Marketing Insights Survey

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* What is the title of your lead marketing person?

Coordinator

Specialist

Manager

Director

Vice President

Chief Marketing Officer

None of the above

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* How many people are in your marketing department?

1-2

3-4

Part-time (dedicated person)

Part-time (in addition to other role in company)

Outsourced

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* What are you your company's sales?

< $25M

$26 - 99M

$100 - 249M

$250 - 499M

$500+M

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* How do you determine your marketing budget?

Set budget at the beginning of the year

Only what we can get from manufacturers (BDF, MDF, Co-op)

Don't have a budget, spend as needed or opportunities arise

Other (please specify)

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* What is included in your marketing budget? (Check all that apply.)

Advertising media – Newspaper/magazine

Advertising media – Radio

Advertising media – TV/cable/streaming/video

Collateral – business cards, letterhead, envelopes, etc.

Creative Services – design, writing/content, videography/editing

Digital advertising

Digital signage for counters

Direct Mail

Directories – online/printed business/service provider directories

Events – counter days, customer training/appreciation

Home Shows

Merchandising/Signage/Displays

Printing (for marketing)

Promotions (vendor, company)

Promotional Items – giveaways/swag/imprinted items

Research

Marketing Tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Survey Monkey, MailChimp etc.

SEO/SEM

Social media advertising

Sponsorships ¬¬– programs, events, schools, community events, etc.

Website – design, content development

Other (please specify)

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* What are your current marketing challenges?

Branding

Content marketing – developing

CRM – using effectively

Data & Analytics – obtaining and analyzing

E-Commerce – developing/launching

E-commerce – increasing usage

Lead Generation

Measuring marketing effectiveness

Product Data – acquiring, updating

Social Media – using effectively

Website – design, content development

Other (please specify)

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* In what associations, organizations, or unions do you participate?

ACCA (Air Conditioning Contractors of America)

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

DBIA (Design-Build Institute of America)

HARDI (Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International)

HRAI (Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute)

NITC (National Inspection Testing and Certification Corporation)

PHCC (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association)

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* What marketing/PR/communication topics would you like us to share insights on?

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