Michelle Lampher appointed EVP/Chief Growth Officer at EurekaFacts
Rockville, MD, May 18, 2022 – Michelle Lampher has joined EurekaFacts as executive vice president and chief growth officer. Ms. Lampher will provide executive oversight across the company to drive organizational growth and development efforts, to nurture and...
Data Magazine Names EurekaFacts a Top Data Visualization Firm
Rockville, MD, October 21, 2019 — Data Magazine, a UK-based publication centered on analytics has named EurekaFacts among the top Maryland firms in data visualization. The October 2021 listing featured Top picks for the best Maryland-based Data Visualization...
EurekaFacts CEO Jorge Restrepo on iHeart Media’s CEOs You Should Know
Rockville, MD, October 15, 2021 — M&T Bank and iHeart Media recognized EurekaFacts CEO Jorge Restrepo as one of the most influential CEOs in the Washington Metropolitan area. In an audio interview that ran in short and long formats across several radio and...
EurekaFacts Recertified for ISO 20252
Rockville, MD, March 6, 2021 — CIRQ, an International Standards Organization (ISO) audit and certification body that is a subsidiary of the Insights Association, announced that EurekaFacts has been recertified to the ISO 20252:2019 Standard—Market, opinion and social...
EurekaFacts Studies Au Pairs and Host Families
Executive Summary of Findings Rockville, MD, July 15, 2020 — The Au Pair Program, a category within the U.S. Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program (EVP), has been promoting daily cultural exchange in American homes for more than 30 years. Through the Au Pair...
EurekaFacts Supports Local Community During Phased Reopening
Rockville, MD, June 12, 2020 — EurekaFacts will actively participate in the phased reopening of Montgomery County after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many nonessential activities in order to protect lives and keep the population healthy. As Maryland Governor Hogan...
Black Lives Matter: We Stand With You
As a minority-owned research company that specializes in reaching underserved and underheard communities, we aim to give voice to your opinions. We stand in solidarity with our black communities. We understand the need to condemn the actions that resulted...
Financially Insecure Workers Face Greater Workplace Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic
Financially vulnerable Americans most impacted by COVID-19 pandemic As the American workplace undergoes sweeping changes to operations, policies, and staffing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, American workers who are most financially insecure are having a much...
COVID-19 News Consumption and Workplace Changes for Membership Organizations
With COVID-19 by far the biggest topic on the public's mind, Americans are turning to a variety of sources for news and updates. The sources used for facts about COVID-19 vary widely based on their belonging to occupational associations or labor unions. Seventy...
COVID-19 Health Concerns Overtake Financial Worries
Pandemic prompts behavior changes, increased social distancing, and less physical contact Americans express their concerns as the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. increases – impacting lives and livelihoods across the nation. Americans say that they are “most...
EurekaFacts Joins Privacy Shield Program
EurekaFacts has joined the Privacy Shield program run by the Department of Commerce to manage compliance with EU, Swiss and UK privacy laws. EurekaFacts has successfully finalized the Privacy Shield Certification which can be viewed on the Privacy Shield website. The...
EurekaFacts Makes Preparations for Coronavirus
*** UPDATED POSTING *** Rockville, MD, April 2, 2020 — In compliance with public health guidance and the State of Maryland order to close non-essential business establishments, our testing facilities are temporarily closed. Our staff, including our research call...
EurekaFacts Recertified for ISO 20252
Rockville, MD, January 23, 2020 — CIRQ, an International Standards Organization (ISO) audit and certification body that is a subsidiary of the Insights Association, has announced that EurekaFacts has been recertified to the ISO 20252:2012 Standard—Market, opinion and...
EurekaFacts Conducts First-of-its-Kind Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Survey in 25 Years
Knock, Knock! Open your door to participate in a nationwide survey to promote fire safety. EurekaFacts, a full-service market and social research firm, is conducting in-home safety surveys in locations across the country, on behalf of the U.S. Consumer Product...
EurekaFacts Attends 2019 APHA Annual Meeting
We invite you to visit Booth 1314 at the APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, from November 3-5. Meet Jorge Restrepo and Paul Schroeder from EurekaFacts Smart Research Solutions. We have public health research expertise and would be happy to discuss your goals and...
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15). EurekaFacts has been conducting research with Latino populations for over 15 years through our robust Latino Research Panel. EurekaFacts helps organizations better understand and serve Latinos...
EurekaFacts Presents Research Findings
EurekaFacts presented recent research findings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA, and at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Presentation at CDC in Atlanta, GA At the end of August, EurekaFacts Chief Business Officer...
EurekaFacts Selected as ‘Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise’
Rockville, MD, August 30, 2019 — EurekaFacts, a recognized leader in market and social science research, announced today that the company has been selected by the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC) as a 2019 Top 100 MBE® winner. This honor...
Camp Counselor Program Benefits Participants and U.S. Economy
Rockville, MD, August 29, 2019 — EurekaFacts, an independent research firm that specializes in social science and policy research, conducted a comprehensive study of the Camp Counselor Program, a category within the State Department’s Exchange Visitor Program (EVP)....
EurekaFacts Attends 2019 ASAE Annual Conference
Effective market research and analysis can help Associations achieve their goals and objectives. We invite you to visit Booth 237 at the ASAE Annual Conference in Columbus, OH, from August 10-13. Come and talk about your Association's goals and objectives when it...
EurekaFacts Staff Present at DC-AAPOR
DC-AAPOR/WSS 2019 Summer Review-Preview Conference DC-AAPOR and WSS are teaming up once again to bring a sample of presentations taking place at this year’s national and international conferences (e.g., AAPOR, JSM, ESRA, ITSEW, and BigSurv) to Washington, DC. At the...
EurekaFacts Supports Small Business Week
National Small Business Week is May 5-11, 2019. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year. As part of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business...
Find the Right Revenue Mix
Find the Right Revenue Mix Membership dues, on average, make up 39% of an association’s total revenue. What is the right mix of non-dues revenue for the other 61%? Through the systematic exploration of the opportunities that your stakeholders would value and...
EurekaFacts Collects Data for US Army Corps of Engineers
Background Commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District, EurekaFacts was tasked with conducting research and analysis to support the development of the USACE Great Lakes Coastal Impact Reporting System (GLCIRS). This research effort...
EurekaFacts Uses Photovoice to Measure Barriers to Walking and Bicycling in Arlington County
Background In partnership with the Arlington County Commuter Services (ACCS) Destination Sales and Marketing Group (DS&MG), EurekaFacts conducted qualitative research with Arlington County residents and employees who were interested in using walking and bicycling...
EurekaFacts Evaluates Primary Care Providers Awareness of CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contracted EurekaFacts, and its partner, the American Institutes for Research, to conduct a comprehensive and mixed methods assessment of primary care providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors...
EurekaFacts Performs Market Research Study for AQUAS
Background Aquas, Inc. needed to arrive at a product name that would effectively position an application that manages ethics compliance in the healthcare industry. The product is a software-as-service (SAS) application, developed by Aquas, and co-marketed with a...
City of Seat Pleasant Seeks Smart City Transition Research from EurekaFacts
Background EurekaFacts was hired by the city’s mayor to conduct research to assess citizens’ needs and preferences regarding its smart city initiative. As a small municipality in Maryland, Seat Pleasant is unique in seeking to build a functional smart city. With a...
EurekaFacts Supports National Public Health Week
National Public Health Week is April 1-7, 2019. The American Public Health Association (APHA) states “we need to address the causes of poor health and disease risk among individuals and within our communities. Where we live, learn, work, worship and play affects each...
EurekaFacts Studies Public Health Materials for At-Risk Population
Introduction For public health messages to achieve their purpose, the target populations must be able to access and interpret them correctly. Recently, EurekaFacts helped to evaluate the familiarity with and interpretation of public health communication materials for...
EurekaFacts Conducts Maryland Emergency Preparedness Network Survey
Background For the Maryland Emergency Preparedness Network (EPN), EurekaFacts evaluated how recently and how frequently the EPN website was accessed, level of awareness and utilization of EPN resources and materials, the opinions of home and hospice health care...
PinPoint: New AI Tool for Market Intelligence and Consumer Product Compliance Monitoring
EurekaFacts has developed and implemented a market intelligence and consumer product compliance monitoring system that keeps real-time intelligence of entire industries. The first application of the EurekaFacts PinPoint system monitored tobacco product advertisements...
Montgomery County Commits to Early Care and Education
Montgomery Moving Forward, a coalition of nonprofits, business, philanthropy, government, education, and community leaders, will host a morning symposium about “Our County’s Commitment to Early Care & Education” on March 28 from 7:30-11am at the Universities at...
Not all Long Islanders Receive the Healthcare They Seek for Various Reasons
In partnership with the Long Island Health Collaborative, EurekaFacts is recruiting Long Island residents to participate in a discussion group, also known as a focus group, about how their community influences their health. “Having a voice in healthcare solutions in...
EurekaFacts Recommends Participatory Action Research for Working with Union Wounaan Tribe in Colombia
Decades of armed conflict in Colombia has left over six million people internally displaced. The Union Wounaan Tribe, an internally displaced indigenous community in the Medio San Juan region of the Chocó Department of Colombia, has been severely impacted, facing a...
EurekaFacts Recertified as a Minority Business Enterprise
EurekaFacts is recertified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC) through July 2019. CEO and founder of EurekaFacts Jorge Restrepo shares, “Maintaining our certification with the NMSDC is an important way...
Finding a Safer Solution to Bike and Pedestrian Friendly Cities
In the transportation industry, there has been a movement in the last decade to increase bike and pedestrian-friendly roads and there’s a number of reasons why: Many see it as key to building healthy communities and addressing public health issues, like obesity....
Examining WMATA Transit Ridership Habits for Improved Mobility
Onboard Interviewing to Study Transit Ridership Habits EurekaFacts partnered with WBA Research to examine transit ridership habits and mobility footprints across the DC region for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Our in-person interviewers...
EurekaFacts Collaborates with the Maryland Transportation Institute for Enhanced Transportation Data
ROCKVILLE, MD – EurekaFacts has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Maryland Transportation Institute (MTI) at the University of Maryland at College Park. Maryland Transportation Institute Director Lei Zhang shared “the purpose of this collaboration is to...
Inclusivity of People with Disabilities in Research
On this United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we bring attention to the need for inclusion of people with disabilities in research for market and public opinion as well as product development and testing. With one billion people worldwide...
EurekaFacts CEO Jorge Restrepo Inducted into the Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame
ROCKVILLE, MD – EurekaFacts CEO Jorge Restrepo was recognized today as a 2018 inductee into the Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame to celebrate his impact on the business community and significant accomplishments as a 16-year business owner in Rockville,...
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation Interviews EurekaFacts on Camera
ROCKVILLE, MD – EurekaFacts CEO Jorge Restrepo spent the afternoon on camera with Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation’s (MCEDC) President & CEO David Petr as part of its “Think Discovery Series” discussing how EurekaFacts uses smart analytical...
Congressional Caucus Presentation News Release
EurekaFacts Presents to the Congressional Caucus on International Exchange and Study Recently-Released Report on the Impact of Intern and Trainee Exchange Programs September 14, 2018 ROCKVILLE, MD – Co-chaired by Representatives Jim Himes (D-CT) and Steve Pearce...
EurekaFacts CEO Jorge Restrepo Awarded “Negocio del Año/Business of the Year” at the Maryland Hispanic Business Conference
ROCKVILLE, MD – During the 16th-anniversary celebration at the Maryland Hispanic Business Conference, EurekaFacts was awarded the “Negocio del Año/Business of the Year” at the Premios Épico awards luncheon held on September 4, 2018, at the Bethesda North Marriott...
Study of Intern and Trainee Exchange Program Indicates Significant Benefits for Participants and U.S. Economy
ROCKVILLE, MD -- EurekaFacts, an independent market research and analysis firm, conducted a comprehensive study of the Intern and Trainee programs, two visa categories within the State Department’s Exchange Visitor Program (EVP). The Intern and Trainee programs allow...
Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI) Selects EurekaFacts to Build Research Panel of Latino Business Owners
ROCKVILLE, MD – EurekaFacts, an independent market research and analysis firm has been selected by the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI) to build a research panel of Latino business owners. Researchers will use the panel to gain insights into...
Survey Results for Proposed New Community Center in Rockville’s Southwest Now Available Online
ROCKVILLE, MD — Results from a survey conducted to assess residents’ views on whether they desire a new community center are available online at the City of Rockville’s website. The “City of Rockville Community Interest Survey” was conducted Jan. 8-Feb. 7 and was sent...
EurekaFacts Forms Artificial Intelligence Center, Joins Ruta N Innovation Network in Medellin, Colombia
ROCKVILLE, MD, March 6, 2018 – EurekaFacts has been invited to base its artificial intelligence and machine learning development at the Ruta N Innovation Network based in Medellin, Colombia. Through the Ruta N Landing Program, EurekaFacts will gain access to talent,...
Upgraded AV Technology for Research Lab
EurekaFacts is proud to announce that we just finished upgrading the AV technology for our focus group and user testing facilities in Rockville. As a client put it, “The video quality is amazing! It’s going to be hard to go back to the old-school low resolution next...
EurekaFacts to Host the Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Holiday Celebration
The Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites members of the local business community to their annual holiday celebration. Attendees at this free event will have the opportunity to network, exchange ideas and discover new partnerships. The event will be...
The Flu Vaccine Has Some Healthy Competition
ROCKVILLE, MD, October 19, 2017 – A EurekaFacts study recently published in the journal Social Marketing Quarterly showed that those who think a strong immune system can prevent the flu are actually less likely to get a flu shot. “Understanding Flu Vaccination in a...
Densest Areas of Puerto Rican Diaspora Set to Receive Brunt of Hurricane Maria Migrants
ROCKVILLE, MD, October 1, 2017 – Twenty major metropolitan areas with 50,000 or more Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin (view the full list) will likely absorb the influx of climate refugees from the island. These cities will need to prepare for new residents who have...
Results of Study Indicate That the J-1 Summer Work Travel Program Delivers Significant Public Policy Benefits and Strengthens the U.S. Economy
ROCKVILLE, MD, September 12, 2017 – EurekaFacts, an independent market research and analysis firm, conducted a comprehensive study of the Department of State’s J-1 Summer Work Travel (SWT) program. SWT is one of fourteen categories of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program....
Millennial Workers Feel Held Back by Baby Boomer and Gen X Bosses
ROCKVILLE, MD, August 31, 2017 – EurekaFacts recently released a new report that provides clearer evidence of millennial’s attitudes and opinions about work-related issues. “Millennial Work Engagement: An Unmet Desire” indicates that millennials are indeed passionate...
Does the Summer Work Travel International Exchange Program Work?
ROCKVILLE, MD, August 28, 2017 – The Alliance for International Exchange, an association of cultural exchange agencies, asked EurekaFacts to find out if the Summer Work Travel Program works. The Summer Work Travel program—one of five programs included in the J-1...
EurekaFacts to Use EEG (Electroencephalogram) Devices to Hear What Participants Aren’t Saying
Measuring non-conscious processing with EEG for market research Our researchers can now measure and compare the emotional impact of an advertisement and discover which content and features drive engagement and which can ultimately connect aspects of design to real...
EurekaFacts, LLC, Scores Among Top Performers by Dun & Bradstreet’s Open Ratings
ROCKVILLE, MD, February 17, 2017 – EurekaFacts announces that it has been certified as a Top Performer based on Dun & Bradstreet's Open Ratings past performance evaluation (PPE) survey responses of EurekaFacts referenced customers. EurekaFacts’ PPE score of 94%...
Innovation in Cognitive Research Among Children
The EurekaFacts Cognitive Research team has presented their latest advances in cognitive science methodology at several conferences, including the AAPOR Conferences in New Orleans, LA, and Toronto, Canada, and the DC-AAPOR/WSS 2019 Summer Review-Preview Conference....
EurekaFacts Presents at APHA 2016!
EurekaFacts experts will present original research findings from the EurekaFacts Millennial Panel at the American Public Health Association 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo taking place Oct. 29 – Nov. 2 in Denver, CO. EurekaFacts presentations include:...