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Below are some links to sites that we have found to be useful. If you have new links to add, please let us know.

Your Research Tools:

Calculators
Selection of tools to assist you in determining incidence, response rates, confidence level and more

World Opinion
the world's market research website

Unlisted Telephone Numbers by MSA
 
compiled by Survey Sampling

ResearchInfo.com
free marketing research resources

Electronic Statistics Textbook

American Marketing Association 
Sponsored by the American Marketing Association – Must be an AMA member to access majority of the information.

Marketing Research Codes of Conduct:

Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO)

American Marketing Association (AMA)

Marketing Research Association (MRA)

Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA)

European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR)

Research Industry Coalition (RIC)

List of Market Research Vendors:

Quirk's

Keeping You Informed:

The American Customer Satisfaction Index
Trends in customer satisfaction and valuable benchmarking insights are available at this site. They produce quarterly reports that include many of the major companies. If you are in retail, finance/insurance or e-commerce you might want to take a look and see how you stack up.

Fedstats
Data from more than 70 federal agencies.

Statistical Abstract
On-line version of the standard source of U.S. industrial, social, economic, political, and international statistics.

U.S. Bureau of the Census
Demographic, economic, and social data collected by the federal government.

CenStats
U.S. business and population statistics from the US Bureau of Census. Includes annual survey of manufacturers, county business patterns, imports & exports, USA counties, zip code business patterns, and occupation data.

County Business Patterns
Detailed geographic, industry, and other information for U.S. business establishments.

County & City Data Books
U.S. data from 1988 and 1994 for population, health, housing, the labor force, income, and the economy.

Regional Economic Conditions (RECON)
Economic information and statistics at state, county, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) levels from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on employment, wages, and prices.

50 States
Detailed information by state, county.

Hoovers Online
A comprehensive company directory.

Your Libraries, Dictionaries, Reference Resources:

Library of Congress

Virtual Reference Desk
Online reference resource.

Libweb's Library Servers via WWW 
An alphabetical list of public libraries on the Web. 

Oxford English Dictionary
Now available online, the OED is a historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time.

Helping You Travel:

The Universal Currency Converter

MapQuest

ZIP Code Look Up

The Embassy Page
World-wide embassies and consulates.

Expedia
On-line travel.

Helping You Communicate:

AltaVista Translation

Common Errors in English

Elements of Style

Guide to Grammar and Writing 

The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server 
A list of acronyms and abbreviations in the Network Acronym and Abbreviation Server formerly available by email.

Seattle Area Associations:

Puget Sound Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PSRA)

Seattle Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications (AWC)

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)

The Washington Software Alliance

The Puget Sound Chapter of the America Marketing Association (PSAMA)

Northern California/Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Marketing Research
Association (MRA)

Seattle Direct Marketing Association

Customer Relationship Management Association NW

Marketing Communications Executives International (MCEI – Seattle)

Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)

Ad Club Seattle

Association for Women in Communications

 

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