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YouGov

www.yougov.com



About the company
YouGov is an international, full service research company primarily using online panels to provide quantitative and qualitative research across a range of specialisms. These include consumer markets, financial services, technology and telecoms, media, politics and the public sector. YouGov’s full service offering spans added value consultancy, qualitative research, syndicated product offers, omnibus and field and tab services.

YouGov is considered the pioneer of online market research and was the only research company named in the 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 50. Through panel management expertise, flexibility and an innovative approach to recruitment, YouGov operates a quality panel of over 200,000 UK members representing all ages, socio-economic groups and other demographic types. YouGov also specialises in growing and maintaining dedicated panels of specialist consumer and professional audiences.

Track record
YouGov dominates Britain's media polling and is one of the most quoted research agencies in Britain. Its well-documented and published track record demonstrates the accuracy of its survey methods and quality of its client service work. 2008 saw YouGov accurately predict the outcome of both the American Presidential election and the London Mayoral election.

Distinctive products
The Recession Tracker
YouGov are tracking the recession as it happens - as the economic gloom deepens, through the tough times and then providing the first indicators of recovery. The Recession Tracker is designed to help businesses navigate the current downturn and subsequent upturn by following how consumers are responding to these challenging times and how their behaviour is changing.

Through online forums, discussion groups and surveys, The Recession Tracker provides commentary direct from consumers on the following areas:

  • The impact the macro economic situation is having on consumers
  • How spending behaviour is changing
  • How the consumer mindset is changing
For only £449 per month (subject to a minimum 12 month contract and VAT) subscribers will get online access to a research portal which displays the data and charts on the topics above, as well as quotes and commentary direct from the consumers.

For more information please contact creditcrunch@yougov.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 7012 6109.

The YouGov Omnibus
YouGov’s online methodology enables its omnibus services to run daily and provide clients with results rapidly and cost effectively, offering more responses than competitors in one of the quickest turnaround times.

YouGov runs omnibus services worldwide, allowing clients to target one particular region, get a global snapshot or compare results across multiple countries.

As well as the nationally representative omnibus services, the size and diversity of the YouGov panels have allowed the YouGov Omnibus to expand its offering to specific target samples. The specialist consumer omnibus services range from city samples such as London, to national samples such as Scotland and Wales and to demographic and interest based samples such as Parents, Main Shopper, Sport and Employees. Clients can also reach business decision makers with YouGov's small business omnibus offering.

Although omnibus services are typically quantitative, YouGov also offers a qualitative omnibus to generate additional insight, allowing clients to dig deeper into results and gain further perspective.

BrandIndex - the index by which all brands are measured daily
BrandIndex measures public perception of more than 1,100 consumer brands across 32 sectors, on a 7-point profile: general impression, ‘buzz’, quality, value, corporate reputation, customer satisfaction and whether respondents would recommend the brand to a friend. 2,000 British adults aged 18+ are interviewed daily, giving more than half a million interviews per year.

In any sector, things will be happening every single day: a new product is launched, an advertising campaign begins, a PR disaster occurs, perhaps a strategic PR campaign to change a brand’s image begins. Whatever the event, brand owners will want to know its precise effect on their own and their competitor brands. By subscribing to BrandIndex, clients obtain immediate access to real time data on all the brands that it tracks across all sectors.

Following its success in the UK market, BrandIndex has expanded internationally. For marketing teams of global brands, perception of their brands and its competitors can now be quickly and cost effectively measured across multiple countries simultaneously.

YouGov Consulting
YouGov Consulting combines research expertise with in-depth knowledge, with the aim of adding further understanding and perspective to the data supplied to clients, and offering resultant strategic advice.

The consulting business is structured into teams of sector specialists in the following areas:
  • Financial Services
  • Media
  • Technology and Telecoms
  • Consumer markets
  • Political and Social
  • Public Sector
YouGov Consulting helps clients to identify, analyse and understand their markets, offering actionable insight that adds competitive business advantage

Qualitative Research
YouGov have a dedicated qualitative division to generate deep insights. We challenge the qual market norms using offline and online approaches to converse with fresh, authentic consumers using innovative techniques.

YouGov has developed online qualitative research, enabling clients to reach disparate audiences, give consumers time to think over ideas and as a result give more authentic and truthful responses. Turnaround is quick (with instant transcripts) and cost-effective (by avoiding travel and facility costs).

Online qual is also run internationally, enabling clients to run global projects faster and more cost-effectively than ever before.

Global coverage
Since being founded in May 2000, YouGov has grown considerably and has expanded internationally. YouGov has offices in the UK, US, Europe and the Middle East and can conduct research in all continents using its extensive network of panels.

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Contact details

UK Head Office:
YouGov plc
50 Featherstone Street
London EC1Y 8RT
UK

Tel +44 (0)20 7012 6000
Fax +44 (0)20 7012 6001
Email   info@yougov.com


www.yougov.com


US Office:
YouGov plc
YouGovPolimetrix
285 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94301
US

Tel +1 650 462 8000
Fax +1 650 462 8422
Email   info@polimetrix.com


www.polimetrix.com


German Office:
Psychonomics
Berrenrather Strasse 154–156
50937 Cologne
Germany

Tel +49 221 420 61 0
Fax +49 221 420 61 100
Email   info@psychonomics.de


www.psychonomics.de


Scandinavian Office:
Zapera
Ryesgade 3A, 1, 2200
Copenhagen N
Denmark

Tel +45 70 27 22 24
Email   info@zapera.com


www.zapera.com









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