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PM 2017 Readership Survey

You can help ICMA in its efforts to bring ICMA members the best professional magazine possible by completing this brief survey regarding Public Management (PM) magazine. It should only take 10 minutes to complete. As a thank you, one survey respondent will be selected randomly to receive a free 2017 ICMA Annual Conference registration.

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* 1. Rate your level of agreement with each statement below.

  Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
PM magazine content meets my needs.
The length of PM magazine articles is generally about right.
I routinely find articles in PM magazine that are relevant to my job.

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* 2. What topic is so important that it should be in every issue?

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* 3. Rate your level of interest in the following PM magazine content.

  Highly interested (5) (4) Neutral (3) (2) Not interested at all (1)
Personal leadership/management development
Ethics issues and advice
Interviews with managers/practitioners
Opinion pieces
Annual awards supplement
Case studies
Local government research supplement
ICMA initiatives and programs
Annual conference supplement

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* 4. LGR: Local Government Review, which consists of articles about ICMA research findings, was included in the June 2017 issue and in the December 2016 issue. Rate your interest in reading this special section.

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* 5. Which of the statements below best describes the extent of your reading of PM magazine? (Select only one.)

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* 6. If you do not read PM magazine on a regular basis, please let us know why. (Select all applicable.)

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* 7. I read PM. (Select all that apply.)

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* 8. How often do you visit the PM section of the ICMA website? (Select only one.)

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* 9. Assuming your dues could be lowered by $20 by making PM available online only, what is your preference?

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* 10. If you could recommend one change that ICMA could make to PM magazine to compel you to read it, what would that be?

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* 11. The next 3 questions are related to PM advertising. What role do you have in your local government's purchasing decisions? (Select all that apply.)

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* 12. Please indicate which of the following products and services have you evaluated, recommended, or purchased for your organization within the last 12 months. (Select all that apply.)

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* 13. Indicate the approximate total cost of the products and services that in the past 12 months were recommended or purchased through your office and that of your purchasing director.

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* 14. Approximately how many people in your office read your copy of PM magazine? (Please enter a number.)

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* 15. If you work for a local government, what is the population size of your local government?

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* 16. What is your career stage?

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* 17. Share any additional comments you have about PM magazine.

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* 18. Provide your contact information so that we can contact you if you win the free 2017 ICMA Annual Conference registration.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback is valuable to ICMA staff.

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