsidiaries5 records

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Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Confirmit

Customer Experience & Research Technology Softwareconfirmit.com

Confirmit, operating as Forsta under Informa TechTarget, provides an AI-powered human experience platform for enterprise CX, EX, brand, and market research programs. The platform supports 2,500 brands across 12 verticals including retail, insurance, financial services, and technology.

What Confirmit does

Confirmit, operating as Forsta under Informa TechTarget, provides an AI-powered human experience platform for enterprise CX, EX, brand, and market research programs. The platform supports 2,500 brands across 12 verticals including retail, insurance, financial services, and technology.

Confirmit firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Confirmit
Legal name
Foresta, Inc.
Website
https://confirmit.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1999
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
251–500 employees
Short description
Confirmit, operating as Forsta under Informa TechTarget, provides an AI-powered human experience platform for enterprise CX, EX, brand, and market research programs. The platform supports 2,500 brands across 12 verticals including retail, insurance, financial services, and technology.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Confirmit industry classification

Industry
Product category
Customer Experience & Research Technology Software
NAICS
Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)
SIC
Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
akta.pro primary industry
Brand Experience (BX) & Service Design (BPAFAEAI)

Keywords

  • Customer experience software
  • Employee experience platform
  • Market research software
  • Survey management software
  • Voice of customer

Where Confirmit is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
New York
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Confirmit business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Enterprise Software Subscriptions: The company provides an AI-powered HX platform to enterprise customers across multiple industries. Revenue is generated through platform subscriptions, consulting services, and strategic insights engagements.
  2. Professional Services: In-house delivery, support, and success teams provide consulting services including onboarding and training, participant management, and technical assistance.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Confirmit product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Confirmit provides software that enables organizations to conduct customer feedback, employee feedback, and market research programs via an AI-powered Human Experience (HX) platform. The platform unifies customer experience, brand experience, employee experience, and market research modules with agentic AI-driven analysis, supported by in-house consulting, onboarding, training, and technical assistance services.

Product overview

Foresta is a Customer Experience and Research Technology company offering a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core HX Platform serves as the central AI-powered hub that connects all experience data. The platform is augmented by specialized modules for Customer Experience, Brand Experience, Employee Experience, and Market Research, each with multiple sub-products. The ecosystem also includes complementary sub-brands such as Research HX, InMoment, ReviewTrackers, and Rio SEO. Foresta AI powers the entire ecosystem with Agentic AI capabilities, enabling 99.6% predictive accuracy and reducing analysis time by 75%. The company serves over 2,500 brands across 12 industries including retail, insurance, financial services, technology, restaurants, hotels, automotive, entertainment, travel, and utilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Forsta Plus: Premium research and experience management platform with advanced analytics capabilities
  • Research HX
  • Forsta AI
  • HX Platform

Products and services

  • HX Platform AI-powered Human Experience platform that connects all types of customer, employee, brand, and market research data into a single environment for enterprise experience programs.
  • Forsta AI AI capability layer on the HX Platform featuring agentic AI for research assistance, predictive behavior modeling, and generative AI summaries and recommendations for experience data.
  • Customer Experience Customer experience module offering Voice of Customer, Omnichannel Analytics, digital focus groups, crowdsourcing, digital feedback, and contact center insights to help enterprises win, delight, and retain customers.
  • Brand Experience Brand experience module covering reputation management, listings management, review publishing and requesting, local pages, social media management, competitive insights, and search insights.
  • Employee Experience Employee experience module for employee engagement, 360 and 180 assessments, employee pulse surveys, employee lifecycle tracking, and employee crowdsourcing.
  • Market Research Comprehensive market research module with advanced data collection, digital diaries, data visualization, multi-mode research, online and in-person focus groups, panel management, and online communities.
  • Consulting Services Strategic consulting services covering onboarding, training, participant management, and technical assistance to help enterprise clients operationalize insights from the HX platform.
  • Data Science Services Expert data science services that analyze enterprise experience data and extract meaningful, actionable insights on behalf of clients.
  • Forsta Plus Premium tier offering within the broader platform ecosystem providing advanced analytics capabilities.
  • Research HX Research-focused human experience platform providing dedicated market research technology infrastructure, linked to the FocusVision brand.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 99.6% predictive accuracy with agentic AI
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use Confirmit

Customer profile

Named customers6 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Confirmit technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Confirmit partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • FocusVision (Research HX)coreTechnology or IntegrationFocusVision provides research technology infrastructure. Forsta offers Research HX platform through home.focusvision.com and book.focusvision.com, indicating a close operational partnership for market research solutions.
  • InMomentcoreTechnology or IntegrationInMoment is a related experience management platform under the same corporate umbrella, accessible via identity.inmoment.com. Represents integrated experience management solutions.
  • Forsta PluscoreTechnology or IntegrationExtended platform offering Forsta Plus as part of the company's product ecosystem, representing premium tier services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Confirmit competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Verint: Verint is a larger enterprise incumbent in customer engagement, workforce engagement, and voice-of-customer analytics. It overlaps with Forsta's contact center, EX, and CX analytics offerings as part of a broader portfolio.
  • Zendesk: Zendesk offers customer service and experience software broadly across SMB and enterprise. Its CX and employee experience capabilities compete with parts of Forsta's platform, especially in mid-market and customer support use cases.

Direct peers

  • Yext: Yext provides listings management, local SEO, and reviews management for multi-location brands. It overlaps with Rio SEO (owned by Forsta) and the broader Brand Experience module.
  • Reputation.com: Reputation.com focuses on reputation management, listings, reviews, and social listening for multi-location enterprises. It is directly comparable to Forsta's Brand Experience module, particularly for retail, hospitality, and automotive customers.
  • Medallia: Medallia is a direct competitor in enterprise CX and EX, with a strong focus on unstructured feedback analytics and frontline action. It competes head-to-head with Forsta's HX Platform in retail, financial services, and hospitality verticals.
  • Qualtrics: Qualtrics is the closest direct competitor, offering enterprise experience management (CX, EX, brand, product) on a unified AI-driven platform. It targets the same Fortune 500 buyer with similar subscription-based, sales-led GTM.
  • Sprinklr: Sprinklr unifies customer experience, social, and brand experience management on a single AI platform. It overlaps directly with Forsta's CX, Brand Experience, and reputation management modules for enterprise customers.
  • Press Ganey: Press Ganey is a leading patient and employee experience measurement platform, especially in healthcare. It is highly comparable to Forsta's Employee Experience and survey-driven CX offerings, and historically has been part of the same corporate family.

Emerging players

  • SurveyMonkey: SurveyMonkey (now including GetFeedback) offers survey-based CX and market research tooling, mostly to mid-market. It is a partial competitor to Forsta's CX and Market Research modules but lacks the same enterprise depth.
  • Bazaarvoice: Bazaarvoice focuses on consumer ratings, reviews, and user-generated content for retail and CPG brands. It overlaps with Forsta's review and brand experience capabilities but is narrower in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Confirmit social profiles

Digital presence

Confirmit financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Confirmit leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Confirmit subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries5 records

Confirmit funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Confirmit M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Confirmit

What does Confirmit do?

Confirmit provides software that enables organizations to conduct customer feedback, employee feedback, and market research programs via an AI-powered Human Experience (HX) platform. The platform unifies customer experience, brand experience, employee experience, and market research modules with agentic AI-driven analysis, supported by in-house consulting, onboarding, training, and technical assistance services.

Is Confirmit a public or private company?

Confirmit is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Confirmit founded?

Confirmit was founded in 1999. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Confirmit based?

Confirmit is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

How does Confirmit make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Enterprise Software Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are professional Services.

Who are Confirmit's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Verint and Zendesk. Direct peers are Yext, Reputation.com, Medallia, Qualtrics, Sprinklr and Press Ganey. Emerging players are SurveyMonkey and Bazaarvoice.

Does Confirmit have an API?

No public API is recorded for Confirmit.

What industry is Confirmit in?

Confirmit's product category is Customer Experience & Research Technology Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAFAEAI, Brand Experience (BX) & Service Design. Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7372.

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openPR.comOnline Survey Tool Market to Get an Explosive Growth | Survey Monkey, Medallia, ConfirmitHTF Market Intelligence forecasts the global online survey tool market to grow at a 10% CAGR from 2025 to 2030. The report profiles major players including SurveyMonkey, Medallia, and Confirmit, and highlights drivers such as real-time feedback demand and remote work expansion.PR NewswireConfirmit Named as a Strong Performer in Customer Feedback Management Report by Independent Research FirmConfirmit has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave Customer Feedback Management Platforms Q2 2021 evaluation, a recognition that comes shortly after Confirmit merged with FocusVision to form Forsta, a new brand the companies describe as the world's leading Experience and Research Technology company. The evaluation was conducted prior to the merger, and Forsta executives stated they believe they will exceed the Wave findings as a combined entity. The company positions this recognition as validation of its end-to-end solution capabilities for clients seeking to derive actionable business insights from customer data.PR NewswireExecutive Leadership Team Finalized at Confirmit and FocusVisionConfirmit and FocusVision, two research technology companies that recently merged, have finalized their Executive Leadership Team with three key appointments: Henry Harbury as Chief Product Officer, Torbjörn Andersson as Managing Director of the Quantitative Business, and Peter Myklebust as Chief Technology Officer. The newly combined leadership team, now complete under CEO Kyle Ferguson, is described as already in action to create a world-class business. The merger positions the combined entity to reinvent the global insights industry by integrating Confirmit's experience solutions with FocusVision's survey and qualitative research platforms.PR NewswireConfirmit Named CUSTOMER Magazine Product of the Year Award Winner for Fifth Consecutive YearConfirmit has been named a 2021 CUSTOMER Product of the Year Award winner by TMC for its Digital Feedback solution, marking the fifth consecutive year the company has received this recognition. The award highlights Confirmit's continued leadership in the market research, customer experience, and employee engagement solutions space. The company, which recently merged with FocusVision, stated it is now poised to reshape the global insights industry with its expanded portfolio of innovative solutions.PR NewswireConfirmit and FocusVision complete transaction to mergeConfirmit and FocusVision have successfully completed their merger transaction, closing the deal in Q1 2021 ahead of schedule. Kyle Ferguson has been appointed CEO of the combined business, with Chris Nagy serving as President and CFO, and full integration begins immediately with both brands initially remaining in place. The merged entity plans to launch a new unified brand, strategy, and vision in Q2, positioning itself as a comprehensive platform for qualitative, quantitative, and Voice of Customer/Employee research.PR NewswireConfirmit Named a 2020 Tech Culture Award Recipient by TMCnetConfirmit has been named a recipient of the 2020 Tech Culture Awards by TMCnet, recognizing the company's approach to employee support and culture during the COVID-19 pandemic. The award highlights Confirmit's initiatives including flexible remote work options, employee resource groups focused on mental health and equality, and remote social activities. Confirmit provides market research, customer experience, and employee engagement solutions to insights professionals globally.PR NewswireConfirmit Names Noel Hamill as New CMOConfirmit has announced the appointment of Noel Hamill as Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately, to lead its global marketing strategy. The appointment comes at a pivotal moment for the company, which was acquired by private equity firm Verdane in 2020 and is currently pursuing a merger with customer insights provider FocusVision, pending regulatory approval expected in Q2 2021. Hamill joins from health tech company Prevayl and previously served as CMO at Ladbrokes Coral.PR NewswireEQT and Verdane announce intention to merge FocusVision and ConfirmitPrivate equity firms EQT and Verdane have announced their intention to merge their respective portfolio companies, FocusVision and Confirmit, to create a leading entity in the market research and experience industries. The combined company will be led by Confirmit CEO Kyle Ferguson and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, pending regulatory approval.PR NewswireConfirmit Announces Intention to Merge with FocusVisionConfirmit announced its intention to merge with FocusVision, a move expected to close in the second quarter of 2021 pending regulatory approvals. The combination aims to create a comprehensive market research and customer experience provider by leveraging complementary technologies and global footprints.PR NewswireConfirmit Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Voice of the CustomerConfirmit has been named one of four Leaders in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Voice of the Customer, a recognition that identifies providers with the ability to execute their vision through VoC products and demonstrable business results. Confirmit also completed a merger with data visualization specialists Dapresy this year, expanding its platform with advanced reporting capabilities including data collection, text and social analytics, and AI-driven strategic planning tools. The CEO stated this recognition reflects their mission to help clients leverage customer insights for smarter business decisions.