Solar Business Focus UK and Solar Power Portal Survey Question Title * 1. What type of organisation do you work for? EPC/contractor Installer Developer Investor Utility Architect/designer Equipment and materials manufacturer PV cells/modules manufacturer Components manufacturer Distributor/retailer Equipment Manufacturer or Supplier Engineering Academia/research Marketing/PR Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Which best describes your work? Senior management Technical/engineering Sales and marketing Project management Consulting/professional services General management Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Which of the following do you specify, directly or indirectly (please tick all that apply)? PV manufacturing equipment Solar Cells/Modules Balance-of-system electronics (eg inverters, connectors) Mounting and tracking systems Legal services Financial services Electrical equipment Construction services Project management Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Are you a budget holder? Yes No Question Title * 5. What subject areas are of most interest to you? Solar pv Solar thermal Storage Finance Government policy Distributed energy Large scale solar Roof top solar Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. How often do you visit the Solar Power Portal website? Regularly throughout the day Once a day Once a week A few times a month Once a month A few times a year Once a year Never Question Title * 7. On average, how long do you spend reading Solar Power Portal on average each day? Ten minutes or less Up to 30 minutes Between 30 minutes and 1 hour More than 1 hour Question Title * 8. For how long have you been reading Solar Power Portal? Less than 6 months Between 6 months and1 year 1-2 years 2 years or more Question Title * 9. Why do you read Solar Power Portal? (please tick all that apply) For the latest news For information on emerging technologies For information on how to run my business more effectively As a reference source and research tool To help source new suppliers Other (please state) Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Have your purchasing decisions ever been influenced after seeing an advertisement or reading Solar Power Portal? Yes No Question Title * 11. If so, how did it influence your decision? (please tick all that apply) Conducted additional research before making purchasing decision Visited advertiser website Contacted advertiser for further information via email or phone Purchased product or service from advertiser Other (please state) Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. How do you access the Solar Power Portal website? (please tick all that apply) Computer iPad Other tablet device Mobile phone Question Title * 13. These are the sections that appear regularly on the Solar Power Portal website. Please indicate how often you look at them Daily Weekly, Monthly Every few months Never Interviews and blogs Interviews and blogs Daily Interviews and blogs Weekly, Interviews and blogs Monthly Interviews and blogs Every few months Interviews and blogs Never Videos and podcasts Videos and podcasts Daily Videos and podcasts Weekly, Videos and podcasts Monthly Videos and podcasts Every few months Videos and podcasts Never Product news Product news Daily Product news Weekly, Product news Monthly Product news Every few months Product news Never Case studies Case studies Daily Case studies Weekly, Case studies Monthly Case studies Every few months Case studies Never News News Daily News Weekly, News Monthly News Every few months News Never Company directory Company directory Daily Company directory Weekly, Company directory Monthly Company directory Every few months Company directory Never Question Title * 14. What kind of new content would you like to see on Solar Power Portal? Storage Distributed energy Industrial off-grid Domestic off-grid None Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. Would you recommend Solar Power Portal to a colleague or a customer? Yes No Question Title * 16. What other websites do you visit to keep updated on industry developments, and how frequently do you visit them? Never Occasionally Frequently Regularly Blue and Green Today Blue and Green Today Never Blue and Green Today Occasionally Blue and Green Today Frequently Blue and Green Today Regularly Click Green Click Green Never Click Green Occasionally Click Green Frequently Click Green Regularly PV magazine PV magazine Never PV magazine Occasionally PV magazine Frequently PV magazine Regularly Renewable Energy World Renewable Energy World Never Renewable Energy World Occasionally Renewable Energy World Frequently Renewable Energy World Regularly Recharge Recharge Never Recharge Occasionally Recharge Frequently Recharge Regularly Edie.net Edie.net Never Edie.net Occasionally Edie.net Frequently Edie.net Regularly RTCC RTCC Never RTCC Occasionally RTCC Frequently RTCC Regularly YouGen YouGen Never YouGen Occasionally YouGen Frequently YouGen Regularly Energy Live Energy Live Never Energy Live Occasionally Energy Live Frequently Energy Live Regularly SolarServer SolarServer Never SolarServer Occasionally SolarServer Frequently SolarServer Regularly Other (please specify) Question Title * 17. Do you subscribe to any online information sources to help you in running your business? If so, which ones? (please state) Question Title * 18. What is the main reason that you subscribe to these information sources? Question Title * 19. How often do you read Solar Business Focus UK? Regularly - every edition Frequently – most editions Occasionally – some editions Never Question Title * 20. On average, how long do you spend reading an issue of Solar Business Focus UK? Less than 30 minutes 30 minutes to 1 hour 1-2 hours More Question Title * 21. For how long have you been reading Solar Business Focus UK? 6 months or less 6 months to 1 year 1-2 years Longer Question Title * 22. Typically how many people read your copy of Solar Business Focus UK besides you? No one else 1 other person 2 other people 3 other people 4 other people 5-9 other people 10 or more other people Question Title * 23. How long do you keep each edition of Solar Business Focus UK? I discard each edition as soon as I've read it Up to one year 1-2 years Longer Question Title * 24. Why do you read Solar Business Focus UK? (please tick all that apply) For information on emerging technologies For the latest market analysis For the latest news For information on how to run my business more effectively As a reference source and research tool To help source new suppliers For informed opinions Other (please specify) Question Title * 25. These are the sections that appear regularly in Solar Business Focus UK.Please indicate how often you look at them Every issue Most issues Some issues Never Features Features Every issue Features Most issues Features Some issues Features Never Money and markets Money and markets Every issue Money and markets Most issues Money and markets Some issues Money and markets Never Installer central Installer central Every issue Installer central Most issues Installer central Some issues Installer central Never Large-Scale focus Large-Scale focus Every issue Large-Scale focus Most issues Large-Scale focus Some issues Large-Scale focus Never Policy and Government Policy and Government Every issue Policy and Government Most issues Policy and Government Some issues Policy and Government Never Training and education Training and education Every issue Training and education Most issues Training and education Some issues Training and education Never Products Products Every issue Products Most issues Products Some issues Products Never According to Ray According to Ray Every issue According to Ray Most issues According to Ray Some issues According to Ray Never Case studies Case studies Every issue Case studies Most issues Case studies Some issues Case studies Never Events Events Every issue Events Most issues Events Some issues Events Never Training schools Training schools Every issue Training schools Most issues Training schools Some issues Training schools Never The Gallery The Gallery Every issue The Gallery Most issues The Gallery Some issues The Gallery Never Question Title * 26. What sections, topics, or content would you like to see more of in Solar Business Focus UK? Question Title * 27. Has your purchasing decision ever been influenced after seeing an advertisement in Solar Business Focus UK? Yes No Question Title * 28. If so, how did it influence your decision? (please tick all that apply) Conducted additional research before making purchasing decision Visited advertisers website Contacted advertiser for further information via email or phone Purchased product or service from advertiser Other (please specify) Question Title * 29. How often do you read the following magazines and journals? Never Occasionally Frequently Regularly PV magazine PV magazine Never PV magazine Occasionally PV magazine Frequently PV magazine Regularly Installer Installer Never Installer Occasionally Installer Frequently Installer Regularly Solar UK Solar UK Never Solar UK Occasionally Solar UK Frequently Solar UK Regularly Recharge Recharge Never Recharge Occasionally Recharge Frequently Recharge Regularly Question Title * 30. What, if any, industry related information would you like to access but find it hard to find? Question Title * 31. Do you attend industry events? Yes No Question Title * 32. If so, why (please tick all that apply)? Learn about new technologies Meet new business contacts Learn about the latest developments Hear the latest industry forecasts Meet new suppliers Network Question Title * 33. What type of events might you be interested in attending in the future (please tick all that apply)? Roundtable discussions Seminars Conferences Exhibitions Awards Web TV broadcasts Other (please specify) Question Title * 34. We are always interested to hear feedback from readers as to how we can improve our service. In particular, please tell us, below:What you value about Solar Business Focus UK and Solar Power Portal Question Title * 35. How can we improve our services? Question Title * 36. So that you can be entered into the prize draw please provide your name, email address, and contact telephone number below: Name Email Tel. No. Question Title * 37. Please indicate if you are happy to be contacted about marketing and sales offers from Solar Media: Yes No Done