They give “clarity and confidence” in a “chaotic and competitive world”.

Company annual revenue:  $211.8 million

1,300 full time employees

Rochester, NY

Wikipedia says that the Harris Interactive “is an American market research company that specializes in public opinion research using both telephone and online surveys on online panels. The company is the product of a 1996 merger between the Gordon S. Black Company and Louis Harris & Associates.

Harris Interactive has produced the Harris Poll surveys of public opinion since 1963, and is a member of the National Council of Public Polls (NCPP), the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO), the Council for Marketing and Opinion Research (CMOR), and the European Society for Opinion & Marketing Research (ESOMAR).”

The Poll touches on a variety of topics including:  politics, the economy, healthcare, foreign affairs, science and technology, sports and entertainment, and lifestyles—and the results are frequently quoted in the media.