Alcoa is a global leader in aluminum and lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing. Charney conducted a deep dive survey that gave them extensive corporate intelligence on the Chinese aluminum industry.

DAI works on the frontlines of international development. Charney is conducting qualitative research in Afghanistan to support their legislative strengthening project.

USAID is the main U.S. government agency responsible for civilian foreign aid. Charney surveys helped numerous USAID projects on strategic communications, elections and governance, rule of law, and civil society programming in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia.

The Bank is the principal multilateral lender to developing countries.  Our Bank work includes studies on Romania’s economic and health care reforms, the Bank’s image, governance and services in Afghanistan, and staff training in polling for communications strategy.

FCB is a top global communications agency.  Charney Research designed and conducted a consumer brand experience study for FCB in Britain and Australia about a whiskey brand.  Methodology included online bulletin boards and real-time online brand experience surveys.

UNDP is the United Nations’ global development network. In 2005, Charney Research conducted a national survey in Afghanistan for UNDP on governance, service delivery, and development, extensively used in UNDP’s first Afghan Human Development Report. 

WWF is an international NGO working on the conservation, research on, and restoration of the environment.  We helped WWF conduct a 20-country qualitative stakeholder dialogue development study spanning five continents, laying the foundations for a complex international development accord.

Samsung is a major Korean consumer electronics producer for the world market.  Charney Research conducted a major qualitative new product development study for Samsung, involving gang surveys, focus groups and in-home interviews.  

IPI is a think tank on peace and governance which often assists the UN.  From 2008-2011, Charney Research conducted surveys on conflict resolution and politics in Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Israel, and Iran on nuclear issues, for IPI.

Chemonics International is one of the largest contractors for USAID and other bilateral and multinational development funders.   In 2005-06, Charney Research did qualitative research on business needs assessing for water, road, infrastructure and business development in rural and urban Northern Mozambique.

From 2005-2007, Charney Research conducted national polls in Afghanistan for ABC News and the BBC on governance, the Taliban, services, and politics.  The findings made front-page news and won an award for best poll for journalism in 2005.

Skype, now owned by Microsoft, is the leading VOIP and instant messaging client.  Charney conducted qualitative usability tests for several new versions of Skype’s online consumer site and application interface.

From 2006-2009, Charney Research developed measures of extremism, governance, and security for Columbia’s Institute of War and Peace Studies and applied them in nine Muslim countries: Pakistan, Mali, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Algeria, and Indonesia.

CFR is America’s leading think tank on international affairs. Charney’s 2004-05 CFR study on anti-Americanism in the Muslim world, via focus groups in Egypt, Morocco, and Indonesia, deeply influenced public diplomacy in the second Bush and first Obama administrations. 

NDI works to strengthen political parties in emerging democracies.  Charney created research capacity for NDI in 2005-06, establishing and training staff for focus group centers in Beirut and Amman, which still remain and are considered their countries’ best.

Diageo is a major consumer goods company.  We ran focus groups for Diageo to conduct a consumer brand experience study for Johnny Walker whiskey, one of their most prized brand assets.

LG is a multinational conglomerate based in South Korea. Charney Research helped LG conduct a new product development study for a line of consumer electronic goods with a round of focus groups and in-depth interviews.

TAF is committed to the peaceful and prosperous development of the Asia-Pacific. Charney has done voter education, conflict assessment, and rule of law surveys for TAF in Indonesia, Cambodia, East Timor and Sri Lanka, and conducted Afghanistan’s first poll ever. 

CCGA is a major think tank working on international affairs. Charney Research conducted focus groups of Midwestern Muslims and Christians to understand perceptions of Muslim Americans towards US foreign policy and participating in its formulation.

Creative is a leading development contractor focusing on education, governance, stabilization, and transition. In 2011, we helped them plan voter education for women and youth in Egypt’s first free elections via focus groups and polling amid post-revolutionary turbulence.

FT.com offers news from the world’s most prestigious business daily.  Charney Research conducted strategic positioning research for FT.com, involving in-depth interviews with senior markets-facing subscribers and potential subscribers.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is a foundation promoting social change, justice, sustainability, and peace.  They commissioned Charney to conduct a review of public opinion in the U.S. towards the Iraq war.

MCC is a U.S. foreign aid agency. In 2005-2006, Charney Research conducted a qualitative assessment of needs for water, road, and infrastructural and business development services among formal and informal entrepreneurs, with equal numbers of female and males, in Northern Mozambique.

IRI works to strengthen political parties in emerging democracies. In 2010, Charney Research conducted pre- and post-election focus groups in Iraq and a nationwide survey allowing us to quantify exposure to IRI-sponsored voter education initiatives.

VOA is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. From 2009-2011, Charney Research did pioneering audience polls for VOA in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

ALP is a human rights organization seeking to influence and develop the law to address human rights implications of HIV/AIDS in South Africa.  Charney Research did a national poll highlighting how effective AIDS education would raise support for their program.

CBB is an international research report providing clients with data to support their strategic planning in China. Charney Research does a quarterly economic survey, quantitative and qualitative, of more than 2000 firms in China, the country’s largest private business poll.

Aptima specializes in solving human performance problems in complex socio-technical systems. From 2011-2013, Charney Research provided data from studies in Afghanistan and Pakistan and support services to help Aptima develop a model of the impact of news on public attitudes.

Baxter Health is a leading American health care company.  In 2010 we helped Baxter successfully conduct a three month qualitative study of automated and non-automated peritoneal dialysis patients testing dialysis machine prototypes.

Monsanto is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. We helped Monsanto conduct focus groups and opinion polls to explore French, British, and American public opinion towards biotechnology food products and Monsanto’s corporate image and to develop a strategy to improve them.

The Verse Group is a leading US branding firm.  They turned to Charney with a challenging assignment: recruit hard-to-find specialist engineers for a qualitative and quantitative B2B study for a Korean multinational, Hanwha, in Vietnam, China, Germany, and America.

Avelada is a major international wine producer in Portugal.  We conducted consumer focus groups for Avelada which helped ensure the success of their market entry and first ever product launch in the United States.

Dalberg Development Advisors is a strategic advisory firm working in international development.  They asked Charney to do a quantitative survey of Afghan business to assist a European development agency in planning its post-2014 program.

CIPE, a core institution of the National Endowment for Democracy, supports business groups in emerging democracies. In 2009-2011, Charney Research polled the Iraqi and Afghan business communities, helping CIPE programs advance pro-growth policies and business organizations development.

Nokia is a Finnish telecoms company and one of the world’s leading cell phone makers.  Charney Research has helped Nokia conduct new product development and usability research with focus groups and in-depth interview research.