Delay Reorganization of Federal Statistical Agencies Until After the 2020 Census Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 6/27/2018 3:15:00 PM The White House's recent proposal to reorganize the federal government included a provision of intense interest to the marketing research and data analytics industry: the consolidation of the biggest federal statistical agencies. However, the Insights Association today urged the Trump Administration and Congress to delay any consolidation plans until after the 2020 Census. Read More
Circuit Court Finally Rebuffs FCC's TCPA Rules, Remanding Them for a Rewrite Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/16/2018 5:41:00 PM A DC Circuit Court decision rejected much of the FCC's 2015 TCPA regulations and accepted a lot of the Insights Association's arguments in the case, in which we were intervenors. Read More
Texas Comptroller Abandons Attempt to Tax Custom Market Research Author Government Affairs 3/8/2018 3:08:00 PM They say nothing is certain in this life but death and taxes. We’ll need to revise that axiom a bit after a favorable outcome was announced last month for an Insights Association member company in its legal battle against the Texas state comptroller, who sought to collect sales tax on research services. Read More
New Jersey Pharmaceutical Regulations Exclude Independent Marketing Research with Prescribers Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 1/18/2018 12:41:00 PM New regulations in New Jersey restricting interactions between medical professionals and pharmaceutical manufacturers should not impede marketing research, thanks to the advocacy of the Insights Association, the leading nonprofit association representing the marketing research and analytics industry. Read More
iconectiv Confirms That Number Portability Database is Not Just for Telemarketers Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 1/16/2018 4:59:00 PM Companies who need to access the national number portability database include marketing research companies. Read More
The Insights Association and AAPOR File FCC Petition Seeking Legal Differentiation for Marketing and Research Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 10/30/2017 3:04:00 PM Seeking to clarify the regulatory distinction between the intent to market and sell to individuals and the dissimilar intent to understand market needs, the Insights Association and AAPOR have filed a petition with the FCC to secure "greater clarity" that will be "critical to restoring a measure of sanity to TCPA litigation." Read More
Testimony at New Jersey Regulatory Hearing in Defense of Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 10/20/2017 12:54:00 PM A leading research association testified at a hearing in New Jersey on October 19, 2017 about proposed regulations on payments to medical professionals, urging an exemption for pharmaceutical marketing research incentive payments. Read More
Number Portability Database is for Researchers, Not Just Telemarketers Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 10/4/2017 4:55:00 PM Are all people who need to access the national number portability database "telemarketers?" Read More
What is the GDPR? Understanding the European Union General Data Protection Regulation Author Government Affairs 9/25/2017 1:26:00 PM The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or Regulation) provides the new regulatory framework for privacy and data protection in the EU and ushers in ambitious changes. Read More
GDPR: Where Do I Start? Author Government Affairs 9/25/2017 1:21:00 PM You’ve determined that your company needs to comply with the GDPR, but deciding on where to begin can be daunting. This section of the GDPR Portal will outline four compliance phases that will take your from square one to implementation and beyond. Read More