Professional Associations
Below a list of professional associations and accreditation bodies relating to the market research industry across the globe.
| Locale | Name | Acroynym | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Worldwide | World Association of Opinion and Marketing Research | ESOMAR |
 | Worldwide | International Mystery Shopping Alliance | IMSA |
 | Worldwide | ISO 9000:2000/ISO 20252 | ISO |
 | Worldwide | Mobile Marketing Research Association | MMRA |
 | Worldwide | Mystery Shopper Providers Association | MSPA |
 | Worldwide | The Research Alliance | TRA |
 | Worldwide | World Association for Public Opinion Research | WAPOR |
 | Worldwide | World Research Alliance | WRA |
 | Europe | Business Information Group | BIG |
 | Europe | European Federation of MR Associations | EFAMRO |
 | Europe | European Media Research Organisations | EMRO |
 | Europe | European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association | EphMRA |
 | Europe | International Research Institutes | IRIS |
 | Europe | Alliance of International Market Research Institutes | AIMRI |
 | Africa | African Market Research Association | AMRA |
 | Argentina | Sociedad Argentina de Investigadores de Marketing y Opinión | SAIMO |
 | Australia | The Association of Market and Social Research Organisations | AMSRO |
 | Australia | Australian Market & Social Research Society | AMSRS |
 | Austria | Verband der Marktforscher Osterreich | VMO |
 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh Marketing and Social Research Society | BMSRS |
 | Belgium | Belgian Association for Quantitative and Qualitative Marketing Research | BAQMaR |
 | Belgium | Belgian Federation of Market Research Institutes | FEBELMAR |
 | Brazil | Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa | ABEP |
 | Brazil | Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa de Mercado | ASBPM |
 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian Association of Marketing and Opinion Researchers | BAMOR |
 | Canada | Canadian Research Insights Council (formerly MRIA) | CRIC |
 | Chile | Asociación de Investigadores de Mercado | AIM |
 | China | CMRA China Marketing Research Association | CMRA |
 | Colombia | Asociación Colombiana de Investigación de Medios | ACIM |
 | Croatia | Croatian Marketing Association | CROMAR |
 | Czech Republic | Czech Institute of Marketing | CIMA |
 | Czech Republic | Association of Marketing Research Agencies | SIMAR |
 | Denmark | Danish Marketing Association | DM |
 | Finland | Finnish Association of Marketing Research Agencies | FAMRA |
 | Finland | Finnish Marketing Federation – (Suomen Markkinointiliitto / Tutkimusjaosto) | MARK |
 | France | National Association of Marketing Professionals | ADETEM |
 | France | French Marketing Association | AFM |
 | France | Institut de Recherches et d’Etudes Publicitaires | IREP |
 | France | Syntec Études Marketing et Opinion | SYNTEC |
 | Germany | Arbeitskreis Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforschungs institute e.V. | ADM |
 | Germany | Berufsverband deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher e.V. | BVM |
 | Germany | Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Online-Forschung e.V. | DGOF |
 | Germany | Deutsche Statistische Gesellschaft | DSTATG |
 | Germany | Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung | WZB |
 | Greece | Association of Greek Market and Opinion Research Companies | SEDEA |
 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Institute of Marketing | HKIM |
 | Hong Kong | Market Research Society Hong Kong | MRSHK |
 | Hungary | Association of Hungarian Market Research Organizations | PMSZ |
 | India | Market Research Society of India | MRSI |
 | Indonesia | Perhimpunan Riset Pemasaran Indonesia | PERPI |
 | Iran | Iranian Marketing Research Association | IMRA |
 | Ireland | Association of Irish Market Research Organisations | AIMRO |
 | Italy | Associazione Italiana per gli Studi di Marketing | AISM |
 | Italy | Associazione tra Istituti di Ricerca di Mercato, Sondaggi di Opinione, Ricerca Sociale | ASSIRM |
 | Japan | Japan Marketing Research Association | JMRA |
 | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Association of Professional Researchers of Public Opinion and Market | KAPYOR |
 | Kenya | Marketing and Social Research Association | MSRA |
 | Latvia | Latvia Sociological Association | LSA |
 | Lithuania | Lithuanian Market and Social Research Association | LRSTA |
 | Malaysia | Marketing Research Society of Malaysia | MRSM |
 | Mexico | Mexican Association of Marketing Research and Public Opinion Agencies | AMAI |
 | Netherlands | Center for Marketing Intelligence & Research | MOA |
 | Netherlands | Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Commerciële Communicatie | SWOCC |
 | New Zealand | Market Research Society of New Zealand | MRSNZ |
 | Nigeria | Nigerian Marketing Research Association | NIMRA |
 | Norway | The Norwegian Marketing Research Society | NMF |
 | Norway | Statistics Norway | SSB |
 | Pakistan | Marketing Association of Pakistan | MAP |
 | Pakistan | Marketing Research Society of Pakistan | MRSP |
 | Peru | Asociación Peruana de Empresas de Investigación de Mercados | APEIM |
 | Philippines | Marketing and Opinion Research Society of the Philippines | MORES |
 | Philippines | Philippine Marketing Association | PMA |
 | Poland | Polish Association of Market and Opinion Researchers | OFBOR |
 | Portugal | Portuguese Association of Market Research Companies | APODEMO |
 | Romania | Romanian Society for Marketing and Public Opinion Research | SORMA |
 | Russia | Russian Association for Market and Opinion Research | OIROM |
 | Singapore | Marketing Institute of Singapore | MIS |
 | Singapore | Market Research Society Singapore | MRSS |
 | Slovak Republic | Slovak Association of Market Research Agencies | SAVA |
 | Slovenia | Slovenian Marketing Association – Drustvo za Marketing Slovenije | DMS |
 | South Africa | South African Advertising Research Foundation | SAARF |
 | South Africa | Southern African Marketing Research Association | SAMRA |
 | South Korea (ROK) | Korea Research Association | KORA |
 | Spain | Asociacion espanola de estudios de mercado, marketing y opinion | AEDEMO |
 | Spain | National Association of Market Research and Opinion Poll Agencies | ANEIMO |
 | Sri Lanka | The Market Research Society of Sri Lanka | MRSSL |
 | Sweden | The Swedish Market Research Buyers Society | SMUF |
 | Sweden | Sveriges Marknadsundersökare | SÖK |
 | Switzerland | Schweizerischer Marketing Club | SMC |
 | Switzerland | Verband Schweizer Marketing -und Sozialforscher | VSMS |
 | Thailand | Thailand Marketing Research Society | TMRS |
 | Turkey | Turkish Association of Marketing and Public Opinion Researchers | TUAD |
 | Uganda | Uganda Marketers Society | UMS |
 | Ukraine | Ukrainian Marketing Association | UAM |
 | United Kingdom | Asssociation for Qualitative Research | AQR |
 | United Kingdom | Association for Survey Computing | ASC |
 | United Kingdom | Association of Users of Research Agencies | AURA |
 | United Kingdom | British Healthcare Business Intelligence Association | BHBIA |
 | United Kingdom | Chartered Institute of Marketing | CIM |
 | United Kingdom | Federation of Small Businesses | FSB |
 | United Kingdom | Independent Consultants Group | ICG |
 | United Kingdom | Investors in People | IIP |
 | United Kingdom | Interviewer Quality Control Scheme | IQCS |
 | United Kingdom | Market Research Benevolent Association | MRBA |
 | United Kingdom | Media Research Group | MRG |
 | United Kingdom | Market Research Society of Great Britain | MRS |
 | United Kingdom | Operational Research Society | ORS |
 | United Kingdom | Social Research Association | SRA |
 | United Kingdom | Viewing Facilities Association | VFA |
 | United States | American Academy of Professional Coders | AAPC |
 | United States | American Association for Public Opinion Research | AAPOR |
 | United States | Association for Consumer Research | ACR |
 | United States | American Institutes for Research (Behavioural & Social Science Research) | AIR |
 | United States | American Marketing Association | AMA |
 | United States | Advertising Research Foundation | ARF |
 | United States | American Statistical Association | ASA |
 | United States | Insights Association (previously CASRO/MRA) | INSIGHTS |
 | United States | National Minority Supplier Development Counsil | NMSDC |
 | United States | The Market Science Institute | MSI |
 | United States | New York American Marketing Association (Greenbook) | NYAMA |
 | United States | Population Association of America | PAA |
 | United States | Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence and Research Group | PBIRG |
 | United States | Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group | PMRG |
 | United States | Qualitative Research Consultants Association | QRCA |
 | United States | Quirk’s | QUIRKS |
 | United States | Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals | SCIP |
 | United States | Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development | SHSMD |
 | Venezuela | Asociación Venezolana de Agencias de Investigación | AVAI |
 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Advertising Research Foundation | ZARF |