VuPoint Research's Qualitative Research Services
Decades of qualitative experience
Founded in
1978
over 35 years of providing quality recruiting services;
projects completed;
quick-turns and challenging recruits are the norm.
Specialized teams to tackle any audience
Professional hosting staff
Our facility teams receive vigorous training in all aspects of research design and execution—allowing us to assume the greater share of logistical support on your projects, freeing you to focus on the bigger picture.
In-house dedication
With 300+ employees, and call centers in three states, we are fully equipped to handle all of your recruiting needs. Because we don’t outsource, we are able to proactively manage each project in its entirety—from developing screening criteria, to supporting our clients with final deliverables when appropriate.
Our nationwide database, coupled with our team of highly experienced recruiters, allow us to quickly scale to conquer the most challenging low-incidence or quick-turn studies. With a solid team of bilingual (English/Spanish) recruiters, we are your one-stop shop for recruits throughout North America.
Strong, and growing, national presence
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon
Nine focus group rooms across four locations
Vast nationwide respondent database
We pride ourselves on our quality of service and unequaled hospitality.
- Focus groups
- Recruiting for on- or off-site events
- One-on-One interviewing
- Taste tests
- Mystery shopping and intercepts
- Product placements
VuPoint Recruiting
At VuPoint, we fully understand the importance of every respondent being the “right” respondent, and have developed a recruiting process to ensure our clients’ needs are met or exceeded. We pride ourselves on of engaged, quality participants, and industry-leading show rates.
Multi-phase recruiting process
Initial recruit — respondent is screened for qualification, articulation, and commitment; invited by interviewer.
Quality assurance — All screening data is reviewed for accuracy and screening discrepancies by VuPoint project managers.
Past participation screening — Respondents are thoroughly vetted to ensure they meet our high standards for past participation.
Rescreen — VuPoint’s logistics coordinators call back all participants to verify key screening data and articulation, and to ensure the respondent is 100% committed to participating.
Confirmation email — Sent to each participant along with facility map, directions, and date/time of session.
Final reminder — all participants are confirmed within 48 hours of their session.
Thorough vetting of database participants.
Only those who uphold our standards of quality and commitment are invited to participant in our research community.
Continued DB refreshes to remove “professional” or “lifelong” respondents.
Creative and insightful B2C recruiting practices.
Understanding that specialized project requirements often extend beyond existing databases, our teams are highly adept at random recruiting.
Highly specialized B2B recruiting team.
Elevated position from standard B2C recruiters; average B2B recruiter has a tenure of 5+ years with VuPoint.
B2B recruiters receive ongoing training in professionalism and approach, allowing them effectively target any job role—from blue collar laborers, to enterprise c-level execs.
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Brand new facility at Oyster Point now open!
- SAGE ROOM - The largest room in the city - 20' x 38'
- PLUM ROOM - Fully appointed focus suite - 16' x 25'
- Well-appointed viewing rooms, seating up to 15
- Closest facility to SFO, proximity to airport means better hotel prices and easier transfers than downtown.
- Free shuttle service to C-Train/Bart
VuPoint Difference
Book today, and discover the VuPoint difference.
State-of-the-art facilities in Portland and San Francisco • Professional hosting staff • Specialized recruiting teams to tackle any audience • High-touch project management • Two call centers for quick-turn scalability • Industry-leading show rates • Large nationwide participant database
San Francisco Contact
Directions
395 Oyster Point Blvd #209, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Parking
Free Parking
Hotel Recommendations
ALOFT SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT
Starwood Hotel
401 East Millbrae Ave.
Millbrae, CA.94030
650-443-5500
www.alofthotels.com
Marriott Residence Inn
1350 Veterans Blvd
So. San Francisco, CA 94080
650-837-9000
EMBASSY SUITES SFO
250 Gateway Blvd., (Oyster Point)
So. San Francisco, CA
(650) 589-3400
www.embassysuites.com
AC Hotel by Marriott
Oyster Point San Francisco
1333 Veteran's BLVD
So. San Francisco, CA 94080
650-742-9211
Courtyard by Marriott
1300 Veterans BLVD
So. San Francisco, CA 94080
650-871-4100
STAYBRIDGE SUITES
1350 Huntington Ave.
San Bruno, CA
650-588-0770
www.staybridgesuites.com
WESTIN SFO
1 Old Bayshore Hwy.
Millbrae, CA
650-692-3500
www.westin.com
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VuPoint Downtown
Portland's Premier Downtown Location!
- SAGE ROOM - Our largest room is a spacious - 38' x 30'
- PLUM ROOM - Quiet interior room - 28' x 21'
- STEEL ROOM - IDI and Usability room - 18' x 15'
- Well-appointed viewing rooms, seating up to 15.
- A short walk to hotels, the Pearl District for shopping, and 4-star restaurants.
- Located on the light rail offering easy access to and from the Airport and all city sights.
VuPoint Southwest
Suburban Location - respondent easy!
- RED ROOM - Spacious ground floor room - 19' x 20'
- BLUE ROOM - Seats 36 classroom style - 19' 20'
- Convenient, centralized location provides easy access from the entire Portland metro area, and beyond.
- Test Kitchen Equipped
VuPoint Difference
Book today, and discover the VuPoint difference.
State-of-the-art facilities in Portland and San Francisco • Professional hosting staff • Specialized recruiting teams to tackle any audience • High-touch project management • Three call centers for quick-turn scalability • Industry-leading show rates • Large nationwide participant database
Portland Contact
Directions
VuPoint Southwest: 8959 SW Barbur Blvd., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97219
VuPoint Downtown: 220 NW 2nd Ave., Suite 620, Portland, OR 97209
Parking
Downtown
Respondent: We recommend that respondents park at the SMART PARK structure located directly across the street from our facility (we’re on 2nd and NW Davis, the parking structure is located at 1st and NW Davis). This City lot is not only close but a value to boot and is priced less than street metered parking which is also available adjacent to our building.
Client: In addition to the Smart Park location clients also have the option of parking in our buildings underground parking lot. Cost is $3.00 per hour with a maximum cost of $12.50 per day. Some projects or clients like to provide parking for respondents as part of their incentive, in these instances we validate the respondent (and/or client) parking and merely reflect these charges on the final invoice.
Southwest
Free dedicated parking lot
Hotel Recommendations
Downtown Portland
Embassy Suites
319 SW Pine St.
Historic four-diamond hotel in the heart of downtown. Full breakfast, manager's reception, indoor pool, fitness center, and game room. Honnors points/miles.
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Dossier Hotel
750 SW Alder St.
Rated Oregon's only four-star hotel in 2001-2002. Located in Portland's shopping, cultural districts. Heavenly Beds, spacious Heavenly Bathrooms, CD players.
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Hilton Portland & Executive Tower
921 SW 6th Ave.
Amenities include "Suite-Dreams by Hilton" beds, waveless pool and the new Porto Terra Tuscan Bar & Grill. Downtown's largest hotel.
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Hotel Lucia
400 SW Broadway
Clean lines, luxury in overdrive. In the center of everything, Lucia breathes calm into your busy world.
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Portland Marriott City Center on Broadway
520 SW Broadway
Just steps to shopping, dining, entertainment, light rail. A beautiful, intimate, four-diamond hotel with the services you expect from Marriott.
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Southwest
Crowne Plaza Lake Oswego
14811 Kruse Oaks Dr., Lake Oswego
Ten minutes from MDC, indoor and outdoor pools, health and fitness center, business center.
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VuPoint Difference
Book today, and discover the VuPoint difference.
Recruitment for Focus Groups, In-Home Ethos, Intercepts, Mock Juries and Placements.
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