"I have been working with Zogby International for a number of years to conduct opinion surveys in the Middle East and in the United States. The work has been professional and first rate. Even more importantly, no one has a better ability to arrange for polls in the Middle East that probe the social and political limits than Zogby."

What continues to drive Zogby (and myself) is a search for what animates the American electorate. For us, that has meant paying continued attention to the importance of values. We are also keenly aware that a changing demography of the U.S. and the redefinition of family will also shape American politics for decades to come. These transformations are linked to the persistent values divide but are also separate from it, too. Only now are the implications of these transformations becoming apparent. Once again, old ways of thinking about elections will have to give way to new calculuses. I am sure that my collaboration with John Zogby will continue to be motivated by our mutual desire to find new ways of thinking about politics that, hopefully, serve to illuminate new "truths" about the ways in which presidents are elected and govern this country.

John Zogby's polling work in Africa is nothing short of pioneering. Working with local partners from throughout the continent, Zogby has projected African opinion into the global media dialogue as no other pollster has done. He has addressed such vital issues as trade and investment in Africa, the quality of governance, and how Africans assess the donor response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. With his work on the continent, Zogby has helped to illuminate and explain aspects of Africa's character that frequently are not well understood. Not only has he helped to amplify the voice of Africa's opinion but in doing so he has helped to make it matter more than ever.

I have worked with John and his associates for about 4 years now as we have co-authored several surveys of Latin America elites in six countries. I have been very impressed with Zogby's ability to simultaneously field polls across numerous countries in multiple languages while accurately compiling large data sets in an efficient (and timely) manner. These data have served as the basis for publications appearing in some of the most prestigious journals in political science, including the American Journal of Political Science and Comparative Political Studies. Moreover, his team is exceptionally responsive and helpful. I look forward to working with John again in the future.

Business for Diplomatic Action needed a research firm known not only for its quality and wide reputation, but also for its intelligent approaches to fact finding that could bring special insights to our programs. That's why we chose Zogby International and why we keep going back to them. They are extraordinarily reponsive and take pride in working with us to shape their methodology to our specific needs. I recommend them without qualification.

Richard Stockton College has engaged Zogby International to conduct two major surveys in New Jersey. The first, a survey of 1,000 residents of New Jersey was conducted in May 2005 and focused primarily on issues relating to New Jersey's hospitality and tourism industry. The second was an electoral survey regarding the gubernatorial race in New Jersey in October 2005. This poll, also involving a sample size of 1,000, was completed in two phases: a survey of 400 likely voters and the second, later poll of 600 likely voters. Zogby International provided services of the highest professional caliber and all deliverables were produced on time and in a professional format. I give them my highest recommendation.

In September of 2005, the Committee for Economic Development (CED) contacted Zogby International to discuss a proposal for a poll of executives at Fortune 1000 businesses in the United States. The poll was designed to get a sense of the connection business leaders were making between the availability of early education and a healthy economy. The staff at Zogby was responsive and quick to address concerns or suggestions that we had with initial drafts of the poll. Ultimately we were quite pleased with a poll that was conducted in November and presented at our conference on January 10, 2006. It was important to us that John Zogby and others at Zogby were available to help release the results and to bring attention to the process that was used. Again, they were very helpful in accommodating this request. This is only our most recent experience with Zogby. We have used them in the past on different topics and have been similarly pleased with the services that we received. We intend to use them again in the future.

John,

This note maybe a little late but it is sincere, none the less.

My thanks to you and your staff for working so closely with me in obtaining some interesting results from the ethics survey I commissioned from you a few months ago.

Chad Bonhert was great at mapping out procedures, policies and schedules. Writer Karen Scott was skillful in writing and rewriting (and rewriting) questions and scenarios with an eye towards getting the most objective data possible. Rebecca Whitman also provided important feedback in fine-tuning the final product. And Shawnta Walcott provided a clear and concise press release.

In all, John, your team, and YOU as well, not only made the process easier to manage but a lot less overwhelming. I'm currently writing a couple of articles based on the results.

This is a letter of reference and recommendation from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to Zogby International. In September 2004 and December 2005, the District Depart of Transportation contracted with Zogby International to conduct a survey of 550 DC residents to gauge public attitudes towards the transportation services.

Prior to this effort, the Department had substantial ad hoc information about public perceptions, based on community meetings, Council inquiries, correspondence, etc., but nothing that one could quantify, let alone consider statistically sound. Considerations of how residents perceive the agency's performance or the condition of the city's transportation system were assumed, but never measured. These surveys collected information in several areas, including

• Perceptions of DDOT's performance in core service areas
• Opinions about the importance of transportation issues such as sidewalks and safety
• Detailed mode share data for commute and non-commute trips
• Priority rankings of major transportation investments
• Public opinion of transportation options facing the department in areas of parking and mass transit