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	Panel books
Global panel book Take an in-depth look at GMI's consumer panels spanning 200 countries and territories around the world. Specialty panel book Access hard-to-reach market segments with GMI’s specialty panels, including IT professionals, gamers, ethnicities and more.
	White papers
26 questions to help research buyers GMI's Answers To ESOMAR'S 26 Questions To Help Research Buyers. Discover how GMI maintains top-quality panel and reduces your time-to-market. A researcher's guide to outsourcing Outsourcing, or contracting out, is a regular feature of the new economy. Find out why you should outsource, and which parts of your business benefit most from the strategy. Choosing a conjoint method By Sawtooth Software Many new developments in the conjoint analysis field have made the methods better than ever, but have also made it more difficult to choose among methods. Learn more. Helping managers understand the value of conjoint analysis By Sawtooth Software Learn about the two main challenges of providing market intelligence for managers: meeting managers' objectives with useful, valid results, and communicating those results effectively. How-to guide: Three essential panel quality checks Are you sourcing online panel from quality sources? Run these three essential quality checks to find out. Managerial overview of conjoint analysis By Sawtooth Software A great deal of market research commissioned today is descriptive in nature rather than predictive. Learn more about conjoint analysis. Modern market research in a networked world: The evolution of global market research By Frost & Sullivan Explore how market research has changed over the course of time, especially recently with new technology and developing nations. The online research industry: An update on current practices and trends By Cambiar LLC Discover the findings of a survey of research companies, and how they conduct online research in this top-line report. Online survey best practices: Maximizing response rates From pre-marketing and effective invitations, to incentive strategies and survey design, follow these best practices to ensure high participation rates in your surveys. Panel integrity By Frost & Sullivan Identifying, qualifying and securing the cooperation of respondents is still a challenge for market researchers. Learn more as Frost & Sullivan reviews the use of respondent panels. Speed up your research without sacrificing quality Product development lifecycles are becoming shorter and shorter. Learn how to keep up with rapidly changing customer behavior and trends.
	Case studies
Aite Group Aite Group leverages GMI's U.S. consumer panels for financial research. BrainJuicer BrainJuicer leverages GMI's global panels for innovative research methodologies. BusinessWeek Research Services BusinessWeek Research Services collects 150 completes from hard-to-reach Chinese segment within a week using GMI's global panels. Communique Partners Communique Partners leverages GMI Net-MR and Net-Panel for in-home window treatment product placement tests. Interpret Up-and-coming media measurement and market research agency grows by over 700% in one year thanks to GMI solutions. Leo Burnett UK Leo Burnett UK hires GMI to cut costs and turnaround time while improving quality. OnSurvey OnSurvey combines GMI's global panels and multilingual market research software. Resonance Technologies Resonance Technologies relies on GMI's high-quality global panel for in-depth insights. Sponsorship Research International (SRi) SRi helps brands keep a finger on the pulse of fans' opinions with GMI.
	GMI bylines
You say Hispanic, they say Latino QRCA Group offers tips and suggestions on conducting qualitative research with latinos. Quirk's Marketing Research Review, July/August 2008 (USA) A group that's wanting to be heard 10 things every brand should know about marketing to African-Americans. Quirk's Marketing Research Review, June 2008 (USA) They watch, you learn A discussion of eye-tracking and the role of this technique within advertising research. Quirk's Marketing Research Review, April 2008 (USA) Is Second Life the next frontier for market researchers? Exploration of growing ways in which researchers can leverage the virtual world of Second Life for advertisement. Admap, March 2008 (UK) Virtually endless possibilities? Conducting research in Second Life An analysis of Second Life and the futuristic opportunities it creates for companies to market their products and services. Quirk's Marketing Research Review, July 2007 (USA) In search of niche markets: A how-to guide to using online specialty panels An analysis of online specialty panel research and how to choose a credible panel vendor. Quirk's Marketing Research Review, February 2007 (USA) Online panels: An undeniable role in the future of global research A discussion pointing to the opportunities and challenges facing online panel research in the future. Vue Magazine, December 2006 (Canada)
	GMI product brochures/collateral
African-American panel brochure Reach over 100,000 quality, dynamic panelists. Gamers panel brochure Get in the game! Access thousands of highly profiled gamers. Global panels brochure Access consumer and specialty panels in 200 countries and territories. GMI Interactive brochure Add fun, realism and interaction to your online surveys. IT professional panel brochure Access millions of IT professionals around the globe, in real time. Medical panels brochure Reach high-quality, specialized medical panels.