
TNS
- 1963
- Sofres (France) established
- 1964
- Frank Small Associates Asia-Pacific Established
- 1965
- Taylor Nelson (England) established
- 1996
- Frank Small Associates Japan established with Japan Statistics Research (JSR)
- 1997
- Changed Company name to Sofres FSA
- 1998
- Changed Company name to TNS Japan
- 2001
- Terminated joint venture with Japan Statistics Research (JSR) and established Taylor Nelson Sofres NRC, Ltd.. with Nippon Research Center
Infoplan
- 1961
- Interpublic-Hakuhodo established
Marplan Japan started as a Marketing Research Division
(One of established members of JMRA)
- 1974
- Office moved from McCann Erickson as an individual division
- 1987
- Company name changed to Infoplan
- 1991
- Started Business Alliance with Yankelovich, USA and Harris International, USA
- 1996
- Independent from McCann Erickson, Infoplan Inc., as a Marketing Research Company. (McCann Erickson is major shareholder)
- Terminated Business Alliance with Yankelovich,USA and Harris International, USA
- January 1st, 2007
- Taylor Nelson Sofres Infoplan established