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Voter Consumer Research, also known as VCR, is a public opinion research company. Established in 1992, it maintains offices in southwestern Houston and College Station in Texas. The company conducts political and consumer opinion surveys. Voter Consumer Research owns and operates Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing call centers with more than 150 workstations. It offers a range of market research data collection, tabulation and sample management services. The company serves several health care facilities, advertising agencies, research and public relations firms, and public and private corporations. Voter Consumer Research uses the ACS-Query software system, as well as provides Web surveying and project management solutions.

Marcus Thomas LLC, with 200 professionals in its offices in Cleveland, Ohio and Buenos Aires, Argentina, is among Americas leading independent advertising agencies. Marcus Thomas is a recognized leader in digital strategy and technology.

The Freedonia Group provides business research for the international marketplace. The company publishes more than 100 industry studies annually. Its analysis offers an unbiased outlook on product and market forecasts, industry trends, threats and opportunities, competitive strategies, marketshare determinations and corporate profiles. The Freedonia Group assists a wide range of Fortune 500 businesses with strategic planning. The company s Web site features free registration and searching capabilities. It also sells specific chapters, sections, records and tables for the identification of major markets, competitors, sales potential, and merger and acquisition targets. The Freedonia Group also performs custom research. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Cleveland.