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1. Dear participant,

The attached survey is related to regional business information providers. The survey initiated is part of an academic project in the filed of marketing. Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. It will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact me by email at the email address specified below.

Thank you very much for your time and support. [email protected]
 
 
2. Gender:
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
3. City:
   
 
 
4. E-Mail:
   
 
 
5. Please select your age group:
 
20 & under
 
21-25
 
26-30
 
31-35
 
36-40
 
41-45
 
46-50
 
51-55
 
56 & over
 
 
6. Highest Level of Education Completed:
 
High School or less
 
Some College
 
College Degree
 
Graduate/Post Graduate
 
 
7. Which one of the following sectors best describes core business of your organization?
 
Financial services/ Banking /insurance
 
Communications/IT
 
Power/utilities
 
Construction
 
Health Care
 
Oil & Gas
 
Retail
 
Travel & Toursim
 
Other
 
 
8. 
Which of the following best describes your function within your organization?
 
Research & Development
 
Account(s) Manager
 
Planning
 
Investments Management
 
Finance/accounting
 
Consultant
 
Brokerage
 
Marketing
 
Risk Management
 
 
9. What best describes your level in your organization?
 
Supervisor
 
Middle Management
 
Senior Management
 
Director/Executive
 
Other
 
 
10. 
Including yourself, how many employees work in this function?
 
1
 
2 to 7
 
8 to 19
 
20 to 49
 
50 and above
 
11. 
In your function, how many subscriptions you have in newspapers, periodicals and journals? (paper based)
1 to 7 8 to 14 15 and more
 
12. 
Approximately, what is your annual expenditure on the above subscriptions?
 
Less than USD 500 p.a.
 
USD 501 to 1,000 p.a.
 
USD 1,001 to 1,500
 
Over USD 1,500
 
13. 
* Do you have web access at work?
 
Yes
 
No
 
14. 
In your function, how many subscriptions you have in electronic based newspapers, periodicals and journals?
Nil 1 to 5 6 and more
 

15. What are your main sources for business information?, please rank in order of importance, where 1 is highest.
News papers, magazines, periodicals, .etc…
Specialized and trade journals
In-house research/ analysis
Customized research
Third parity providers
Internet
 
16. 
You may selct 5 only
In search for business information, which of the following sector(s) are of your most interest?, please select top 5 sectors, where 1 is more in importance
Basic Materials
Financial services
Agriculture & food
Automotive
Conglomerates
Construction
Consumer Goods
Health Care
Industrial Manufacturing
Oil & Gas
Power & Utilities
Telcoms & IT
Mining & Metals
Real Estate
Travel & Tourism
 
17. 
In search for business information, what level of information is of your most interest, please rank in order of importance, while 1 is highest.
News
Analysis
Editorials
Press releases
Research
Commentary and opinions
 
18. 
How frequently you search for business information on the web ?
 
Once daily
 
Once weekly
 
More than once weekly
 
Once monthly
 
More than once a month
 
Occasionally
 
Never
 
19. 
Are you currently a subscriber in electronically based news letters or business information journals?
Yes No
 
20. 
How would you best describe your familiarity with the following portals:
Not familiar Heard of it Visited website Subscribed to it
www.yahoo.com
www.mena.com
www.ameinfo.com
www.zawya.com
www.meed.com
www.msnarabia.com
www.maktoob.com
www.securities.com
www.tradearabia.com
 
21. 21. Please describe the degree of usefulness / value of the following information categories to your business, please note that information descried is focused on KSA, GCC and all Meddle East and North Africa region countries:
Not valuable Somewhat valuable valuable Very valuable
Daily summary of economic newsletter from over 145 sources (press agencies, periodicals ..etc.) in an electronic format
Daily summary of stock market performances
MENA region Stock Market Prices
Precious Metals & Commodities Prices
Energy Prices
Country Outlook: analysis of each country’s political and economic prospects over the next 2 years.
Risk Ratings: up-to-date ratings of political, economic and liquidity risks.
Economic structure: the latest macroeconomic indicators
Listed and privet companies information: Including: classification by country, ownership, sector, industry, shareholders and contacts.
 
 
 
22. Based on the usefulness / value of information categories indicated above, how interested would you be in trying a web based provider for business information focused on Mena region?
 
Not at all interested
 
Not very interested
 
Not sure
 
Somewhat interested
 
Very interested
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