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2006 DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FIRMS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE MAY 15, 2006 ISSUE OF MARKETING NEWS. COPYRIGHT 2006 BY THE AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Marketing News 2006 Marketing News Directory of Interntional Research Firms Geographic Index of International Research Firms (Note: The listings in these indexes and the directory are in alphabetical order by company name.) Illinois The Analytical Group, Inc. The Blackstone Group DDW Illinois Direct Resources, Inc. Field Facts Worldwide Harris Interactive Issues & Answers Network, Inc. Millward Brown, Inc. Opinion Research Corporation Opinion Search Inc. Peryam & Kroll Research Corporation Research International Synovate Tragon Indiana Loyalty Research Center Walker Information Kentucky Arizona The Analytical Group, Inc. Interviewing Services of America Research International California Applied Decision Analysis DDW Long Beach DDW San Francisco Decipher, Inc. FocusVision Worldwide Global Research Initiatives Greenfield Online Harris Interactive Interviewing Services of America I.S.I.S. – Integrated Strategic Information Services, Inc. Juarez and Associates, Inc. Lieberman Research Worldwide Luth Research, Inc. ORC Macro PhaseOne Communications, Inc. ReRez Tragon Connecticut Greenfield Online FocusVision Worldwide Harris Interactive Millward Brown, Inc. Research International RTi-DFD Survey Sampling International Florida DDW Florida SIL Group Georgia ORC Macro Principles of Marketing Research Online Certificate Course The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Certificate Programs Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. ORC Macro Market Probe International Millward Brown, Inc. MSW Research ORC Macro ReRez Research Now Plc Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. SIS International Research TNS VOXCO Corporation U.S.A. WAC Survey Inc. Ohio ASKi International Research GmbH Black Consumer Research (BCR) Burke, Incorporated Harris Interactive Opinion Research Corporation RTi-DFD Oregon Market Directions Corporation Pennsylvania GfK ARBOR LLC Group Dynamics in Focus, Inc. Walker Information Texas Michigan Fleetwood Group, Inc. Harris Interactive MORPACE International, Inc. Minnesota Harris Interactive GfK Custom Research Inc. GfK Custom Research North America Research International Missouri DDW Kansas City Maritz Research Market Probe/Marketing Horizons New Jersey Cross-Tab Marketing Services Focus World International, Inc. Harris Interactive Opinion Research Corporation PhaseOne Communications, Inc. RTi-DFD New York Advanced Focus Cultural Vision Research LLC Data Development Worldwide Duff & Phelps Ebony Marketing Research, Inc. EFG (European Fieldwork Group) DDW Albany GfK Custom Research Inc. GfK Custom Research North America Harris Interactive Interviewing Services of America Ipsos Fleetwood Group, Inc. Global Research Initiatives TNS Tragon WAC Survey Inc. Alberta Issues & Answers Network, Inc. British Columbia Vision Critical Ontario ACCE Contemporary Research Centre Customer Foresight Group, Limited Greenfield Online Ipsos Luth Research, Inc. Market Probe Canada Marketing Research and Intelligence Association Opinion Search Inc. Plunkett Communications Inc. Vision Critical Puerto Rico Massachusetts Luth Research, Inc. 19 The 2006 Marketing News Directory of International Research Firms showcases suppliers to marketing professionals with purchasing power in this area. Each listing is a paid advertisement. The information contained in each listing was provided by the advertiser. If you would like additional information on any item listed, please contact the company directly. To receive information on listing your company in next year’s directory, please contact Lore Gil, Marketing News, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-2266, (312) 542-9033, E-mail: lgil@ama.org. Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. Maryland May 15, 2006 Decision Analyst Harris Interactive Improdir Marketing Research and Consulting Interviewing Services of America Issues & Answers Network, Inc. M/A/R/C Research ReRez Utah ASKi International Research GmbH Harris Interactive Quebec Contemporary Research Centre Lendre Lubawin Marketing Inc. Opinion Search Inc. Tele-Surveys Plus Inc./Tele-Sondages Plus Inc. Saskatchewan Itracks MEXICO, CENTRAL, & SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Vermont Cultural Vision Research LLC TNS Tragon Virginia Bolivia ORC Macro Harris Interactive Issues & Answers Network, Inc. Washington GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) Interviewing Services of America Washington D.C. Interviewing Services of America Wisconsin Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Market Probe, Inc. CANADA Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Corporate Research Associates Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Apoyo Opinión Mercado S.A. Cultural Vision Research LLC Brazil Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) Improdir Marketing Research and Consulting TNS Walker Information Central America Global Research Initiatives Chile Cultural Vision Research LLC Walker Information 20 Marketing News May 15, 2006 Colombia Cultural Vision Research LLC Walker Information Costa Rica Prodatos S.A. Dominican Republic Prodatos S.A. Ecuador Austria Field Facts Worldwide Australia Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) Itracks TNS Tragon WAC Survey Inc. Walker Information Cultural Vision Research LLC El Salvador Apoyo Opinión Mercado S.A. Prodatos S.A. Guatemala Belgium Cultural Vision Research LLC Harris Interactive Benelux Cultural Vision Research LLC Prodatos S.A. Bermuda Honduras Corporate Research Associates Inc. Feedback Business Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. Greenfield Online Market Probe India RNB Group TNS WAC Survey Inc. Walker Information Indonesia CID Gallup Harris Interactive WAC Survey Inc. Mexico Brand Investigation, S.A. de C.V. Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC DE LA RIVA Estadistica Aplicada Global Research Initiatives Improdir Marketing Research and Consulting Issues & Answers Network, Inc. Pearson S.A. de C.V. Psyma Latina S.A. de C.V. Soluciones Qualitativas TNS Tragon Walker Information Nicaragua Prodatos S.A. Eastern Europe ASKi International Research GmbH Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC TNS Japan Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Global Research Initiatives Japan Market Intelligence (JMI) Tragon WAC Survey Inc. Korea Cultural Vision Research LLC Gallup Korea WAC Survey Inc. ASKi International Research GmbH Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Greenfield Online Harris Interactive Ipsos La Maison Du Test TNS Tragon Walker Information Malaysia Cultural Vision Research LLC Pulse International, Inc. WAC Survey Inc. Middle East Global Research Initiatives Harris Interactive Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Greenfield Online New Zealand Peru Apoyo Opinión Mercado S.A. Cultural Vision Research LLC South America Global Research Initiatives Venezuela ASKi International Research GmbH Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Field Facts Worldwide Greenfield Online Issues & Answers Network, Inc. M/A/R/C Research TNS Tragon Walker Information Greece Cultural Vision Research LLC INTERNATIONAL (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Atlantic & Pacific regions) Africa Global Research Initiatives WAC Survey Inc. Itracks Pakistan TNS Philippines Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC WAC Survey Inc. Poland Cultural Vision Research LLC Cultural Vision Research LLC Walker Information Romania Cultural Vision Research LLC Hong Kong Russia ORC International TNS WAC Survey Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC WAC Survey Inc. Saudi Arabia Hungary Cultural Vision Research LLC TNS Asia Global Research Initiatives Harris Interactive India Cross-Tab Marketing Services Cultural Vision Research LLC Sweden Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Switzerland Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. I.S.I.S. – Integrated Strategic Information Services, Inc. P. Robert and Partners, SA Tragon Taiwan Cultural Vision Research LLC ORC International WAC Survey Inc. Thailand Cultural Vision Research LLC WAC Survey Inc. Turkey Walker Information Vietnam WAC Survey Inc. Western Europe Global Research Initiatives Tragon Norway Germany ARPO Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Greenfield Online TNS Tragon Walker Information Netherlands Panama Prodatos S.A. TNS Walker Information Luxembourg Cultural Vision Research LLC Global Research Initiatives France South Africa Spain Italy China Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Global Research Initiatives Harris Interactive Market Probe Asia ORC International TNS Tragon WAC Survey Inc. Market Probe/Precision Research WAC Survey Inc. WAC Survey Inc. Prodatos S.A. Latin America Singapore Scandinavia Cultural Vision Research LLC Ukraine Ukraine Marketing Group United Arab Emirates Market Probe Middle East Walker Information United Kingdom ASKi International Research GmbH B2B International Ltd. Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Cultural Vision Research LLC Decipher, Inc. Facts International Ltd. Field Facts Worldwide FocusVision Worldwide Global Research Initiatives GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc.) Greenfield Online Harris Interactive M/A/R/C Research Market Probe Europe ORC International TNS WAC Survey Inc. Walker Information Marketing News Listings for the Directory of International Research Firms A ACCE 2575B Dunwin Drive Mississauga, ON L5L 3N9 Canada Phone: (905) 828-0493, ext: 243 Fax: (905) 828-0499 Web: www.acceintl.com E-mail: eoneil@acceintl.com Contact: Elizabeth O’Neil, Director of Marketing ACCE has built a reputation for being the premier sensory research house in Canada for consumer evaluation of product performance of new and reformulated products across all major food and beverage categories. ACCE is a consumer guidance full service research company that manages multi-centered projects with sensory, quantitative and qualitative research insights for clients. This includes sites across Canada, the United States as well as other parts of the globe. The focus of all of our research remain centered around product performance and determining how our clients can leverage the product drivers of consumer acceptance to maximize profits. We have been associated with the success of many traditional brands and new product launches. Our team brings experience from the fields of food science, consumer behavior, marketing and statistics to our projects. Advanced Focus 38 East 29th Suite 7 FN New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 217-2000 Fax: (212) 217-2007 E-mail: toddb@advancedfocus.com Web: www.advancedfocus.com Contact: Todd J. Biederman, President Advanced Focus, Market Research Services offers qualitative recruiting services, and soon will boast a brand new state of the art Manhattan Facility, opening April 2006. Qualitative research services include: National Medical Recruiting, as well as consumer and business recruiting for focus groups, IDIs, phone interviews, websurveys, ethnographies, product placement, and intercepts. Our all encompassing database (approaching 1 million respondents) allows us to recruit across all ages, industries and medical specialties. We are able to meet our clients’ needs on any specialized recruit or request because we are known as innovators and adaptable to any and all types of qualitative research. Advanced Focus prides ourselves on ideal customer service. With our white-glove service and attention to detail, we partner with each client individually. Our project management team will work with you to understand your project and to make sure every study is an outstanding success for you and your client. As a recruiting company, we stand for honesty, integrity and the highest level of professionalism. In April 2006, we will have our grand opening of Advanced Focus, The Facility. Our facility will have the newest and best technology offered to the industry. If you are interested in a whole new level of recruiting professionalism, then please give us a call. We will not disappoint you. In fact, we will offer you a money-back guarantee. The Analytical Group, Inc 16638 N. 90th St Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Phone: (480) 483-2700 Fax: (480) 905-1416 E-mail: info@analyticalgroup.com Web: www.analyticalgroup.com May 15, 2006 21 Arizona THE ANALYTICAL GROUP, Inc. 16638 N. 90th St. Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Contact: Clare Stewart – Executive Vice President William Stone – Strategic Planning Illinois THE ANALYTICAL GROUP, Inc. 640 N. LaSalle Suite 552 Chicago, IL 60610 ➤➤➤ 22 Marketing News May 15, 2006 Contact: Tony Pacenti – Account Executive Since 1970 we have been serving the research community with our unique combination of business integrity and technological excellence. We are the home of WinCross™ advanced crosstabulation software, which now includes data entry and factor analysis modules. We are also the home of WinQuery™, the industry’s most advanced telephone interviewing software for CATI and CAPI, and QueryWeb™, for Webbased interviewing on the Internet. We are the leaders in Total Support for the Researcher; from questionnaire development through analysis including telephone and Web interviewing, scanning, data entry, coding, and data processing. Our statistical services include consultation and analysis using techniques such as cluster, conjoint, TURF, correspondence, discriminant, factor, linear, multiple, non-linear, logit and log-linear regression analysis. We also offer 72 Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing Stations with WinQuery software; Bi-Lingual Interviewing in Spanish; In-House Tabulations; In-House Programming. Visit our website at www.analyticalgroup.com or call +1-480-483-2700. APOYO Opinión y Mercado S.A. Av. República de Panama 6380 Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru Phone: (511) 6100100 Fax: (511) 4471831 E-mail: atorres@apoyooom.com Web: www.apoyo-om.com Contact: Alfredo Torres, CEO APOYO is Peru’s largest research company and has a broad experience in coordinating studies throughout Latin America. Excellent fieldwork capabilities and inohouse focus group facilities in Peru (Lima, Arequipa, Trujillo), Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba) and Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil). Due to its prestige and public recognition APOYO has easy access to business and consumer interviews, a tangible benefit when working in emerging markets. Directors of APOYO are members of ESOMAR, WAPOR and AMA. Applied Decision Analysis, now part of Duff & Phelps, LLC 2000 University Avenue, Suite #600 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: (650) 798-5500 Fax: (650) 798-5510 E-mail: lynne.weber@duffandphelps.com Web: www.duffandphelps.com/index.htm Contact: Lynne J. Weber, Ph.D., Managing Director Duff & Phelps, LLC 1221 Avenue of Americas, 44th Floor New York, NY 10020 Phone: (212) 512-3101 Fax: (212) 512-2917 E-mail: john.kwon@duffandphelps.com Web: www.duffandphelps.com/index.htm Contact: John Kwon, Director ADA develops models and conducts market research to support client decisions on product design or launch, pricing strategy, R&D investments, marketing strategy, manufacturing capacity and service/support programs. ADA’s PC-based market models accurately predict market share for new and existing products/ :H·UH7XUQLQJ 0DUNHW5HVHDUFK 8SVLGH'RZQ 7+()$&,/,7< 1 ( : < 2 5 . & , 7 < $5HYROXWLRQLQ0DUNHW5HVHDUFK6WXGLRV 3DUN$YHQXH6RXWKWK)ORRU1HZ<RUN1HZ<RUN :KHUHWKHFOLHQWLVDQGWKHVHUYLFHLVVHFRQGWRQRQH 7+(&203$1< 4XDOLWDWLYH5HFUXLWLQJ)RFXV*URXSV,',V1DWLRQDO'DWDEDVHIRU3K\VLFLDQ5HFUXLWLQJ ([HFXWLYH5HFUXLWLQJ:HE6XUYH\V(WKQRJUDSKLHV,QKRPH ,QWHUYLHZV3KRQH,QWHUYLHZV3URGXFW3ODFHPHQW$XWR&OLQLFV ,Q6WRUH2Q6LWH,QWHUFHSWV7DVWH7HVWV0RFN-XULHV ($67WK675((7WK)/2251(:<25.1<3KRQH)D[ :::$'9$1&(')2&86&20 services under rapidly changing competitive conditions. Research includes: focus groups and phone, mail, personal and computeradministered interviews; conjoint measurement, segmentation, market forecasting, channel and pricing studies. Extensive experience in: computer industry, pharmaceuticals, health care, business-to-business, automotive, electric utilities, software, graphic arts, services, telecommunications, consumer durables. Over fifteen years experience in international research (US, Europe, Latin America, Asia). KDH@ASKi.de USA – Ohio Terilyn Reber Vaught – VP, Client Service TRV@ASKi.de Premier quality, competitively priced Global research managed directly by ASKi executives. 14 language CATI, WATI, Web-based interviewing capability centralized in Hamburg. Global consumer or B2B research of all kinds using your sample, our sample or our panelists. Offices through out Europe and the USA dedicated to “off the chart” Customer Service. Contact the office nearest you for GLOBAL service. B ARPO C/Caídos de la División Azul 1 Portal oficinas Madrid 28016 Spain Phone: +34 91 350 52 32 Fax: +34 91 350 27 35 E-mail: arpo@arpo.es Web: www.arpo.es Contact: Oscar Artinano Accuracy Resolving Proximity Originality Ability Reassurance Practice Open-hearted Adaptability Readiness Progression Observation Ageless Rapport Preciseness Obstinacy Amity Refreshment Prudence Openness Agility Resonance Proportion Orderliness ...ARPO qualitative and quantitative research. ASKi International Market Research GmbH Moenckebergstrasse, 10 20095 Hamburg Germany Tel: +49 40 3256 71 0 Fax: +49 40 3256 71 98 E-mail: Info@ASKi.de Web: www.ASKiUS.com Hamburg – Corporate Headquarters Rosemarie Plette – CEO RP@ASKi.de Europe – Germany Steffen Pohl – Account Executive SP@ASKi.de Europe – France Jasna Leeske – Account Executive JL@ASKi.de Europe – Italy Paolo Moriconi – Account Executive PM@ASKI.de Europe – UK Wendy Baker – Account Executive WB@ASKi.de USA – Utah Kirsten Dietrich – Account Executive Each listing in this directory is a paid advertisement. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. B2B International Ltd Bramhall House 14 Ack Lane East Bramhall, Stockport Manchester, SK7 2BY England Phone: 00 44 161 440 6000 Fax: 00 44 161 440 6006 E-mail: info@b2binternational.com Web: www.b2binternational.com Contact Names: Paul Hague CEO Nick Hague, Director Carol-Ann Morgan, Director Matthew Harrison, Director B2B International is a specialist business to business market research consultancy that has grown through bringing together the skills of leading practitioners in the field. When you want to research business to business markets, you need to speak to someone who has been there before and understands the difficulties of researching industrial markets. Our focused approach at B2B International delivers client benefit as it enables us to tailor our extensive research experience to each individual approach and methodology to suit each industry’s unique research needs. Our expertise covers all industry sectors from financial and food to chemicals and construction throughout the world (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa). If your company is looking to enter a new market, build its position in a market, create a new brand, find out how satisfied customers or employees are, target markets more efficiently or develop a new product then B2B International can help you. Black Consumer Research (BCR) 750-Q Cross Pointe Road Columbus, OH 43230 Phone: 866-910-6277 Fax: (614) 388-5638 E-mail: sales@blackconsumers.com Web: www.BlackConsumers.com Contacts: Dante Lee, Sales Executive or William Moss, Sales Executive Black Consumer Research (BCR) allows clients to conduct extensive interactive market research with African-American consumers nationwide. African-Americans have the largest minority buying power, which makes their opinions extremely valuable. Our firm can reach hundreds of thousands of Black professionals and Black college students across the country, and have them voice their opinions about your products and/or services. We can program and design customized online surveys that are easily integrated into our panelist web site – BlackSurveys.com. 24 May 15, 2006 Marketing News Consumer & Package Goods, Durable Goods, Financial, Healthcare, Food & Beverages, Retail, Telecom. BRAIN is a company strictly attached to the AMAI and ESOMAR ethic codes. The Blackstone Group Brand Investigation, S.A. de C.V. 360 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 419-0400 Fax: (312) 419-8419 E-mail: info@bgglobal.com Web: www.bgglobal.com Contact: Mr. Ashref Hashim, President ashref.hashim@bgglobal.com Ms. Kathi Rose, Senior Vice President kathi.rose@bgglobal.com Presidente Mazaryk 191, 4th piso Col Chapultepec Morales, C.P. 11570 Mexico Phone: 52-55-5282-1382 Fax: 52-55-5281-0858 Web: www.brain-research.com E-mail: Lruvalcaba@brain-research.com Contact: Laura Ruvalcaba The Blackstone Group is a full-service research and consultancy firm delivering value-added, strategic insight into your business's international markets. Our global network of research professionals is experienced in a broad array of industries including insurance/financial services, technology, consumer products, media, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. We have proven success in conducting tracking studies, attitude and usage, new product, and customer loyalty research. Several Fortune 500 companies and leading multinational organizations have chosen the Blackstone Group as a strategic partner in research-based solutions throughout Asia and Europe. We are committed to providing our clients with the highest quality, action-oriented research as active members of the AMA and ESOMAR. Brain is a full-service marketing and opinion research leading group in Mexico certified with ISO 9001:2000 Key people: Laura Ruvalcaba (Lruvalcaba@brain-research.com), CEO and Mauricio Ruvalcaba (mruvalcaba@ brain-research.com), International Director. BRAIN GROUP COMPANIES: • BRAIN: Quantitative hi-tech company with its own Data Collection team and strict norms of supervision. • BRAINQ: Qualitative specialists with the most strict recruitment method and moderators training. • BRAINTEL: CATI center with 78 stations and a unique supervision system: attend any interview real time from your own office. • BRAINTERNET: Internet research with the latest software Mexico and almost all Latin-American countries coverage. Industry Expertise: Advertising, Automotive, Burke, Incorporated 805 Central Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 1-800-688-2674 Fax: (513) 684-7500 E-mail: info@burke.com Web: www.burke.com Contact: Joseph Ottaviani, Senior Vice President Founded in 1931, Burke is an independent, full service marketing research and decision support company. Burke capitalizes on its state-of-the-art research execution, advanced analytical techniques, and leading edge technology to provide decision support solutions to companies across all major industry sectors. Burke is also the industry leader in marketing research and consumer insights education through the Burke Institute. Burke’s reputation derives from expertise in defining problems, developing research designs, executing complex studies, analyzing data, and interpreting results to enable clients to make the most informed decisions possible. Over the years, Burke, has expanded its core research competencies in response to emerging trends in the field. All of Burke’s core competencies are supported by an active commitment to internal research and development programs. Current research services include: • Custom Marketing Research • Customer Loyalty & Relationship Management • Employee Engagement & Retention • Linkage & Integration • Burke Interactive • Burke Qualitative • Burke Institute C Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. 710 John Nolen Drive Madison, WI 53713-1422 Phone: 1-800-246-9779 Fax: 1-877-549-5990 E-mail: research@ ChamberlainResearch.com Web: www.ChamberlainResearch.com Contact: Jayne Griese, Business Development Coordinator At Chamberlain we are passionate about research; from finding innovative techniques for gathering information to providing recommendations you can use to take action. Our goal is simple, take the risk out of business by providing the information you need to Each listing in this directory is a paid advertisement. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. succeed. Chamberlain Research Consultants has conducted research in more than 25 countries and in 14 languages. With a proven track record for managing successful research projects for world-wide branding firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and other research organizations, Chamberlain has earned its reputation for detailed project management, quality data collection and handling services, and insightful analysis and reporting worldwide. We have built a growing network of research partners around the world in order to provide you with full-service market and opinion research, all under one roof. CID Gallup PO Box 5413-1000 Costa Rica Costa Rica Phone: (506) 220-4101 Fax: (506) 231-2145 Web: www.cidgallup.com E-mail: cid@cidgallup.com Contact: Luis R. Haug, Manager For twenty-five years CID Gallup has been a full service marketing and social research company operating in 22 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The company offers bilingual qualitative as well as quantitative studies, with the shortest turn around time in the area. It has vast experience in business-to-business, Internet studies and consumer goods research. CID Gallup offers its clients a team of multidisciplinary professionals, who are continually updated on the latest investigative techniques, from a diversity of disciplines that contribute to projects according to the client’s needs. For your research in Latin America, CID Gallup offers you a one-stop shop. Our international capabilities include in-person surveys, telephone interviewing, web-based surveys, qualitative (online and in-person) all coordinated from New York and backed by our fully-integrated in-house support and production systems able to handle everything from a single country study to a large multinational survey. CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH CENTRE 1250 Guy Street, Suite 802 Montreal, Quebec H3H 2T4 Canada Phone: 1-800-932-7511 Fax: (514) 932-3830 E-mail: info@crcdata.com Web: www.crcdata.com 130 Bloor Street West, Suite 705 Toronto, Ontario M5S 1N5 Canada Phone: 1-877-927-0458 Fax: (416) 927-1028 Founded in 1970, Contemporary Research Centre (CRC) has earned a solid reputation in qualitative and quantitative research support. With offices in Toronto and Montreal, CRC provides service nationwide in English and French. We have a central telephone facility and 5 focus group rooms (including an IDI suite) in Montreal as well as 2 focus group rooms in Toronto. In both cities, we offer FocusVision™ and VideoMarker™. For added convenience, we offer ActiveGroup™ at our Montreal office. We have an in-house team of highly experienced bilingual moderators. In addition, to help our clients from the United States, the United Kingdom and English Canada, French-to-English translators and interpreters are available to assist at any stage of a project. Marketing News analysis & reporting • Proprietary Panels - online consumer panel of 60,000 panelists & a specialized business panel of 90,000 IT professionals in India. Corporate Research Associates Inc. 7051 Bayers Road, Suite 400 Halifax NS B3L 2C1 Canada Phone: (902) 722-3100 Fax Number: (902) 453-0344 E-mail: info@cra.ca Web: www.cra.ca Contact: Don Mills, President & CEO Research company providing full range of market intelligence and consulting services from large-scale quantitative surveys conducted regionally, nationally and internationally, to in-depth focus group studies. Also provide an extensive array of technical and professional resources including state-of-the art data collection facilities, experienced multi-lingual field staff, and fully equipped focus group facilities in multiple locations and advanced analytics capability. CRA and its affiliates conduct the only syndicated surveys that focus on Atlantic Canada and Bermuda, as well as national SME and Boomer Monitor syndicated studies. Experienced research professionals offer substantive expertise in such areas as telecommunications, energy, financial services, tourism, transportation, internal employee research, environmental and natural resource issues and service quality measurement. Services are available in both English and French. Founded in 1978. MRIA Corporate Gold Seal Member. Cross-Tab Marketing Services 171B, Mittal Tower, 210 Nariman Point Mumbai, 400021 India Phone: 91-22-22022043 Fax: 91-22-22854253 Email: sales@cross-tab.com Web: www.cross-tab.com Contact: Mr. Ashwin Mittal One Exchange Place, Suite 1000 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Phone: (201) 309-4822 Cross-Tab provides offshore outsourcing and paneling services in the market research & analytics domain to global clients in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. We are also a full-service market research agency specializing in online research. Being a full-service market research agency we have a strong understanding of the end to end research process, due to which we are able to add substantial value to our outsourcing and panel engagements. Outsourcing solutions: • Survey Programming • Global Data Collection • Data Processing • Data Analysis • Preparing Reports and Presentations Market Research Solutions: • Online Market Research – from multicountry online data collection through to Cultural Vision Research LLC 2 Wynmor Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 Phone: (914) 722-4240 Fax: (914) 472-1229 E-mail: info@culturalvision.com Web: www.culturalvision.com Contact: Lisa Bella, Partner/New Business Development Carmela Simonetti, Partner/Director of Operations Cultural Vision Research, LLC is a marketing research consulting firm specializing in custom solutions to Global and US Multicultural marketing issues. Expertise in over 60 countries; with particular strength in many emerging markets. Our staff works closely with clients to provide expert and intuitive solutions using knowledge gained over 18 years of research expertise. Quantitative and Qualitative designs are tailored to fit all issues, budgets and timing needs. Sector experience: • Telecommunications & Technology • Food/Beverage • Personal Care/Health & Beauty Aids May 15, 2006 25 • Children’s products • Pharmaceutical • Financial Services Research Services: • Market studies/A&U Studies • Tracking studies • Customer satisfaction studies • Concept/product tests/taste tests • Pricing tests • Packaging studies • Corporate image tests • Pre-post advertising tests • Employee Surveys • US Hispanic/Latino Acculturation Technique We are 100% women owned and 50% minority owned. Members of AMA, ESOMAR, NAWBO, HMCA. “Market research professionals respecting diversity and devoted to excellence.” Customer Foresight Group, Limited 725 King Street West, Suite 511 Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W9 Canada Phone: (416) 651-0143 Toll-Free: 1-877-350-0143 Fax: (416) 651-7883 E-mail: enrico@customerforesight.com Web: www.customerforesight.com Contact: Enrico S. Codogno, President Customer Foresight Group is a Marketing Research and Competitive Intelligence ➤➤➤ know your international market. inside, out. Every year, minorities like Hispanics, African Americans and Asians are becoming more prominent. In fact, marketing professionals are also viewing the gay and lesbian market as a significant market sector. In order to target the international market you need know everything about them – their buying habits and perceptions on business, sports and the media. At Ebony Marketing Research, we put you in touch with key ethnic populations. Our leading-edge multilingual research facilities in Manhattan offer you much more than just focus groups. • Focus Groups • Multi-Cultural Recruiting • Central Location Intercepting • Taste-Testing • Medical Research • Ethnographics • In-Depth Interviewing • Product Placement • International Research • Data Tabulation/Processing • Quantitative Research • Mobile Research™ KNOW YOUR MARKET Tel: 718.320.3220 • info@ebonymktg.com• www.ebonymktg.com 26 Marketing News May 15, 2006 firm providing North American private sector companies with the actionable intelligence they need to make better business decisions. From developing products and services, to customer satisfaction surveys, focus groups and competitive intelligence – Customer Foresight Group, Limited is the full service research company that can develop the research strategy that fits your company’s information needs and budget. D Data Development Worldwide 120 5th Ave. New York, NY 10011 Phone: (212) 633-1100 Fax: (212) 633-6499 Web: www.datadw.com E-mail: info@datadw.com Contact: Mr. Chip Lister, Managing Director DDW Long Beach 400 Oceangate, Suite 200 Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone: (562) 980-1800 Fax: (562) 980-1515 E-mail: kknepper@datadw.net Contact: Mr. Kim M. Knepper, Managing Director DDW San Francisco 505 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 874-3210 Fax: (415) 874-3211 E-mail: mmenne@datadw.com Contact: Mr. Mark Menne, Vice President DDW Florida 533 Versailles Drive, Suite 200 Maitland, FL 32751 Phone: (407) 645-3611 Fax: (407) 645-3577 E-mail: pauldcragin@datadw.com Contact: Mr. Paul D. Cragin, Senior Vice President DDW Albany 126 South Swan Street, Suite 201 Albany, NY 12210 Phone: (518) 472-1974 Fax: (518) 472-1544 E-mail: jmyers@datadw.com Contact: Mr. Jamie Myers, Senior Vice President DDW Illinois 4320 Winfield Road, Suite 200 Warrenville, IL 60555 Phone: (630) 836-8411 Fax: (630) 836-8010 E-mail: mwojtyna@datadw.com Contact: Ms. Michele Wojtyna, Senior Vice President DDW Kansas City Two Pershing Square 2300 Main St., 9th Floor Each listing in this directory is a paid advertisement. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. Kansas City, MO 64108 Phone: (816) 448-3731 Fax: (816) 448-3101 E-mail: kchristensen@datadw.com Contact: Ms. Keri Christensen, Vice President DDW’s dedication to building true partnerships with clients has spanned more than four decades. Emphasizing optimal research designs and the highest level of customer service, DDW offers extensive experience in strategic research helping client partners build brands, market share, and profitability. DDW is a full-service custom research firm offering comprehensive qualitative and quantitative solutions, combining the best of our proprietary techniques with approaches crafted for specific client issues. A small sample of industries we serve are: advertising agencies, automobile, entertainment, financial services, food and beverages, health products, health care, insurance, packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, public relations, publications, technology, telecommunications, travel and more. Decipher, Inc. 5250 N Palm Ave. Suite 220 Fresno, CA 93704 Phone: 1-800-923-5523 Fax: (559) 436-6944 Web: www.decipherinc.com E-mail: sales@decipherinc.com A marketing research service provider, Decipher, Inc. specializes in online survey programming, data collection, and report product efficiencies. Decipher’s reporting suite provides users with the ability to automate post field production. This innovative solution is an industry first, resulting in tremendous time and labor cost savings for market researchers while significantly increasing the accuracy and quality of research reporting. Decision Analyst, Inc. 604 Avenue H East Arlington, TX 76011 Phone: (817) 640-6166 Fax: (817) 640-6567 E-mail: jthomas@decisionanalyst.com Web: www.decisionanalyst.com Contact: Jerry W. Thomas, President/CEO Leyla Namiranian, Director of International Research Decision Analyst is a full-service, custom, ad hoc marketing research and marketing consulting firm. We have conducted research and consulting assignments in Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Asia. Our International experience includes: market structure analyses, pricing analyses, advertising tests, promotion tests, segmentation studies, strategy analyses, customer satisfaction tracking, and new product research, as well as depth interviews and focus groups in person and via the Internet. We have created extensive international panels of consumers and professionals including: • Over 5,000,000 consumers • 65,000 IT/IS professionals • 25,000 Physicians and Surgeons • 140,000 Executives • 25,000 Contractors • Over 500,000 European consumers • Over 250,000 Latin American consumers. DE LA RIVA Barranca de Muerto 348 Col. Guadalupe Inn Mexico City, D.F., Mexico CP: 01020 Phone: 5255 3640 1100 Fax: 5255 3640 1101 E-mail: edeleon@delariva.com.mx Web: www.delariva.com.mx Contact: Eduardo de Leon DE LA RIVA is a full-service marketing and opinion research leading group in Mexico and Central America with different research areas: • Ad hoc qualitative and anthropological research • Ad hoc quantitative • Publication’s and Syndicated research • Computer assisted visual interviews (CAVI) • Computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI) The list of clients of DE LA RIVA is formed by top national and multi-national companies. www.delariva.com.mx edeleon@delariva.com.mx Direct Resource, Inc. 8 South Michigan Avenue Suite 1111 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: (312) 223-9666 Fax: (312) 223-9671 E-mail: bmichaud@direct-resource.com Web: www.direct-resource.com Contact: Bridgid Michaud, President Enhanced by 15+ years of diverse experience, International Marketing Research is a key component of our business. Direct Resource, Inc. specializes in multi-city, national, and international data collection and field project management. Inclusive of translations and data processing. We’ve met client’s data collection needs in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia. In today’s competitive environment, Direct Resources, Inc. provides our clients with high quality marketing research resources without worries or hassles. This affords the client two key benefits: the opportunity to remain focused on your core business while at the same time keeping fixed overhead costs in-check. Direct Resources, Inc. will be pleased to be your one-stop marketing research resource. E Ebony Marketing Research, Inc. 2100 Bartow Ave. Baychester, NY 10475 Phone: (718) 320-3220 Web: www.ebonymktg.com E-mail: emr@inteport.net Contact: Ebony Kirkland, President & CEO Bruce Kirkland, Vice President M. Cromwell, Project Manager Ebony Marketing Research, Inc. (EMR) a premier multicultural marketing research firm, with emphasis and expertise on the various population segments, which include Hispanic, Black, Asian and Eastern Europeans. We offer a full range of qualitative and quantitative research services, including field management. EMR has three permanent mall locations; as well as four state of the art focus group facilities; the most recent focus group facility is located in mid-town Manhattan. Our services also include internet base research, computer assisted personal interviewing, ethnographic and international research. Our office in New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C, Miami, and Central America provides a wide range of coverage and a far reach across the national and international arena. EFG (European Fieldwork Group) 419 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10003 Phone: 1-866-334-6927 E-mail: mike@efgresearch.com Web: www.efgresearch.com Contact: Michael Wiesenfeld EFG is the U.S. subsidiary of the Paris-based MV2 Group, one of the European leaders in International Market Research. EFG is dedicated to the management of International (Europe/Asia) Quantitative, Qualitative Fieldwork, as well as Mystery Shopping, for North American Market Research companies: EFG is a full-service one-stop shop for fieldwork in Europe. Our responsibility consists in doing the “go-between” between American Market Research companies and MV2 Group in Europe, in order to: • provide you with quotes within 48 hours maximum • coordinate your international fieldwork and keep you informed of the work advancement, – answer any questions you might have, EFG/MV2 Group’s International network counts 9500 interviewers (CAPI equipped) & 2000 CATI throughout Europe (Eastern countries included). Our network quality is certified ISO 9001 label since 1995. EFG covers all type of Industry. However we have special units dedicated to specific Industries such as Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals, B2B, Banking/Finance, Automotive/Transport, and Sports & Entertainment. Estadistica Aplicada Bahia de todos los Santos # 148 Col. Veronica Anzures Mexico City, D.F., C.P. 11300 Phone: (52-55) 5148-3810 Fax: (52-55) 5148-3811 E-mail: estadistica@ estadistica-aplicada.com Web: www. estadistica-aplicada.com Contact: Javier Alagon Ph.D., President Estadistica Aplicada is a full-service ad hoc research agency. We have the knowledge as well as the technical and human infrastructure to conduct any type of quantitative study in marketing, advertising, social sciences and in public opinion areas in general. Our fieldwork is planned, conducted and supervised in a scrupulous manner. 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' % , % 3 4ELEPHONEOPT s%MAILINFO FOCUSVISIONCOMs7EBSITEWWWFOCUSVISIONCOM 28 Marketing News May 15, 2006 feature-rich Video Transcripts in traditional text and synchronized to video. With new 2-Channel Audio, choose between the translation or native language. Call 203-961-1715 to learn more, or visit www.focusvision.com. F Mystery Shopper and many other methodologies are used to meet clients’ requirements with the advanced analytical tool. FIELD FACTS WORLDWIDE Facts International Ltd Facts Centre, 3 Henwood Ashford, Kent TN24 8FL UK Phone: + 44 1233 637000 Fax: + 44 1233 626950 E-mail: facts@facts.uk.com Web: www.facts.uk.com Contact: Barbara M. Lee FMRS Chairman/CEO Linda Marsh Operations Director Margaret Eldridge IT Director Facts International can offer you an independent, flexible and affordable global research service that gets straight to the answers...using both qualitative and quantitative research. Telephone research from a central location. Panels of consumer, industrial, executive, medical and bilingual interviewers. Quality personal interviewing throughout the UK and Europe using paper and CAPI methodologies. Product testing, agricultural and medical interviewing are specialties. We have worldwide multi-mode access panels and a global research methodology offering internet-based research. Data processing – questionnaire design to analysis, including in-house editing, direct entry, tabulations, reporting and presentations. The service can be tailored to your exact requirements whether it is five or thousands of respondents. Our services include: FactsCHOICE – for multi-mode data collection FactsACCESSPANEL – worldwide multi-mode access panels FactsWEB – global internet research FactsCAPI – face-to-face with instant results teleFACTS – UK telephone omnibus ISO 9001:2000 / MRQSA accredited. Feedback Business Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. 610-612, Oxford Towers, 139 Airport Road Bangalore 560 008 India Phone: +91-98450 24823 Fax: +91-80-2520 1402 E-mail: ravi@feedbackconsulting.com Web: www.feedbackconsulting.com Contact: V. Ravichandar, CEO Feedback has conducted over 1400 business to business engagements across diverse industries in the Indian market since 1985. Feedback has enabled over US$ 5 bn investment decisions for leading International and Indian firms by providing key insights about the Indian market. This extends beyond market information, analysis, and recommendation to implementation assistance. Feedback also serves the global market for research needs out of India. Feedback’s 80 + qualified professionals operate out of 4 offices in India. Is your India strategy data driven? It can be, with Feedback, Fog lights for your business. Each listing in this directory is a paid ad. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. 11 Weymouth Street London, W1W 6DD United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7908 6704 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7908 6666 E-mail: richard@fieldfacts.com Web: www.fieldfacts.com Contact: Richard Cowland Field Facts Worldwide, operating across the globe, provides the complete global fieldwork and data collection service in some 70 countries, working regularly in 20. We are experienced in all major methodologies and most service sectors, including Business (including Financial), IT and High Technology, Medical, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare and Consumer (specifically FMCG). A US owned and operated Company we have focus group facilities and CATI centers in: The UK, France and Germany together with client service offices in the US (Chicago) and Europe (Vienna). Fleetwood Group, Inc. 11832 James Street Holland, MI 49424 Phone: (616) 396-1142 and 1-800-257-6390 (US & Canada only) Fax: (616) 820-8301 E-mail: sales@fleetwoodgroup.com Web: www.replysystems.com Contact: Hugh Harper, Director of International Sales Heather Waller, Account Representative Fleetwood manufactureres wireless products for facilitators and research clients. Its interactive meeting product – the REPLY® group response system – enhances focus groups, planning sessions, and audience testing events by promoting participation and electronically capturing feedback. This feedback can be viewed in the forms of response graphs (e.g., total group, demographic, team, individual, custom selection), statistics, and raw (“live”) data. Consisting of handheld cordless keypads, a compact base station, and polling software for your PC/laptop, REPLY® systems are simple to setup and use. Contact us to learn how REPLY® can add value to your future research activities. Let’s Interact!® FocusVision Worldwide 1266 East Main Street Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 961-1715 Fax: (203) 961-0193 E-mail: info@focusvision.com Web: www.focusvision.com Contact: Tom Myers, Director of Worldwide Sales & Marketing Additional company locations: Los Angeles, CA London, England Through the use of videoconferencing and videostreaming technologies, FocusVision is the only company to offer clients a choice of live video transmission services for focus group research. These services, available at over 315 facilities worldwide, allow clients to increase productivity and research quality, while saving the time, cost and inconvenience of travel. Add impact to your reports with VideoMarker. Conduct face to face interviews over the internet with InterVu. Try our high quality, GfK ARBOR LLC Focus World International, Inc. 146 Highway 34 Suite 100 Holmdel, N.J. 07733 Phone: (732) 946-0100 Fax: (732) 946-0107 E-mail: Paulette@focusworldint.com or Gary@focusworldint.com Web: www.FocusWorldInternational.com Contact: Paulette Eichenholtz, President Gary Eichenholtz, CEO/CFO Focus World International is Celebrating its 25th anniversary, but more importantly we are celebrating our 15th international anniversary. Thanks to our family’s European background and our accumulated, second generation knowledge of research mediums, we are able to foresee and therefore, properly utilize the cultural nuances that could otherwise adversely affect research. As experienced international market research professionals, we are able to prevent problems within the methodologies before they occur. Therefore, saving countless dollars and alleviating the grief factors for our clients. With our global network of trained interviewers and competent strategic alliances, Focus World International is able to properly conduct research anywhere in the world (except Antarctica!) with guaranteed validity. Upon contacting our offices, you will speak directly to a principal, thusly assuring you of a no excuse approach to your needs or requests. Call to experience the difference. One West Third St. Media, PA 19063 Phone: (610) 566-8700 Fax: (610) 566-9189 E-mail: research@gfkarbor.com Web: www.gfkarbor.com Contact: Dr. John Wittenbraker GfK ARBOR, established in 1963 and based in Media, PA, helps clients build and manage brands utilizing proprietary research and consulting tools. The firm’s practice groups specialize in consumer package goods, telecommunications, financial services, health care and B2B. GfK ARBOR focuses on long-term, strategic alliances with clients to help them grow their businesses. GfK ARBOR’s BVTSM (Brand Vitality Tracking) system is a proprietary brand health management program used by clients in multiple industry sectors, with special focus in consumer packaged goods. Other brand health related proprietary models and tools include market segmentation and market structure analysis, concept positioning optimization (CONCEPTOR IISM) and product formulation testing (the ENHANCESM system). GfK ARBOR Customer Relationship ModelSM extends insights drawn from psychological research into the dynamics of brand loyalty; enabling the discovery and tracking of key drivers of customer financial value. Models that link critical business levers to those key drivers provide clients with clear direction for asset allocation and product and service optimization. G GfK Custom Research Inc. 208, Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu Seoul, Korea Phone: 82-2-3702-2550 Fax: 82-2-3702-2555 E-mail: info@gallup.co.kr ikkang@gallup.co.kr Web: www.gallup.co.kr Contacts: M.I.Park I.K.Kang 8401 Golden Valley Road Minneapolis, MN 55427-0900 Phone: (763) 542-0800 Fax: (763) 542-0864 E-mail: Info@gfkcustomresearch.com Web: www.gfkcustomresearch.com Contact: Barry M. Feinberg, Ph.D., Executive Director New York Office 475 Park Avenue South, 12th Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 330-1480 Gallup Korea is one of the largest and best-known research company in Korea. Since its foundation in 1974, Gallup Korea has been providing a full range of market research services with its high reputation domestically and internationally. Gallup Korea is a member of Gallup International Association. • Nationwide field network : For nationwide fieldwork, 5 branch offices in major cities are in operation. • National Omnibus Surveys : 1,500 personal interviews are conducted by well-trained registered interviewers every month. • CATI Telephone interviews using the latest telephone interviewing facilities ensures the high quality and swift result. • Focus group discussion FGD is conducted in our own FGD Room equipped with modern facilities. • Online survey with own internet panel, Mail surveys, Central Location Test, Provides U.S. based clients marketing research, customer satisfaction/loyalty and database marketing services worldwide. Offices in Minneapolis, MN and New York, NY and client service centers in Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Dallas, TX; Philadelphia, PA; and San Francisco, CA. GfK-CRI, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner, builds partnerships with clients by delivering exceptional service, great thinking and flawless execution. Clients include Fortune 500 companies in business-to-business and consumer markets (e.g. packaged goods, financial services, restaurants, retail, automotive, and technology.) Expertise includes new product development, tracking, brand equity management/leverage, customer satisfaction/loyalty, segmentation, qualitative, database marketing, online research, and design/delivery of secure internet client portals. Global research is implemented by an expert team using GfK’s network of 91 countries. Gallup Korea Marketing News GfK Custom Research North America 75 Ninth Avenue 5th Floor New York, NY 10011 Phone: (212) 240-5300 Fax: (212) 240-5353 E-mail: info@ gfkamerica.com Web: www.gfkamerica.com Contact: Martin R. Lautman GfK Custom Research Inc. Minneapolis Phone: (763) 542-0800 Fax: (763) 542-0864 E-mail: info@ gfkcustomresearch.com Web: www.gfkcustomresearch.com GfK Custom Research North America is part of The GfK Group, one of the world’s top-five market research companies. As a full-service provider in market research our broad range of services cover all areas of the marketing cycle – from identifying market opportunities, brand strategy, marketing effectiveness, mystery shopping to customer management as well as U.S. & global trends with Roper Reports. Our expertise in markets, marketing and methods enables us to deliver customer solutions across a full array of industries, including health, automotive, consumer, financial, technology and public affairs & media. For further information about GfK Group please go to www.gfk.com. Global Research Initiatives 4370 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92122 Phone: (785) 554-4498 Fax: (509) 691-2255 E-mail: tkaufman@cox.net Contact: Terry Kaufman, President Global Research Initiatives 3705 SW Stonebridge Court Topeka, KS 66610-1243 Phone: (785) 554-4498 Fax: (509) 691-2255 Email: tkaufman@cox.net Contact: Terry Kaufman, President Global Research Initiatives, your connection to the worldwide marketplace, offers consulting/full service research including quantitative (online and traditional methods), qualitative (in-person, phone, online — groups, depth, 1-on-1’s) on all continents: Europe, North, South, and Central America, Mid-East, Africa, China/ Asia, Japan. Sectors include consumer packaged goods, auto, bio-medical, high-tech, financial, retail, for B2C, B2B and professional services. Research expertise: segmentation, new product development, customer satisfaction, brand/image positioning/equity, advertising, pricing, packaging, retail and market tests. By applying the right solution to your global research challenge, GRI lets you skip the time and money wasting learning curve. Proceed with confidence by relying on our international research experience since 1982, and online research since 1997. GMI (Global Market Insite, Inc) 2835 82nd Ave SE, Suite S100 Mercer Island, WA 98040 Phone: (206) 315-9300 Fax: (206) 315-9301 E-mail: info@gmi-mr.com Web: www.gmi-mr.com Contact: Rob Monster, President and CEO Mark Houston, Chief Marketing Officer Additional company locations: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Pittsburgh, Portland, Toronto, Vancouver, Budapest, Madrid, Munich, Moscow, Oslo, Paris, 's Hertogenbosch, Shanghai, Singapore, Sofia, Stockholm, Tokyo. GMI offers an integrated platform of powerful online market research tools that includes online survey software, online panel management capabilities, web survey hosting and survey programming services. With offices in 16 countries on 5 continents, and a consumer panel of 5.5 million people in over 200 countries, GMI simplifies global market research management for companies of all sizes worldwide. Greenfield Online 21 River Road Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: (203) 834-8585 Fax: (203) 834-8686 Web: www.greenfield.com Greenfield Online has instilled a commitment to quality in everything we do, from your first telephone call into Greenfield Online, through quality data delivery you’ll realize the difference. We’ve built our business on taking the guesswork out of online research, and we’re a proven partner to some of the largest and smallest firms in the industry. It is our goal to provide unparalleled client service, whether this means access to instant pricing via GoQuote, www.goquote.com, our Web-based pricing tool, or the ability to access global survey respondents. We provide qualified respondents quickly, easily, and cost-effectively, so you can focus on meeting your clients’ needs for superior targeting and analysis. When you tap into the robust Greenfield Online panel and random Internet sampling source, you benefit by getting highvalue, 100 percent opt-in respondents that are highly cooperative and engaged in your study. Not to mention flawless sample delivery from a team focused on unparalleled customer services. Our reach spans more than 50 countries, including Asia. Group Dynamics in Focus, Inc. 555 City Ave. Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone: (610) 668-8535 Fax: (610) 668-2072 E-mail: mholman@groupdynamics.com Contact: Merle Holman CELEBRATING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY!!!! RECRUITING: Looking for doctor’s, consumers, kids, professionals, seniors for focus groups, one-on-ones, panels, music testing, mock juries.....call Group Dynamics! 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H Harris Interactive 135 Corporate Woods Rochester, NY 14623 Phone: 877-919-4765/direct (585) 214-7412 Fax: (585) 272-8680 E-mail: info@harrisinteractive.com Web: www.harrisinteractive.com Contact: Information Desk Manager USA Rochester, New York Corporate Headquarters Chicago, Illinois Cincinnati, Ohio 29 Claremont, California Dallas, Texas Detroit, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Minneapolis, Minnesota New York, New York Norwalk, Connecticut Orem, Utah Princeton, New Jersey Reston, Virginia Salt Lake City, Utah Europe Brentford, United Kingdom Brussels, Belgium Maidenhead, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom Paris, France Asia Hong Kong, China Shanghai, China In an increasingly chaotic and competitive world, Harris Interactive can provide clarity and confidence. We leverage market research to help our clients to understand the drivers of decision making and to strengthen their enterprise equity. By focusing on the dynamics involved in making choices-especially why those are made-we can help our clients make better choices too. Specifically, we advise why people make the decisions they do and how our clients can best influence those decisions. Harris Interactive is proud to have been recognized for the value of its work on seven David Ogilvy Award-winning campaigns. 30 Marketing News May 15, 2006 I Improdir Hispanic and Latin American Marketing Research & Consulting 100 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 Phone: (512) 261-0234 Fax: (512) 261- 8497 E-mail: diego@improdir.com Web: www.improdir.com Contact: Gustavo Mendez-Kuhn, President Diego Mendez-Sabre, Managing Director Cristian Mendez-Sabre, Qualitative Director Bernardo Mendez-Sabre, Vice President Mazaryk #62-302 Col Bosques de Chapultepec México DF, 011580 México Phone: (+52-55) 5250.2799 Fax: (+52-55) 5531.2728 Rua Itápolis 1346, Pacaembu (01245-000) São Paulo Brazil Phone (+55-11) 3323-5978 Fax: (+55-11) 3826-3822 Improdir is a boutique marketing research and consulting agency that specializes in providing meaningful insights in the US Hispanic and Latin American Markets. We act as an extension of your team to ensure that your strategies are successful with these targets. We are committed to unveiling the specific needs of Hispanics that have been overshadowed by decades of uneducated stereotyping. Contact: Jim Smith, Chairman & CEO, Ipsos North America Ipsos Canadian Headquarters 160 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor Toronto, Ontario M4W 1B9 Canada Phone: (416) 324-2900 Fax: (416) 324-2865 E-mail: info@ipsos.ca Web: www.ipsos.ca Contact: Gary Bennewies, President and Country Manager, Ipsos in Canada Ipsos is a leading global survey-based market research company, owned and managed by research professionals. Member companies assess market potential and interpret market trends. They develop and build brands. They help clients build long-term relationships with their customers. They test advertising and study audience responses to various media. They measure public opinion around the globe. The company offers expertise in advertising, customer loyalty, marketing, media, and public affairs research, as well as forecasting, modeling, and consulting. It has a full line of custom, syndicated, omnibus, panel, and online research products and services, guided by industry experts and bolstered by advanced analytics and methodologies. The company was founded in 1975, has been publicly traded since 1999, and now employs 6,000 staff around the world, including 1,400 in North America. In 2005, Ipsos generated £17.8 million ($853.8 million U.S.) in global revenues. Ipsos conducts polling on behalf of The Associated Press, the world’s oldest and largest news organization. Interviewing Services of America Ipsos Global Headquarters 35 rue du Val de Marne 75628 Paris cedex 13 France Phone: +33 1 41 98 90 00 Fax: +33 1 41 98 99 99 E-mail: info@ipsos.com Web: www.ipsos.com Contact: Didier Truchot and Jean Marc Lech, Co-Chairmen, Ipsos Ipsos U.S. Headquarters 1700 Broadway, 15th Floor New York, NY, 10019 Phone: (212) 265-3200 Fax: (212) 265-3790 E-mail: info@ipsos-na.com Web: www.ipsos-na.com 15400 Sherman Way, Suite 400 Van Nuys, CA 91406 Phone: (818) 989-1044 Web: www.isacorp.com Experts in Researching Developing Markets Interviewing Service of America (ISA) is one of the largest market research data collection and processing companies in the country. Since 1982, ISA has been recognized as an industry leader in multilingual market research. We conduct surveys in 65 different languages in the US and internationally 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are one of the very few companies that have developed the expertise to conduct in-language, culturally significant research around the globe. We have trained our staff, built systems and refined the techniques needed to research populations and worldwide markets. As a result, we are able to apply our knowledge and experience every day to guide our clients in the direction that achieves their objectives and help eliminate costly cultural snafus. ISA has 650 CATI stations located in the US, Canada, Argentina and India offering a variety of solutions and allows us to cost-effectively serve our clients. Research services include: • National and International dialing • Assistance in questionnaire and study design • Full cultural and idiomatic translation services • Multiple sources for US and International samples • Certified native-speaking telephone center staff • Data tabulation services • In-language Internet studies • Los Angeles qualitative facility For more information, visit us on our website at www.isacorp.com, or contact: Los Angeles Phone: (818) 989-1044 Contact: Michael Halberstam E-mail: mhalberstam@isacorp.com OR Francine Cafarchia fcafarchia @isacorp.com New York City Phone: (212) 473-0718 Contact: Gabe Oshen E-mail: goshen@isacorp.com Washington, DC Phone: (410) 827-4855 Contact: Polly Kleissas E-mail: pkleissas@isacorp.com Seattle, Washington Phone: (866) 487-7789 Contact: Peter Cole E-mail: pcole@isacorp.com Dallas, TX Phone: (817) 354-7154 Contact: Tony Soares E-mail: tsoares@isacorp.com Qualitative Insights Phone: (818) 988-5411 Contact: Linda Giniewicz E-mail: lginiewicz@q-insights.com intelligence on companies, industries, products, and ideas/concepts. Increase your competitive advantage and capitalize on emerging opportunities by proactive detection of potential threats, opportunities, and customers’ changing product selection criteria. Issues & Answers Network, Inc. 5151 Bonney Rd. Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: (757) 456-1100 Fax: (757) 456-0377 Email: info@issans.com Web: www.issans.com Contact: Peter J. McGuinness, President Carla Lindemann, Executive Vice President I.S.I.S. – Integrated Strategic Information Services, Inc. Issues & Answers Network, Inc. is an integrated global marketing research company with corporate headquarters in Virginia Beach, VA and several other locations throughout the United States and Canada. Our international network of reliable alliance partners extends our research capabilities to Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, Europe, Eastern Europe, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, and Scandinavia. Scalable research services include: IN-HOUSE DATA COLLECTION (300 CATI stations across four call centers located in the United States and Canada; new services such as web-based research, Perception Analyzer® and Interactive Voice Response; five on-staff moderators; in-person interviews; direct mail) PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Responsive account executives who guide you through every step of the research process) DATA PROCESSING AND TABULATION ANALYSIS (Multivariate, trade off, factor, conjoint, and discrete choice; Risk Reduction Research® to assist retailers and manufacturers in pre-selecting styles, designs and products that have a greater likelihood of success) STRATEGIC CONSULTING (Recommendations to guide strategic marketing decisions based on actionable research findings) Snapshot of industries include: Agriculture, alcoholic beverages, consumer durables, beauty, health, and pharmaceuticals, IT/telecommunications, financial services, food and beverages, hospitality, and lifestyle products. 2160 Ward Way Woodside, CA 94062 Phone: (650) 298-8555 Fax: (650) 298-9555 E-mail: marc@isisglobal.com Web: www.isisglobal.com Contact: Marc Limacher Itracks Since 1992, experts in ethical strategic and tactical competitive intelligence (CI) investigations, systematic early warning systems, pre-sales intelligence, win/loss assessments, systematic CI tracking programs, due diligence to support M&A decisions, counter-intelligence assessments, war gaming, and strategic market opportunity investigations. Anticipate and plan for your current and emerging competitors’ next moves, shorten sales cycles and maximize competitive win ratios, understand how you are being viewed by customers, partners and competitors, obtain early alerts and assessments of functional substitutes and emerging disruptive technologies, and prevent leakages of sensitive data. We specialize in uncovering difficult-to-get Each listing in this directory is a paid ad. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. 150 – 820 51st Street East Saskatoon, SK S7K 0X8 Phone: (306) 665-5026 Fax: (306) 665-2045 E-mail: info@itracks.com Web: www.itracks.com Contact: Harley Rivet, VP Sales Get quality data fast with Itracks’ suite of online qualitative and quantitative data collection services. Leading market research professionals and Fortune 500 companies recognize Itracks’ Internet data collection services as the most reliable and flexible Web-based applications available. Erase borders and conduct Qualitative research all over the world from the comfort of your office using Itracks’ patented Online Focus Group Facility or their Bulletin Board Focus Group. Other services include custom programmed online surveys and Web-enabled CATI. Do all of this from a single web-source, Research Engineer, the hub containing all the online tools a market researcher needs. Founded in 1996, Itracks is committed to client service and offers a range of support services, such as focus group recruiting, technical support and moderator referral. SEE it to BELIEVE it. The universal reaction to Research Analyzer is “WOW.” New Research Analyzer is the first desktop software that puts real-time insight at your fingertips. One extremely fast and easy-to-use tool takes you from importing data, through analysis, to converting data for presentations. • Blazingly fast data analysis lets you perform a complex cross-tab on a base of two million records in a few seconds, using the simple drag and drop feature. • Best-of-breed analysis techniques for common statistical methods including standard deviation and error of the mean, T-tests and rejection threshold, Chi Square stats and distribution, correlation, Gamma and many more. +1-206-315-9300 (Seattle, Global Headquarters) • Import SPSS® or Triple-S™ as well as other popular formats. Or use our costeffective Service Bureau to convert legacy data for hosting on our managed data warehouse. • Unique SuperDig™ feature lets you quickly and easily identify results for specific segments. • Quick reports and presentations with one-click creation of research reports in Powerpoint®, Excel®, Outlook® and other Microsoft® Office applications. 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Other data sources will be added in the future. +61-2-9006-1695 (Sydney, Asia Pacific Headquarters) +44 (0) 207-887-6028 (London, European Headquarters) Experience Research Analyzer See a demo or download a trial copy at www.researchanalyzer.com Contact us at: info@researchanalyzer.com +55-11-5505-2226 (São Paulo, Latin America Headquarters) Seattle Atlanta Boston Budapest Chicago Cincinnati Denver London Los Angeles Madrid Minneapolis Moscow Munich New York Oslo Paris Pittsburgh São Paulo Shanghai 's Hertogenbosch Singapore Sofia Stockholm Sydney Toronto Tokyo Vancouver Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. 32 Marketing News May 15, 2006 J Japan Market Intelligence (JMI) 7F Capital Akasaka Bldg. Akasaka 1-7-19 Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 Japan Phone: 81-3-6230-0970 Fax: 81-3-6230-0971 E-mail: matsui@jmintelligence.co.jp Web: www.jmintelligence.com Contact: Jeff Matsui – Marketing Manager Japan Market Intelligence (JMI) is a full-service market research agency. JMI’s bilingual and multicultural research consultants specialize in servicing the needs of overseas clients and agencies. Our research consultants maintain a high degree of flexibility when developing customized solutions for our overseas clients. They are also happy to provide added-value insight on the Japan market, which can be vital when localizing international research. JMI conducts B2C and B2B research via the following channels using advanced technology where appropriate: Central Location (Face-toface/CAPI), CATI, FGI, IDI, Internet, and Wireless. Juárez and Associates, Inc. 12139 National Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064 Phone: (310) 478-0826 Fax: (310) 479-1863 E-mail: juarezla@gte.net Web: www.juarezassociates.com Contact: Nicandro Juárez, President Full Service International Research and Management Consultants for the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 1971. Services provided to governmental, institutional and private sector clients include: General & Hispanic Marketing, Focus Group Facilities & Services, Mall Intercepts, Survey & Social Science Research, Program Review & Evaluation, Educational & Human Resource Development, Social Marketing, and Telephone Surveys. Complete bilingual (Spanish/English) capabilities. Brochures available upon request. L LA MAISON DU TEST 100 BD SEBASTOPOL Paris 75003 France Phone: 33.1.73.02.69.69 Fax: 33.1.73.02.69.60 E-mail: info@ lamaisondutest.com Web: www.lamaisondutest.com Contact: Christophe Malmanche, General Manager From 1993, La Maison du Test has been providing a highly quality on fieldwork with a conscientious team. Our objective is to give you all our field management experience that means methodology, thoroughness, involvement and know-how. Our services: • Telephone interviews (24 CATI stations) • Face to face interviews in home, in hall, in street (100 CAPI stations and 80 PC Pocket) with our team of 1000 interviewers spread in all country. • Coding, punching, clean data file and data processing • 6 viewing rooms 5 of them with two-way-mirror. Recruitment, moderation, summary report. Highest international services: Simultaneous translator, full transcript in English, video conferencing. Legendre Lubawin Marketing Inc. 1172 St. Mathieu Montreal, QC H3H 2H5 Phone: (514) 937-2079 E-mail: victoria@ legendrelubawin.com Contact: Victoria Lubawin, Partner Unique focus group facility in a fully and tastefully renovated historical 100-year old greystone, located in the heart of downtown Montreal. Combines the warmth of brick walls with high-tech equipment, air-conditioning, and observation room for ten. Competitive rates, top quality recruiting, excellent catering. Simultaneous translation on the premises. Lieberman Research Worldwide 1900 Avenue of the Stars 15th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: (310) 553-0550 Fax: (310) 553-4607 Web: www.LRWonline.com Contact: David Sackman, President & CEO Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW) consults with global clients to address their strategic and tactical marketing and business challenges, combining business and marketing know-how with deep expertise in research design and Advanced Analytics. LRW has developed and trained a network of affiliate research resources, conducting research for a diverse group of blue chip clients in more than 70 countries around the globe. LRW has broad and deep international experience, solving business problems with a variety of research techniques including market segmentation, brand equity and positioning, price testing and optimization, demand forecasting and modeling, and advertising effectiveness. Some key industries served by LRW’s international team include entertainment, technology, automotive, pharmaceutical and healthcare, retail, food service, and packaged goods. LRW has offices in London, the United States and plans to open a China office by year-end. Luth Research, Inc. 1365 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: (619) 234-5884 Fax: (619) 234-5888 Roseanne Luth, President Email: info@luthresearch.com Web Site: www.luthresearch.com Affiliations: AMA, ARF, CASRO, ESOMAR, MRA Combining innovative technology, tailored research methodologies and personalized service, Luth uncovers the market information that drives business. Luth offers a complete array of quantitative and qualitative research capabilities with three state-of-the-art focus group suites, 110 CATI stations, an on-site programming staff and an online panel of 3.5 million people worldwide. Our single or mixed-mode projects provide the ultimate in market research results. M M/A/R/C® Research Loyalty Research Center 931 E. 86th St. Suite 120 Indianapolis, IN 46240 Phone: (317) 465-1990 Fax: (317) 465-1991 E-mail: apaison@ loyaltyresearch.com Web: www.loyaltyresearch.com Contact: Al Paison, President & CEO The Loyalty Research Center (LRC) is a full-service research and consulting company that partners with businesses and organizations to measure and manage strategic relationships with customers, employees, and/or other stakeholders. With over 30 years of experience designing, executing and analyzing thousands of loyalty research programs, LRC has developed a world-class approach to helping companies define, understand, and manage the loyalty of their customers and employees. LRC’s research programs help companies reach their business goals such as attracting new customers, retaining profitable customers, and enhancing present business. In addition, LRC provides proven consulting services to help clients integrate the research to meet important customer and employeefocused business objectives. LRC’s products and services include customer and employee satisfaction and loyalty measurement, vulnerable/lost customer analysis, segmentation analysis, customer value assessment, and major account audits. Each listing in this directory is a paid advertisement. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. An Omnicom Group Company 1660 North Westridge Circle Irving, TX 75038 Phone: 1-800-884-MARC (6272) Fax: (972) 983-0444 Web: www.marcresearch.com E-mail: merrill.dubrow@ marcresearch.com Contact: Merrill Dubrow, President and CEO Additional company locations: Greensboro, St. Louis, Irvine, New York M/A/R/C® Research is a full-service marketing research and consulting firm that uses innovative qualitative and quantitative methodologies to help clients launch better products and services, find new and valuable customers, and build stronger brands. We are able to help clients create, evaluate, and expand their customer relationships by using our proven product offerings: Assessor® – New product development and optimization tool that helps clients build successful brands. Of the more than 2,000 studies performed, over 90% of the validated Assessor forecasts were within 10% of actual, in-market sales. MarketLinkSM – Suite of solutions that identifies and quantifies actions driving customer acquisition, satisfaction, retention, and loyalty. A custom project portfolio that offers structured designs and flexible solutions meeting the diverse marketing research needs of clients. Since 1965, M/A/R/C has consistently delivered high-quality, objective driven research that we are proud to say netted a 96% client satisfaction level in 2005. Our teams design and execute traditional and online solutions while adhering to a client-service ethic built on being easy to work with, and delivering what is promised. With strong research alliances in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa, we help clients across a range of industries. Marketing News Maritz Research 1355 North Highway Drive Fenton, MO 63099 Phone: 877 4MARITZ or 636-827-8279 Fax: (636) 827-5874 E-mail: info@maritz.com Web: www.maritz.com As one of the world’s largest marketing research firms, we help many of today’s most successful companies achieve financial gain through a deep understanding of their customers, employees, and channel partners. We offer a range of strategic and tactical solutions that provide insight into your brand’s performance. Maritz helps you achieve your business potential by applying marketing research designs that help you better understand customer choice, customer experience, and customer loyalty. By employing sector-specific research knowledge to examine all aspects of behavior, we provide intelligence you can act on. In addition to our Maritz operations in the United States we have international offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Last year alone we did research in over 80 countries around the globe. ISO registered. Member CASRO and ARF. Proud sponsor of the American Marketing Association. Market Decisions Corporation 8959 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 204 Portland, OR 97219 Phone: 1-800-344-8725 Fax: (503) 245-9677 E-mail: lester@mdcresearch.com Web: www.mdcresearch.com Contact: Lester Harman Bob Beaulaurier Founded in 1978, Marketing Decisions’ clients include: Starbucks, Microsoft, Cisco, Nike, Nautilus, Intel, HSBC, Warner Brothers and more. We conduct full-service qualitative and qualitative research, both nationally and internationally. Our focus is on project integrity, meeting tight deadlines, and developing creative approaches that deliver real value to our clients. Experience? We’ve completed over 10,000 custom projects. To learn more about MDC’s High Touch Solutions, see our website at www.mdcresearch.com. Market Probe, Inc. 2655 N. Mayfair Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 Phone: (414) 778-6000 Fax: (414) 778-3730 E-mail: USA@ marketprobe.com Web: www.marketprobe.com Contact: Dr. TR Rao, President & CEO Michael F. Alioto, Senior Vice President Dr. Thomas Fusso, Senior Vice President John Morton, Senior Vice President Additional company locations: Market Probe Europe The Perfume Factory 140 Wales Farm Road Acton, London, England IW3 6UG United Kingdom E-mail: Europe@marketprobe.com Market Probe Canada 40 Eglington Avenue East Toronto, Ontario Canada M4P 3A2 Phone: (416) 487-4144 Fax: (416) 487-4213 E-mail: Canada@marketprobe.com Market Probe India G-05, ‘B’ Wing Navbharat Estates, Zakaria Bunder Road Opp Zewri Railway Station, Sewri (West) Mumbai, India 400015 Phone: 91-22-2411-5215 Fax: 91-22-2411-5216 E-mail: India@marketprobe.com Market Probe Asia 2414, Tower B Far East International Plaza 317 Xian Xia Road Shanghai, China 200051 Phone: 86-21-6235 0330 Fax: 86-21-6235 1202 E-mail: China@marketprobe.com Market Probe/Precision Research 122 Middle Road #06-08 Midlink Plaza Singapore, 188973 Phone: 65-6837-3691 Fax: 65-6837-3693 E-mail: Singapore@marketprobe.com Market Probe/Marketing Horizons 1001 Craig Road St. Louis, MO 63146 Phone: (314) 432-1957 Fax: (314) 432-7014 E-mail: b.jasper@marketprobe.com Market Probe Middle East Building 8 Dubai Media City PO Box 502068 Dubai, UAE Phone: 971 4 3902522 Fax: 971 4 3902526 E-mail: a.samuel@marketprobe.com Market Probe is a full-service global marketing research firm with vast experience in customer loyalty studies as well as other quantitative and qualitative projects. We provide instrument design, data collection, multivariate analysis, and customdesigned reports for major global corporations. We offer a unique forecasting system that determines customer profitability and attrition probability. Market Probe’s areas of expertise include qualitative and quantitative analysis, multivariate statistical methods, advanced psychometric measurement, and modeling techniques. Our experienced researchers have pioneered new applications of qualitative research methods and statistical models as well as customized software for reporting results. We provide custom-designed reports that feature understandable, actionable information for front-line staff as well as for management. Industries we service include associations, financial services, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and utilities. Market Probe International 122 East 42nd Street, 41st Floor New York, New York 10168 Phone: (212) 725-7676 Fax: (212) 725-7529 E-mail: alan@marketprobeint.com Web: www.marketprobeint.com Contact: Alan Appelbaum, President and CEO Gabor Galgo, Vice President Worldwide research for marketing decision makers. All phases of qualitative and quantitative research: design through analysis, focus groups, in-depths, telephone, mail, online, field and tab, statistical analysis, customer satisfaction, computer graphics, coordinate surveys throughout Europe, Americas, Asia. May 15, 2006 33 Millward Brown, Inc. Marketing Research and Intelligence Association 4-2600 Skymark Avenue, Unit 104 Mississauga, ON Canada L4W 5B2 Phone: (905) 602-6854 Fax: (905) 602-6855 E-mail: bwycks@mria-arim.ca Web: www.mria-arim.ca Contact: Brendan Wycks, MBA, CAE, Executive Director The Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA) is a Canadian not-forprofit Association representing all sectors of the market intelligence and survey research industry, including social research, competitive intelligence, data mining, insight, and knowledge management. Members include over 1,700 individual research professionals, small to large research agencies, and the many buyers of research services, such as financial institutions, major retailers, insurance companies and manufacturers. MRIA’s mission is to promote a positive environment that enhances the industry’s ability to do business effectively, for the benefit of the public and members. MRIA develops and enforces world-class professional standards, and promotes the industry as a forum for Canadians to voice their opinions and have input into public policy and corporate decisions that will affect them as citizens and consumers. 535 East Diehl Road Naperville, IL 60563-7723 Phone: (630) 505-0066 Fax: (630) 505-0077 E-mail: info@us.millwardbrown.com Web: www.millwardbrown.com Contact: Kimberly Snyder-Bastoni, Senior Vice President Millward Brown, one of the world’s top 10 marketing research organizations, is recognized as a leading authority on advertising, marketing communications, media, and brand equity research. Through an integrated suite of validated research techniques – both qualitative and quantitative – Millward Brown helps clients build strong brands across all categories and industries. Our custom research services support a wide range of marketing decisions including communications assessment, media evaluation, brand performance monitoring, brand valuation and marketing accountability. Our syndicated IntelliQuest CIMS studies are recognized as the most important media planning and marketing tools for those in the technology industry. Millward Brown offers a variety of cross media solutions to evaluate the contribution of each touchpoint of the brand experience against the brand’s objectives. Additionally, Dynamic Logic, a Millward Brown company, offers proprietary online advertising research that aids in measuring marketing effectiveness. Millward Brown has more than 70 offices in 43 countries. 34 Marketing News May 15, 2006 MORPACE International, Inc. 31700 Middlebelt Road, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Phone: (248) 737-5300 Fax: (248) 737-5326 E-mail: information@morpace.com Web: www.morpace.com Contact: Jack McDonald, President MORPACE International, Inc., a full-service market research company with offices in Detroit, MI; Irvine, CA; and London, England has extensive experience in conducting and reporting international research. MORPACE conducts research all over the globe for some of the world’s largest corporations. Our services include problem definition, project design, implementation, data analysis and reporting. MORPACE meets the challenges of international research and provides the highest standards of information quality and integrity. Through our expertise, we help our clients make better decisions. Please call Jack McDonald for further information. MSW Research 1111 Marcus Ave Suite MZ 200 Lake, Success, NY 11042 Phone: (516) 394-6000 Fax: (516) 394-6001 E-mail: mail@mswresearch.com Web: www.mswresearch.com Contact: Art Klein, Senior Vice President, Director MSW Research is committed to helping advertisers grow their brands. Our Communications Research Continuum is an integrated suite of tools designed for each stage of the advertising development process, Strategy. Concept, Copy Testing, Modeling and Tracking. Consistent measures are used through the continuum, such as MSW’s Customer Commitment Persuasion® which simultaneously measures alternative marketing strategies and comprehensive diagnostics which explain why ads perform the way they do against specific marketing objectives such as Increase user frequency, Build Loyalty, Switch competitive brand users, or Grow the category. We offer advertising copy testing and tracking services that specifically meet the cost and timing needs of today’s fast paced business community while delivering sales-validated measures designed to evaluate, diagnose and predict advertising effectiveness in the marketplace. O Opinion Research Corporation Worldwide Headquarters P.O. Box 183 Princeton, NJ 08540 Toll Free: 1-800-444-4ORC Phone: (609) 452-5400 Fax: (609) 419-1892 Contact: Gerard Miodus, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, US Market Research Opinion Research Corporation 3150 Salt Creek Lane Arlington Heights, IL 60005-8760 Toll Free: 1-800-323-0266 Phone: (847) 253-1100 Fax: (847) 253-1587 Opinion Research Corporation 571 Longbow Dr. Maumee, OH 43537 Toll Free: 1-800-866-9885 Phone: (419) 893-0029 Fax: (419) 893-1977 United Kingdom Head Office ORC International Angel Corner House 1 Islington High St. London, England N1 9AH Phone: 020-7675-1000 Fax: 020-7675-1900 ORC International 5th Floor City Point 701 Chester Road Stretford Manchester England M32 ORW Phone: 0161-877-6781 Fax: 0161-872-3997 Asia Regional Headquarters ORC International Tai Tung Building, Unit 901-3 8 Fleming Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Phone: 852-2882-3042 Fax: 852-2882-4515 ORC International Room 2705, Wenjin Building No.66 Shanxi Road (N) Jing’an District 200041 Shanghai P.R.China Phone: 8621 32100002 Fax: 8621 62712875 ORC International 2F, No. 105, Section 2 Roosevelt Road Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Phone: 886-2-2366-0866 Fax: 886-2-2366-1558 ORC Macro Corporate Headquarters ORC Macro 11785 Beltsville Drive Calverton, MD 20705 Phone: (301) 572-0200 Fax: (301) 572-0999 ORC Macro 3 Corporate Square NE Suite 370 Atlanta, GA 30329 Phone: (404) 321-3211 Fax: (404) 321-3688 ORC Macro 7315 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 400W Bethesda, MD 20814-3202 Phone: (301) 657-3070 Fax: (301) 657-3862 ORC Macro 126 College Street Burlington, VT 05401 Phone: (802) 863-9600 Fax: (802) 863-8974 ORC Macro 1680 North Vine Street Suite 724 Los Angeles, CA 90028 Phone: (323) 463-6852 Fax: (323) 463-9492 ORC Macro 116 John Street, Suite 800 New York, NY 10038 Phone: (212) 941-5555 Fax: (212) 941-7031 ORC Macro 114260 Rockville Pike Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: (301) 770-5800 Fax: (301) 468-6433 Build Your Foundation Satisfaction is necessary for loyalty but does not ensure it. Secure your client relationships and build a strong customer foundation. Offices in 10 countries to serve your global needs, headquartered in the US. 414.778.6000 www.marketprobe.com info@marketprobe.com Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) was founded more than 65 years ago to apply scientific methodologies to the marketing issues facing America’s largest companies. Today, ORC integrates the latest and best market research technology to solve the most complex problems standing between their clients and the performance results they demand. They conduct commercial marketing research programs as Opinion Research Corporation in the United States and as ORC International outside the United States. In addition, ORC Macro, specializes in social research programs for government agencies. ORC operates 24 wholly-owned offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa. In addition, they maintain a network of preferred partner research firms across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. With researchers fluent in over 70 languages, ORC has undertaken studies in more than 100 countries, across six continents. Opinion Research Corporation offers worldwide capabilities for multinational organizations. Opinion Search Inc. 160 Elgin Street, Suite 1800 Ottawa, ON K2P 2P7 Phone: (613) 230-9109 (800) 363-4229 Fax: (613) 230-3793 E-mail: info@opinionsearch.com Web: www.opinionsearch.com Contact: Pam Bruns, Vice President, Client Services Janette Niwa, Vice President, Client Services 2345 Yonge Street Suite 704 Toronto, ON M4P 2E5 Canada Phone: (888) 495-7777 1080 Beaver Hall Hill Suite 400 Montreal, QC H2Z 1S8 Canada Phone: (866) 288-0199 850 West Bartlett Road Suite 5C Bartlett, IL 60103 Phone: (630) 709-7939 Opinion Search Inc. (OSI) is a Canadian data collection field house with offices located in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Chicago, offering telephone interviewing, focus group facilities, recruiting, tabulation, online research services, and providing support to marketing research professionals. With an emphasis on high quality data collection and world class service, research clients in-the-know come to Opinion Search. We have developed a strong multi-lingual team of trained interviewers, supervisors and coders. Our offices host a fully interconnected, 300 station CATI call center and our tabulation center can meet all of your data processing needs. OSI’s technology allows you to be actively involved in the data collection process. With the dataCAP, you can observe every aspect of the telephone and online data collection process in real time, 24/7. ISO 9001:2000 Certified. Each listing in this directory is a paid advertisement. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. 36 Marketing News May 15, 2006 P P. Robert and Partners, SA International Marketing Research Avenue de Lonay 19 Morges CH-1110 Switzerland Phone: + 41-21-802-84-84 Fax: + 41-21-802-84-85 E-mail: pmohn@probert.com Web: www.probert.com Contact: Peter Mohn, Head of R & D and Business Development David Perroud, COO P. Robert and Partners (PRP) is a full-service agency with broad experience in the design and implementation of multi-country research. PRP offers specialized consulting programs in the areas of strategic forecast modeling, brand differentiation, product testing and employee & customer bonding. These consulting programs are based on decades of experience in these specific areas and focus on the implementation of research results. With 140 state-of-the-art CATI stations and IVR facilities located on its premises, the company is a leader in international telephone interviewing. 600 PRP interviewers covering 25 national languages conduct over 500,000 CATI, F2F, web and mail interviews annually in Western and Central Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Japan and South-East Asia and Australasia with full sensitivity to local cultures. Pearson S.A. de C.V Homero 223. 4o. piso. Col. Polanco Mexico D.F 11560 Mexico Phone: +52-55-5531-5560 USA Phone: (305) 390-8242 Fax: +52-55-5203-8230 Web: www.pearson-research.com E-mail: pearson@pearson-research Contact: Manuel Barberena, President Pearson is a company dedicated to market and public opinion intelligence, and specialized in quantitative and qualitative techniques. We have the latest software regarding Marketing Research. For our fieldwork we apply face to face interviews, as well as CAPI, CAWI, etc. Own CATI capabilities (65 stations). We have our own field force. We have one of the largest focus group teams in our country, all of them specialized psychologists. We produce around 300 focus groups and 200,000 interviews every year. Worldwide video conference. Own Internet panel. Analysis is our primary strength. For Pearson, research is a value and a life style. This has been confirmed by our clients: BBVA Bancomer, British American Tobacco, P&G, KFC, Cablevision, Purina, Sanofi, Glaxo SK, Colgate-Palmolive, McCann Erickson, Nestle, AT&T, Ford, BDF, GFK Sofema, Lilly, Taylor Nelson, Kraft, Pizza Hut, HSBC, Siemens, Mexican Association of Banks, MTV and Televisa. We are the exclusive representatives in Mexico of Envirosell, Global Network, ADD+Impact. We can apply research in any Latin American country. Peryam & Kroll Research Corporation 6323 N. Avondale Ave. Chicago, IL 60631 Phone: 1-800-747-5522 or (773) 774-3100 Fax: (773) 774-7956 E-mail: krolj@pk-research.com Web: www.pk-research.com Contact: Jeff Kroll Peryam & Kroll is dedicated to helping its clients succeed in the global marketplace by providing innovative research services to identify the consumer insights that drive the purchase of brands and services. Founded in 1957 by marketing and sensory research pioneers, staffed by leading-edge practitioners, Peryam & Kroll is a full-service consumer and marketing research firm. P&K is capable of delivering quality data quickly and economically. P&K has every service, facility and expertise needed by media, packaged goods, consumer service, healthcare and sensory clients to bring products and services from concept to market. This vertical integration maximizes productivity, minimizes costs. Other distinguishing statistics include: Record - top 10 clients, all Fortune 100s, have been clients for 25+ years; People - 380 staff, including 75 professionals; Techniques - contributions to the field include methods that have become industry standards; Database - 600,000; demographics include age 4 to seniors, economics, ethnicity, etc.; Category Experience - media, healthcare, food, beverage, personal care, HBA, household products, services, etc. Your full-servicee research source Y souurce for the marketplace. th he American consumer coonsumer marke etplace. Contact Co ontact Tom.Dutt@pk-research.c Tom.Dutt@pk-research.com com to discuss your consumer rresearch issues. Peryam P erya am & Kroll R Research esearch Corpo Corporation ration 63 6323 323 North Avondale Avondale Avenue, Avenue, v Chicago, IL 60631 60631 773-774-3100 77 73-774-3100 7 3 774 3100 • fax fax 7 773-774-7956 73 774 7956 • 800-747-5522 73-774-7956 800--747-5522 800 747 5522 PhaseOne Communications, Inc. 6080 Center Drive, Suite 450 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (310) 337-0100 Fax: (310) 337-0122 E-mail: contact@phaseone.net Web: www.phaseone.net Contact: Laura Misdom, VP Business Development Terry Villines, SVP, Director of Analysis Additional company location: 12 Poppy Place Millington, NJ 07946 PhaseOne is a professional research-based organization that uses its breakthrough, proprietary methodology and broad array of services to help clients develop highly effective and compelling strategies and communications. By using unique, scientifically-validated systems to analyze marketing and other communications, PhaseOne is able to forecast their effectiveness for any target market, in any culture, and uncover hidden insights. PhaseOne’s only focus is to help clients improve the effectiveness of communications for every media type; even alternate media. We know that communications affect your target market’s attitudes about your Brand and these attitudes in turn, affect their behaviors. The results of each PhaseOne analysis focus on providing specific, actionable learning about how to improve the performance of every communication so that businesses can achieve their communications objectives. For more than 25 years PhaseOne has helped leading businesses and organizations penetrate cluttered, complex and constantly changing media environments to successfully impact attitudes, behavior and the bottom-line. Experience the cutting edge system that allows you to economically and efficiently achieve your business objectives through more effective communications. research toolkit to provide imaginative and pragmatic solutions that meet our clients’ objectives. PCI is also a part of The Network (www.thenetworkthinking.com), an alliance of senior international research professionals representing eight different countries who provide a global perspective through well-crafted qualitative marketing research as well as commentary on topics of interest to clients. Principles of Marketing Research Online Certificate Course The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Certificate Programs 1197 S Lumpkin Street, Suite 196 Athens, GA 30602-3603 Phone: +1-706-542-6692 or 1-800-325-2090 (toll free in USA) Fax: (706) 542-7537 E-mail: Bob.Wells@georgiacenter.uga.edu Web: www.principlesofmarketingresearch.org Contact: Bob Wells The Principles of Marketing Research is a rigorous self-study training program based upon the Marketing Research Core Body of Knowledge (MRCBOK©). Delivered via the Internet, the program allows the student to progress at their own pace, augmented by consultations with their assigned coach-mentor, upon request. Since 1996, the course has been taken by over 3,000 individuals in 60+ countries worldwide. The Principles of Marketing Research is guided by MRII-the Marketing Research Institute International (MRII) while the University of Georgia manages the course and supports the student experience. The course is proudly endorsed by MRA and ESOMAR, and actively supported by AMA, ARF, CASRO, MRIA, TTRA, PBIRG, and the University of Georgia’s Master of Marketing Research Program. Prodatos S.A. Plunkett Communications Inc. 525 Brunswick Ave., Suite101 Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2Z6 Canada Phone: (416) 971-7455 Fax: (416) 971-8366 E-mail: pci@plunkettinc.com Web: www.plunkettinc.com Contact: Marion Plunkett, Founder & President Natasha Schleich, Research Manager & Ethnography Specialist PCI is a full-service marketing research boutique offering leading-edge qualitative/ ethnographic and quantitative research solutions for its clients in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. Brands begin with a sound understanding of target audience needs and expectations. We build that foundation with Brand Architecture™, a proven approach to marketing research that delivers the vital insights decision-makers need to create/enhance Brands, marketing communications, and/or employee communications. We tap into our creative Each listing in this directory is a paid advertisement. All of the information contained in these listings was provided by the advertiser. If you would like information on any of the facilities or services offered by the companies in this year’s directory, please contact the firm directly. Centro Corporativo La Nunciatura, Rohrmoser P.O. Box 1851-2050 San José, Costa Rica Phone: (506) 232-3956 (PBX) Fax: (506) 291-3327 E-mail: amonzon@prodatoscr.com Web: www.prodatoscr.com Contact: Alfonso Monzón – General Manager Prodatos S.A. is a private, independent marketing research agency (one of the leading companies of its kind in the area), designed to manage high quality quantitative and qualitative research projects, in the Central American and the Caribbean region. Our specialized expertise is the handling of Multi-country studies in the Area, as well as consumer quantitative and qualitative research in the individual countries. The company has "Full service offices" in Costa Rica and Guatemala, plus operative facilities in El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. We also work regularly in the other Caribbean markets, through our own facilities or through associated companies. Last year, the company conducted about 275 research projects, which altogether covered 25 different markets: Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and 17 other Caribbean markets (Trinidad & Tobago, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman, Curacao, Dominica, Granada, Guyana, Haiti, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Turk & Caicos). We proudly follow the ESOMAR Standards and Code of Ethics. Marketing News Psyma Latina S.A. de C.V. Rio Rhin 22-204, Col. Cuauhtemoc C.P. 06500, Mexico City, Mexico Phone: 52-(55)-5592-0572 Fax: 52-(55)-5535-0141 E-mail: jcervantes@psyma-latina.com Web: www.psyma-latina.com Contact: Dr. Javier Cervantes, General Manager Additional company locations: Germany, USA, China, Spain, Mexico City and Eastern Europe America. Phone: +603 8318 3573 Fax: +603 8318 9573 E-mail: kym.wong@pulse-group.com Web: www.pulse-group.com Contact: Bob Chua, CEO Kym Wong, COO Pulse Group is a Research Process Outsourcing (RPO) company, established to serve the market intelligence industry exclusively. Its services include Online Data Collection, Online Communities, Survey Programming and Hosting, Project Management and Professional Translation. These core areas of businesses empowers global market research organizations to stay focused in delivering value to their clients, while Pulse dedicates itself to providing technical and outsourced support. The professional Marketing Advisor for doing business in Mexico. Bilingual and bicultural agency, meeting U.S. research standards. Supporting field work in Latin American countries. Full-service research firm including ethnographic research, qualitative and quantitative techniques. Business research. Data Bank of Mexican statistics. R ReRez PULSE INTERNATIONAL INC. Canna Block, Suite A, Cyberview Lodge Resort Persiaran Multimedia, Cyberjaya, 63000 Malaysia 18333 Preston Road Suite 425 MB 7 Dallas, TX 75252 Phone: (214) 239-3939 Fax: (214) 239-3808 E-mail: debbiep@rerez.com Web: www.rerez.com Contact: Debbie Peternana, President May 15, 2006 37 Service-based market research firm. Sample and methodology consultants offering a multi-panel partner solution. Over 14 million online panelists’ worldwide (over 46 countries) including consumer and B2B. Low-incidence studies, decision makers, IT, management-level, physicians and Hispanics. Over 400 segmentation variables. We specialize in internet surveys, online panel, virtual focus groups, and IVR. Programming, online real-time reporting available or panel only. Fast turnaround, flexible pricing, and accountability to do what we say we are going to do. custom market research services. We work as partners to help clients gain a better understanding of consumers and customers, solve problems, and develop knowledge to create successful brands and businesses. Experts in research into all aspects of market strategy, innovation and branding, from consumer and market analysis to idea generation, concept development and concept testing, brand equity, brand positioning, and customer satisfaction. We listen to more people in more places than any other agency and we are also the only agency that offers a complete innovation journey from insight and ideation to testing and monitoring. Research International Research Now Plc 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 275 Chicago, IL 60654 Phone: 1-888-387-2233 Fax: (312) 787-4156 E-mail: marketingusa@research-int.com Web: www.research-int.com Contact: Lorna Walters, CEO Additional company locations: 8800 North 22nd Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85021 8040 Old Cedar Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55425 3 Landmark Square Stamford, CT 06901 Research International is the world leader in 1001 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10018 Web: www.researchnow-usa.com Phone: (212) 790-9599 E-mail: service@researchnow-usa.com Research Now are Europe's leading experts in online data collection and panels. We own high quality online research panels across Europe and Australia, with access to over 800,000 panellists. Our services are based around the use of our panels and technology which deliver flexible, high quality data collection, with specialist advice on fielding multi-country projects in Europe. Our responsive client service team are always on hand to help and advise. ➤➤➤ Our services include: 38 Marketing News May 15, 2006 • Full service online data collection & Data Processing (consumer sample, business-to-business sample, healthcare + much more) • Client sample / survey management • Bespoke projects • OmniTaxi – the more targeted and cost effective approach to the omnibus survey • European data collection consultancy For friendly help and advice on any aspect of online data collection, please contact us (service@researchnow-usa.com). RNB GROUP Bajaj House , Rani Bazar Bikaner (RAJ) # 334001 India Phone: 91-151-2523844 / 2547874 Fax: 91-151-2521844 / 2204820 E-mail: pramod@rnbgroup.net Web: www.todayschanakya.com Contact: Mr. Pramod Kumar – Business Development Manager RNB GROUP is one of the INDIA’S largest & best known Field work / Data collection Company. We are ISO 9001:2000 certified & consider ourselves as FIELDWORK SPECIALIST FOR INDIA. Our activities include both quantitative & qualitative : Face to Face , Door to Door , Telephone , Business to Business , Focus Groups , Online Panels , Doctor’s & Consumer Panels , Pre Recruits & Video Research. We have : 1) 120 Telephone Interviewer’s 2) 900 Field staff for Data collection. 3) Offices in Major Indian Cities 4) Local Language Interviewing We can cover the whole of INDIA in 15 days including rural INDIA. We provide quality assured Fieldwork at competitive prices. RTi-DFD 1351 Washington Boulevard Stamford, CT 06902 Phone (203) 324-2420 Fax: (203) 964-8269 E-mail: drothstein@rti-dfd.com Web: www.rti-dfd.com Contacts: Mel Rothstein, CEO David Rothstein, President 33 Wood Avenue South, Suite 600 Iselin, NJ 08830 Phone: (732) 452-3815 Fax: (732) 452-3818 E-mail:pferrisi@rti-dfd.com Web: www.rti-dfd.com Contact: Patrick Ferris, Senior Vice President 450 Alkyre Run Drive, Suite 340 Westerville, OH 43082 Phone: (614) 901-0722 Fax: (614) 901-0725 E-mail: rwitt@rti-dfd.com Web: www.rti-dfd.com Contact: Richard C. Witt, Executive Vice President RTi-DFD is an innovative, global full service market research company delivering custom research solutions designed against marketing and business objectives. RTi-DFD has a three decade track record of providing a unique combination of analytical skill, savvy, and outstanding client service. RTi-DFD has established a strong and continuously expanding global network of high quality market research companies in more than 35 countries enabling us to conduct projects around the world. However, we do not delegate excellence. Each member of our international network is required to follow RTi-DFD protocols and adhere exactly to our strict standards. To meet the diverse demands of our global client community, we employ a wide range of data collection methods, which take into account cultural differences and multi-lingual challenges. With our world-class research capabilities, strong marketing focus, global reach, and commitment to partnership, our clients have come to view RTi-DFD as an indispensable business ally. S Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. 275 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2700 New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 779-7700 Fax: (212) 779-7785 E-mail: a.ronca@srbi.com Web: www.srbi.com Contact: Mark Schulman, President Albert Ronca, Partner 3940 Olympic Blvd., Suite 400 Erlanger, KY 41018 Phone: (513) 509-3886 Fax: (859) 372-6768 Contact: Duane Clement 7 Piedmont Center, Suite 300 3525 Piedmont Rd.,NE Atlanta, GA 30305 Phone: (404) 238-0733 Fax: (404) 238-0734 Contact: Joe Ferris Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas, Inc. (SRBI) is a global full-service market research and strategy firm. SRBI’s tailored research solutions have been designed to meet the unique needs of a variety of client sectors including; restaurant, retail, consumer packaged goods, financial services, insurance, health care, telecommunications, technology, transportation, and media. Research specialties include brand evaluation, customer satisfaction, market segmentation, positioning, advertising, predictive modeling, customer experience optimization, etc. All work, from design and analysis to interviewing and operations is conducted in-house at SRBI with over 400 CATI interviewing stations, and Internet and IVR data collection in-house. Affiliate of Global Research. SIL Group 413 Northeast Third Street Delray Beach, FL 33483 Phone: (561) 526-3200 Fax: (561) 526-3201 E-mail: sil@silgroup.net Web: www.silgroup.net Contacts: Timm Sweeney Thilo Mann The SIL Group is an international marketing research and consulting firm, founded in 1983 and based in the Miami area. We offer full service research (secondary, qualitative, quantitative, and competitive intelligence). Data collection includes a global CATI center, personal interviewing, and Internet surveys. Broad industry sector experience covers most consumer, business, and industrial categories, including healthcare, financial, travel/tourism, HaBA, automotive, pharmaceutical, IT, telecommunications, entertainment, retailing, publishing, food/beverage, appliances, and luxury goods. We are members of the AMA, ESOMAR, QRCA, Advertising Club, the British MRS and the British AQR. Contact Timm Sweeney on extension 117 or Thilo Mann on extension 143. Note that Mr. Sweeney is also past president of the AMA South Florida, and Managing Editor of VIEWS, a quarterly magazine published by the QRCA. SIS International Research 7 East 20th Street, 4R New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 505-6805 Fax: (212) 505-2742 Contact: Ruth Stanat 11 East 22nd Street, 2nd floor New York, NY 10010 E-mail: research@sisinternational.com Web: www.sisinternational.com Established in 1984, SIS International Research is a full service domestic and global market research firm. At our New York Headquarters, we have our own global call center with over 15 languages for global and domestic quantitative surveys, along with state-of-the art focus group facilities. Our expertise lies in domestic and international fieldwork and the strategic analysis of the information. Our international interviewers are experienced executive interviewers with a core competency in B2B, consumer and medical research interviewing. Soluciones Qualitativas Homero 1425-902 COL. POLANCO ZONE Mexico City, Mexico 11510 Phone: +52-55-53-95-8838 Fax: +52-55-53-95-4516 Web: www.solucionesq.com.mx E-mail: elerek@solucionesq.com.mx jcastaneda@solucionesq.com.mx Contact: Ellen Lerek, President Full-service marketing research firm, providing insightful marketing guidance and customized research solutions to our Fortune 500 clients since 1993. Full ISO – 9001 certification of both Quali & Quanti processes. Only TRULY bicultural and bilingual research service in Mexico with extensive experience coordinating and conducting studies throughout the greater Latino market - North, Central and South America. Specialization in pharmaceutical, high tech, consumer products, business-tobusiness. Qualitative division, ranked among top ten in Mexico offers expertise moderation, 2 “state of the art” focus group facilities and lounges for comfortable 15 person seating, “out of box” techniques, observational research, Perception Analyzer advertising testing. Qual/ Quant expertise in: Advertising testing, new product launches, brand equity, segmentation, brand architecture. CATI, CAPI, and webcasting. Survey Sampling International One Post Road Fairfield, CT 06824 Phone: (203) 255-4200 Fax: (203) 254-0372 E-mail: info@surveysampling.com Web: www.surveysampling.com Contact: Christopher DeAngelis, VP Sales FOCUS. Since 1977, SSI’s focus has remained constant: superior sampling. 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