Brief description of Polling Center

Polling center is a full service marketing & social research firm based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Besides the expertise in marketing research, Polling Center also pioneered in the field of social-political research and analysis in Indonesia, accommodating the growing demand for marketing, social and political information in this new era of reformed Indonesia today.

Supported by a solid team of experienced and professional researchers and assisted by a pool of experts of many disciplines, Polling Center constantly delivers high quality results with speed, accuracy and depth of analysis.

Polling Center has nationwide field coverage encompassing all 33 provinces across Indonesia, covering both urban and rural, with vast experiences of handling major clients with nationwide scale since 1998, servicing national, international as well as multinational corporations and organizations.

Polling Center has been working on projects not only limited to major cities but also up to the remote rural areas of Indonesia.

We are a local full service research agency with personal approach and problem handling customized to your companies’ or organizations’ needs and characteristics.

Furthermore, Polling Center caters for your field data collection needs in Indonesia as well as data processing and database management.

History

Polling Center was established in 1998 in Jakarta, as a first research company in Indonesia that met the market needs for social, economic, and political research, which is in the prior years was forbidden by New Era Government.

Field of research in social, economic, and political aspects is not a domination of urban area only; therefore Polling Center develops its coverage, not only big cities, but reaching out small towns, villages, and remote areas across Indonesia.

Polling Center is also the first research company who introduced Lifestyle Study in Rural Area and for that breakthrough; Polling Center achieved a MURI award. The Lifestyle Study is always renewed and now has been extended to Urban Lifestyle Study.

In 1999 and 2004 when Indonesia conducted a General Election, Polling Center participated in those events by conducting an accurate Quick Count of national election results.

Vision

To be a center of information and studies in social, economic, and political issues in Indonesia.

Mission

• Delivering accurate and comprehensive information in social, economic, and political aspects, both in the national and regional scale.
• Continuous renewing and updating of various issues in society
• Delivering high quality results with speed and accuracy.
• Delivering depth analysis, assisted by a pool of experienced experts in relevant disciplines.
• Extensive national coverage, ranging from big cities to remote rural areas in Indonesia.