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Quirk's Marketing Research Review has a tightly controlled circulation targeted to buyers of marketing research services. 

Our subscriber list includes 11,840+ qualified buyers of marketing research products and services at thousands of U.S. companies and organizations.

An additional 4,650+ copies are mailed to providers of commercial research services, all of whom use field services.

The majority of readers hold research and/or marketing titles, but we also reach corporate development, advertising and executive personnel with research purchasing responsibility.

Reader Profile for 2008

As of November 1, 2007

Business/Occupation Breakdown
Qualified Market Research Buyers 11,844
Commercial Research Providers   4,659
Others (Libraries, etc.)      136
Total 16,639
Mailing Address Breakdown
Individual by Name 99.9%
Individual by Name and Title 80.9%
Job Title
Executive Titles 25.7%
Research Titles 35.0%
Marketing Titles 20.1%
Dev./Planning/Sales   3.1%
Account/Product Titles   5.6%
Managers/Other   9.8%

Client Side (Corporate): 11,844

The following tables are based on responses from 4,808 subscription forms (multiple answers accepted).

Areas of Research involvement
Consumer, Non-Durable 41.3%
Consumer, Durable 26.3%
Services (banks, insurance, etc.) 41.2%
Business-to-Business 49.4%
Health Care 24.9%
Types of Products/Services Purchased
Full Service 56.2%
Desktop (Secondary) 33.9%
Syndicated Studies 40.5%
Multi-client Studies 26.3%
Omnibus Studies 22.7%
Panels 32.5%
Focus Group Moderating 57.5%
Field Services Used
Personal Interviewing 43.8%
Telephone Interviewing 61.0%
Mail Surveys/Lists 56.0%
Mall Intercepts 21.4%
Focus Group Recruiting/Facilities 57.1%
Data Processing & Software Used
Data Processing Services 35.9%
Statistical Analysis 53.0%
Software Packages 39.0%
Online Interviewing 45.9%

Provider Side (Research Companies): 4,659

The following tables are based on responses from 2,569 subscription forms (multiple answers accepted).

Types of Products/Services Purchased
Desktop (Secondary) 12.9%
Panels 26.0%
Focus Group Moderating 29.0%
Field Services Used
Personal Interviewing 34.2%
Telephone Interviewing 52.1%
Mail Surveys/Lists 35.0%
Mall Intercepts 30.6%
Focus Group Recruiting/Facilities 56.8%
Data Processing/Software Used
Data Processing Services 31.8%
Statistical Analysis 31.5%
Software Packages 24.3%
Online Interviewing 41.6%

Circulation by Region & State

New England: 1,117
Connecticut 398 Massachusetts 538
Maine 50 Rhode Island 59
New Hampshire 53 Vermont 19
Mid Atlantic: 3,016
New Jersey    831 Pennsylvania 795
New York 1,390    
East NorthCentral: 3,491
Illinois 1,316 Ohio 952
Indiana 266 Wisconsin 442
Michigan 515    
West No. Central: 1,523
Iowa 200 Nebraska 138
Kansas 176 North Dakota 12
Minnesota 648 South Dakota 5
Missouri 344    
South Atlantic: 2,733
Delaware 67 South Carolina 95
Florida 624 Virginia 467
Georgia 553 West Virginia 12
Maryland 339 Washington,D.C. 184
North Carolina 392    
East So. Central: 456
Alabama 63 Mississippi 16
Kentucky 137 Tennessee 240
West So. Central: 1,156
Arkansas 64 Oklahoma 87
Louisiana 40 Texas 965
Mountain: 784
Arizona 218 New Mexico 52
Colorado 280 Nevada 103
Idaho 39 Utah 80
Montana 8 Wyoming 4
Pacific Coast: 2,347
Alaska 28 Oregon 248
California 1,657 Washington 342
Hawaii 72    
Other US: 13
Guam 3 Puerto Rico 10