Social Networking Survey

We are curious how financial institutions are currently using or plan to use social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Please take a moment and fill out our survey. We will share meaningful data in a subsequent issue of the FBLG Banking Letter.

1. What social networking sites do you use?

What social networking sites do you use? YouTube LinkedIn Facebook None Google+	WordPress Twitter Blogger MySpace
Other (please specify)

2. What social networking sites does your financial institution use?

What social networking sites does your financial institution use? Google+ LinkedIn Twitter Facebook WordPress	None MySpace YouTube Blogger
Other (please specify)

3. How much time do you spend on social networking sites each week?

How much time do you spend on social networking sites each week? Less than 1 hour

1 to 3 hours

4 to 7 hours

8 to 10 hours

More than 10 hours

I do not visit social networking sites

4. If your financial institution has a social networking site, what are you trying to achieve with it?

If your financial institution has a social networking site, what are you trying to achieve with it? Market my institution Recruit new employees Promote a community event Keep up with my competition	Promote a new product Connect with other businesses Attract new clients No idea
Other (please specify)

5. What, if anything, worries you about social networking?

What, if anything, worries you about social networking? People will spend too much time using it

No one knows what to do with it

Cost

Confidential data leaking out

It will take too much time to manage the site

It will give our institution a bad name

Other (please specify)

6. Does your financial institution have a written policy that concerns social networking sites and their usage?

Does your financial institution have a written policy that concerns social networking sites and their usage? Yes

No idea

7. Please finish this sentence: Social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn are...

Please finish this sentence: Social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn are... An opportunity to support community causes.

A fad.

A good way to advertise my institution for free.

A time waster.

The wave of the future.

Great for my personal life but have no impact on my business.

Critical to my business success.

A mystery to me.

Other (please specify)

8. Compared to last year, my use of social networking sites has:

Compared to last year, my use of social networking sites has: Increased

Decreased

Remained the same

9. What is your institution's asset size?

What is your institution's asset size? Less than $50 million

$50 to $100 million

$100 to $150 million

$150 to $250 million

$250 to $500 million

More than $500 million

10. Any other comments you would like to make about Social Networking?

Any other comments you would like to make about Social Networking?

11. Please provide some basic demographic information.

Please provide some basic demographic information. City/Town:
State: