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Market Data and Sources
Thank you for helping the team at I-Connect007 with this research survey on market data and how you use it. Your thoughtful answers to this short survey will help direct future coverage in I-Connect007 publications.
1.
Please Identify the size of your EMS business.
less than $20M
$20M–$50M
$50M–$100M
Greater than $100M
I am not an EMS business
2.
What type of business are you?
EMS Materials Supplier
Components Manufacturing or Distribution
EMS Capital Equipment
Sales Representative
Consultant
Other (please specify)
3.
When you look at critical market data, what's your horizon?
(slider units are in months)
3 mo
2.5 years
5 years
Clear
4.
Are you currently able to access ALL the market data and information you consider to be important?
Yes
No
5.
What is your current primary source for market data?
Current customers
Trade Associations
Trade magazines/media
Government Reports
Market research companies
Other (please specify)
6.
Based on the data you CAN access, please rank which market data is most important to you, with 1 being being lowest and 5 being highest.
1
2
3
4
5
Market Segment Demand Trends
1
2
3
4
5
Economics
1
2
3
4
5
Technology Trends
1
2
3
4
5
Salary/Wage/Hiring information
1
2
3
4
5
Supply chain
1
2
3
4
5
Other (please specify)
7.
Based on known data you are NOT currently able to access, which market data is most important to you, with 1 being being lowest and 5 being highest.
1
2
3
4
5
Market Segment Demand Trends
1
2
3
4
5
Competition
1
2
3
4
5
Economics
1
2
3
4
5
Technology Trends
1
2
3
4
5
Salary/Wage/Hiring Information
1
2
3
4
5
Supply Chain
1
2
3
4
5
Other (please specify)
8.
Based on market data you WISH you could find, which market data is most important to you, with 1 being being lowest and 5 being highest.
1
2
3
4
5
Measurable Segment Demand Data
1
2
3
4
5
Competition
1
2
3
4
5
Economics
1
2
3
4
5
Technology Trends
1
2
3
4
5
Salary/Wage/Hiring Information
1
2
3
4
5
Supply Chain
1
2
3
4
5
Other (please specify)
9.
How do you plan to use market data? (select your top reason)
Business forecasting and planning
Sales and marketing efforts
Capital expenditure / investment planning
Competitive analysis
Acquisition planning
Other (please specify)
10.
What do you do when you can't find the market data you need?
11.
How do you set your budget for acquiring market data?
12.
Please share some details about the data you wish you could find and where you would expect to find it?
type & source
type & source
type & source
13.
What regions are most important to you when seeking market data?
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
United States (specifically)
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
North America
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
South America
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
Africa
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
Australasia
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
Europe/UK
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
Asia
We currently do business here
We want to do business here
14.
When considering market data gathering, which are the three most important trade shows to you?
Event 1
Event 2
Event 3
15.
When considering market data, which are the most important technical conferences to you?
Event 1
Event 2
Event 3
