Article: FocusVision Worldwide Releases the 2008 Annual Focus Group Index.

May 07, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- FocusVision Worldwide of Stamford, Connecticut, has released the 2008 annual Focus Group Index, the only industry estimate of the number of focus groups and other qualitative market research interviews conducted throughout the world.

The 12th annual Focus Group Index estimated the number of focus groups worldwide at 538,000 (251,000 in the US and 287,000 outside of the US), up only 0.2% from last year. This minimal growth is due to two main factors: 1) The economic downturn and the first decrease in U.S. ad spending (-2.6%) in more than 5 years, led to a weaker second half, resulting in a 1.4% decrease in U.S. growth for the ...

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