Whether you’re trying to better understand your customers or launch a product in a new market, reliable research is essential. Even the strongest research strategy can fail if the data behind it is inaccurate, leading to weak insights and costly mistakes.
Specialized data collection firms help ensure high-quality results by using advanced tools, strict quality controls and proven methodologies. By leveraging methods such as virtual focus groups, online communities and in-depth video interviews, they gather rich insights from targeted audiences.
With expertise in reaching niche and hard-to-reach participants, these firms provide dependable data that supports smarter, more informed business decisions.
AMC Global
Founded 1979
Ken Roshkoff, President and CEO
Erin Russeck, Chief Research Officer
AMC Global’s PFU™ QualClips-AI™ connects brands with verified early purchasers within days of launch, capturing real usage feedback while the experience is still fresh. The approach is grounded in respect for the human behind the data, creating space for participants to respond in their own environments, in their own words and within the context of real-life decisions. Through AI-moderated, mobile-first video interviews, you see and hear authentic consumer reactions in real-life moments – not claimed intent – giving you a clear read on what’s working, what isn’t and why. Adaptive video conversations adjust based on participant responses, with instant transcription, organized summaries and curated highlight reels delivered quickly after field completion. Insights are paired with a focused activation roadmap to support messaging, packaging and in-market optimization while decisions are still being shaped.
Email: roshkoff@amcglobal.com
Phone: 1-610-238-9200
amcglobal.com/optimizing-responsecash-pfu-with-artificial-intelligence
Bellomy
Founded 1976 | 80+ employees
John Sessions, CEO
Qualitative research is evolving, just like your consumers. At Bellomy, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all. We partner with you to select the right online qualitative methods to capture the depth and diversity of your audience. Increase speed and scope with AI-moderated interviews and AI probing on survey open-ends. Efficiently reach more voices with mobile-friendly, asynchronous methods like online discussions and digital diaries. Pressure-test early ideas with synthetic respondents in chat-based environments. Dig in and uncover nuanced perspectives with online focus groups and IDIs. Ready to reduce qual backlogs and make better decisions? Contact Bellomy.
Email: justin.bailey@bellomy.com
Phone: 1-336-721-1140
bellomy.com
BTInsights
Founded 2023
Travis Fei, CEO
BTInsights is the leading AI-native, all-in-one analysis platform for qualitative and quantitative research, trusted by market research and insights professionals for delivering highly accurate and reliable analysis. Our platform includes features such as AI interview analysis: Automatically transcribe and analyze focus group conversations and in-depth interviews. Every insight is fully traceable so you can always connect findings back to the original source with confidence. AI survey open-ends coding: Code open-ended survey responses with accuracy that matches human coders, supporting more than 50 different languages. AI crosstab and slide generation: Turn your survey data into crosstab tables and client-ready PowerPoint slides in your own format. Reduce reporting time from days or weeks to just hours or minutes.
Email: travisfei@btinsights.ai
Phone: 1-603-322-3288
btinsights.ai
CASA Demographics
Founded 2005
Dulce Alonso, Ph.D., Insights Director
With over two decades of expertise in research both virtually and in-person, CASA Demographics has successfully conducted over 1,850 studies involving a wide host of sectors, leveraging our 513,000+ multicultural panel and local field teams in 32+ metro markets nationally. Our expert researchers of Hispanic, Asian American, African American and Caucasian origin ensure actionable insights for specific audiences, making us a preferred partner for leading brands, agencies and research firms alike. Whether conducting online focus groups, in-depth interviews, ethnographies, UX or online communities, we provide customized research design, recruitment, multilingual moderation and linguistics, delivering strategic clarity with cultural precision.
Phone: 1-888-503-2170, ext. 140
www.casademographics.com
Civicom Marketing Research Services
Founded 2000 | 700+ worldwide employees
Annie McDannald, Global Vice President, Marketing Research Services
Quillit® is your AI-powered research assistant designed to streamline your data analysis phase. Quillit® helps researchers organize and extract insights from qualitative data with efficiency and greater speed. Quillit®’s tools include summaries of individual, many or all interviews, verbatim quote extraction validated by citations, segmentation, an analysis grid and AI chat to dive deeper. Create clips and storyboards and let Quillit® download them into a PowerPoint presentation. Quillit® reduces manual tasks, freeing up time for critical thinking and analysis. Quillit® is built with a focus on privacy and security, ensuring compliance with GDPR and HIPAA, holding ISO 27001 certification and built with the privacy-first approach of Anthropic’s Claude to safeguard your data. Quillit® works with all research platforms, including Civicom CyberFacility.
Email: inquire@CivicomMRS.com
Phone: 1-203-413-2423
www.CivicomMRS.com
Culture Wise Insights
Founded 2021 | 5 employees
Fernando Castro, Ph.D., Founder
Amanda Bagatelli, Senior Project Manager
Vivian Chaves, Associate Project Manager
At Culture Wise Insights, we specialize in online qualitative research, with a focus on engaging general populations and niche audiences through virtual platforms. Using secure digital tools and experienced qualitative moderators, we bridge trust-based gaps that often limit participation in remote studies, including those involving specialized products, services or complex decision-making processes. A cornerstone of our approach is thoughtfully designed online interviewing, which enhances data validity, reduces misinterpretation and allows participants to communicate experiences with greater accuracy and nuance. By creating inclusive, structured virtual spaces for dialogue, we ensure access to both broad consumer segments and hard-to-reach audiences, generating high-quality insights that support informed decision-making across consumer and health care markets.
Email: fcastro@culturewiseinsights.com
Phone: 1-617-903-8116
www.culturewiseinsights.com
DoReveal
Founded 2023 | 2 employees
Alok Jain, Founder, CEO and Chief Researcher
DoReveal is a force multiplier for modern research teams, designed to streamline qualitative analysis at scale. Rather than replacing researchers, it amplifies their capacity, enabling teams to deliver more insight, faster, without compromising rigor. Import data from recordings, transcripts or activity-based research and analyze it with powerful tools: structured grids, AI chat, thematic analysis, hypothesis testing, quote search and more. Generate reports and video clips with ease. Built with data privacy-first principles, DoReveal delivers accurate, trustworthy findings without hallucination. And it’s remarkably easy to use. “DoReveal makes us more robust and definitely better at what we do.” – research leader, 30+ years of experience. Trusted by 400+ research teams, including Fortune 500 companies. Schedule a demo or try it for free.
Email: hello@doreveal.com
Phone: 1-571-332-0672
doreveal.com
Enos
Founded 2022 | 15 employees
Jason Freeman, CEO/Founder
Enos is the first of a new generation of health care panel companies. Partners are turning to Enos because they find it increasingly difficult to secure the recruits they need and are frustrated with the slow launch times and preoccupied status of traditional panels, which are more worried about diversifying their services than panel delivery. Enos launches in hours instead of days, offers transparent pricing, reliable feasibility and aligns to your needs like a skilled and focused “in-house” panel. By providing exceptional care for respondents, Enos delivers the reach and high-quality responses its partners need to exceed expectations for their clients.
Email: Jason.Freeman@enos.com
Phone: 1-208-406-7509
www.enos.com
Fieldwork
Founded 1980 / Insights 1960 | 350 employees
Nikki Darre, President
With three flexible and robust online platforms we can bring your respondents to you. Our technically versed support staff will confidently guide you through all of the logistics from large online to multicountry project execution. Our specialties include medical, global research, consumer, CX/UX, B2B, mock jury and whoever you want to talk to! Anywhere! For almost 50 years Fieldwork has recruited the highest-quality medical, consumer and business respondents both through and far beyond databases, using proven methods to reach your audience. We believe in a customized approach to recruitment. Fieldwork provides unsurpassed project management, hosting and complete guidance through in-person, remote/online and hybrid research sessions. Fieldwork is your qualitative research partner. Focus on the research. We’ll do the rest! What do you need? Contact me today: SarahK@fieldwork.com
Email: Info@Network.Fieldwork.com
Phone: 1-800-863-4353
www.fieldwork.com/market-research-services
Focus Insite
Founder 2015
Jim Jacobs, CEO
Focus Insite stands at the forefront of market research recruitment, combining elite human expertise with AI-enabled technology to deliver high-quality participants for IHUTs, focus groups, IDIs and advanced qualitative research. As a two-time Inc. 5000 awardee, we specialize in sourcing the right people fast – while ensuring rigorous screening, reliability and data integrity. Powered by our proprietary recruitment platform, FocusPro, we streamline the entire participant lifecycle – from outreach and qualification to scheduling, confirmations and engagement tracking – allowing clients to move faster, reduce friction and increase show rates. Our technology-driven approach improves speed, accuracy and transparency while maintaining the personal touch required for high-stakes qualitative recruitment. Our motto, “You supply the project; we supply the people,” reflects our commitment to seamless execution and outstanding respondent quality. Whether you need niche audiences, hard-to-reach consumers or complex B2B and medical recruits, Focus Insite delivers the talent behind the insights – where your project meets our people and insights come alive.
Email bids to: bids@focusinsite.com
Phone: 1-888-836-2871 (888-8-FOCUS-1)
www.focusinsite.com
Harmon Research
Founded 2009 | 125 employees
Stephanie Vincent, Executive Vice President
Harmon Research provides end-to-end quantitative and qualitative research services globally. We support our clients at every stage of the process, from recruitment and fieldwork to quality control, moderation and final reporting. On the qualitative side, we manage both online and in-person methodologies, including IDIs, focus groups, online communities, ethnographies, CLTs, workshops and hybrid approaches. Our team handles recruitment, moderation, live streaming, translation, facilities coordination and full project logistics. Our DataDefense quality program reviews data before, during and after collection to ensure accuracy and reliability. This allows Harmon Research to deliver reliable, trustworthy insights worldwide, whether for large-scale consumer studies or in-depth qualitative research.
Phone: 1-714-881-2590
www.harmonresearch.com
itracks
Founded 1996 | <100 employees
Dan Weber, CEO
itracks is a research technology company specializing managing and executing online qualitative research. Founded in 1996, itracks supports market research agencies, brands and Fortune 500 companies worldwide with secure, enterprise-grade research environments. The itracks platform combines live video and text-based qualitative methods with a revolutionary project management layer that helps teams reduce project management time by 33% or more. Researchers can plan, manage and execute studies with greater consistency and control without relying on spreadsheets or generic tools. In addition to real-time focus groups and in-depth interviews, itracks Board enables asynchronous research, digital diaries, and longitudinal studies, capturing rich insights on participants’ schedules. Designed specifically for professional research, itracks also accommodates local data storage and regional data residency requirements, helping clients meet security, compliance and governance needs while delivering high-quality insights faster, more efficiently and with confidence.
Phone: 1-888-525-5026
content.itracks.com/discover
Just The Facts Inc.
Founded 1994
Bruce Tincknell, Managing Director
Quality research at budget-friendly costs! For 30+ years clients have rated JTF’s qualitative methods as No. 1 in cutting-edge tools providing rich insights. Our proprietary Qual-Quant™ method is a unique process that provides actionable results. Qual-Quant™ leverages the best of qual and quant techniques to better assess a product/service’s hidden advantages. It’s used in both B2C and B2B environments to uncover customers’ motivating actions, behaviors and decision-making. Our tool kit uses an array of online, tech-savvy methods taken from both qual and quant that, blended together, provide the most robust insights. JTF is your go-to partner for high-quality qualitative. Your research investment leads to optimal business strategies, achieving stronger sales, profits and ROI. Let’s discuss your specific needs, ensuring your initiatives are aligned with customer expectations! We listen to you! Call today for a no-obligation consultation or email info@jtfacts.com.
Phone: 1-847-506-0033
www.justthefacts.com
Testimonials: www.justthefacts.com/testimonials-x-30
Mindfield
Founded 1980 | 24 employees
Jay Mace, Senior Vice President
With nearly 50 years of industry expertise, Mindfield integrates proven research rigor with modern technology infrastructure to power end-to-end insights solutions. Through Mindfield Online – its premier, proprietary consumer panel – the company delivers high-quality sample and scalable execution. Mindfield builds and supports custom platforms for IHUT programs, longitudinal tracking, voice of customer initiatives, retail and digital experience measurement and more. Mindfield is redefining how organizations operationalize research – integrating technology, data and execution to create smarter, more connected insights ecosystems.
Phone: 1-800-969-9235
MindFieldTech.com
Murray Hill National
Founded 2013 | 35 employees
Susan Owens, COO
Clients trust Murray Hill National with thousands of studies per year as their research partner. In return, we deliver valuable solutions, high-quality recruitment and data collection for all your research needs, specializing in health care and B2B market research! All methodologies and all audiences, we can host and deliver your results across the U.S. What makes us different than most is we put data quality at the top of the list. For the last 30 years, the executives at Murray Hill National LLP have worked diligently and advanced to one of the leading data collection and recruitment companies in the U.S. Our teams are committed to meeting your research needs. We provide high-quality recruitment with access to 5 million consumers, 650,000+ B2B executives/professionals and 750,000 physicians/nurses. We also organize 150+ patient panels for any audience, any methodology specializing in B2B and health care. Our qualitative services extend far beyond the traditional focus group. Our services include online, digital, remote, home use tests and any other methodology needing to find an audience with feedback or expert knowledge. Call us today for your next project, your “national” recruiting experts!
Phone: 1-972-707-7645
www.murrayhillnational.com
Olson Research Group Inc.
Founded 1995 | 55 employees
Charles Olson, CEO
Olson Research provides a full spectrum of innovative qualitative and quantitative market research services to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. Our deep access to accurate U.S. provider data combined with our team of senior-level consultants who each possess 20+ years of health care marketing research expertise and our dedicated qualitative and quantitative project managers with an average of 10+ years of experience are hallmarks of our success. We are known for our collaborative approach to research that supports custom solutions and flexible offerings, while staying laser-focused on supporting our clients’ most critical strategic decisions.
Phone: 1-267-487-5500
www.olsonresearchgroup.com
ReadingMinds.ai
Founded 2025 | 12 employees
Stu Sjouwerman, CEO
Hear what your customers really feel. ReadingMinds.ai runs voice interviews with Emma, an emotionally intelligent AI interviewer that listens for tone, hesitation and intent that surveys miss. Launch a study in minutes, let Emma interview customers 24/7 and get sentiment scores, themes and insights in hours. When someone says “satisfied” but sounds worried, you’ll catch it. See results as interviews happen instantly, with tone signals that reveal why. Built for churn prevention, messaging and concept testing. Every insight is traceable to customer quotes, so product, marketing and sales align fast. Swap surveys and six-week qualitative projects for affordable voice research at scale. Participants enjoy the conversation; teams see 90%+ completion rates. Sharpen messaging, spot churn early and target with confidence.
Email: support@readingminds.ai
www.readingminds.ai
SIS International Research
Founded 1984 | 50 employees
Ruth Stanat, CEO
SIS International Research is a global market research and strategy firm that specializes in consumer research and online qualitative research for complex B2B and B2C markets. For over 42 years, we have provided decision-ready insights through rigorous recruitment, multi-layered quality control and advanced respondent verification, including professional and B2B audiences. Our quick and adaptable approach combines AI to speed up research design, data processing and synthesis with expert human oversight to ensure accuracy and relevance. SIS is known for turning research findings into clear, executive-focused “so-what/now-what” stories that support confident, data-driven decisions across multiple countries and high-stakes business environments.
Email: restanat@sisinternational.com
Phone: 1-917-536-0640
www.sisinternational.com
Symmetric, A Decision Analyst Company
Founded 2016 | 25+ employees
Jason Thomas, CEO
Arianne Larimer, President
Symmetric is an online qualitative recruiting machine for consumers and niche audiences. Our capabilities include recruiting and managing IHUTs, voice- and video-response projects, custom online communities that foster ongoing engagement and deeper understanding and more. In our 40th year in business, IHUTs are a core strength. Our proprietary panel is designed to support in-home testing, which allows us to consistently achieve 80%+ return rates. From precise targeting and thorough screening to clear participant communication and follow-through, we understand exactly what it takes to run a successful IHUT project. Our panel supports multi-step research and sustained participation, helping projects run smoothly from start to finish. We verify realness with a combination of fraud detection software and white-glove service communication with respondents, including scheduling or profiling verification when needed.
Phone: 1-817-649-5243
www.symmetricsampling.com/panels
Talk Shoppe
Founded 2010 | 13 employees
Liana Morgado, CEO and Founding Partner
Ruth Behr, Managing Partner
Talk Shoppe is a premier consumer research agency that uncovers deep human insights and drives meaningful action. We deliver customized solutions that provide clarity, direction and actionable recommendations, helping you make informed decisions, drive growth and stay ahead in competitive markets. Our online qualitative expertise is wide and deep. When the industry was forced online during the Covid pandemic we were already experts at scaling qualitative work, accelerating timelines and maintaining depth without sacrificing rigor, all in the pursuit of uncovering the truest motivations, emotions and behaviors driving decision-making. We lead online focus groups, in-depth interviews, virtual ethnographies and communities designed with engaging and thoughtfully crafted activities that unlock some of the most powerful insights for our clients. We integrate AI tools to scale conversations and streamline analysis, pairing advanced technology with years of on-the-ground human expertise.
Email: hello@letstalkshoppe.com
www.letstalkshoppe.com
WebMD/Medscape Market Research
Founded 1995 | 1,800 employees
Audrey Rosen, Vice President, Market Research
WebMD Medscape offers you what no other health care market research company can: engaged health care professionals who are regularly accessing Medscape for clinical content and patients/caregivers who engage with WebMD for health care information. Our market research team leverages WebMD and Medscape members to provide you with solutions that deliver high-quality results. Our Medscape members include such titles as MDs, pharmacists, medical students and NPPAs. We use our advanced targeting capabilities to deliver the HCP respondents and results that you are looking for. In addition to our U.S. coverage, we also have MD coverage in the U.K., Italy, Spain and Germany. The WebMD patient and caregiver panel is profiled on over 500 conditions and diseases.
Phone: 1-646-856-3860
www.MedscapeMarketResearch.com
YouGov
Founded 2000 | 3,000+ worldwide employees
Stephan Shakespeare, CEO
The latest innovation from global research data and analytics group YouGov brings qualitative context – the why – directly into brand tracking. YouGov BrandIndex Voices is an always-on, AI-powered interviewing tool that enables brands to hear directly from real people – customers, non-customers and voices beyond advocates and detractors – and analyze responses at scale. Thanks to a unique, proprietary panel comprising millions of highly engaged members across 64 markets, we deliver unsurpassed accuracy, informing better, more impactful decisions. YouGov BrandIndex Voices is available in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. Additional markets launching in 2026.