Consumer research panelYour opinion is the signal.
Brands are listening for what real people think. Take short online surveys about the things you buy and see every day, and earn gift cards for your time.
Your input mattersWhat you’ll weigh in on
Brands want to know what real shoppers think before they launch, rebrand, or hit publish. Here’s where your take comes in.
Products
Try out new ideas before they hit shelves. Your feedback helps decide what gets made and what gets cut.
Brands
Tell us which names you trust and which ones lost you. Brands want the honest version.
Ads
Watch a spot, scroll a mockup, react in real time. You'll see campaigns before anyone else does.
Shopping habits
Where you shop, when you buy, and what makes you switch. Small details add up to a clear picture.
How it worksYour take, start to finish
Tune in: Join the panel and tell us a little about yourself so we can match you with the right studies.
Speak up: Answer surveys on your schedule. Most take about 10 minutes, and there are no wrong answers.
Cash in: Each completed study adds to your balance. Redeem it for gift cards from the stores you already shop.
Signal Sphere in numbers
- Community
- 2,500+Active panelists across the US
- Activity
- 30KSurveys completed
- Rewards
- $38KIn gift cards earned by members
- Effort
- 10 minAverage survey length
QuestionsBefore you tune in
No. Joining Signal Sphere is free, and you’ll never pay to take a survey or redeem a reward. We’re paid by the brands that run studies with us, which is how we’re able to pass gift cards along to you.
Every study you complete adds to your balance, and you can track it from your dashboard. Once you reach $10, you can redeem it for a gift card from Macy’s, Amazon, Target, Starbucks, and more popular retailers. Digital gift cards are sent to your email, usually within a few business days. You can redeem as soon as you hit the minimum or keep earning and save up for a bigger one.
It depends on your profile and what brands are researching at the moment. Most members see a few new invites each week, and you’ll get more when your interests line up with active studies. Keeping your profile up to date is the easiest way to see more of them.
Your responses are combined with everyone else’s and reported as overall trends. Brands see the signal, not your name or contact details. That’s what makes honest answers useful to them and safe for you.
Anyone 18 or older living in the US. When you sign up, you’ll answer a short profile survey about yourself, your household, and how you like to shop. It takes a few minutes and helps us send you studies you’re actually a good fit for.
Most take about 10 minutes. Each invite shows the estimated time and reward up front, so you can decide whether it fits your day before you start.
Brands often need to hear from a specific kind of shopper, like new parents, pet owners, or people who’ve bought a car in the past year. A few quick screening questions at the start make sure each study reaches the right people. Not qualifying is completely normal and doesn’t count against you. If it’s not a match, you’ll get the next invite that fits.