uSamp (www.uSamp.com), one of the world’s fastest growing technology and online survey respondent companies, today announced that it has been named one of the best places to work in Los Angeles. The rankings will be published in the Aug. 15 edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal (http://bestplacestoworkla.com/).

“This is a tremendous honor for uSamp and our people – it speaks to our desire to create a work environment where everyone’s contribution is valued, and where it’s a given that achievement and recognition go hand in hand”

The Los Angeles Business Journal’s Best Places to Work survey and awards program is a county-wide effort designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Los Angeles.

“This is a tremendous honor for uSamp and our people – it speaks to our desire to create a work environment where everyone’s contribution is valued, and where it’s a given that achievement and recognition go hand in hand,” said Matt Dusig, uSamp co-founder and CEO. “We offer members of our team the opportunity to do what moves them – to use technology to help transform the market research industry by expanding its reach and capabilities.”

uSamp was ranked number 5 out of 75 finalists in the Medium-Size Companies category, which includes businesses with 25 to 249 employees. Companies were evaluated based on workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics, and according to a survey that measured the employee experience.

“uSamp’s remarkable growth over the past three years attests to the quality of our people and to their ability, individually and collectively, to push boundaries and make remarkable things happen,” said Gregg Lavin, co-founder and president. “We continuously strive to create balance between work life and personal life, and we’re gratified that the L.A. business community has acknowledged those efforts.”

In addition to this prestigious award, uSamp is a 2011 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award winner and a 2011 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies honoree. The company recently opened a London office as part of its expansion into Europe. Visitwww.usamp.com/our-company/careers for new employment opportunities.

About uSamp

uSamp (uSamp.com), the Answer Network, is one of the world’s fastest growing technology and online survey respondent companies, providing global survey panelists and an innovative sampling platform for use in market research. uSamp develops collaborative market research tools to foster more rewarding, profitable relationships between organizations and the people they serve. Founded in 2008, the company has 195 team members worldwide and approximately 5.7 million global market research panelists. The company’s web-based panel platform is transforming the management and delivery of online panel for market researchers, offering unprecedented access over their panel. uSamp’s deep well of proprietary technologies includes SampleMarket™, PanelBuilder™, PanelShield™, Opinion Place® River and real-time Panel Book Search — cutting-edge solutions for accessing, branding, sampling and managing panels. uSamp is based in Los Angeles, with offices in Dallas, London, New Delhi and Trumbull, CT.