There are no two ways around it – securing sensitive data is a beast of a legal requirement for anyone conducting market research.
The fear of tackling that beast can dampen or even kill the excitement over a new research project. The beast can be managed, though, especially when we tag team and hit it from different angles. It requires foresight and strategic planning.
Tag – The Olinger Group
Not to brag (scratch that – this is a total brag!), The Olinger Group is a skilled and experienced dragon slayer when it comes to protecting data. We have been ISO 27K certified since October 2017.
Basically, we can prove that we have the processes in place to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your organization’s sensitive information. We go through a grueling ISO 27K audit every year, and we have always passed with flying colors!
Here are three of our big wins:
- We are the only market research firm that has passed the Vendor Risk Review for one of the top 10 banks in the country.
- We are the first and only market research firm to pass the review process for a global financial firm that has been helping people plan for their future for more than 140 years.
- We have passed vendor risk assessments for two Fortune 20 companies in the Health & Wellness space. Those assessments were grueling because of HIPAA requirements.
Tag – Your organization
You’re busy, and we are experts at getting through the legal paperwork. You can trust us. That being said, there are three things that you can do to help.
- Understand the process.
You hand us off to your procurement team, and then basically step back while that team and The Olinger Group do the heavy lifting. We got this! - Be proactive and strategic.
Think of it this way: When is the best time to put gas in your car? The night before an important meeting, or the morning of when you are already running five minutes late?
Get us in your system before you need immediate help. Maybe that means hiring us for a small, strategic project that isn’t time sensitive. No rush. No stress. We can work our way through the legal process at a comfortable pace, and you can have peace of mind knowing that we are fully vetted and ready to go when a fire-type project pops up. - Start early.
Let’s go back to the gas analogy. Sometimes, you can’t stop for gas the night before. That’s not a problem, as long as you can start a little bit earlier in the morning. It’s simple timeline math.
Same with a market research project. If it takes six weeks to get us set up in your system, then be sure to build those six weeks into the project timeline. We are experts at what we do, but great work requires the time to do it right.
Bottom line? The legal requirement beast is here to stay. It is a necessary evil that will probably get a lot bigger and hairier as time goes on. We are ready for it, though. Come tag team with us.
