SMA Long Range Planning Survey

The following topics have been identified as the top association issues for 2010 and moving forward. Please rank the following to reflect your view of issue importance: (please use each number only once)

Before you vote: Your attention is called to the further explanation of items contained in each category as set forth under the chart

	Most Important = 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Least Important = 8
Government Relations and Legislative Prowess	*The following topics have been identified as the top association issues for 2010 and moving forward. Please rank the following to reflect your view of issue importance: (please use each number only once) Before you vote: Your attention is called to the further explanation of items contained in each category as set forth under the chart Government Relations and Legislative Prowess Most Important = 1	Government Relations and Legislative Prowess 2	Government Relations and Legislative Prowess 3	Government Relations and Legislative Prowess 4	Government Relations and Legislative Prowess 5	Government Relations and Legislative Prowess 6	Government Relations and Legislative Prowess 7	Government Relations and Legislative Prowess Least Important = 8
Membership Benefits	Membership Benefits Most Important = 1	Membership Benefits 2	Membership Benefits 3	Membership Benefits 4	Membership Benefits 5	Membership Benefits 6	Membership Benefits 7	Membership Benefits Least Important = 8
Association Marketing and SMA Awareness	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness Most Important = 1	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness 2	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness 3	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness 4	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness 5	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness 6	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness 7	Association Marketing and SMA Awareness Least Important = 8
SMA Membership and Involvement	SMA Membership and Involvement Most Important = 1	SMA Membership and Involvement 2	SMA Membership and Involvement 3	SMA Membership and Involvement 4	SMA Membership and Involvement 5	SMA Membership and Involvement 6	SMA Membership and Involvement 7	SMA Membership and Involvement Least Important = 8
Association Changes	Association Changes Most Important = 1	Association Changes 2	Association Changes 3	Association Changes 4	Association Changes 5	Association Changes 6	Association Changes 7	Association Changes Least Important = 8
Social Media and Technology	Social Media and Technology Most Important = 1	Social Media and Technology 2	Social Media and Technology 3	Social Media and Technology 4	Social Media and Technology 5	Social Media and Technology 6	Social Media and Technology 7	Social Media and Technology Least Important = 8
Certification and Registration	Certification and Registration Most Important = 1	Certification and Registration 2	Certification and Registration 3	Certification and Registration 4	Certification and Registration 5	Certification and Registration 6	Certification and Registration 7	Certification and Registration Least Important = 8
Education	Education Most Important = 1	Education 2	Education 3	Education 4	Education 5	Education 6	Education 7	Education Least Important = 8

Below each issue are additional break out areas of focus.

Government Relations and Legislative Prowess
- Encourage favorable enactment of regulations and laws for movers
- Encourage PAC involvement and fundraising opportunities
- Educate members on how to increase their legislative involvement
- Keep members updated on new regulations and laws
- Promote SMA as a watchdog association for the industry
- Create opportunities for SMA members to interact with legislators
- Other ideas (please specify):

Government Relations and Legislative Prowess - Encourage favorable enactment of regulations and laws for movers - Encourage PAC involvement and fundraising opportunities - Educate members on how to increase their legislative involvement - Keep members updated on new regulations and laws - Promote SMA as a watchdog association for the industry - Create opportunities for SMA members to interact with legislators - Other ideas (please specify):

Membership Benefits
- Coop purchasing power
- Member awareness of available benefits
- Promote SMA Foundation scholarships
- Other ideas (please specify):

Membership Benefits - Coop purchasing power - Member awareness of available benefits - Promote SMA Foundation scholarships - Other ideas (please specify):

Association Marketing and SMA Awareness
- Promote SMA Web site
- Create consumer awareness through community marketing pieces
- Budget funds for marketing campaign
- Produce SMA member decals for trucks and businesses
- Other ideas (please specify):

Association Marketing and SMA Awareness - Promote SMA Web site - Create consumer awareness through community marketing pieces - Budget funds for marketing campaign - Produce SMA member decals for trucks and businesses - Other ideas (please specify):

SMA Membership and Involvement
- Involve new and young members in the association
- Create additional opportunities at meetings for members to socialize and interact
- Create mentoring opportunities between established members and new members
- Continue to involve retired members with institutional knowledge
- Welcome new members with mailings, staff contact, peer contact, invitations and recognition at events
- Other ideas (please specify):

SMA Membership and Involvement - Involve new and young members in the association - Create additional opportunities at meetings for members to socialize and interact - Create mentoring opportunities between established members and new members - Continue to involve retired members with institutional knowledge - Welcome new members with mailings, staff contact, peer contact, invitations and recognition at events - Other ideas (please specify):

Association Changes
- Consider changing the name of Southwest Movers Association (i.e. to reflect the Texas base)
- Strict vetting of new members prior to membership acceptance
- Reevaluate board chairmanship term
- Promote involvement on committees
- Create new committees
- Inform all members of upcoming events
- Extend personal invitations to increase attendance by members not in leadership positions
- Create regional mover member groups
- Other ideas (please specify):

Association Changes - Consider changing the name of Southwest Movers Association (i.e. to reflect the Texas base) - Strict vetting of new members prior to membership acceptance - Reevaluate board chairmanship term - Promote involvement on committees - Create new committees - Inform all members of upcoming events - Extend personal invitations to increase attendance by members not in leadership positions - Create regional mover member groups - Other ideas (please specify):

Social Media and Technology
- Enhance Web site placement on search engines
- Adopt social media externally for association (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)
- Promote social media outlets with association members
- Personalize email messages and mass email alerts
- Other ideas (please specify):

Social Media and Technology - Enhance Web site placement on search engines - Adopt social media externally for association (i.e. Twitter, Facebook) - Promote social media outlets with association members - Personalize email messages and mass email alerts - Other ideas (please specify):

Certification and Registration
- Create a new education certification process for Texas movers
- Support the certification process with appropriate enforcement
- Other ideas (please specify):

Certification and Registration - Create a new education certification process for Texas movers - Support the certification process with appropriate enforcement - Other ideas (please specify):

Education
- Promote online education courses for members
- Create success building training for members
- Teach business diversification to members
- Educate companies on identity theft
- Other ideas (please specify):

Education - Promote online education courses for members - Create success building training for members - Teach business diversification to members - Educate companies on identity theft - Other ideas (please specify):

Please provide any additional topics, not listed above, that you feel are pertinent to the future of SMA and the Texas moving industry.

Your comments are valuable in planning for the future of our association.

Thank you for your participation.

SMA Long Range Planning Survey

Membership Benefits- Coop purchasing power- Member awareness of available benefits- Promote SMA Foundation scholarships- Other ideas (please specify):

Association Marketing and SMA Awareness- Promote SMA Web site- Create consumer awareness through community marketing pieces- Budget funds for marketing campaign- Produce SMA member decals for trucks and businesses- Other ideas (please specify):

Social Media and Technology- Enhance Web site placement on search engines- Adopt social media externally for association (i.e. Twitter, Facebook)- Promote social media outlets with association members- Personalize email messages and mass email alerts- Other ideas (please specify):