[company_age]33.0[/company_age][employees]2-10 employees[/employees][description]Assirm, founded in 1991, is the leading Italian association representing companies specializing in market research, opinion polls, and social research. It plays a crucial role in preserving industry knowledge, fostering institutional relationships to protect sector interests, and promoting the societal value of market, social, and opinion research. Assirm is dedicated to enhancing the quality of services provided by its members, who are independent private companies adhering to a strict Professional Code of Ethics and Quality Standards. These standards are aligned with ISO 20252 industry benchmarks and are regularly updated by the Assirm Quality Committee. The association\'s Research Code governs member activities and complements the code of Esomar, the International Market Research Association, with regulations specific to research companies. Since 2005, Assirm has operated a Study and Training Center to cultivate professional culture and best practices in Market and Social Research, while also promoting its image and value among clients and the general public. Assirm actively collaborates with universities and various researcher and scholar associations, including Esomar, and holds memberships in EFAMRO (the European Research Federation) and ASA (Association for Applied Statistics). It is a promoting member of Fondazione Pubblicità Progresso and belongs to Confindustria Intellect, the Italian Federation for "communication, consulting, research, web publishing," recognized as a 1st level Association of Confindustria. Assirm serves as the benchmark for the market research sector in Italy and organizes the annual Assirm Marketing Research Forum.[/description][ps]Market research, opinion polls, social research, training, events, publications.[/ps]