Maru Voice Canada Reviews and Features

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Maru Voice Canada

2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1600, Toronto, Ontario  M4W 1A8 CA
Tel:    Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: Maru/Blue

KEY FEATURES:

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

5,000 points (worth $50) minimum account balance required in order to request rewards.

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Note: As of April, 2018, the Angus Reid Forum community became Maru Voice Canada. However, the Angus Reid Forum still exists, and consists of members of the now defunct, YourInsights panel.

Maru Voice Canada is operated by Maru Blue and is a leading Canadian market research community, allowing Canadians to opportunity to share their opinions that will ultimate influence the brands, products and services they use every day.

Payment and Rewards

A Panel Run By Canadians, for Canadians

Maru Voice Canada is a Canadian-run survey panel which aims to help companies, media and government learn about the values, attitudes, tastes and preferences of Canadians. Most surveys award between 50 and 500 points and you can expect to receive between 1-4 surveys a month.

Join and You Could Win $1000!

New members of Maru Voice Canada will automatically be entered into the $1000 cash prize draw upon joining the community.

Points for Surveys

The amount of points you receive and/or if you receive draws into a sweepstakes depends on the length and complexity of surveys. In order for your account to stay active, Maru Voice Canada requests panelists complete a survey at least once every 3 months.

Survey Taking Experience

Impact Canada's Future With Your Opinions

Maru Voice Canada gives you the opportunity to voice your opinions about Canada's future, impacting companies and policymakers who impact the country's future. Have your opinions heard in boardrooms, media and government across the nation.

Earn Cash and Gift Cards for Participating

After taking a survey, you will earn either points or contest entries for every study you complete. Redeem these for PayPal, iTunes, Amazon.ca gift cards, VISA cards, Google Play credits, and more. You may also choose to donate your earnings to a great charitable cause, if you wish. On Maru's homepage, you will see the dollar value of rewards awarded to members the month before; this typically numbers in the tens of thousands of dollars.

Redeeming Your Points

When you reach 5,000 points, you can redeem your points for a $50 denomination of your chosen reward. Rewards are delivered via email within a week of request.

Community Features

Refer Your Friends to Rack up Points

Refer your friends to the community, and earn 200 bonus points. Successful referrals are defined as those who have confirmed their membership and participate in at least 2 surveys within their first month of membership. Simply click the 'Refer a Friend' link in your account to grab your unique referral code to share with friends, on social media, etc.

As per above, although some of the reviews below appear to be for Angus Reid Forum, they now apply to Maru Voice Canada, as the panel is the same.


Maru Voice Canada Reviews (34)

5 Star Reviews (6) 17.6
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4 Star Reviews (6) 17.6
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3 Star Reviews (6) 17.6
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2 Star Reviews (7) 20.6
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1 Star Reviews (9) 26.5
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It is ok overall...

April 29, 2016 by Mark from Canada

I see many reviewers commenting on the fact that it takes too long to get to the $50 cash out minimum, and that the surveys are not very highly compensated for. I can relate to the fact that I spend up to 15 minutes completing a complicated survey only to earn $1 or $1.50. It can be tiring.

I joined three years ago, and spent a good year painfully trying to accumulate the requited survey dollars. It felt like it would take forever. Luckily, I was offered a couple of quite high paying surveys in a row, which pushed me up. I was able to redeem for 4000 air miles. The transaction to get them deposited was quick and simple.

Good rewards, but need to be easier and less frustrating to attain. After I redeemed my reward, I stopped. I recently signed back up and I notice that surveys are a bit more frequent, and the dollar amount you get paid for doing the surveys seems to be a bit higher.

Will see how it goes

Pay out way too high.

April 15, 2016 by sandy from Canada

When you get close to the $50.00 payout, they stop sending you surveys.

Avoid them

February 21, 2015 by Roger from Canada

I had high hopes for this well-known Cdn organisation and especially looked forward to surveys on more meaningful topics (politics etc). My experience has been VERY poor. As noted by other reviewers, $50 threshold is too high/takes too long to reach. I got few paying survey offers although they are always looking for panelists to provide unpaid information for a draw. This is not competitive with other survey firms. Worse still when I wanted to cashout they were not offering check or PayPal but only the obscure Paylution. I am fairly certain that is a change since I started with them. I am done with them

The Best Angus

February 14, 2015 by Darleen from Canada

This is like my favourite survey opinion site! I have earned over $200 since I joined, & they always give me a check in time once I redeem! I love the questions they ask, all cool1

Takes a while but worth it

January 15, 2015 by Jason from Canada

I have been a member for over 3+ years now and here are my thoughts on my experience with ARF thus far:

PROS:
+ Length of surveys are short
+ Payment in form of Check via mail
+ Average Survey $0.50-$1.50
+ Qualify 80% of the time

CONS:
- Takes a long time to reach $50
- Survey frequency below average
- Do not qualify 20% of the time

OVERALL:
Although it takes FOREVER to reach $50, I typically qualify for the surveys, and are about 10-15 minutes in length.