Cut-It-Out Communications

May 20, 2008 

Dear Colleagues and Clients,

Please see below the second annual survey from Cut-It-Out Communications, Inc. It consists of ten multiple-choice questions designed to gauge the state of online public relations.
 
Please press the reply button, scroll down to type an x next to the proper responses and then click send.
 
Please note your participation is essential to ensure statistically significant results. This questionnaire is limited to those who have established or received personal contact from my firm.
 
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
 
 
 
1. How do you promote your firm? 
 
a. Public relations and advertising
b. Only public relations
c. Only advertising
d. Neither public relations nor advertising
 
2. How do you promote your firm with public relations?
 
a. Traditional and online public relations
b. Only traditional public relations
c. Only online public relations
d. Neither traditional nor online public relations
 
3. How do you use blogs?
 
a. I make entries in a blog on a regular basis.
b. I read blogs on a regular basis.
c. I started a blog but discontinued it.
d. I have never used a blog.
 
4. Do you contribute to content provision sites?
 
a. Yes, at least once a month
b. Yes, at least once a quarter
c. Every now and then
d. What is a content provision site?
 
5. How often do you send out an e-newsletter?
 
a. At least once a quarter
b. At least once a year
c. Every now and then
d. Never
 
6. What steps have you taken to optimize your website?
 
a. I have hired a consultant.
b. I have attempted to increase inbound links.
c. I have modified the text on my website.
d. I have modified the source code on my web site.
 
7. How do you update your website?
 
a. I have an I.T. consultant on retainer.
b. I use Dreamweaver or other user-friendly program.
c. I use an FTP program such as Ipswitch.
d. I don't update my website.
 
8. What is your knowledge of HTML?
 
a. I use it for complex coding.
b. I use bracketing to manipulate text.
c. I use it to create links.
d. None of the above
 
9. What role do you think online PR will play in the future?
 
a. Its importance will increase.
b. Its importance will decrease.
c. Its importance will remain the same.
d. I don't know.
 
10. Do you wish to learn more about online PR?
 
a. Yes, please call me at:
b. Yes, please email me at:
c. Yes, please send literature to:
d. No
Results will be posted on the Cut-It-Out Communications website, and the identity of all respondents will be kept confidential. 
 
Sincerely,
 
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Willy Gissen, President
Cut-It-Out Communications, Inc. 
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