2017 Wage Survey – Printers Edition – Business Conditions Only

Printers Edition

By completing the 2017 Wage, Benefits, and Business Conditions survey, you will gain invaluable insights into your local business conditions. Participation will also help you stay competitive in your local labor marketplace.

REAP ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPATING

Participants who complete all sections of the survey will receive a complimentary copy of the 2017 Wage, Benefit & Business Conditions Report valued at $250. This report includes both Regional and National Survey Results. Non-participant cost for this report is $250. An electronic version is available upon request.
Receive a $5 Starbucks Gift Card for your time for completing the entire survey accessible by clicking here.
Completing the "Business Conditions" portion only does not qualify for the Starbucks Gift Card. You must complete the other portions to qualify.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

COMPANY BACKGROUND

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* 2. How many years has your company been in business?

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* 3. How many total employees (full- and part-time) are employed by your company?

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* 4. Please indicate your primary market classification: (Select one)

General Commercial Printer

In-plant Printer

Digital Printer

Quick Printer

Prepress Services

Business Forms Manufacturer

Web Printer (Heat Set)

Web Printer (Non-Heat Set)

Mailing House/Services

Bindery/Finishing

Packaging – Offset

Packaging – Flexo

Labels

Wide Format

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Is your workforce represented by a trade union?

Yes

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* 6. Has your employee count changed in 2016?

Increased

Decreased

Stayed the same

SALES INFORMATION

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* 7. Indicate your approximate annual sales volume:

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* 8. Compared to 2016, has your 2017 projected YTD total firm sales changed?

Total firm's sales lower

Total firm's sales higher

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* 9. Please indicate anticipated change in total sales compared from last year (January 1 to December 31, 2016) to 2017 for the following:

	Anticipated sales lower	Anticipated sales higher
All Company Business	All Company Business Anticipated sales lower	All Company Business Anticipated sales higher
Traditional Ink-Based Print	Traditional Ink-Based Print Anticipated sales lower	Traditional Ink-Based Print Anticipated sales higher
Print-Based Communications	Print-Based Communications Anticipated sales lower	Print-Based Communications Anticipated sales higher

MARKET AND CUSTOMER DYNAMICS

LOCATION OF CUSTOMERS

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* 10. Please check the top three distances your current customers are located from your business, then rank the selected from 1-5, 1 = most of your customers, 5 = the least

< 50 Miles

50-100 Miles

101-250 Miles

251-500 Miles

> 500 Miles

MARKET FOCUS

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* 11. Please rank the geographic focus of your marketing efforts.1 = primary focus, 2 = secondary focus, 3 = tertiary focus, and 4 = do not focus on the geographic area

Local

Regional

National

International

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* 12. What social media applications do you use to market your company? (Check all that apply)

Blog

Facebook

Google+

Twitter

YouTube

Other (please specify)

CHANGE IN MARKETING FOCUS

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* 13. Were any changes made to your marketing efforts within the past three years?

Yes

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* 14. If your marketing efforts have changed, please select all that apply below.

Increased efforts to get new customers

Increased efforts to retain current customers

Increased focus to acquire larger-sized firms as customers

Increased efforts to acquire smaller-sized firms as customers

Increased geographic scope to acquire clients further away via marketing

CURRENT ISSUES

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* 15. Select the top 10 issues your company is most concerned about and rank them from 1 to 10. If you mark "other" please specify in the next question. (Only select 10 issues, the remaining mark as N/A. Mark only one rank per issue.)

Labor and staffing

N/A

Competition and pricing

N/A

Health insurance

N/A

Soft demand (decreasing sales, softening economic growth)

N/A

Growing pains (preparing for growth, unexpected increase in your business, management growth, etc.)

N/A

Material cost

N/A

Profitability (decreasing or not increasing while sales increase)

N/A

Customer moved business to another city, declining customer base, changing customer base

N/A

General cost pressure (production costs)

N/A

Costs of new technology (software, equipment, upgrades, training, etc.)

N/A

Gas prices/energy cost

N/A

Inconsistent sales volume

N/A

Customer issues (loyalty, consolidation, changing demands)

N/A

Wage and salary increase

N/A

Technology (acquiring, implementing, improving, keeping up)

N/A

Quality of work (quality control)

N/A

Gross margins improving

N/A

Government (taxes, postal regulations, elections, environmental, etc.)

N/A

Other (Please specify answer in next question)

N/A

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* 16. Answer only if you marked "Other" in the previous question. Please specify what "other" is.

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* 17. What is your view of how the US economy will perform in 2017? (Check all that apply)

Higher growth than in 2016

Lower growth (but still growth) than in 2016

Decline and recession