Adler Weiner Research

Beautiful office in the Equinox building. Staff was nice. Nice, clean, modern and offering deli sandwiches, drinks and cookies to those of us who were waiting to do consumer focus groups… Four stars is because even with validation, it still costs $ 5.75 to park. Without validation, $ 16.00. If these folks have enough cash to pay 10 – 15 of us $ 150.00 ea for our opinion, I think they can spring for full validation.

Ok so I think I’m done wasting my time trying to even QUALIFY for their groups. I answer every survey and guess what… I never qualify. No matter what my answers are. I never get called. Time to get unassociated with them…

Great facility for doing focus groups.
Recruiter did not say anything about them not paying for parking. I checked the email and even called.
After the group was told they are not validating. $ 20 in parking for a focus group.
I even showed them the email where it was all blurry and not readable.

Dont come here worst place in the world. I i got here on time they didn’t let me in they said that we don’t need you. The african american lady that says she is the manger was so mean. I would never recommend you going here.

I did a survey here a couple weeks ago. It was a beautiful office with a view and the staff was very professional and kind!
When I called to confirm the girl gave me instructions to park on Rochester and to avoid spending $ 25/​hr in the building parking lot. When I couldn’t find Any open spaces there I stumbled upon the Ross parking lot which was free for one hour and $ 2.50 per hour after that. ((Free if you purchase something at their store)) SCORE! It was about ¼ mile walk but saved a ton on parking.

If you have to come during the week on certain days, just automatically deduct $ 25 from your incentive for parking. Seriously, just pony up the $ 25 and park in the structure, because if your group lasts more than two hours (and all of mine have gone over), you will get a ticket. The meter maids are buzzing around like you wouldn’t believe, and you will not escape their wrath if your time is up. Then you’ll be out $ 70 or so, and there was no point in going to the focus group in the first place.
I really think that there has to be a better way to do this. It’s not fair to expect people to walk 2 miles to find a parking spot (in WESTWOOD, no less) and it’s not right to keep them over the allotted time. Pretty sure that they don’t make their clients fend for themselves with the parking. Why make the respondents do so? If the clients are paying to get good feedback, why make the respondents anxious/​upset about parking during the focus group? It’s a constant distraction, and it’s not fair to either party.

I received a call while at work from an Adam who was asking if I could do a study on alcohol. I told him that I would answer his questions to see if I qualify. He started asking how often did I go out, and the names of bars and/​or clubs that I go to. I wanted to step out of my office to answer his questions as it was inappropriate while in my office. He basically was yelling at me while I was walking out «YOU DON’T KNOW THE NAMES OF BARS YOU GO TO???» Amazing… I was taking time out of my day to help and he was a complete jerk. Adam — if you hate your job… then quit. Don’t yell at your clients.

Free Benjamins for my opinion? Well okay then!
I first heard about Adler Weiner at an acting class when a bunch of us were discussing alternate sources of cash flow for when gigs are sparse. Our other options involved prostitution, drug dealing, and forsaking a kidney. Given that 1) Running from the popo isn’t really my thing, and 2) I need all of my organs, I was left with attending focus groups. Sounds easy enough, right?
Wrong. I’ve found out over time that it’s really easy to disqualify yourself from various panels and surveys. In the pre-​screening you have to paint yourself as interested in EVERYTHING but involved with nothing. That is, there are many markets you cannot work in (or else you must obviously be biased), but you need to have a demonstrated awareness and opinion of every imaginable clothing store, various competing brands of plastic trash bags, and current-​year luxury cars. Yes, because new luxury car owners are definitely the types of people who need extra cash from taking surveys.
What I’ve learned over time? Fake it ’til you make it.
Anyways, after you’ve taken 5 or 10 pre-​screening surveys you may receive a call from a recruiter who will verify your answers and set up an appointment time with you. But you’re not out of the woods yet. If you don’t show up 15 minutes early to the panel, you’re basically late and might be disqualified. If you don’t bring 2 forms of ID, adiós.
All that being said, there are definitely worse ways to spend an hour of your time, and I doubt any of them will pay you as well. Just do what you’re told, nod your head in agreement, and your wallet will end up a whole lot happier.

Extremely unprofessional! I just left so disappointed and pissed off. I’ve been to several other focus groups over the years, but this experience was hands down the all time worst! They are all liars, scam artists, and will completely waste your time and money! Do not, REPEAT, do not jeopardize your work schedule to take time off to do a focus group for these crooks. Here’s what happened: I got a phone call and answered a list of questions for a potential group study, normal. Then for the past couple of weeks, I had follow up calls and emails to confirm my day and time to show up for the study. I was even re-​asked some of the same questions and was told I qualified. Ok, normal. Even the morning of the study, I got a call from the scheduler, Julie, to triple check and confirm everything. She was home sick for the day and so wouldn’t be at the office, but still had to call me to make sure I was going. Ok, normal. Although I felt bad she sounded really ill. So I drive all the way to B.F. Westwood, and I got there early because I allowed plenty of time for traffic. Usually if you’re first to arrive they give u an extra cash incentive. Also, usually there’s snacks, sandwiches, and drinks in the waiting area. This was the first time ever when I get there first, there was no cash incentive, definitely no snacks, and they suddenly inform me that they don’t validate so parking will be $ 25!!! The only warning we received about parking was that validation after 5pm would be $ 5. But how on earth would this apply to almost all of their study groups except for the very last ones of the day for the 6−8pm session?!
The front desk day manager Samira completely ignored me while I was there when I checked in, which was really rude. I had to deal with her subordinate, Carlo, aka «the night manager» who tried to tell me that it was better to pay $ 25 for parking without validation than to park on the street, which only has a 2 hour limit, and get a $ 75+ parking ticket because you’re guaranteed to spend more than 2 hours during the session. Gee, thanks. So I actually left and went down to the Bank of America on the lobby level and they were happy to validate me! Thanks to them, I saved $ 20 and only had to pay $ 5 for parking on the way out. Came back. Meeting started. Then they said they had to stop everything and take me out of the room because apparently out of nowhere I was in the wrong group! Such a huge waste of time! I had been there early, my name was on their list, they had a nametag ready for me, they made me wait, then made up a lame excuse about not actually being in the right group even though Julie the scheduler had triple+++ confirmed my time. Carlo was completely unreasonable and didnt believe my explanations so he actually called Julie who was home sick and she must have blamed the whole thing on me because they sent me home without pay! Why on earth would anyone just show up to an appointment when they were in fact supposed to be there? Julie didn’t want to admit she put down the wrong info for me, which was so weird. I asked to speak to whomever was in charge and they told me to call back at 6am! the next day when a supervisor would be in. I asked why he would call someone at home sick but wouldn’t call the person supposedly in charge??? Carlo also refused to give me the names of the other coworkers with him laughing about how upset I was: a white woman with long blond hair, a black woman, and a chubby Hispanic woman. They seriously wasted my whole afternoon and I wanted everyone on Unilocal to be warned. I’m going to file complaints with their corporate headquarters and BBB because they should have still paid me $ 150.

Professional, friendly and reliable focus group facility. A very reputable company. Highly recommend doing business with them.

I have been to a bunch of focus testing places and this so far as been one of the better ones. Of course what they pay is based off the client but the staff is friendly and helpful. They do not treat you like cattle and its a nice office. Parking is validated down to $ 5 which is ok. I would go back again without a second hesitation. Note its worth showing up early since there is a raffle each group and most people do not come earlier enough so your chances to win extra cash are really good.

I’ve had two experiences here attending focus groups. The first time I went they overbooked and I got sent home right at the start. Oh, and I still got my two $ 100 Amex gift cards! That was so freakin’ sweet. The second time I took part in a two hour focus group (totally unrelated topic to the first time) and got a $ 100 bill at the end. It was pretty fun. No need to be nervous. Lucky for me I work nearby so parking isn’t an issue, but I believe they do reimburse you $ 5 for parking downstairs or something. They also have some sandwiches, cookies, and water you can help yourself to while you wait for it to start.

Clean and organized office for focus groups.
The only thing that sucks is the parking. But, hey I’m getting paid for my opinion so I can’t complain about shelling out a couple of bucks for parking.