I'm attending a Zogby Focus Group Wednesday - Anyone else ever participated?

Synnical

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Mon Jan-08-07 09:03 PM
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I'm attending a Zogby Focus Group Wednesday - Anyone else ever participated?

I'm certain many people here on DU have. Any suggestions or comments as to what I should expect? It's my first time. :blush:

I live in Fort Lauderdale, the meeting is in Miami.

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Greetings from Zogby International,

Many thanks for agreeing to participate in our upcoming focus group! This
email is to formally invite and confirm your participation.

We look forward to meeting you on Wednesday, January 10. As you know, you
will participate in a friendly discussion where you will be asked to voice your
opinion on the general direction of the US and related issues. We will also
ask you to use a hand held dial to register your response to questions. A
professional Zogby International moderator will lead the discussion. At the
end of the session, we will give you $100 in appreciation for your
participation!

. . .

Please note that we do record the focus group session for research purposes
only.

The session will last approximately one and a half to two hours.

Thanks for any comments. I'm so looking forward to voicing my opinion on, "the general direction of the US and related issues"!!

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

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Synnical

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Mon Jan-08-07 10:37 PM
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1. No one? Oh well, I'll let you know how it goes!

:) BTW - I agreed to participate before I knew I was going to be paid.

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Cleita

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Mon Jan-08-07 10:51 PM
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2. I've never done a Zogby focus but I have done others.

Usually, they feed you lunch and pay you to get your opinion on various ideas or products. I'm surprised they told you who was behind it. Usually, they don't. The company they are doing the focus group for usually like to remain incognito, so I guess not to influence you if you don't like their product.

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Synnical

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Mon Jan-08-07 11:07 PM
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4. Zogby does Opinion Polls, so someone is paying Zogby

to conduct this focus group.

I participate in the Zogby Online Polls, and the only responses they required when they asked if I wanted to participate were:

I'm a registered voter
I'm very likely to vote in the next election
I voted for John Kerry in 2004
I'm a registered member of the Democratic Party

I refused to tell them my gender or income. I did let them know I was was white.

So, I don't know that it's product related. I'm very curious, though.

Thanks for your feedback.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

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philosophie_en_rose

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Mon Jan-08-07 10:54 PM
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3. I've never been in a focus group.

But it should be fun. A good sum for a couple of hours of telling people what you think about the general direction of the US.

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OhioChick

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Mon Jan-08-07 11:10 PM
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5. I got the same email

regarding the focus group. I declined at this time, but would appreciate hearing how it goes. :)

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Synnical

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Mon Jan-08-07 11:19 PM
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6. Will post about my experience

I'm taking a tape recorder. If they can record me, why can't I record them? :hi: Interesting that you're in Ohio and I'm in Florida and that it's Zogby International. We're both in swing states. Hmmm.

-Cindy

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OhioChick

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Mon Jan-08-07 11:33 PM
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7. Thanks

You did bring up a good point about the both of us being in swing states. Interesting. I'm looking forward to hearing of your experiences with this. :)

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