Focus Pointe Global

The password issue has been resolved and all is well.

I’ve done several studies over the years here. The focus groups here seem to be bigger than the groups at other facilities but it is always well organized. Location is extremely convenient to several public transportation stops. They do focus groups on all kinds of issues and products. Pay is like another person said here: generally ranging from $ 75 — $ 175. Food — snacks or sandwiches — and refreshments are frequently provided. They reimburse for parking in a nearby garage. The one time they overbooked and did not need me they paid me a substantial amount just for the trouble of showing up. Good money for a small amount of your time.

I haven’t done a group in a year or more, but I’ve been to Focus enough times to say it’s worth the time if you get invited. The staff are always nice and helpful and I’ve been in to review varied topics as Travel Web sites, TV Shows (the ill-​fated Cavemen — which I loved), Sausage, smart phones, political issues, you name it. Free parking at the Center Street Garage, just don’t lose your ticket as you can’t reenter the building after hours. The pay has ranged from $ 75 — 200 per issue, plus there’s a chance to win a random drawing of $ 50.00 for showing up on time.
A few things to know: you’ll get the pre-​screener via email, so fill that out and they may call you to review the same questions. Then you’ll be asked the same questions in written form when you arrive, so the key thing is to remember what you said. You generally get sandwiches or pizza and coffee and soda.
So yeah, a legit place to score some extra money with a nice group of people. If you like to shoot your opinions around a group, this is the way to go.

Many times I’ve filled out time consuming online screeners & pre-​qualified for a particular focus group but never received a follow up phone call so I gave up for a while.
In November I gave it another shot –well NEVER AGAIN!
Eight times now I’ve done the long online surveys & wfinally received the follow up call which is the same thing you did online –but LONGER!
They give me a date & time, send me a confirmation email –then a day later call & cancel me –just like that! No good reason why, Im just cancelled! The best part is they want me to call them back to confirm I received the cancellation call –really? I haven’t wasted enough time on your completely incompetent company?
I just cancelled my account today –talk about taking all the fun out of something that’s supposed to be an interesting & enjoyable.
It’s REALLY UNFORTUNATE because back when I got one –the staff was nice! All set with the utter incompetence of the call center tho!

i’ve been accepted for multiple focus groups, received confirmation, scheduled around them, and then had them cancelled because they’re full or i don’t qualify. excuse me, but if i don’t qualify then how the hell did i make it through an internet screener AND a phone screener? and if the group’s full then DON’T SCHEDULE ME.
fuck that, and fuck you focus point global. i unsubscribed and won’t waste any more time with them.

Went in for a market research study/​focus group about television. I filled out an email answering what shows I watched and how often. Then I got a phone call confirming my answers from the email. Then had to fill out paperwork when I went to the focus group about the shows I watch. Kind of redundant but worth the $ 100. We were reviewing a particular show. A comedy that I had never watched or heard of. We were given these dials that we held in our hands and turned them in different directions throughout watching the show. — -, -, neutral, +, and ++. You can probably guess how it works right? Well we sat there and watched 2 full episodes of this show and moved the dial back and forth depending on how we felt at any given time during. All of the data was being recorded through a computer. After the viewing about a third of us were called and told to wait in the lobby. About 10 minutes later we were told we could go home. WOOHOO! Guess they didn’t like my answers huh? Ticket validated and $ 100 check for an hour of work instead of two? YEAH BUDDY!
CONS– Couldn’t bring in food, beverages or a cellphone that was turned on because of all of the electronic equipment.
Long lines at the ladies room with a key required to open door. No one thought to tell them to go down a floor to the next one. But I grabbed a key and got a posse together. FOLLOW ME!!!