MEMBERSHIP
SAMRA has three membership categories, and all member benefits can be viewed here:
ORGANISATION
MEMBERSHIP
Organisation Membership is for commercial or non-profit organisations, including companies or other entities such as business units or departments in commercial or non-profit organisations and that are juristic persons involved in offering, buying, making use of or contributing to the delivery of market research, social research, opinion polling, data analytics and/or research-based consulting products and services.
Organisation members have a weighted vote, based on the number of Associate Members recorded on the most recent record date (1 March each year).
Based on annual turnover & headcount
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERSHIP
Associate Membership is for individuals who work for an Organisation Member in one or more research-related role (as listed below).
Organisation membership may be withdrawn if a number of Associate memberships in the organisation are withdrawn on ethical grounds.
If 5% of Associate memberships are withdrawn on ethical grounds, the Organisation membership will be withdrawn.
R140 to R440/yr per representative
(Excl. VAT)
INDEPENDENT
MEMBERSHIP
Independent Membership is for natural persons who are not working for Organisation Members and work in one or more research-related role and that offer, buy, make use of or contribute to the delivery of market research, social research, opinion polling, data analytics and/or research-based consulting products and services.
An Independent Member has one vote.
R1700/yr
(Excl. VAT)
Note: All membership applications incur a R590 (Exc. VAT) non-refundable application fee, which is payable before the application is considered.
Research related roles include:
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Organisation executives: Directors or senior managers responsible for an organisation or function in an organisation that supplies or uses market research, social research, opinion polling, data analytics and/or research-based consulting products and services
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Research managers: Senior managers responsible for overseeing and/or managing the supply or use of market research, social research, opinion polling, data analytics and/or research-based consulting products and services for (internal or external) client/s
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Research professionals: Professionals responsible for supplying or using market research, social research, opinion polling, and/or data analytics products and services, or components of the research process
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Advisory/consulting specialists: Professionals responsible for research-based consulting products and services, advising on market research, social research, opinion polling, and/or data analytics, or components of the research process
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Data processing professionals: Professionals responsible for primary and/or secondary data processing or components of data processing as part of the supply or use of market research, social research, opinion polling, data analytics and/or research-based consulting products and services
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Data collection professionals: Professionals responsible for primary and/or secondary data collection or components of data collection as part of the supply or use of market research, social research, opinion polling, data analytics and/or research-based consulting products and services
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Individual members awarded Honorary status who are on the SAMRA Honour Roll