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More ideas mean more possibilities. That is why at Association Media & Publishing we are constantly surveying our membership and asking question pertinent to the industry. Take a look at past survey results to get an idea of what others in the publishing industry are doing and take your association to the next level.

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March 2012
Date Released:	Survey Results:
3/15/2012	New Print Publications Do you have plans to spin off or launch a new print publication of any kind in the next 12-18 months?
3/1/2012	E-book Publishing Does your organization publish content in an e-book format?
February 2012
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2/23/2012	Mobile Friendly Website Is your association's website mobile friendly?
2/16/2012	Pinterest Pages Is your association on Pinterest?
2/9/2012	Promoted Tweets Would you pay industry partners for tweets to promote your association?
2/2/2012	Facebook Timeline Do you like the new Facebook timeline layout?
January 2012
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1/26/2012	Print vs. Digital Publications Is your primary publication print or digital?
1/19/2012	Facebook Fan Page Growth How much has your association's Facebook fan page grown in the past year?
1/12/2012	Social Media Teams How big is your association's social media team?
1/5/2012	LinkedIn Usage What do you use your association's LinkedIn page for?
December 2011
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12/15/2011	Association Logos Do you have your association's logo on your magazine's cover?
12/08/2011	USPS Service Delay How will the USPS' delay of first-class delivery in the spring affect your association's publication?
12/01/2011	EXCEL Awards Will you be submitting an entry for the 2012 Association Media & Publishing EXCEL Awards?
November 2011
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11/22/2011	Soy-Based Inks Does your organization use soy-based ink for printing?
11/17/2011	Organic Search Traffic How much do social media websites account for organic search traffic to your association's website?
11/10/2011	Social Media Information What type of information do you put on your association's social media outlets?
11/3/2011	Writer's Block How often do you struggle with "writer's and/or creative block?"
October 2011
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10/27/2011	Social Media Research Does your association use social media for research?
10/20/2011	Sidebar Articles What type of articles do you read the most in Sidebar?
10/13/2011	Twitter Hashtags Does your organization use multiple Twitter hashtags?
10/6/2011	Content Updating How often do you update content on your association's website?
September 2011
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9/29/2011	Community Managers Does your association have a community manager?
9/22/2011	Blog Feedback If your association has a blog, how many comments does each blog post receive on average?
9/15/2011	Punctuation Errors Which punctuation error really gets your goat?
9/8/2011	Email Marketing Which email marketing service does your association use?
9/1/2011	Design Work on Spec: OK or Unfair? Is it fair to ask several designers to submit ideas for a project and then only pay the one whose work you select (i.e. spec work)?
August 2011
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8/25/2011	Cover Design Do you think your publication has great cover designs?
8/11/2011	Website Platforms On which platform is your association's website published?
8/4/2011	Twitter Usage How often does your association tweet per day?
8/18/2011	Recruitment Methods In the past 12 months, which communications vehicle has been the most effective in recruiting new members to your association?
July 2011
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7/28/2011	Video Communication How important is video in sharing content with your members and/or customers?
7/21/2011	eBook Readers Which eBook reader do you have?
7/14/2011	Google+ What are your impressions of Google+ vs. Facebook?
7/7/2011	All About Klout Do you track your social media influence using tools such as Klout?
June 2011
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6/23/2011	Readership Access How does the majority of your readership access your association's publication?
6/16/2011	Going Green How important is it for your association to be "green"?
6/9/2011	Social Networking What social networking platform does your association utilize the most?
6/2/2011	Graphic Design Who does your association's graphic design?
May 2011
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5/25/2011	QR Codes If you've used QR codes, how have you used them?
5/19/2011	Social Media Strategy Does your organization have a social media strategy?
5/12/2011	eBook Readership Are you currently reading an e-book?
5/5/2011	Print Publishing Does your organization have a plan to cease print publishing within the next five years?
April 2011
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4/28/2011	Outsourcing Do you outsource some, most or all of your publishing-related activities?
4/21/2011	Membership Directories Does your organization still print its membership directory?
4/14/2011	Publication Frequency Has your print publication decreased its frequency in the last 24 months?
4/7/2011	Video Content Do you produce video content at your association or for an association?
March 2011
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3/31/2011	2011 Ad Sales Does it look like your 2011 ad sales will be higher, lower or about the same compared with the year prior?
3/24/2011	Social Media Membership Engagement Which works better for engaging your association's membership: Facebook or Twitter?
3/17/2011	Website Redesign Are you planning a redesign of your website in 2011?
3/10/2011	Mobile Apps Does your association have a mobile app or plans to develop one in 2011?
3/3/2011	Writing Quality How would you describe the quality of writing in your publications?