Please share your views on technology vendor user groups.

1. What is the location of your HQ? Please Select a. North America b. Europe c. Latin America d. Africa e. Asia / Australia

2. Which of the following most closely represents your functional role? Please Select a. Knowledge Worker b. IT/Telecom Management c. Line of Business Management d. Executive Management

3. Which of the following represents the number of total employees in your company? Please Select a. Less than 20 b. Between 21 and 100 c. Between 101 and 250 d. Between 251 and 500 e. Between 501 and 1000 f.  Over 1000

4. Which of the following most closely represents your participation in a user group? Please Select a. I don’t participate -- I’m too busy b. I don’t participate – there’s no local group in my area c. I don’t participate -- the value I would receive is not worth my time d. I don’t participate -- my employer is not supportive of user group membership or participation e. I do participate in one or more user groups

5. What would be the most important benefit that could cause you to participate in a user group? Please Select a.  Getting a better understanding of the vendor’s products and services b.  Receiving exclusive product and services training c.  Get insider notification of special offers and promotions d.  Being able to participate in exclusive industry events e.  Being able to network with peers I wouldn’t otherwise meet f.   Getting direct access to the vendor’s senior management g.  Getting direct access to the vendor’s technical and R&D staff h.  I already participate in one or more user groups

6. What would be the second most important benefit that could cause you to participate in a user group? Please Select a.  Getting a better understanding of the vendor’s products and services b.  Receiving exclusive product and services training c.  Get insider notification of special offers and promotions d.  Being able to participate in exclusive industry events e.  Being able to network with peers I wouldn’t otherwise meet f.   Getting direct access to the vendor’s senior management g.  Getting direct access to the vendor’s technical and R&D staff h.  I already participate in one or more user groups

7. What is the most important improvement that your vendor’s user group should make to increase value? Please Select a. Increase the opportunities to interact and communicate with other members b. Increase member involvement in product and services planning c. Hold more national or regional events for members d. Conduct more easy-to-attend virtual events e. Provide more robust and frequent end-user training sessions f.  Provide more access to senior management

8. What is the second most important improvement that your vendor’s user group should make to increase value? Please Select a. Increase the opportunities to interact and communicate with other members b. Increase member involvement in product and services planning c. Hold more national or regional events for members d. Conduct more easy-to-attend virtual events e. Provide more robust and frequent end-user training sessions f.  Provide more access to senior management

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