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2010 Outlook and Forecast
27 members have voted
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1. Which of the following describes you best?
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Full Service - Local Only10
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Full Service - Regional9
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Full Service - National3
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Service and Install Only1
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Manufacturing Only4
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2. What were your strengths in 2009? (Select 1 or More)
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Channel Letters14
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Pylons/Monuments13
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Service and Install Locally for National Companies13
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Service for local businesses9
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Banners4
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Vehicle Wraps3
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GREEN Retro-fits5
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3. What about 2009 growth and or shrinkage? (Select 1 or More)
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Hired/Added Personell9
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Let go of/downsized Personell11
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Added new Products or Services8
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Removed products or services1
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Increased Customer Base13
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Lost some of Customer Base6
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Added New Equipment (Including New To You)9
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Sold or liquidated some equipment2
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4. Do you plan to ___________ ?(Select 1 or More)
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grow in 201019
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downsize in 20102
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Hire/Add New Personell in 201010
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offer new products or services in 20107
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gain new types of clients in 201012
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buy new equipment in 20108
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5. Wich of the following do you think will impact you most?
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Supplier Pricing0
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Competitor Pricing8
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Ammount of Available Work4
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Regulatory, Mucipal, or other Laws2
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The Economy as a Whole11
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The Local Economy2
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6. What is your IDEAL profit margin for 2010? (Generally Speaking)
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10%3
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15%6
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20%6
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25%5
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30%7
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7. What is your ACTUAL profit margin for 2009?
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10%4
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15%5
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20%6
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25%2
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30%1
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More than 30%4
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Less than 10%5
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8. You are planning on _______ in 2010. (Select 1 or more)
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doing business like you've always done15
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radically changing the way you do business7
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adding new technology to help you do business14
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exploring ways to get out of the industry3
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going to AA0
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robbing and stealing to surrvive1
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lowballing to get some work0
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9. If you could have one of the following which would it be?
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Any one customer's business you choose5
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Stricter laws pertaining to licensing4
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New equipment7
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Better employees5
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Early Retirement6
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