MRC renews the accreditation of MRI syndicated measurement service

The Media Rating Council (MRC) has voted in favor of granting continued accreditation of MRI’s national syndicated measurement service, GfK announced.

“We congratulate MRI on once again earning MRC accreditation,” said George W. Ivie, CEO and Executive Director of the MRC. “Since it was first accredited in 1998, MRI has consistently demonstrated an ongoing commitment to high-quality research standards and rigorous execution, the result of which is that it is now among the longest-tenured MRC accredited measurement services in the marketplace.”

MRI is a division of GfK, that has been accredited by MRC since 1998. Each year, MRI conducts roughly 24,000 in-person interviews as part of the Survey of the American Consumer®, capturing information on media choices, attitudes, and consumption of over 6,500 products and services in nearly 600 categories.

“Since its founding, MRI has been investing in excellence, and the hard work continues to pay off for our clients and the industry,” said Gregg Lindner, Regional General Manager of GfK North America. “MRI has become a symbol of quality for media planners, brand marketers, and even academic researchers, and we are proud to have the MRC recognize the reliability and consistency of our work.”

“As data sets are combined and analyzed in more complex ways, relying on trusted data sources has become more important than ever,” said Anna Welch, Managing Director of MRI. “MRI is the only measurement of its kind to win MRC approval – a clear indication that our data can serve as the foundation for sound decisions. When so much data is of uncertain reliability and value, we continue to refine the methodically sound research techniques that our clients have come to rely on.”