02088618682

I have 4 calls in a 2 day period to my mobile - I have 'missed' all the calls but no message left

I'm wondering if it's actually worth working with these people, so that they DO know of our choices.  I have very strict ethics, and really don't like their method of contacting me, but I also do NOT like the companies they work for, and would like to tell them so!  For instance, Procter & Gamble are one of their 'clients', and I detest their 'animal testing' stance in Europe (they're still at it, but not in England, which makes no difference to the animals they test upon).  

What do others think - should we tell them where to get off once we've completed their call, or just put the phone down?

Just had another call from them - he started his blurb and I put the phone down.  Then emailed MORI and the BBC to complain (as that's who he said it was about today).  B*stards.  Getting sick of them.

I only started getting calls from them today (which I did not answer as I was not around) but got 4 just in one day.
Why are they calling? What do they want?

This number has been calling 3 times a day for the last two weeks. I'ts gone beyond a joke as i have a 5yr old who is in bed usually when they call, They do not leave a message on our answer phone. It is a Mori Poll as checked the number out.
You think they would get the message!! I have TPS activated but i found out they can get round this by dialling 1470 before your phone number!!! Scandalous.... WE ARE NOT HAPPY, WE NEED TO STOP THIS HAPPENING, NOW I FOUND THIS SITE AND IT'S HAPPENING TO MANY OTHERS TOO.

This number called my work mobile at 6.13pm this evening.  My work mobile was at home as I was out for dinner.

Made me wonder who it was and then I saw the area code registers as Harrow, Middlesex, and was wondering whether it was one of my mates who lived there - was about to call it back when I googled it and saw this forum - glad I didn't call it now.

I have a whistle by the phone for such occasions and if I get nuisance calls I say hello then pause for about 10 seconds to make sure they are listening really hard at the other end of the line, then give me a quick blast of the whistle and hang up.

Don't know if it works, but hopefully it'll annoy them as much as they annoy me.

I HAD 4 calls yesterday from this number with on message at home from that number; i live in France and i m not on the phone book but i often travel to england , so...

Called today at 7pm keep telling them im not interested in market research questions-wont take no for an answer, wonder how they have my number on file

We are ex-directory and with TPS and still being called by 02088 618682.

keeps calling have been blunt to them.  Also registered with TPS so will report there as well

These people phoned my elderly mother, the first thing that they asked her.....how many people live at your address....Yeah she goes around telling people that she lives alone, Im sure, but it really shook her up. She has received 20 calls from them in the last month, so its obvious to me that once you answer a survey with them you are an "easy touch"!

Now I found out who it is Im going on the counter attack! Thanks to this site!!!

I want on the website http://www.ipsos-mori.com/ipsos-contact-us.ashx and entered the details:
Mike Everett (who is their Chief Executive Officer)
Email: telephone@ipsos-mori.com (their own cotact email)
and the comment:
I I don't answer the first time then I do not want to talk to you.
STOP CALLING ME OR I REPORT YOU FOR HARASSMENT.

I then pressed send and returned to the page and did it all over again several times to annoy them.

I answered this call inadvertently thinking it was a callback I had been expecting. Not so.

When told I was on TPS list the caller said they did not need to use the TPS list because she was not selling but was market research!

Having told her I was not going to answer question and replaced the handset I got an immediate callback!!

This is driving me nuts, they keep calling me every day, and have called my mobile as well.  I don't give my mobile number to any company, so goodness knows how they got hold of it.  

They don't ever leave a message - how come I can register for TPS and they can still call me - doesn't make sense.  Is there anybody we can report this to?

They called me (again), very polite, I asked who the survey was for? They wouldn't tell me until the end as it may sway my views. I asked
who they were 'Ipsos-Mori', I asked for their name, the name of
their manager, a postal address and company registration number.
...There was silence - 'would you like to speak to a manager?'
'No, I'd just like the information I have requested, surely you know?'... (another pause) 'All I know is the company is Ipsos-Mori
but I'm not sure of the address' Hmmmmmm, how strange I thought...
'So how do you get to work...' (another pause) 'Would you like to
speak to a manager?' - I pondered for a moment, not really. 'Thanks,
but no, I'm busy and don't have the time to waste peoples time'

They call quite a lot, fridays usually, saying the number was
generated randomly - which seems very odd, as they always seem to
call on a friday. If thats random, then I want them to work the
lottery machines and i'll keep using my phone number for my lucky
numbers - I'd win every other week.

In a moment of wanting to rant, these people really annoy me,
I looked on this website (again) and saw Tony's reply (so
thanks Tony). Only I elaborated slightly.

1. go here http://www.ipsos-mori.com/ipsos-contact-us.ashx

2. name - Mike Everett (company CEO)

3. email - Mike.Everett@ipsos-mori.com (probably)
other people to bombard with timewasting emails
Liz.Thorpe-Tracey@ipsos-mori.com
vanessa.bartley@ipsos-mori.com
Michael.Negrepontis@ipsos-mori.com
Annie.Tokatlian@ipsos-mori.com
(give it a go, its good to share)

4. On the contact form, you can fill in all
kinds of comments - or simply 'nonsense'

4b. copy & paste until full (or bored).

Personally I choose this:

Hi, we are part of the european commission legal
team, currently investigating several complaints
made by members of the public regarding the conduct
of your company. Your intrusive calls are infact
infringing on human rights under both nuisance and
harrassment laws. We are currently in discussion
with the CPS, where we are reviewing the Protection
from Harassment Act 1997. Please can you contact
us asap. Wasting time - is a crime. 02088618682.

...................................................

Isn't it amazing what a little research will find.

We received 3 calls from Ipsos Mori on a sunday morning.   told them we did not want any marketing calls (Being on the TPS does not apparently cover marketing calls), but to no avail.  none of the e-mail addresses on their website seem to work, so I was unable to tell them where to go.  

Their client list includes organisations, which don't always have the best reputation for being well run, so that is perhaps indicative of how little value market research brings nowadays.

Public sector
BBC
DWP
Help the Aged
NHS
Ofcom
Southwark Council
Private sector
British Airways
HBOS
News International
RadioCentre
Vodafone

unwanted call  17.25

This is the list of top staff at Ipsos Mori http://www.ipsos-mori.com/aboutus/seniorstaff.ashx

This is the BT online directory  
http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.conte ... search.publisha

Maybe some direct contact may stop the calls ???

Well, well.  I have just been assured that some action will be taken. I managed to speak with Peter Everett of Ipsos-Mori at home this evening and he has promised to look into it and hopefully resolve unwanted calls. !!

"Kia"

Just in case they decide to remove the info here it is;
Senior staff

Ipsos MORI is one of the UK's leading research companies. Most of our senior team are research professionals, actively involved with clients and research studies.
Mike Everett - Chief Executive Officer
     Mike Everett     

Mike is Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI and is responsible for our businesses in the UK and Ireland.  He reports to the Ipsos Group CEO and is a member of the Ipsos Management Council which consists of the most senior employees in the Ipsos Group.

Mike sees the main aspect of his role as ‘creating an environment to enable staff to do great work for clients'.

Prior to this he was Chief Operating Officer of Ipsos MORI and before that Managing Director of MORI.  During his time as COO of Ipsos MORI, Mike was responsible for overseeing the merger of the Operations and a number of client facing divisions of MORI and Ipsos in the UK.  Mike was MD of MORI for five years and was a key member of team that completed two successful management buy-outs of the MORI business.

Mike worked as a management consultant and an academic researcher before joining MORI.

Mike lives in Brighton with his wife and four children and enjoys walking and cycling.
David Holliss - Chief Financial Officer
     David Holliss     

David is a qualified Chartered Accountant who joined the Ipsos Group as UK CFO in December 2001. Previously he served as Finance Director of BMRB for 13 years while also taking on a range of additional roles within the WPP research companies. This included a period of four years as Group Finance Director for six of WPP's market research businesses across the world.

David lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and two teenage boys and is a keen sports spectator, whether at Reading football, London Irish rugby, or England cricket games!
Liz Landy - Managing Director, Media
     Liz Landy     

Liz is Managing Director of the Media specialism within Ipsos MORI. Ipsos Media has around forty-five members of staff and turns over a budget of over £15m. Liz has overall responsibility for the business which is split into three distinct areas - industry contracts (audience measurement currencies); international syndicated business (currencies for media planning) and tailor-made research solutions to all players within the media sector. She is closely involved with key account management, new business generation and people management. She has nearly 20 years of media research experience, having started her career at the BBC where she held a variety of research positions before joining the Ipsos group in 1994. Initially responsible for all TV and radio projects, she became Director of Ipsos Media in 1997 and a member of the Board in 2001.

Liz lives in Chiswick with her husband and two children, Henry and Poppy. She enjoys having family adventures and being pampered.
Ben Page - Managing Director, Public Affairs
     Ben Page     

Named one of the "100 most influential people in the public sector" by the Guardian newspaper, Ben Page is Chairman of the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, and Managing Director of Public Affairs for Ipsos MORI. He joined MORI in 1987 and is a frequent writer and speaker on research and performance management in the public sector. He has worked closely with both Conservative and Labour ministers and senior policy makers across government since 1992, leading on work for Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, the Home Office, DCLG (ODPM) and the Department of Health, as well as a wide range of local authorities and NHS Trusts.

He has one son and likes jazz.

Ben Page's biography page
Simon Atkinson - Managing Director, Loyalty
     Simon Atkinson     

Simon joined MORI in 1990 and worked initially in financial and employee research. He then moved to the social research team, where he specialised in customer satisfaction work with local councils, as well as political polling. Simon became head of Ipsos MORI's Social Research Institute in 2005. He is a frequent writer and commentator on social trends and how to make the best use of research findings. Simon is co-editor of the Political Communications books on the 2001 and 2005 general elections. His experience includes a period in academic research, as well as a spell as acting Human Resources Director. Simon leads Ipsos MORI's Loyalty division, which works with clients to help them build better relationships with their customers and employees.

He lives in Barnet with his wife and two children and likes cycling and skiing.
Peter Haslett - Chairman, Ipsos ASI (Advertising)
     Peter Haslett     

Peter was previously the President and Managing Director of Ipsos ASI Canada, where he played an active role over 11 years in establishing the agency as the dominant market leader. His contributions included building a loyal client base and growing a highly talented client service team.

In addition to his expertise in advertising, he has worked extensively in product design research, focusing on global programs for automotive and consumer durable brands. He has extensive experience of both qualitative and quantitative research.

Peter comments: "I enjoy working closely with clients to help maximise the contribution and efficacy of their advertising spend. While ASI's suite of creative development and tracking solutions is dominated by industry-leading quantitative approaches, my qualitative background helps keep my focus rooted at the human level."

Peter and his wife moved to London from Toronto last year and have just had their first child (a daughter). In their spare time, they enjoy travelling around the UK and skiing.
Rowland Lloyd - Managing Director, Operations
     Rowland Lloyd     

Rowland has over 20 years experience in the market research industry, starting at the Kantar Group in 1985 where he rose to increasingly senior positions before joining Ipsos as Managing Director of Operations in 2002. Rowland is very active within the market research community and has chaired the Market Research Society Standards Board for several years and is also a member for the MRQSA council which is completing its work to introduce a new international ISO for Market Research.

Rowland enjoys the diversity of working in research and, out of work, enjoys travelling and property renovation.
Jennifer Berry - HR Director
     Jennifer Berry     

Starting her career in Human Resource Management at the beginning of 1995, Jennifer hung up her manufacturing hard hat for the intrigue and thrills of the market research industry in January 2000. Previously Head of Personnel for Martin Hamblin GfK and HR Director for Ipsos UK, Jennifer was appointed HR Director of Ipsos MORI in 2006 and has enjoyed the challenges of company integration and developing people practice excellence for a larger organisation. Jennifer leads a strong team of HR professionals who work closely with the business in all areas of people management.

Jennifer enjoys travel, outdoor activities (especially sports) and good food and wine.
Anna Reeves - Marketing Director
     Anna Reeves     

A senior marketing and business development professional, Anna has over 10 years experience gained within global top tier professional services firms including Clifford Chance, Andersen and Grant Thornton, the latter in the role of Head of Strategic Markets. Anna is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a member of the board of the Professional Services Marketing Group (PSMG).

Anna has responsibility for leading all aspects of Ipsos MORI's marketing and business development strategy.

Anna lives in North London with her husband and step-son.