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APDSP Survey for 2021/2022 Business and Needs

1.What type of business do you operate?

Reprographics firm

Sign/graphics business

Other business making large-format prints

Vendor/supplier/distributor to large-format print businesses

Other (please specify)

2.How has business changed in 2021 compared to 2020?

Sales are up more than 50%

Sales are up, but by less than 50%

Sales are about the same

Sales are down, but by less than 50%

Sales are down by more than 50%

Monochrome plan printing/copying

Sales are up more than 50%

Sales are up, but by less than 50%

Sales are about the same

Sales are down, but by less than 50%

Sales are down by more than 50%

Large-format color graphics

Sales are up more than 50%

Sales are up, but by less than 50%

Sales are about the same

Sales are down, but by less than 50%

Sales are down by more than 50%

Small-format printing (spec books, flyers, etc.)

Sales are up more than 50%

Sales are up, but by less than 50%

Sales are about the same

Sales are down, but by less than 50%

Sales are down by more than 50%

Scanning

Sales are up more than 50%

Sales are up, but by less than 50%

Sales are about the same

Sales are down, but by less than 50%

Sales are down by more than 50%

Digital services (digital downloads, document archiving, etc.)

Sales are up more than 50%

Sales are up, but by less than 50%

Sales are about the same

Sales are down, but by less than 50%

Sales are down by more than 50%

Equipment leasing/sales

Sales are up more than 50%

Sales are up, but by less than 50%

Sales are about the same

Sales are down, but by less than 50%

Sales are down by more than 50%

3.How are you feeling about 2022?

I'm very optimistic -- business will be much better.

I'm pretty optimistic -- business will be somewhat better.

I think business will be flat.

I'm slightly worried -- I think business will drop somewhat.

I'm very worried -- I think business will drop a lot.

4.Are you still creating COVID-related graphics? Select any of the following that you have produced in the past three months.

Signage related to COVID, such as social distancing signs or hand washing signs

"Sneeze guards" or other dividers

Face shields or other safety equipment

Other (please specify)

5.What are your primary business concerns right now?

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

Finding and keeping employees

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

Increased costs of media or other consumables

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

Availability of media or other consumables

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

Increased costs of printers or other equipment/hardware

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

Availability of printers or other equipment/hardware

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

Increasing our sales, growing our business

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

Improving our business practices, management

I'm very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

What other issues concern you?

6.APDSP is planning webinars for 2022. Which of these topics would interest you?

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

How to build your graphics business and compete with sign shops

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Strategies for finding and keeping employees

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Options for online graphics design software that can be put on our website

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Panel discussion on technology, such as workflow management software

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Education about all the different types of graphics media and their applications

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Green reprographics - how to be green and how to market it

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Creating/writing an operations handbook for employees

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Succession planning for a reprographics business

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Preparing my business to be sold

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Growing my business through acquisition

I would probably attend this webinar

I might attend this webinar

I would not attend this webinar

Do you have another idea for a webinar?

7.What APDSP services/programs did you use in 2021?

I attended or viewed a recording of one or more APDSP webinars or panel discussions

I participated in one or more APDSP Virtual Roundtables

I participated in the APDSP Financial Benchmarking survey/report

I attended an APDSP Zoom Trade Show (or viewed a recording)

I read the APDSP Today newsletter or website

I accessed the APDSP Sign Template Library

I accessed the APDSP Documents Library

I used one or more of the discounts APDSP members receive

I used the APDSP Marketing Toolkit

Other (please specify)

8.Do you have any suggestions of how APDSP could help members in 2021?

9.Can we contact you for more information? If yes, please provide your contact info below.

Name

Company

Email Address

Phone Number

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