Database Tutorial: MRI-Simmons: Home
What is MRI-Simmons
MRI-Simmons is "the leading provider of insights on the American consumer. With thousands of attitudinal and behavioral data points, gathered through ongoing surveys and passive measurement, MRI-Simmons empowers advertisers, agencies, and media companies with deeper insights into the 'why' behind consumer behavior."
Accessing MRI-Simmons Studies
- MRI-Simmons
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Demographics, psychographics, and media usage of U.S. adult consumers. Allows 5 simultaneous users.
MRI-Simmons provides different "studies" with different datasets:
- MRI-Simmons USA: demographics, purchase behaviors, lifestyles, psychographics (attitudes, perceptions, preferences, etc.), and media usage for US adult (18+) consumers.
- Connect: MRI-Simmons USA plus additional data on consumer digital behaviors (e.g., smartphone, tablet, and computer usage).
- Local (Portland OR): demographics, purchase behaviors, lifestyles, psychographics (attitudes, perceptions, preferences, etc.), and media usage for consumers in the Portland, OR area.
User Guides
- Video tutorial on using Catalyst (Launch 2.0)A 48 minute training video on using "Catalyst" the new platform. Click Launch 1.0 on the upper right corner of the landing page to go back to the old platform.
- MRI-Simmons Resource CenterHelp resources (user guides, tutorials, and documentations) provided by the company.
Simmons Insights is the name for the old platform. The methodology and data interpretation are the same.
- How to Interpret Quick Reports DataFormat is based on OneView, but data interpretation remains the same.