The Kitchens Group


	Kitchens on poll modeling: "Usually polls are different because their samples are different." ______________________________________ Kitchens academic paper: "A critical analysis of NCPAC's strategies in key 1980 races: A third party negative campaign" ______________________________________ Kitchens Poll from 2009: Three-quarters of Floridians support Gov. Charlie Crist's $536 million bid to buy farmland from U.S. Sugar Corp. for Everglades restoration. ______________________________________ Kitchens from 2008: "The voters very clearly made a distinction between the performance of President George Bush and the performance of Gov. Jeb Bush." ______________________________________ Kitchens included in Louisiana crime analysis (PDF link) ______________________________________ Kitchens interviewed in Florida Trend ______________________________________ Kitchens in 2006: "The Clintons are the rock stars of the Democratic Party."

About The Kitchens Group

Since its founding in 1983, The Kitchens Group has conducted public opinion research throughout the country and internationally for a variety of purposes. The Kitchens Group conducts various forms of public opinion research, including market research, political polling, targeted audience survey research, in-depth interviews, Internet surveys, and focus groups. The firm has worked for a variety of commercial companies, including Fortune 500 companies, public policy groups, and non-profit organizations. The Kitchens Group is one of the oldest and most experienced public opinion research firms in the country.

With a strong academic background and a proven expertise in attitude research, The Kitchens Group is able to identify those messages most effective in influencing the public's behavior. The Kitchens Group developed methods of measuring the effects of the religious belief systems, subconscious gender and racial biases, and the psychological cross-pressures between economic and environmental concerns of the public.

Clients of The Kitchens Group include Jos. A. Bank, Walt Disney World, Lowes Home Improvement Stores, The International Association of Conservation Biologists, the American Psychologists Association, Verizon, Humana, Penn National Gaming and Entertainment, and The Blues Music Foundation.

The Kitchens Group is a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) and the American Marketing Association. The firm has its office in Orlando, Florida.

About Jim Kitchens, Ph. D.

Jim Kitchens, founder of The Kitchens Group, is a communications and persuasion expert with a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in communications. Founded in 1983, The Kitchens Group has become a leading public opinion research firms. In addition to providing standard data for its clients, The Kitchens Group has the expertise to provide advanced computer modeling for clients when it is necessary for solving complex communication problems.

Having interviewed more than five million Americans on topics ranging from environmental concerns, to the likelihood of purchasing NFL season tickets, to the factors in a person's decision to purchase a suit, The Kitchens Group brings a broad range of experience to help both advertising agencies, corporations, and non-profit groups.

Dr. Kitchens continues being recognized as a scholar in the field of communication, with more than 20 academic publications, including the creation of the Development Resistance Index used to gauge public opinion concerning land use issues. Dr. Kitchens is a frequent guest professor at colleges and universities, including the University of Florida, the University of Kansas, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Alabama – Birmingham.

Email Jim Kitchens at thekitchensgroup@cfl.rr.com.

About Elizabeth L. Kitchens

Elizabeth L. Kitchens has worked as a professional consultant since 1980. Ms. Kitchens is a specialist in focus groups research and polling. She has designed and facilitated focus groups for legal issues, marketing strategies, political campaigns, referenda issues, and public relations campaigns.

Ms. Kitchens has also served as a pollster and strategist for a variety of campaigns including legislative, judicial, mayoral, and statewide races. She also has extensive experience working with environmental initiatives throughout the country.

She has provided consultation for coordinated campaigns for the Florida Democratic Party, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.

Ms. Kitchens was one of the first women to be a partner in a nationally recognized polling and focus group firm. She an Advisory Board member of Ruth’s List Florida and the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida. She was a recipient of the Orlando Business Journal and Orlando Regional Health Care 2004 Women Who Mean Business award. She is a specialist in Baby Boomer women issues and is a frequent contributor to Boomer Café, one of the leading baby boomer sites on the web. Her Be Brave. Lose the Beige blog can be found at http://lizkitchens.wordpress.com.