OpinionRoute Completes Integration of the Jibunu Platform

Integration advances full-service offering with expanded workflow features and survey programming capabilities. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2025- Cleveland, OH – OpinionRoute, a leader in survey operations and workflow technology, today announced the completion of its integration of Jibunu, the advanced survey programming technology acquired in early 2025. This milestone brings together creative programming with […]

Read Full Article

CEO Monthly Reflection February 2026: A New Look, the Same Partnership Story

By: Terence McCarron, CEO & Founder As you can see from our newsletter and website, we upgraded our look and feel at OpinionRoute.  It was a bit overdue, but we love how the new look emphasizes our evolution.  Behind the scenes, our story evolved rapidly since we launched the Navigator to the industry in late […]

Read Full Article

Where Workflows Go Wrong: A Human View of “Not Value‑Add”

By: Kayla Cousineau, COO My Operations improvement roots are in the LEAN methodology in the healthcare clinical environment.  While not as trendy today, the goals of that model never left me.  LEAN is about flow, clarity, and removing friction so people could spend more time on what truly mattered. The theory is we should level […]

Read Full Article

Shop for Impact, Stay for the Features: A New Way to Evaluate Tech

By: Scott Stein, SVP, Client Development For years, platform trials have been treated as the gold standard of evaluation. “Just give them access.” “Let them kick the tires.” “They’ll see the value once they’re inside.” But here’s the uncomfortable question more teams are starting to ask: Are trials actually helping anyone make better decisions anymore?  […]

Read Full Article

OpinionRoute Achieves ISO/IEC 27001 Certification and SOC 2 Type II Attestation, Strengthening Security for Global Research Workflows and Data Collection 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OpinionRoute Achieves ISO/IEC 27001 Certification and SOC 2 Type II Attestation, Strengthening Security for Global Research Workflows and Data Collection  Cleveland, OH — December 16, 2025 — OpinionRoute announced today it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type II attestation, two globally recognized validations of the company’s information security management system […]

Read Full Article

Recommendations from a Fraudster: Part 4

Three Small Survey Tweaks That Flush Out Fraud By: Rich Ratclif, CTrO If you’ve followed this series, you know the premise: I listen to how fraudsters beat surveys, then turn those tricks into defenses. This time I’m going inside the survey, focusing on small tweaks, rather than big redesigns. The goal is to quietly make […]

Read Full Article

The Economy’s Mixed Signals — and What They Mean for Research

By: Danielle Chinitz, SVP, Client Experience We’re living in a curious moment: markets are showing strength, while the labor market is signaling caution. The numbers conflict. MRX should take note! The U.S. stock market is experiencing a rotation in 2025, with financials and industrials gaining while tech pulls back. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate has […]

Read Full Article

If Your Tech Isn’t Accessible, You Are Losing Out to the Next Wave of Agents

By: Gavin Wills, SVP, Engineering For years, accessibility has mostly been framed as a moral obligation and a compliance requirement: make sure people with disabilities can use your product, avoid legal risk, do the right thing. That foundation still matters, and it always will. At its core, accessibility is simply about designing and building experiences […]

Read Full Article

CEO Monthly Reflection December 2025: Q4 Moments of Truth for Vendors

By: Terence McCarron, CEO & Founder The sample business isn’t what it used to be.  Shareholders know this. When you think about it, the surprise fades away. From a consumer standpoint, there is so much “AI slop” dominating the internet that real people are hyper-skeptical of every offer they see, including “Get Paid for Your Opinions”.  […]

Read Full Article

CEO Monthly Reflection October 2025: Is CPI Compression the Great Root Cause?

By: Terence McCarron, CEO & Founder Recently on a LinkedIn post, a long-time industry colleague commented that I was overcomplicating the quality issue, arguing it all comes down to one root cause: “CPI Compression.” This is a common argument I’ve heard from many industry leaders over the years, mostly on the sample side of the […]

Read Full Article

OpinionRoute Appoints Industry Veteran Yanawan Hurlbut as Vice President of Operations

Seasoned Market Research leader joins to expand OpinionRoute’s client services and vendor programs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2025 — Cleveland OH – OpinionRoute, a leading technology and sample services company serving the Market Research industry, today announced the appointment of Yanawan Hurlbut as Vice President of Operations. In this role, Hurlbut will lead OpinionRoute’s […]

Read Full Article