Gallup (company)

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Gallup, Inc.
Formerly
  • American Institute of Public Opinion[1][2]
  • Gallup Organization[1][2]
Company typePrivate[3]
IndustryManagement consulting
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935) in Princeton, New Jersey, United States[1][2]
FounderGeorge Gallup[1][2]
HeadquartersThe Gallup Building, 901 F Street, NW, ,
United States[4]
Number of locations
30–40 offices globally[5][6] (2017)
Key people
Jim Clifton (Chairman and CEO)
Services
OwnerEmployee-owned
Websitegallup.com

Gallup, Inc. is an American analytics and advisory company based in Washington, D.C. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the company became known for its public opinion polls conducted worldwide.[10]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pace, Eric (July 28, 1984). "George H. Gallup Is Dead at 82; Pioneer in Public Opinion Polling". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Provenzo Jr., Eugene F. (October 29, 2008). Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education. SAGE Publications. p. 359. ISBN 9781452265971. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Spiro, Leah Nathans (July 21, 2003). "Media; Gallup, the Pollster, Wants to Be Known for Its Consulting". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. Keri, Jonah (15 February 1999). "Northridge Capital saves Gallup's East End deal". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ""Every once in a while, you have to bet everything or you won't keep developing." Jim Clifton, President and CEO, Gallup". Omaha World-Herald. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  6. "Gallup moving into Edgewood Dec. 22". Lincoln Journal Star. Lee Enterprises. December 14, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. Pierson, Richard (5 June 2015). "Cliftons, Gallup give $30 million to UNL". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. Johnson, Carrie (30 January 2013). "Polling firm Gallup lands in legal hot water". NPR. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. Kawar, Mark (April 9, 2004). "Gallup Organization Expects Book Profits to Double with New Publishing Unit". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018 – via HighBeam Research.
  10. Boudway, Ira (2012-11-08). "Right or Wrong, Gallup Always Wins". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2013-09-29.