Landscape Survey

Landscapes survey

The PR landscapes is a project initiated by The Global Alliance for Public Relations intended to provide country-specific information that shapes the landscape for practicing communications and public relations in that part of the world.
This survey seeks to refine the usefulness of the landscapes to their audience(s).

* 1. Which PR Landscapes have you read?

PR Landscape Argentina

PR Landscape Australia

PR Landscape Bulgaria

PR Landscape Canada

PR Landscape People's Republic of China

PR Landscape Costa Rica

PR Landscape Finland

PR Landscape France

PR Landscape Germany

PR Landscape India

PR Landscape Italy

PR Landscape Japan

PR Landscape Korea

PR Landscape Kuwait

PR Landscape Lithuania

PR Landscape Mexico

PR Landscape New Zealand

PR Landscape Poland

PR Landscape Portugal

PR Landscape Puerto Rico

PR Landscape South Africa

PR Landscape United Kingdom

PR Landscape United States of America

PR Landscape Venezuela

* 2. What did or do you hope to gain from the information provided in the PR Landscapes?

To initiate or improve my organization’s business activities in the country

To develop relationships with professionals native to the country (e.g., as clients, partners)

To work successfully with media in the country

To inform a job search in the country

To explore educational opportunities in the country

Other (please specify)

* 3. Please indicate your overall impression of the landscapes, with 1 being the best and 5 the worst:

	The best	Very good	Fair	Poor	The worst
Usefulness	Usefulness The best	Usefulness Very good	Usefulness Fair	Usefulness Poor	Usefulness The worst
Quality of information (depth, accuracy)	Quality of information (depth, accuracy) The best	Quality of information (depth, accuracy) Very good	Quality of information (depth, accuracy) Fair	Quality of information (depth, accuracy) Poor	Quality of information (depth, accuracy) The worst
Timeliness of information	Timeliness of information The best	Timeliness of information Very good	Timeliness of information Fair	Timeliness of information Poor	Timeliness of information The worst
Quality of writing	Quality of writing The best	Quality of writing Very good	Quality of writing Fair	Quality of writing Poor	Quality of writing The worst
Presentation (prose versus spreadsheets with statistics)	Presentation (prose versus spreadsheets with statistics) The best	Presentation (prose versus spreadsheets with statistics) Very good	Presentation (prose versus spreadsheets with statistics) Fair	Presentation (prose versus spreadsheets with statistics) Poor	Presentation (prose versus spreadsheets with statistics) The worst

* 4. Is the amount of information provided in the landscapes:

Too much

Too little

Just right

Varies according to the landscape

* 5. Please indicate how important each section of the landscape is to you, with 1 being most important and 5 being least:

	The most important	Very important	Important	Not so important	The least important
Brief history and current state of the PR/communications practice in the country	Brief history and current state of the PR/communications practice in the country The most important	Brief history and current state of the PR/communications practice in the country Very important	Brief history and current state of the PR/communications practice in the country Important	Brief history and current state of the PR/communications practice in the country Not so important	Brief history and current state of the PR/communications practice in the country The least important
Communications/PR employment statistics and projections	Communications/PR employment statistics and projections The most important	Communications/PR employment statistics and projections Very important	Communications/PR employment statistics and projections Important	Communications/PR employment statistics and projections Not so important	Communications/PR employment statistics and projections The least important
Level of industry sophistication/professionalism	Level of industry sophistication/professionalism The most important	Level of industry sophistication/professionalism Very important	Level of industry sophistication/professionalism Important	Level of industry sophistication/professionalism Not so important	Level of industry sophistication/professionalism The least important
List of PR/communications firms and orientation	List of PR/communications firms and orientation The most important	List of PR/communications firms and orientation Very important	List of PR/communications firms and orientation Important	List of PR/communications firms and orientation Not so important	List of PR/communications firms and orientation The least important
Professional organizations serving the profession	Professional organizations serving the profession The most important	Professional organizations serving the profession Very important	Professional organizations serving the profession Important	Professional organizations serving the profession Not so important	Professional organizations serving the profession The least important
Education programs and institutions with communications/PR programs	Education programs and institutions with communications/PR programs The most important	Education programs and institutions with communications/PR programs Very important	Education programs and institutions with communications/PR programs Important	Education programs and institutions with communications/PR programs Not so important	Education programs and institutions with communications/PR programs The least important
Direct or indirect regulations (laws, acts, decrees) that impact the general or specific communications/PR practice(s) in the profiled country	Direct or indirect regulations (laws, acts, decrees) that impact the general or specific communications/PR practice(s) in the profiled country The most important	Direct or indirect regulations (laws, acts, decrees) that impact the general or specific communications/PR practice(s) in the profiled country Very important	Direct or indirect regulations (laws, acts, decrees) that impact the general or specific communications/PR practice(s) in the profiled country Important	Direct or indirect regulations (laws, acts, decrees) that impact the general or specific communications/PR practice(s) in the profiled country Not so important	Direct or indirect regulations (laws, acts, decrees) that impact the general or specific communications/PR practice(s) in the profiled country The least important
Trade and academic publications published or most used in the selected country	Trade and academic publications published or most used in the selected country The most important	Trade and academic publications published or most used in the selected country Very important	Trade and academic publications published or most used in the selected country Important	Trade and academic publications published or most used in the selected country Not so important	Trade and academic publications published or most used in the selected country The least important
Media environment and level of sophistication/professionalism of journalists	Media environment and level of sophistication/professionalism of journalists The most important	Media environment and level of sophistication/professionalism of journalists Very important	Media environment and level of sophistication/professionalism of journalists Important	Media environment and level of sophistication/professionalism of journalists Not so important	Media environment and level of sophistication/professionalism of journalists The least important
Country’s main cultural celebrations/holidays, idiosyncrasies and/or traditions	Country’s main cultural celebrations/holidays, idiosyncrasies and/or traditions The most important	Country’s main cultural celebrations/holidays, idiosyncrasies and/or traditions Very important	Country’s main cultural celebrations/holidays, idiosyncrasies and/or traditions Important	Country’s main cultural celebrations/holidays, idiosyncrasies and/or traditions Not so important	Country’s main cultural celebrations/holidays, idiosyncrasies and/or traditions The least important
Country’s political structure	Country’s political structure The most important	Country’s political structure Very important	Country’s political structure Important	Country’s political structure Not so important	Country’s political structure The least important
Country’s economic data and overall business climate	Country’s economic data and overall business climate The most important	Country’s economic data and overall business climate Very important	Country’s economic data and overall business climate Important	Country’s economic data and overall business climate Not so important	Country’s economic data and overall business climate The least important
Annotated Web links to think tanks and any other research institution of relevance for the industry	Annotated Web links to think tanks and any other research institution of relevance for the industry The most important	Annotated Web links to think tanks and any other research institution of relevance for the industry Very important	Annotated Web links to think tanks and any other research institution of relevance for the industry Important	Annotated Web links to think tanks and any other research institution of relevance for the industry Not so important	Annotated Web links to think tanks and any other research institution of relevance for the industry The least important
List of references cited and consulted	List of references cited and consulted The most important	List of references cited and consulted Very important	List of references cited and consulted Important	List of references cited and consulted Not so important	List of references cited and consulted The least important

* 6. Please indicate how often you would access the following additional functions were they to be added to the PR landscapes.

	Crucial feature	Would use often	Would use occasionally	Would use rarely	Would never use
Searchability, so that different countries could be compared along specific parameters	Searchability, so that different countries could be compared along specific parameters Crucial feature	Searchability, so that different countries could be compared along specific parameters Would use often	Searchability, so that different countries could be compared along specific parameters Would use occasionally	Searchability, so that different countries could be compared along specific parameters Would use rarely	Searchability, so that different countries could be compared along specific parameters Would never use
An option to add user comments to supplement the landscape information	An option to add user comments to supplement the landscape information Crucial feature	An option to add user comments to supplement the landscape information Would use often	An option to add user comments to supplement the landscape information Would use occasionally	An option to add user comments to supplement the landscape information Would use rarely	An option to add user comments to supplement the landscape information Would never use

Other (please specify)

* 7. How can the landscapes be improved?

* 8. Where are you are located/based?

Africa

Asia

Australia/NewZealand/Oceania

Caribbean

Central and South America

Eastern Europe

North America

Western Europe

Other (please specify)

* 9. Which of the following best describes your role?

Agency

In-house corporate communication

Education

Student

Other (please specify)

* 10. Which of the following most closely represents your level and responsibilities?

Self-employed/Sole practitioner

Professional without management responsibilities

Managerial

Sr. leadership/executive

Other (please specify)

* 11. How many years of experience do you have in the communications/public relations profession?

Less than 5

6-10

11-20

More than 20

* 12. Are you willing to be contacted for further research or updates on the PR Landscapes? If so, please provide your information below

Name

Job Title

Company

Email Address

Country

* 1. Which PR Landscapes have you read?

* 2. What did or do you hope to gain from the information provided in the PR Landscapes?

* 3. Please indicate your overall impression of the landscapes, with 1 being the best and 5 the worst:

* 4. Is the amount of information provided in the landscapes:

* 5. Please indicate how important each section of the landscape is to you, with 1 being most important and 5 being least:

* 6. Please indicate how often you would access the following additional functions were they to be added to the PR landscapes.

* 7. How can the landscapes be improved?

* 8. Where are you are located/based?

* 9. Which of the following best describes your role?

* 10. Which of the following most closely represents your level and responsibilities?

* 11. How many years of experience do you have in the communications/public relations profession?

* 12. Are you willing to be contacted for further research or updates on the PR Landscapes? If so, please provide your information below

* 13. Any other comments?