Opinion Research Corporation
| Private | |
| Industry | Market Research, Business Services |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Headquarters | Princeton, New Jersey |
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Key people
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Marc Litvinoff(President)[1] |
| Products | Research Social research Marketing research |
| Revenue | $499.9 million (InfoGROUP2009)[2] |
| $21.1 million (InfoGROUP2009)[3] | |
| Owner | Lake Capital |
| Website | opinionresearch.com |
Opinion Research Corporation is a demographic, health, and market research company based in Princeton, New Jersey. It was founded in 1938 by Claude Robinson and George Gallup, although Gallup quickly left the firm in 1939.[4] Opinion Research Corp was acquired by InfoUSA on August 4, 2006 for $12 per share in cash.[5] The company announced its return to independent status through a partnership and majority investment from Lake Capital effective 1 July 2011.[6]
ORC has its worldwide headquarters in Princeton, and offices across the U.S., Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Founded in 1938, ORC offers a comprehensive portfolio of research products and services which provide insight into the attitudes and needs of both consumers and business executives across a range of industries. The Company’s expertise is focused in the areas of customer engagement strategies, market planning & development, employee engagement, corporate brand & reputation management, competitive intelligence and on-demand business intelligence.[7]
Globally, ORC operates in Asia as NWC Opinion Research, with offices in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China; in Europe as ORC International with offices in London, Manchester and Edinburgh; and in the United States as ORC with offices in Princeton, New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, and Seattle.
ORC is a founding member of the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO), a member of the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR), a member of the Association of Market and Social Research Organizations in Australia, and a member of the MRS Company Partner Service, a UK-based association for the promotion of professional standards.
The Company’s research is seen around the world through the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll [8] and through its partnership with NYSE Euronext [9] on the annual NYSE Euronext CEO Report [10] which surveys CEOs of the New York Stock Exchange’s listing companies on topics ranging from globalization and governance to strategy and human resources.
References
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- Company website
- Company Profile at worldopinion.com
- UK Website - Market Research, Employee Research, Customer Research
- Asia Pacific Website
- Gallup & Robinson, Inc.
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