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2017 PANEL BOOK the Clear Choice for Research and Data Collection Services 2017 PANEL BOOK The clear choice for research and data collection services The qSample network provides you access to more than 20 million active members around the globe who are double opted-in, pre-screened and highly qualified to participate in a variety of research studies of any level of 2017 PANEL BOOK specificity. Technology qSample offers innovative technology with global integrated solutions that are readily available online and offline. Each client is provided a secure login account, which allows access to re- al-time panel count and project feasibility. Device Key Sign in Device Key Custom Recruitment While we employ a multi-mode recruitment methodology to ensure the steady growth of our panels, our ability to recruit respondents through a variety of media channels makes it possible to offer the best price available for sampling needs. Additionally, we have access to a selected number of panel partners who are carefully screened to ensure they adhere to the same standards upheld by qSample. Custom Recruitment Speed - Accuracy - Reliability We complete projects on time, within budget and without compromising data quality. Regardless of the type of research study, we go above and beyond to ensure that deliverables are exceeded. Accuracy Speed Reliability Top Reasons To Use qSample Panel Segmentation Participation Control Double Opt-In Membership Custom Digital Fingerprint system Registered panelists provide Thousands of members are to identify each respondent and detailed demographics and recruited daily, which results in prevent fraud. This eliminates background information, panelists who are eager to duplicate respondents and ensures accounting for participate in our research more than 300 survey data is unique to each data points collected from each studies. participant. member. Incentive Model Low Attrition Rate Experts At Your Fingertips High Response Rate We implement reasonable and Highly skilled and dedicated We have a rigorous registration Good panel maintenance results effective incentive programs to project managers understand the process to validate new members, in less than 2% of our members reward panelists for their time complexities of online data and continuous profile updates unsubscribing from panels. taking surveys. collection. through periodic survey screeners. World Wide Coverage Canada 965,892 Europe Asia 5,341,493 2,356,025 UnitedCanda States965,892 4,337,000 Middle East 3,749,282 Latin America 2,466,985 Other 285,195 n=22,135,966 SPECIALTY PANELS Building Contractors Veterinarians Over 80,000 members Over 40,000 members Physicians Registered Voters Over 500,000 members Millions of members College Students Mobile Users Over 250,000 members Over 133,000 members Homeowners Small Business Owners Over 300,000 members Over 200,000 members Demographic Variables Gender Panel Network Panel Network 54% 46% Online Population Online Population 53% 47% Age Panel Network Online Population 18-24 22% 13% 25-34 31% 20% 35-44 16% 24% 45-54 28% 24% 55+ 8% 20% Ethnicity White/Caucasian African American Hispanic American Indian Other Panel Network Online Population Panel Network Online Population Panel Network Online Population Panel Network Online Population Panel Network Online Population 80% 87% 8% 7% 7% 5% 6% 4% 5% 6% Basic Profile Dimensions Education Employment Income Under 10k $175 - $200k 9-11 grade College Full time Student $10k - $29k $200k+ HS Diploma Associate Part time Disabled $30k - $49k Bachelor Other Self Employed Unemployed $50k - $75k Masters Homemaker $75k – $125k PhD Retired $125k - $175k Language Shopping Cell Phone Providers & OS English Hindi Best Buy Costco AT&T Android French Russian Kmart Sam’s Club Sprint Blackberry Spanish Chinese BJs TJ Max T-Mobile Iphone Italian Target Verizon Standard German Walmart Windows Physicians Gamer Insurance Pediatrician Obstetrics & Gameboy DS, Light Xbox 360 Auto Renters Internal Medicine Gynecology Nintendo 3DS Xbox One Health None Family Medicine Wii Playstation 1-4 Home Ophthalmology Wii-U Life Psychiatry Xbox Original Umbrella Basic Profile Dimensions CONSUMER PANEL DIMENSIONS 300 panel attributes collected on each member. Basic Profile Vehicle Information Travel Occupation Age Vehicles owned/leased Airlines Professional Marital status Primary vehicle Cruises Technical Gender Make of vehicle Family vacation Executive Income Model Car rental Sales Race Year Destination Business Children at home Date purchased Business travel Owner Children’s age Location purchased Associations Clerical Geographic location Decision maker Camping Military Education Service history Hotels Retired Grand children Mechanical Problems Domestic Student Languages Cost of vehicle International Homemaker Purchasing decision Sources used Bartenders CONSUMER PANEL DIMENSIONS Home value Vehicle options Interests Interests Electronic Devices Arts and music Fitness Apex Extreme Playstation 2-4 Film Live events Dreamcast Super Nintendo Photography Fashion Game Boy Advance Sony Wii & Wii U Cooking Bicycling Game Boy Advance Tapwave Zodiac Home improvement Parenting SP Game Boy hand - held Xbox 360 & One Moving Water sports GameCube Home buying/selling Skiing Gizmondo Gardening Golf Nintendo 64 Sports Fishing Nintendo DS/3DS Politics Theme parks Nokia N Books Tobacco products Phantom Dining Dieting Playstation Gamer Profile Online Activities Television Programs Game purchase Banking Interests Cartoons Interests Game system Download media Cooking Hours played Host web sites Crime Hours online Make reservations Dramas New game Online dating Game shows PC games Online chat Home improvement Primary gamer Online games Movies Game genre Pay bills News Membership Research products Reality shows Ownership General surfing Sitcoms/Comedy Play games Soap operas Surf the web Science fiction BUSINESS PANEL PROFILE Clearly the right choice for your next business study. Job Title Decision Maker Revenue Business Locations CPA Banking Under $1 million 1 location CFO/Treasurer Computer Services $1 million- 9.9 million 2 - 4 locations CIO/CTO Employee Benefits $10 million - $49.9 million 5 - 10 locations Chairman Employment/Tax $50 million- 99.9 million 11 – 20 locations Developer/Programmer Equipment $100 million - $499 million 21- 50 locations Director Financial Services $500 million - $999 million 51 – 100 locations EVP/SVP HR/Personnel Services $1 billion- $4 billion 100+ locations General Manager Partner Internet Service $5 billion or more President/CEO Legal Services Product Manager Maintenance Company Size IT Profile Professional Marketing/Advertising 1-19 employees IT role Publisher Meeting Accomodation 20 - 49 employees IT management Supervisor Office Services 50 -99 employees Mainframe Analyst Technician Print/Copy 100 -199 employees MIS Manager Tour Guide Raw Materials 200 -499 employees Multimedia Designer Tradesman Real Estate 500 - 999 employees Network Design VP/Principal Shipping/Mail Services 1000 -4999 employees Network Engineer Training 5000 -9999 employees PC Technician Years in Business Project Manager QA Tester 1 -2 years Security Analyst 3 – 5 years Software Engineer 6 – 10 years Tech Support 11 – 20 years Telecom Analyst 21+ years WAN Specialist Web Administrator OS Industry Segment Industry Segment Industry Segment Mac Accommodation Food/Consumer Military Linux Administrative Products Mining Windows 2000 Agriculture Government Printing Windows 3.1 Architectural Services Health Care Public Administration Windows 95/98 Arts Hotels/Restaurants Real Estate Windows NT Automotive Insurance Repair Services Windows Vista Banking and Finance Internet Retail/Wholesale Windows XP Casino Law Enforcement Religious/Non-Profit Windows 7/8 Chemical Industry Legal Services Sales/Advertising Communications Leisure & Recreation Technology Construction Management Consulting Travel Education Manufacturing Utilities Electrical Market Research Wholesale Trade Engineering Service Entertainment qSample Clients “We use qSample when we need to get quick answers to complicated questions regarding consumers, our brand and the markets we work in. qSample’s expert and responsive personal support allows us to launch surveys at very short notice, while the on-line dash- board makes it easy analyze responses and visualize the results." “We have worked with qSample on several projects since January 2015 and have been Dominic Jones delighted with the services they have provided. They are very accessible and responsive to Principal UX our requests and are able to turn projects around quickly. They provide regular status Specialist, iRobot reports and notify us if and when quotas are not being lled as expected. Wendy Godfrey I would (and have) recommended qSample to my colleagues." VP Planning / Senior Analyst, WestGroup Research Cartoons Cooking Crime Dramas Game shows Home improvement Movies News Reality shows Sitcoms/Comedy Soap operas Science fiction Contact us: www.qsample.com [email protected].
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