Story Comms: Midlands' business survey 2020

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* 1. Contact information

Name

Company

Email Address

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* 2. What is your job role?

Founder or director

Senior management

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How confident are you about your business’s growth in 2021?

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not so confident

Not at all confident

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* 4. When are you expecting to return to similar revenue levels as pre-pandemic?

Already at or growing revenue faster than pre-pandemic

First half of 2021

Second half of 2021

2022

Do not foresee returning to pre-pandemic revenue levels

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* 5. What are your business's priorities for 2021? (Please select all that apply)

Cash flow recovery

Investing in marketing and communications

Investing in technology

Returning to pre-pandemic revenue levels

Pursuing new market opportunities

Developing a new product or service

Staff wellbeing and mental health

Recruitment

Implementing cost saving measures (including redundancies)

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Have you adapted or added to your service or product offering during the pandemic?

Yes

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* 7. What are your plans for products and services in 2021? (Please select all that apply)

Continue to offer products and services developed during the pandemic

Adding new services or products

Improving existing offering

No further investment in products or services

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* 8. How prepared is your business for Brexit?

Very prepared

Could be more prepared

Unprepared

Very unprepared

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you fear the business impact of a no-deal Brexit?

Extremely fearful

Fearful

Unsure of impact

Not fearful

Believe there will be no impact

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* 10. What more could the government do to support businesses in the Midlands? (Please select all that apply)

Increase availability of finance (business grants, loans, equity investment, etc.)

Staff cost support (extension or improvement of job support schemes, etc.)

Increased regional devolution

More advice or support services

Investment into infrastructure

Business relief (rents, business rates, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 11. As part of its 'levelling up' agenda, the government committed to reducing regional disparities and driving economic growth across the UK.

Are you satisfied with the progress the government has made in ‘levelling up’ the Midlands and its businesses?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

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* 12. How are you planning on taking your business's profile forward in 2021? (Please select all that apply)

Increasing PR, communications and marketing

Developing or changing brand

Investing in website or digital presence (e-commerce, etc.)

Creating more diverse content (podcasts, video, etc.)

Building social media presence

Increasing online or physical advertising

Other (please specify)

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* 13. In the current business environment, how are you prioritising your communications?

Priority

Business as usual

Not a priority

Don’t know

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* 14. Black Lives Matters has changed the world. Has it changed your organisation?

Yes

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* 15. If yes, what action has your business taken?

Implementing new internal policies or training

Supporting existing organisations and causes

Using communications to spotlight issues and your business’s actions

Need to improve action in this area

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Would you be interested in a free communications consultation with a member of Story's team?

Yes

Story Comms: Midlands' business survey 2020

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* 1. Contact information

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* 2. What is your job role?

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* 3. How confident are you about your business’s growth in 2021?

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* 4. When are you expecting to return to similar revenue levels as pre-pandemic?

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* 5. What are your business's priorities for 2021? (Please select all that apply)

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* 6. Have you adapted or added to your service or product offering during the pandemic?

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* 7. What are your plans for products and services in 2021? (Please select all that apply)

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* 8. How prepared is your business for Brexit?

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* 9. Do you fear the business impact of a no-deal Brexit?

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* 10. What more could the government do to support businesses in the Midlands? (Please select all that apply)

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* 11. As part of its 'levelling up' agenda, the government committed to reducing regional disparities and driving economic growth across the UK.Are you satisfied with the progress the government has made in ‘levelling up’ the Midlands and its businesses?

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* 12. How are you planning on taking your business's profile forward in 2021? (Please select all that apply)

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* 13. In the current business environment, how are you prioritising your communications?

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* 14. Black Lives Matters has changed the world. Has it changed your organisation?

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* 15. If yes, what action has your business taken?

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* 16. Would you be interested in a free communications consultation with a member of Story's team?

* 11. As part of its 'levelling up' agenda, the government committed to reducing regional disparities and driving economic growth across the UK.

Are you satisfied with the progress the government has made in ‘levelling up’ the Midlands and its businesses?