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World Market Research Associations

Includes only those MR Associations with home pages (plus some HPs for general marketing associations). If you have any comments or suggestions, please e-mail us at MrWeb.

UK MR Associations

ASC - Association for Survey Computing
AQR - Association for Qualitative Research
AURA - Association of Users of Research Agencies
BIG - Business and Industrial Group
BHBIA - British Healthcare Business Intelligence Association
ICG - Independent Consultants Group
IQCS - The Interviewer Quality Control Scheme
MRBA - Market Research Benevolent Association
MRG - Media Research Group
MRS - Market Research Society
ORS - Operational Research Society
SRA - Social Research Association
VFA - Viewing Facilities Association

European MR Associations

AIMRI - The Alliance Of International Market Research Institutes
EFAMRO - European Federation of MR Associations
EMRO - European Media Research Organisations
EphMRA - European Pharmaceutical MR Association
ESOMAR - European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research
IriS - International Research Institutes

International Associations

Worldwide

IMSA - International Mystery Shopping Alliance
MSPA - Mystery Shopping Providers Association
WAPOR - World Association for Public Opinion Research

Argentina

SAIMO - Sociedad Argentina de Investigadores de Marketing y Opinión

Australia

AMSRS - The Australian Market & Social Research Society
The Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand
AMSRO - The Association of Market and Social Research Organisations

Austria

VMÖ - Verband der Marktforscher Osterreich

Belgium

BAQMaR - Belgian Association for Quantitative and Qualitative Marketing Research
FEBELMAR - Belgian Federation of Market Research Institutes

Brazil

ABEP - Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa
SBPM - Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa de Mercado

Bulgaria

Bulgarian National Association of Marketing Researchers
c/o Mr. Kancho Stoychev
TNS BBSS
23 James Boucher Boulevard
1164 Sofia
BULGARIA
Tel: +359-2-969.4101
Email: kancho.stoychev@tns-global.com

Canada

CARF - Canadian Advertising Research Foundation

MRIA - The Marketing Research and Intelligence Association

China

China Marketing Research Association

Croatia

CROMAR - Croatian Marketing Association

Czech Republic

CIMA - Czech Institute of Marketing

SIMAR - Association of Marketing Research Agencies

Denmark

Danish Marketing Association

Finland

Finnish Marketing Federation - (Suomen Markkinointiliitto / Tutkimusjaosto)

SMTL - Finnish Association of Market Research Agencies

France

AFM - French Marketing Association

IREP - Institut de Recherches et d'Etudes Publicitaires

Syntec Études Marketing et Opinion

Germany

ADM - Arbeitskreis Deutscher Markt und Sozialsforschunginstitute

German Society for Online Research

WZB - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung

BVM - Berufsverband Deutscher Markt-und Sozialforscher

Greece

SEDEA - Association of Greek Market and Opinion Research Companies

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Institute of Marketing

Hungary

PMSZ - Association of Hungarian Market Research Organizations

India

MRSI - the Market Research Society of India

Iran

IMRA - Iranian Marketing Research Association

Ireland

AIMRO - Association of Irish Market Research Organisations

Italy

AISM - Associazione Italiana per gli Studi di Marketing

ASSIRM - Associazione tra Istituti di Ricerca di Mercato, Sondaggi di Opinione, Ricerca Sociale

Japan

Japan Marketing Research Association

Kenya

MSRA - Marketing and Social Research Association

Mexico

AMAI - Asociación Mexicana de Agencias de Investigación de Mercados y Opinion Publica

Netherlands

MOA - Center for Marketing Intelligence & Research

Peru

APEIM - Asociación Peruana de Empresas de Investigación de Mercados

Philipines

MORES - Marketing and Opinion Research Society of the Philippines

Poland

OFBOR - Polish Association of Market and Opinion Researchers

Portugal

APODEMO - Portuguese Association of Market Research Companies

Romania

SORMA - Romanian Society for Marketing and Public Opinion Research

Russia

OIROM - Russian Association of market and Public Opinion Researchers

Singapore

Market Research Society Singapore

Marketing Institute of Singapore

Slovenia

Slovenian Marketing Association - Drustvo za Marketing Slovenije

South Africa

SAARF - South African Advertising Research Foundation

SAMRA - Southern African Marketing Research Association

South Korea

KORA - Korea Research Association

Spain

AEDEMO - Spanish Market Research Association

ANEIMO

Sweden

SÖK - Sveriges Marknadsundersökare

SMUF - The Swedish Market Research Buyers Society

Switzerland

vsms - Verband Schweizer Marketing -und Sozialforscher

Schweizerischer Marketing Club

Thailand

TMRS - Thailand Marketing Research Society

Turkey

TUAD - Turkish Association of Marketing and Public Opinion Researchers

United States of America

AAPOR - American Association for Public Opinion Research

ACR - Association for Consumer Research

AIR - American Institutes for Research (Behavioural & Social Science Research)

AMA - American Marketing Association

ARF - Advertising Research Foundation

ASA - American Statistical Association

CASRO - Council of American Survey Research

Marketing Research Association:

MSI - The Market Science Institute

NNSP - The National Network of State Polls.

PAA - Population Association of America

PMRG - Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group

QRCA - Qualitative Research Consultants Association

SCIP - Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals