COVID-19 Business Impact for Middle East PR Question Title * 1. Do you work in-house or for an agency? In-house - Private Sector In-house - Government / Semi-Government Agency OK Question Title * 2. In your view, how much has the Middle East communications industry been economically impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak? Not at all Slightly but short term Too early to say Hit hard, with potential big business consequences Immensely and I'm not sure how long it will take for us to recover OK Question Title * 3. Thinking about other brands and organisations you have spoken to in recent weeks since the crisis began, what do you understand their business outlook for 2020 to be? Very positive Somewhat positive Unclear Somewhat negative Very negative OK Question Title * 4. Comparing your organisation’s performance in Q1 2020 with what your forecast for Q2 2020, will you see: A significant increase in projects and activity A small increase in projects and activity No change on projects and activity A small decrease in projects and activity A significant decrease in projects and activity Not sure OK Question Title * 5. What is your business outlook for your own organization for the rest of 2020? Very positive Somewhat positive Neutral Somewhat negative Very negative OK Question Title * 6. Bearing in mind the recent decree from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation regarding private sector employment contracts, is your organization considering any of the following measures to mitigate the business impact of Covid-19? (tick those which apply): Temporarily reducing salaries during the crisis Permanently reducing salaries Making staff redundancies Seeking rent reductions Freezing recruitment None of the above OK Question Title * 7. To date, has your organization taken any of the following actions? (tick those which apply) Temporarily reducing salaries during the crisis Permanently reducing salaries Making staff redundancies Seeking rent reductions Freezing recruitment None of the above OK Question Title * 8. How else can MEPRA support its members and the industry through this time? OK DONE