GroupNet Videoconferencing offers solutions to the problems that plague us all — not enough time, and not enough money!

GroupNet Videoconferencing is a select group of independently owned marketing research companies that have joined together to provide a videoconferencing service to the research community. GroupNet alliance members guarantee consistency from city-to-city, professionalism and the most up-to-date equipment and facilities.

GroupNet Videoconferencing offers live transmission of focus groups, mini-groups, or one-on-one interviewing from any of the member facilities nationwide, to any of the other member facilities, to your office if you have videoconferencing equipment, and to any other location worldwide with videoconferencing equipment utilizing "standards" or higher bandwidth. Videoconferencing offers your company many benefits and more flexible use of your research dollars. Some of these benefits include significant reductions in travel expenses, time away from the office, and time required to conduct multiple site projects. You also have the ability to involve more key people in the research and conduct immediate, interactive debriefing sessions after the group. This will expedite the process of turning insight into action.

Through GroupNet Videoconferencing you can hold real-time conferences across the nation or around the world, monitor focus groups at various sites, host press conferences, recruit employees without the expense of bringing them to your office, hold product development or technical discussions, and much more. The biggest benefit your company will see is in actual dollars. Travel costs can be reduces by up to 35% and employee-recruiting expenses can drop as much as 40%. Many firms' report that the time required to take a new product to market can be cut by 10% to 25%. With advanced equipment and thousands of trained members isn't it time to give your company the flexibility of videoconferencing? Please take a moment to read about the advantages that videoconferencing with GroupNet can provide.

More key people can experience groups first-hand and obtain immediate consumer input

All Video Conferencing Alliance Network sites are equipped to transmit and receive focus groups.
Groups can be viewed from multiple locations simultaneously. A group conducted in Tampa can be viewed at the same time in the creative director's office in Chicago, and a focus group facility in Los Angeles.
Fewer scheduling problems, more flexibility, increased productivity, and more people can view groups without leaving home.
Interactive debriefing via audio and video communication adds to insights and expertise.

A more flexible use of your research dollars.

Significant reductions on travel expenses will result in cost savings and/or the ability to expand the scope of the research.

Advanced PictureTel equipment, and network technology makes viewing groups through GroupNet just like being there. There are no more "Out–of–Town Groups."

High-quality, "real-time" transmission.
Document cameras and two-way audio and video interaction between locations allow for changes in copy, visuals and product ideas to be communicated while the groups is in progress.
Ability to show the group advertising concepts, and packaging from remote locations.
Professional camera operators capture the emotional feel of the group.
User-friendly, "hands-free" environment allows observers to concentrate on the research, not on the technology.
Tansmission to remote viewers on oversized monitors.
Compatible with many videoconferencing systems currently owned by companies and agencies.

Please call 1-800-288-8226 to check availability in all of our locations with just one call or request information by email so you may review our services further.