Gist - improving your business communications

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The Gist team

1. How did you hear about Gist?

How did you hear about Gist? You know someone on the team

From a friend

Seattle tech scene

Seattle press mention

General press mention

Web Worker Daily article

If a personal referral, who introduced you to Gist

2. General information

General information Name:
Company:
City/Town:
State/Province:
ZIP/Postal Code:
Email Address:

3. What is your primary job responsibility?

What is your primary job responsibility? CEO

Sales

Business Development

Marketing

Recruiting

Venture Capital

Investment Banking

Real Estate

Other (please specify)

4. How many people are in your company?

How many people are in your company? 1-10

11-25

26-50

51-100

101-500

501-2500

>2500

5. Are you a blogger?

Are you a blogger? I don't have one

I have one, but forgot where it is

I blog about once/month

I blog about once/week

I blog about once/day

if yes, please include the address;

6. How important is developing strong business relationships to your success?

How important is developing strong business relationships to your success? not that important

pretty important, but I don't put much time into it

really important and I spend a good deal of time on it

it is my life and most of what I do

Other (please specify)

7. When planning a meeting with a key prospect or person, how do you do research?

When planning a meeting with a key prospect or person, how do you do research? I don't usually do any research

I sometimes do a quick Google search

I usually do a Google (or other web) search, read a few articles and get a quick summary (<10 minutes)

I spend significant time (an hour or more) reading blogs, news posts...

I search and read LinkedIn or other social network pages

I summarize news and posts into some formal document or CRM solution

I reach out to my co-workers or contacts to get input

I pay a person or service to create the research for me

Other (please specify)

8. Assuming you do some research, what sources do you use to gather information?

Assuming you do some research, what sources do you use to gather information? Google

Google Finance

Yahoo

Yahoo Finance

MSN

Hoovers

One Source

Zoom Info

Factiva

Company web site

Technorati

Bloglines

Facebook

JigSaw

Other (please specify)

9. What CRM tools do you use?

What CRM tools do you use? Siebel

Outlook

none

SalesForce

Micrsoft Dynamics

NetSuite

Other (please specify)

10. What social networking services do you use regularly (at least once/month) to support your business goals?

What social networking services do you use regularly (at least once/month) to support your business goals? None

Facebook

MySpace

Plaxo

Visible Path

JigSaw

Other (please specify)

11. What is your primary work machine configuration?

	Operating system	Browser	Email client
Configuration	What is your primary work machine configuration? Configuration Operating system	Browser	Email client

Other (please specify)

12. About how many email messages do you receive from other people per day (excluding newsletters, receipts, distribution lists...) ?

About how many email messages do you receive from other people per day (excluding newsletters, receipts, distribution lists...) ? <10

11-25

26-50

41-100

101-200

>200

Other (please specify)

13. About how many messages do you THINK you have in your overall message store (e.g. Outlook OST/PST)?

About how many messages do you THINK you have in your overall message store (e.g. Outlook OST/PST)? <1000

1000-2000

2000-4000

4001-6000

>6000

Other (please specify)

14. About how many Outlook contacts do you have?

About how many Outlook contacts do you have? 0-500

501-1000

1001-2500

2501-5000

>5000

Other (please specify)

15. About how many LinkedIn connections do you have?

About how many LinkedIn connections do you have? None, no idea what you are talking about...

1-100

100-300

300-500

>500

Other (please specify)

16. What features would you like to see added to LinkedIn that would increase the value and/or your usage?

What features would you like to see added to LinkedIn that would increase the value and/or your usage?

17. About how many Facebook friends do you have?

About how many Facebook friends do you have? None, no idea what you are talking about...

1-100

100-300

300-500

>500

Other (please specify)

18. What tools do you use?

	Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
Outlook	What tools do you use? Outlook Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
Gmail	Gmail Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
Google Desktop Search	Google Desktop Search Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
Windows Desktop Search	Windows Desktop Search Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
X1 desktop search	X1 desktop search Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
SalesForce.com	SalesForce.com Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
Visible Path	Visible Path Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
Xobni	Xobni Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
Clear Context	Clear Context Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool
LinkedIn	LinkedIn Never heard of it	Heard of it, never used it	Use it sometimes	Use it regullary (>once/week)	I cannot live without this tool

Other (please specify)

19. If you use Xobni, what has been your primary experience?

If you use Xobni, what has been your primary experience? I rave about it and tell everyone I know to use it

I love it and continue to use it every day

I like it, still have it installed, but don't use it much

I liked it, but I unstalled because it slowed down Outlook

I did not see much value and unistalled

I would use Xobni if it worked for Gmail or my current mail solution

I do not use Xobni

Xobni could be better if it did...

20. Which of the following "down-loadable" apps do you use?

Which of the following "down-loadable" apps do you use? Browser toolbar (e.g. Google Search Toolbar)

Browser add-in (e.g. Firefox Delicious Plug-in)

Linkedin toolbar add-in for Outlook

Google Desktop Search

Extensions (e.g. iLike for iTunes)

Other (please specify)

21. Regarding security and privacy, how do you use the following services?

	Google Search	Gmail or other web mail solution	Linkedin	Facebook	Amazon	other shopping sites
Careless - I toss caution to the wind and sign up for anything	Regarding security and privacy, how do you use the following services? Careless - I toss caution to the wind and sign up for anything Google Search	Gmail or other web mail solution	Linkedin	Facebook	Amazon	other shopping sites
Careful - I care, but know it gets me better results so I pass data	Careful - I care, but know it gets me better results so I pass data Google Search	Gmail or other web mail solution	Linkedin	Facebook	Amazon	other shopping sites
Cautious - I try to limit what they get, but still use the service	Cautious - I try to limit what they get, but still use the service Google Search	Gmail or other web mail solution	Linkedin	Facebook	Amazon	other shopping sites
Paranoid (and boring) - I don't use the service, because I need to put in too much private or personal data	Paranoid (and boring) - I don't use the service, because I need to put in too much private or personal data Google Search	Gmail or other web mail solution	Linkedin	Facebook	Amazon	other shopping sites

22. What "premium" services do you pay for online? (e.g. a monthly fee for added services on top of a free basic service)

What "premium" services do you pay for online? (e.g. a monthly fee for added services on top of a free basic service) Salesforce.com

Plaxo

Wiki (e.g. PB wiki or Wet paint)

Team collaboration spaces (e.g. Basecamp)

Hosted email/messaging

Other (please specify)

1. Gist

1. How did you hear about Gist?

2. General information

3. What is your primary job responsibility?

4. How many people are in your company?

5. Are you a blogger?

6. How important is developing strong business relationships to your success?

7. When planning a meeting with a key prospect or person, how do you do research?

8. Assuming you do some research, what sources do you use to gather information?

9. What CRM tools do you use?

10. What social networking services do you use regularly (at least once/month) to support your business goals?

11. What is your primary work machine configuration?

12. About how many email messages do you receive from other people per day (excluding newsletters, receipts, distribution lists...) ?

13. About how many messages do you THINK you have in your overall message store (e.g. Outlook OST/PST)?

14. About how many Outlook contacts do you have?

15. About how many LinkedIn connections do you have?

16. What features would you like to see added to LinkedIn that would increase the value and/or your usage?

17. About how many Facebook friends do you have?

18. What tools do you use?

19. If you use Xobni, what has been your primary experience?

20. Which of the following "down-loadable" apps do you use?

21. Regarding security and privacy, how do you use the following services?

22. What "premium" services do you pay for online? (e.g. a monthly fee for added services on top of a free basic service)