Greenfield has announced that they will separate Ciao’s survey from their comparison shopping business. There is nothing shocking about this announcement as it was clear that they were going to separate them at some point but in a “oh, I almost forgot” manner, the press release also mentions the resignation of Max Cartellieri and Gunnar Pienning who were both instrumental to Ciao’s growth and sale. There is not a lot of insight into why they left.

You can read the press release here:

Greenfield Online Plans To Separate Ciao Internet Survey Solutions And Comparison Shopping Businesses [Greenfield Online]