California Heeds Insights Industry Concerns in Three Privacy and AI Bills Before Passing Them Into Law Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 10/8/2026 1:34:00 PM Insights Association advocacy helped protect the conduct of market research, insights and analytics in three California privacy and AI bills, curtailing the impact on relations with research subjects before the bills became law. Read More
California Blocks Abusive CIPA Litigation Against Insights Firms Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 10/1/2026 1:29:00 PM California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed an Insights Association-endorsed bill into law on September 30, 2026, finally cracking down on abusive litigation that has plagued some insights firms. Read More
From Clicks to Conversations: AI Interviews Head-to-Head With Online Surveys Administrator 9/29/2026 10:14:00 AM See which method worked best - why, where, and how... Read More
Beyond the Screener: Recruiting Hard-to-Reach Consumers Through Trust, Verification and Cultural Fluency Administrator 9/25/2026 10:03:00 AM When working with hard-to-reach, multicultural, or highly specific populations, recruitment itself becomes part of research quality. Here are 6 lessons to apply. Read More
Member Spotlight: OvationMR Administrator 9/24/2026 4:44:00 PM A look at how the company combines access to real people, in-the-moment research, and hands-on guidance to turn reliable evidence into better business decisions. Read More
Fighting for You September 2026 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 9/24/2026 9:05:00 AM As summer gives way to fall, U.S. policymakers are giving the insights industry plenty to keep an eye on. This month, the Insights Association backed a new California law clarifying the legality of alcohol taste-testing research, pushed back against proposed changes to the 2030 Census and delays in critical census data, supported legislation to curb abusive privacy lawsuits, and tracked a fresh wave of state privacy and artificial intelligence proposals affecting insights businesses across the c... Read More
New California Law Legalizes Alcohol Taste Testing Research - A.B. 1991 Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 9/23/2026 9:37:00 AM A new law in the Golden State, supported by the Insights Association, specifically authorizes alcohol taste testing market research, following years of unofficial guidance and vague legal status. Read More
Proposal to End Race and Ethnicity Data in 2030 Census Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 9/10/2026 2:08:00 PM The U.S. Census Bureau just proposed to eliminate race and ethnicity questions from the 2030 Census, a move vigorously opposed by the Insights Association for its detrimental impact on the insights industry and the broader business world. The proposal also includes changes to rules for counting immigrants and others. Read More
IA Raises Concerns About Indefinite Delay of ACS Data Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 9/4/2026 9:53:00 AM The Census Bureau announced an indefinite delay in the release of American Community Survey (ACS) data, which poses a severe threat to the ability of the market research, insights and analytics industry to deliver statistically representative and reliable insights. Read More
AI Has Transformed the Market Research Software Conversation Administrator 9/3/2026 4:21:00 PM The technology is moving quickly, but software demonstrations have become much easier to produce than confidence in how those tools will perform. Read More