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'''SCL Group'''<ref name="cohouse">{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05514098|title=SCL GROUP LIMITED - Overview|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Companies House|Companies House]]|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk}}</ref> (formerly '''Strategic Communication Laboratories'''<ref name="cohouse"/>) was a private [[Wikipedia:British people|British]] behavioural research and [[Wikipedia:strategic communication|strategic communication]] company.<ref name="companieshouse">{{cite web|title=SCL group Ltd - filing history and public records|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05514098|publisher=Companies House, UK|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> In the United States, SCL has gained public recognition mainly through its subsidiary [[:Category:Cambridge Analytica|Cambridge Analytica]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cruz-campaign-paid-750000-to-psychographic-profiling-company/2015/10/19/6c83e508-743f-11e5-9cbb-790369643cf9_story.html|title = Cruz campaign paid $750,000 to ‘psychographic profiling’ company|last = Sellers|first = Frances Stead|date = 2015-10-19|newspaper = The Washington Post|language = en-US|issn = 0190-8286| |
'''SCL Group'''<ref name="cohouse">{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05514098|title=SCL GROUP LIMITED - Overview|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Companies House|Companies House]]|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk}}</ref> (formerly '''Strategic Communication Laboratories'''<ref name="cohouse"/>) was a private [[Wikipedia:British people|British]] behavioural research and [[Wikipedia:strategic communication|strategic communication]] company.<ref name="companieshouse">{{cite web|title=SCL group Ltd - filing history and public records|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05514098|publisher=Companies House, UK|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> In the United States, SCL has gained public recognition mainly through its subsidiary [[:Category:Cambridge Analytica|Cambridge Analytica]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cruz-campaign-paid-750000-to-psychographic-profiling-company/2015/10/19/6c83e508-743f-11e5-9cbb-790369643cf9_story.html|title = Cruz campaign paid $750,000 to ‘psychographic profiling’ company|last = Sellers|first = Frances Stead|date = 2015-10-19|newspaper = The Washington Post|language = en-US|issn = 0190-8286|accessdate = 2016-03-07}}</ref> It performed [[Wikipedia:data mining|data mining]] and [[Wikipedia:data analysis|data analysis]] on its audience. Based on results, communications would then be specifically targeted to key audience groups to modify behaviour in accordance with the goal of SCL's client. The company used to describe itself as a "global election management agency".<ref name=scl>{{cite web|url=http://scl.cc/|title=SCL Group - Home|publisher=SCL Group}}</ref> London-based SCL was founded by [[Wikipedia:Nigel Oakes|Nigel Oakes]] who serves as its CEO.<ref name=bb>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-23/trump-data-gurus-leave-long-trail-of-subterfuge-dubious-dealing| title=Trump Data Gurus Leave Long Trail of Subterfuge, Dubious Dealing |website=[[Bloomberg.com]] |accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 13:58, 27 January 2019
| Formation | July 20, 2005 |
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| Jurisdiction | uk |
| Extinction | May 1, 2018 |
| Registration no. | 05514098 |
Key people |
Nigel John Oakes Roger Michael Gabb Alexander Nix Julian David Wheatland |
| Website | sclgroup.cc |
Formerly called |
Strategic Communication Laboratories Behavioural Dynamics Institute |
SCL Group[1] (formerly Strategic Communication Laboratories[1]) was a private British behavioural research and strategic communication company.[2] In the United States, SCL has gained public recognition mainly through its subsidiary Cambridge Analytica.[3] It performed data mining and data analysis on its audience. Based on results, communications would then be specifically targeted to key audience groups to modify behaviour in accordance with the goal of SCL's client. The company used to describe itself as a "global election management agency".[4] London-based SCL was founded by Nigel Oakes who serves as its CEO.[5]
See also
SCL Group article from Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SCL GROUP LIMITED - Overview". Companies House. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05514098.
- ↑ "SCL group Ltd - filing history and public records". Companies House, UK. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05514098. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ Sellers, Frances Stead (2015-10-19). "Cruz campaign paid $750,000 to ‘psychographic profiling’ company" (in en-US). The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cruz-campaign-paid-750000-to-psychographic-profiling-company/2015/10/19/6c83e508-743f-11e5-9cbb-790369643cf9_story.html. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ "SCL Group - Home". SCL Group. http://scl.cc/.
- ↑ "Trump Data Gurus Leave Long Trail of Subterfuge, Dubious Dealing". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-23/trump-data-gurus-leave-long-trail-of-subterfuge-dubious-dealing. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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