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Qualitative research is a vital part of any marketing research and insight initiative. If you are looking to gain targeted, in-depth insight from consumers, a focus group may be the route you choose to take. Focus groups can provide critical insights, giving you the ability to uncover deep-seated emotions and beliefs.

Whether you are gaining consumer insight for a product or service, or developing strategies to grow your business, the following companies located in and around Los Angeles, California can provide the necessary channels to reach relevant audiences and conduct quality focus groups.
In our complete online directory, you can search multiple metropolitan areas, as well as map a single location or all locations.

Adler Weiner Research Los Angeles, Inc.

Michael Willens, Managing Director

Adler Weiner Research Los Angeles is located in the heart of Westwood near UCLA. A beautiful new facility built in 2011, it has four stunning conference rooms with mirrored viewing, lounges, a fully equipped kitchen and state-of-the-art AV components. There is also a non-viewed IDI space available and two of the rooms open into a double-viewed focus room perfect for larger studies. Executive, professional, medical, hi-tech and all phases of consumer recruiting are performed by a fully trained staff of in-house recruiters. Also available: in-house videostreaming, customized usability lab and foreign language translation system.

Phone +1 310-440-2330
www.adlerweiner.com

Atkins Research Global, Inc.

Kim Atkins, President
Modern, independent, owner-operated facility in central Los Angeles with new, state-of-the-art digital AV. Top-rated qualitative research firm with excellent full-service partners for moderation, production of research instruments and report writing. Ground-floor facility with expansive multi-purpose room is ideal for mock trials and CLTs, with street-level loading ramp for oversized display items. Newly remodeled facility has boutique vibe and service and a traditional floor plan: three suites with spacious viewing and luxurious private client lounges. An expansive database and meticulous recruiting ensures qualified participants across all demographics. Fiber-optic high-speed Wi-Fi throughout, 60”+ HDTVs, living room setup, webcasting. Woman-owned, WBE and SBE certified.

Phone +1 310-440-2330
www.atkinsresearch.com


C&C Market Research (Northridge)

C&C Market Research, an industry leader for over 25 years, is the complete answer to all of your market research needs. Our highly trained data collection specialists and beautifully designed field locations, combined with our state-of-the-art programming and data transmission capabilities, will ensure your next project is a success. With data collection locations nationwide, we are the largest privately owned and operated market research company in the U.S. C&C has remained a leader in today’s marketplace through hard work, ingenuity, and a dedication to quality that is second to none.

Phone +1 479-785-5637 or +1 877-530-9688
www.ccmarketresearch.com


C&C Market Research (Palmdale)

C&C Market Research, an industry leader for over 25 years, is the complete answer to all of your market research needs. Our highly trained data collection specialists and beautifully designed field locations, combined with our state-of-the-art programming and data transmission capabilities, will ensure your next project is a success. With data collection locations nationwide, we are the largest privately owned and operated market research company in the U.S. C&C has remained a leader in today’s marketplace through hard work, ingenuity, and a dedication to quality that is second to none.

Phone +1 479-785-5637 or +1 877-530-9688
www.ccmarketresearch.com


Facts ‘n Figures

Steve Escoe, CEO
Celebrating 50 years of Market Research excellence in Los Angeles. We are your data collection partners, supporting your market research needs fully in-house. Our facility has three fully equipped focus groups suites, including a Central Location Testing Room with an adjoining commercial test kitchen and the latest AV technologies to ensure successful qualitative and quantitative projects. Focus groups, Food and Beverage, Medical, Hispanic (English and Spanish) and Entertainment.  We also coordinate and manage projects in Multiple cities.

Phone +1 818-986-6600
www.factsnfiguresinc.com


Focus & Testing, An Insights Center Facility

Spence Bilkiss, President
Built in 2010, this 12,500-sq.-ft. premier taste test and focus group facility is designed with your comfort and research needs in mind. With three large focus suites, a 1,250-sq.-ft. commercial test kitchen, residential kitchen, CLT room that seats up to 50 with dividers and three separate waiting areas to prohibit respondent mingling, this facility is plush, accommodating, contemporary and affordable. An extensive database representative of LA County allows for bilingual, B2B and medical and thorough follow-up reduces the risk of no-shows and helps deliver qualified respondents.

Phone +1 818-577-4022
www.focusandtesting.com


Focus Pointe Global - Los Angeles

Donna Flynn, Executive Director
Focus Pointe Global is proud to now be a part of Schlesinger Group. FPG is an industry leader for qualitative and quantitative marketing research data collection services, including focus groups, taste tests, jury studies, product placements, webcam interviews, online communities, video capture, and mobile and app-based research. FPG has locations nationwide including Atlanta, Boston; Chicago; Chicago-Oakbrook; Columbus; Dallas; Kansas City; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York; Philadelphia; Phoenix; St. Louis; San Francisco; and Teaneck, N.J.

Phone +1 310-260-8889 or +1 888-873-6287
www.focuspointeglobal.com


House of Marketing Research

Amy Siadak, President
Where do you go when you’re looking for a leading focus group facility in Los Angeles? House of Marketing Research is LA’s premier focus group facility. Our multifarious database, recruiting staff and expert moderators bridge a wide range of “languages” to effectively communicate with your target market. From Cantonese to consumer products ... Hispanic to high-tech ... Mandarin to medical ... we talk your customer’s language. HMR’s superlative facility combines modern with comfort. We are your research partner not just a supplier. Begin your research at www.hmr-research.com.

Phone +1 626-486-1400
www.hmr-research.com


Jackson Adept Research - Beverly Hills

Angela Lorinchak, President
Our four spacious suites (available in eight configurations) a few blocks from Rodeo Drive with tiered seating ( for up to 25 clients) sets Jackson Adept apart in the Los Angeles market. Our Beverly Hills facility is a “star” and has been meticulously designed with comfort and flexibility in mind, accommodating every type of research project. With rooms able to seat up to 75, this facility has high speed internet, private parking, Instant Update™ and Instant Access™ technology, and internal/external streaming. Our database of 200,000+ “Angelenos" reflects the city's unqiueness and diversity offering clients local, regional and national reach.

Phone +1 310-279-4600
www.adeptresearch.com


Jackson Adept Research - Encino/Los Angeles

Angela Lorinchak, President
Jackson Adept’s Encino facility, in the heart of the Valley, offers clients the same luxury and flexibility as our Beverly Hills facility with a more traditional feel. Four rooms, each with spacious viewing rooms capable of seating up to 20 clients, are equipped with Instant Update technology, high speed internet access, heavy electrical outlets, and rooms that can accommodate up to 50 people at once. Private hostess stations allow clients the access to their Assistant, while the central check-in area offers tight security and control over participants.

Phone +1 310-279-4600 or +1 818-325-3200
www.adeptresearch.com


Open House Lofts Los Angeles

Teddy Liouliakis, Partner
Founded in 1999, Open House Lofts are creative spaces customized to host focus groups, one-on-one interviews and ideation sessions. They are the brainchild of a researcher and moderator who had become disillusioned with lab-like focus group facilities and traditional recruiting. As researchers first, Open House was born out of a need to facilitate research in a better way and in an environment more conducive to inspiring real consumer insights. Clients and respondents enjoy a uniquely refined boutique experience but with all the standard services of a traditional focus group facility. High-quality recruiting is also a key part of the full-service offering. Open House has spaces in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Phone +1 310-396-2111
www.openhouselofts.com


Plaza Research-Los Angeles

Amy Haley, Director
The nation’s premier network of focus group facilities! Plaza Research offers multi-city project coordination in 14 locations with an extensive nationwide database. One experienced project manager will be your sole contact for the duration of your project at any of our markets. Our focus group suites are designed with tiered seating, volume controls, private phone booths, simultaneous in-depth interview rooms and client-viewable test kitchens. We provide complimentary high-speed Internet access in all client suites, conference rooms and lounges. Streamline  and Viewpoint are our in-house videostreaming options. Plaza Research Los Angeles is the premier office for all of your english and spanish recruiting and focus group needs plus just one minute from LAX!

Phone +1 310-645-1700
www.plazaresearch.com

Schlesinger Group Los Angeles

Tim Sauer, SVP, Client Solutions

A leading data collection and research services company with 24 high-specification focus group facilities across the U.S. and Europe and a Global Solutions team providing a worldwide reach. We deliver high-quality, intelligent recruitment for consumer, heath care and B2B markets for any methodology: QUAL; focus groups; IDIs; online focus groups; telephone interviews; online communities; ethnographic research; usability labs; neuroscience labs. HYBRID: We seamlessly combine online surveys or online qual with traditional methods. Technology: The Wall by Schlesinger, HD recording and FV360 LIVE.

Phone +1 310-295-3040
www.schlesingergroup.com

Test America, a division of CRG Global - Los Angeles

Jennifer Schwartz, Director of Field Operations

Test America, the data collection division of CRG Global, offers consumer testing facilities that are characterized by the highest in quality standards and are positioned in high traffic retail locations throughout the U.S., providing virtually unlimited access to the consumer.  Specifically designed for conducting product level research, our sites are equipped to conduct the most complex tests.  We specialize in CLTs, HUTs, focus groups, mobile research, and more.  Select facilities include sensory booths, fragrance evaluation rooms, test kitchens, laundry rooms, and focus and viewing rooms.

Phone +1 800-831-1718
www.crgtestamerica.com


The Los Angeles metropolitan area includes facilities in (but is not limited to) Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Beverly Hills, Big Bear Lake, Burbank, Calabasas, Camarillo, Cerritos, Chatsworth, Claremont, Culver City, Downey, El Segundo, Encino, Fillmore, Glendale, Hermosa Beach, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Lancaster, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Los Angeles, Malibu, Marina del Rey, Montrose, Moorpark, North Hollywood, Northridge, Norwalk, Pacific Grove, Pacific Palisades, Palmdale, Palos Verdes, Panorama City, Pasadena, Playa Del Rey, Rancho Cucamonga, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Seal Beach, Sherman Oaks, Simi Valley, South Pasadena, Thousand Oaks, Toluca Lake, Torrance, Universal City, Valley Village, Van Nuys, Venice, West Hills, West Toluca Lake, Westlake Village and Woodland Hills.