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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 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact me on 0505464538 or by email at the email address specified below.

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Gender
Male Female
 
 
 
City:
   
 
 
 
Email address
   
 
 

Please select your age group
 
21-25
 
26-30
 
31-35
 
36-40
 
41-45
 
46-50
 
51-55
 
56 & over
 
 

Highest Level of Education Completed:
 
High School
 
Diploma
 
College Degree
 
Graduate/Post Graduate
 
 

Which one of the following business sectors best describes core business of your organization?
 
Financial services/ Banking /insurance
 
Construction
 
Retail
 
Power/utilities
 
Health care
 
Travel & Tourism
 
Communications/IT
 
Oil & Gas
 
Other
 
 
 

Which of the following best describes your function within your organization?
 
Research & Development
 
Account(s) Manager
 
Planning
 
Investments Management
 
Finance/accounting
 
Consultant
 
Brokerage
 
Risk Management
 
Marketing
 
Sales
 
Business Development
 
Other
 
 
 

What best describes your level in your organization
 
Supervisor
 
Middle Management
 
Senior Management
 
Director/Executive
 
Owner / Partner
 
Other
 
 
 

Including yourself, how many employees work in this function?
 
1
 
2 to 7
 
8 to 19
 
20 to 49
 
50 and more
 
 

In your function, how many subscriptions you have in newspapers, periodicals and journals? (paper based)
 
1-5
 
6 to 10
 
11 and more
 
 

Approximately, what is your annual expenditure on the above subscriptions?
 
Less than USD 500 annually
 
USD 501 to 1,000 annually
 
USD 1,001 to 1,500
 
Over USD 1,500 annually
 
 

Do you have web access at work?
Yes No
 
 

In your function, how many subscriptions you have in electronic based newspapers, periodicals and journals?
 
Nil
 
1 to 5
 
6 and more
 
 

What are your main sources for business information?, please rank in order of importance, while 1 is highest.
Newspapers,magazines,/periodicals, .etc..
Specialized and trade journals
In-house research/ analysis
Customized research
Third parity providers
Internet
 
 

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
Agriculture & food
Automotive
Basic Materials
Conglomerates
Construction
Consumer Goods
Financial services
Government
Health Care
Industrial Manufacturing
Media
Mining & Metals
Oil & Gas
Power & Utilities
Real Estate
Telcoms & IT
Services
Transport
Travel & Tourism
 
 

In search for business information, what level of information is of your most need, please rank in order of importance, where 1 is most needed.
News
Commentary and opinions
Editorials
Analysis
Research
Press releases
 
 

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
 
 

Are you currently a subscriber in electronically based news letters or business information portals ?
Yes No
 
 
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
 
 
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 news from over 145 sources press agencies, periodicals ..etc.) in an electronic format.
MENA region Stock Market Prices delayed feed of 30 min.
Daily summary of MENA stock market performances
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: the latest macroeconomic indicators.
Listed and privet companies information:Including: classification by country,ownership,sector,industry, shareholders and contacts.
 
 

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 Somewhat interested Very interested
 
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