We have acquired a new facility close to the Petronas Twin Towers in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The building is expected to house a state-of-the-art CATI centre, Qualitative facilities and an additional 30 research professionals providing an extra 300% of scale.

We shall however maintain our operations team in the current Cyberjaya office, while the new premises will act as ?a true talent-magnet, being in the heart of the city. CEO Bob Chua says the facility is designed to give the firm?s global clientele support for ?the full-range of multi-processes, geographies, and language services?. The facility is slated to begin operations in May 07.

The latest mPulse survey (a collaboration between MINDSHARE and PULSE) across six Asian markets found that 28% of respondents were interested in paying US$1 to download a 30-minute television show, accompanied by advertising. When offered new movies supported by advertising for the same price, even more respondents (62%) said they would be willing to pay for online downloads.

The survey also offered the option to pay US$2 to buy the same content without advertising, but fewer respondents were willing to pay for TV shows (20%) or movies (53%) at the higher price, suggesting that Asian audiences would welcome advertising messages that subsidise the cost of online content downloads.

The survey also found that almost half (49%) of all respondents across the six Asian markets had paid to download content, ranging from the most likely buyers in China (67%) and Taiwan (62%) to 40% in Singapore and 38% in Australia.

During the month of April, catch up with Pulse at the following events;

• Malaysian Media Congress April 2nd - 3rd
• ARF New York - April 16th - 18th
• CASRO Asia-Pacific (San Francisco) - April 25th - 26th

To pre-arrange a meeting with our consultants, please drop us a line at letsmeet@pulse-group.com

Keep a lookout for further details on this ARF Webcast

AWAKENING THE ASIAN GIANT - How the booming Outsourcing and Online Research trends in Asia are shaping the Market Research Industry globally

With a growing trend towards Asian outsourcing as well as an evolution towards more efficient technologies, we discover the facts, challenges, and opportunities in this fast growing and dynamic environment.

Why Pulse believe that the RPO model will transform the industry towards a more efficient, insightful, and sustainable future.

Pulse recently hosted a "Welcome Cocktail Party" to its preferred partners in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You can view pictures of the memorable event via our Pulse Gallery

Pulse Concierge at your service! For easy bidding, and information request, please feel free to trial our "Pulse Concierge" toolbar. The toolbar comes equipped with a "Google Search" feature, and links to our express bidding system. Download Pulse Concierge.

Throughout April 2007, Pulse will promote its Japan panel with some exciting benefits. Watch out for it!