Powerfeedback by Scott

May 1

“ No one has to wait for a sudden burst of intelligence, a bolt of lightning, or a mystical experience. …With what you have and where you are, you can begin the process of finding productive, meaningful, and profitable work.

— Dan Miller: Inspirational speaker and author

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April 30

Issue of the Week Survey

We just posted a quick (4 question) survey and hope that you will participate.

The results will be made available for free, and announced on this blog, as well as on our Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages’ within a few days.

Please vote now!

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April 29

Swine Flu opinion

Powerfeedback has been on the forefront of garnering public opinion regarding the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic. Our results have yielded extremely valuable information for our clients.

The World Health Organization has raised its global pandemic alert level from 3 to 4 and sources say the alert will almost inevitably rise to level 5.

What will this mean for your business? Now is the time to calmly, yet quickly measure attitude. As of this writing, there are 65 reported cases of H1N1 Flu infection in the United States. At the present time, none of us know what is next with this fast moving health crisis.

We are offering RAPID deployment of VERY low cost web surveys for you to better understand the opinion and feelings of your employees, members, customers and other stakeholders to your business.

Please contact us today to discuss your specific needs. During this crisis, we have bolstered our staff to make certain that we have enough resources on duty 24x7 to serve your needs.

We wish you all the best, and remain hopeful that the effects of this crisis will be minimal.

Please email us at surveys@powerfeedback.com, or call: 1-888-441-2637, Extension 701 to discuss your specific needs.

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April 28

Big changes today in Pennsylvania and National politics as Senator Arlen Specter switches from the Republican to Democrat party.

Please take our quick (4 question) survey regarding Senator Specter’s decision.

Thanks!

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Official Swine Flu poll results released

Powerfeedback just concluded a Domestic and International survey regarding attitude and perception concerning Swine Influenza. Here are some highlights from the questionnaire.

1) Are you aware of the Swine Influenza (aka “swine flu”) outbreak that is currently affecting the USA as well as other Countries?

* 94.89% Yes

* 6.02% No

2) Are you confident that Government agencies, officials and health organizations are properly prepared to deal with the “swine flu” outbreak?

* 48.68% Yes

* 51.32% No

3) How concerned are you with your own safety, as well as that of your family during the “public health emergency” issued by the World Health Organization regarding the “Swine Flu” outbreak?

* Very 22.37%

* Somewhat 42.11%

* Not very 30.26%

* Not at all 5.26%

There were 611 responses to the survey, and the results were garnered within a 24-hour period. In addition to email databases, social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn were used to garner survey participants. An important side note to this report is how active these social networking sites have been during this crisis. I am seeing special pages set up where people can share their feelings, fears, and opinions on this topic.

Whether Swine Flu has landed in your state, or your particular area as of yet or not, now is the time to have a plan in place with your staff to deal with this should your workplace be impacted. Brian Wingfield of Forbes wrote a very interesting article regarding Pandemic Planning that is worth the read.

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April 26

Swine Flu survey

We are conducting a quick, 5 question survey regarding the global outbreak of “swine flu” and would appreciate your participation, as well as sharing the survey link with family, friends, and co-workers.

Thank you very much for your participation and assistance!

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April 25

Marketing blunder

“General Motors Corp. is laying off 20% of its marketing and communications staff……”

Sales are down, so GM cuts marketing personnel? Assuming that they do not replace the in-house services with outside experts like Powerfeedback, their decision is very foolish. Now more than ever, don’t they need creative and targeted marketing campaigns?

I have also heard, though I don’t have confirmation as of yet that General Motors is also cutting market research. If true, another mistake, and I wonder why they don’t replace their behemoth market research firms with smaller, yet very capable and budget friendly companies?

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April 23

Earth Day gone bad

Every President, Republican or Democrat, flies around the country on Air Force One and Marine One with barely a thought as to the impact on our carbon footprint, or the message that it sends regarding the call to conserve fuel and resources.

It is however very ironic that President Obama spent over 9,000 gallons of fuel on Earth Day to spread the message of conservation, and the need to seek out new forms of energy.

Listen, I get it; its really cool to have the President (Democrat or Republican) come to your city, but, given this President’s affection for YouTube, the Internet, Social Networking, an other online messaging vehicles, wouldn’t it have been more prudent on Earth Day to park the planes and helicopters and deliver the message in a more environmentally friendly manner?

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Cutting prices in this economy

There is much debate today as to whether you should cut your rates/prices during the current economic slowdown.

I have maintained that it is far smarter to offer more value and services if you want to maintain long-term viability for your business.

My feelings on this are further expressed in today’s Wall Street Journal; item number 5.

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April 22

“Troubled by the possible shuttering of his hometown paper, Sen. John Kerry reached out to the Boston Globe on Tuesday, then called for Senate hearings to address the woes of the nation’s print media.”

I am absolutely floored by Senator John Kerry’s actions in this regard. I have written extensively about this in the past, so, I will limit my remarks here, and make some simple points. Newspapers are dying because-

Internet
Cable News
Print Media is not timely
Print Media is usually slanted left or right, and not independent

Translation? We all knew years ago that newspapers would face this fate, and to be clear, this is NOT due to the current economic conditions.

If Senator Kerry is so concerned about jobs, as I have also written about earlier, why isn’t he helping small businesses? He started to Shepard S. 2300 (The Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007) through the Senate, which, would have finally allowed small businesses to legitimately, and fairly, compete for Federal Government small business set-aside business contracts. Why did Senator Kerry allow this legislation die?

It is pretty clear that Senator Kerry is more interested in appeasing his supporter base versus actually pushing for programs that would actually help currently viable, and future relevant businesses and industries.

“Troubled by the possible shuttering of his hometown paper, Sen. John Kerry reached out to the Boston Globe on Tuesday, then called for Senate hearings to address the woes of the nation’s print media.”

I am absolutely floored by Senator John Kerry’s actions in this regard. I have written extensively about this in the past, so, I will limit my remarks here, and make some simple points. Newspapers are dying because-

Internet
Cable News
Print Media is not timely
Print Media is usually slanted left or right, and not independent

Translation? We all knew years ago that newspapers would face this fate, and to be clear, this is NOT due to the current economic conditions.

If Senator Kerry is so concerned about jobs, as I have also written about earlier, why isn’t he helping small businesses? He started to Shepard S. 2300 (The Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007) through the Senate, which, would have finally allowed small businesses to legitimately, and fairly, compete for Federal Government small business set-aside business contracts. Why did Senator Kerry allow this legislation die?

It is pretty clear that Senator Kerry is more interested in appeasing his supporter base versus actually pushing for programs that would actually help currently viable, and future relevant businesses and industries.

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“ So often we wait for the climate and conditions in life to be perfect before we feel safe enough to step forward, trust, and be our authentic selves. What we don’t realize is that in order to create the ideal climate we are waiting for, we must be authentic first.

— Sonia Choquette: Spiritual teacher and author

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April 21

Yahoo announced some major layoffs today.

I just posted a piece on this for Examiner.com.

Please check it out!

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Interesting Twitter article

I find the information interesting in this article, but, I do have a bone to pick.

There is a consistent trend in articles such as this. They highlight “C” level people who are actively engaged in using Twitter for their businesses. While this is admirable, is it still newsworthy?

What about small and mid size businesses who are using Twitter for the same purposes, as well as forging strategic partnerships, business development, and often sharing information that would not otherwise be widely available?

Given the current economic environment, isn’t more timely and worthwhile to feature firms like this? Haven’t we learned a lesson from firms like Yahoo?

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April 20

“ Observation is like a muscle. It grows stronger with use and atrophies without use. Exercise your observation muscle and you will become a more powerful decoder of the world around you.

— Joe Navarro: Former FBI agent and expert on nonverbal language

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April 19

Tea Party reality

“Senior White House adviser David Axelrod on Sunday suggested the “Tea Party” movement is an “unhealthy” reaction to the tough economic climate facing the country.”

Axelrod, and virtually everyone in else in Washington just don’t get it!

Yes, people are concerned about taxes, today and tomorrow, but, the root causation of the Tea Parties was far deeper.

People are not happy with the path that our country is heading down. This is not aimed at Democrats or Republicans independently, but BOTH SIDES EQUALLY!

In the surveys that we’ve conducted, it is clear that individuals, and most especially small businesses are disgusted, frustrated, and losing hope.

For those who wish to limit the role of the Tea Parties to taxes, they are very being shortsighted.

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