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SIMAR

Association of market and public opinion research agencies. Since 1994 we have supported, promoted and strengthened market research in Czechia — upholding our member agencies' own methodological and ethical standards, and serving as a point of contact for clients and the public.

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15 agencies under one roof

The leading Czech market and public opinion research agencies, all held to shared standards of quality and ethics.

What SIMAR does

Our purpose

SIMAR is a non-profit organisation that has supported, promoted and enriched market research, public opinion research, sociological research and data analytics since 1994.

Building the value of research and promoting it

The PRO VÝZKUM initiative explains to the wider public what research is built on, what it gives back to society and the ethical principles research activities follow. It includes 14 case studies showing how feedback from respondents shaped decisions for the good of society and the economy.

Upholding and inspecting the standards

SIMAR develops its own methodological standards for the quality of data collection. Member agencies are checked against them in regular quality inspections. SIMAR is a contractual partner of ESOMAR and the point of contact for complaints about breaches of the ICC/ESOMAR Code.

Cultivating and educating the market

Programmes for the research community and for buyers: SIMAR Insight seminars, events run by member agencies and partners, and a library of educational texts and materials. Together with ESOMAR, SIMAR runs the national round of the Research Got Talent competition for young researchers.

SIMAR in numbers

The research market in data

The research market in numbers — data that decisions are built on.

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CZK 3.96bn market turnover in the Czech Republic (2025)
CZK 2.288bn SIMAR member agencies' turnover (2025), +9.2% YoY
57.7% member agencies' share of total market turnover
15 SIMAR member agencies
92% of agencies were profitable in 2025
1994 SIMAR founded
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