Help me learn how to help.

Very simply, I need your help to learn how to help you.  Having spent 25 years as a pulpit minister I now find that I am a bi-vocational minister.  My other job is as a church consultant.  I work with two companies that serve the church market.  In one we help churches develop their stewardship ministry, including capital campaigns for major projects, debt repayment, or ministry expansion.  The other company provides creative building solutions for churches.  Both companies offer outstanding resources for churches.  

Here is the rub.  Ministers are notorious for being difficult to reach.  Having been a minister I understand about being over extended so that certain things fall below the threshold of attention.  Being the church's senior minister and the unofficial gate keeper for boards, and committees the minister's default answer is often 'No".  

The point of this survey is: Help me understand how I can help you.  What we offer can be a great help for some congregations.  My goal is to find those churches we can help and present our offerings while not wasting the time of ministers, their staff or myself.  So, if you will take this short survey it will help me greatly.  DO NOT worry. Your participation in this survey will not result in you getting a sales call unless you want one.  The survey is completely anonymous.     

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* 1. How do you prefer to be contacted concerning an offering of goods and/or services for your church?

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* 2. How do you least want to be contacted concerning an offering of goods and/or services for your church?

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* 3. For a first meeting with a salesman or representative how long do you feel is the optimal length for this visit?

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* 4. What is the most important factor in your agreeing to meet with a salesman?

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* 5. In a first meeting what kind of presentation do you prefer?

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* 6. Who is the gate keeper who controls access to you?

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* 7. When is the best time of the week to make first contact with you?

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* 8. In my work my company has several offerings.  Which, if any,  of these would be useful in your congregation? (This is not a sneaky way of prospecting.  I want to find out which of our offerings are most needed by congregations)

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* 9. If you were to need any of these services in what time frame would you need them?  (If your are interested in any of these offerings, since this is an anonymous survey, you will have to contact me directly.  Call or text 352-548-4837 or email me at Charlie@colemanssi.com.)

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* 10. Where have you found the goods and services your church uses?

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