Survey Says
VJESI Leadership Survey #5 Lists
conducted 6/20/02
Percentage
%
 
Q1 Have your list purchasing plans:  
Expanded 56
Contracted 19
Stayed the same 25
Total 100
 
Q1a If they have expanded, please indicate which industry segments?  
Catalog 22
Computer Services 5
Consulting 0
E-Commerce 19
Financial Services 9
Insurance 5
Non-profit 3
Publishing 9
Retail 9
Telco & Utilities 5
Travel & Entertainment 5
Other (1-Educ/1-Auto/1-DB/1-Mfg/1-Political) 9
Total 100
 
Q1b If they have contracted, please indicate which industry segments  
Catalog 36
Computer Services 0
Consulting 0
E-Commerce 14
Financial Services 0
Insurance 0
Non-profit 14
Publishing 14
Retail 0
Telco & Utilities 0
Travel & Entertainment 14
Other (1-Sweepstakes) 7
Total 100
 
Q1c In which category?  
B2B 12
Consumer 61
Both 27
Total 100
 
Q2 What is your list buying forecast for the next 2 quarters?  
Increase 58
Decrease 18
Same 24
Total 100
 
Q3 Have the new privacy laws impacted your list business?  
Yes 26
No 57
Unsure 17
Total 100
 
Q4 How much of your Direct Markting strategy has shifted to emailing?  
None 13
Less than 25% 65
26%-50% 12
51% + 10
Total 100
 
Q5 As a mailer are you interested in appending email addresses to your files?  
Yes 81
No 6
Unsure 13
Total 100
 
Q6 Are email lists more or less stable (deliverable) as compared to postal lists?  
More 12
Less 65
Unsure 24
Total 100
 
Q7 Has your list ever been obtained under false pretenses?  
Yes 6
No 83
Unsure 11
Total 100
 
Q8 Have you or your list manager ever cut off a mailer from using your file due to suspicion of list piracy or fraud?  
Yes 39
No 61
Unsure 0
Total 100
 
Q9 How prevalent do you believe list piracy is in your industry?  
Prevalent  
Catalog 15
Computer Services 6
Consulting 4
E-Commerce 27
Financial Services 8
Insurance 4
Non-profit 8
Publishing 4
Retail 13
Telco & Utilities 0
Travel & Entertainment 6
Other (1-Educ/1-Mfg/1-DB) 6
Total 100
 
Not Prevalent  
Catalog 23
Computer Services 8
Consulting 6
E-Commerce 5
Financial Services 12
Insurance 10
Non-profit 4
Publishing 10
Retail 5
Telco & Utilities 8
Travel & Entertainment 5
Other 3
Total 100
 
Q10 Has the new postal increase impacted your postal mailing plans?  
Yes 68
No 24
Unsure 8
Total 100
 
Q10a If yes, with what other media will you replace postal mail?  
Emailing 55
Telemarketing 15
Alternative Media 18
Other (2-Fax/1-Jt Vent/Endorsed Mailings) 13
Total 100
 
Q11 Are your response rates  
Up 42
Down 23
Unchanged 35
Total 100
 
Q11a Please indicate by industry segment  
Up  
Catalog 23
Computer Services 5
Consulting 5
E-Commerce 16
Financial Services 7
Insurance 7
Non-profit 7
Publishing 9
Retail 9
Telco & Utilities 2
Travel & Entertainment 5
Other (1-DB/1-Political/1-Mfg) 7
Total 100
 
Down  
Catalog 43
Computer Services 0
Consulting 0
E-Commerce 5
Financial Services 10
Insurance 5
Non-profit 10
Publishing 10
Retail 5
Telco & Utilities 0
Travel & Entertainment 10
Other (1-Educ) 5
Total 100
 
Q11b Please indicate by segment  
Up  
B2B 45
Consumer 55
Total 100
 
Down  
B2B 20
Consumer 80
Total 100
 
Q12 For which media strategy is your ROI typically better?  
Postal Mail 54
Email 39
No difference 7
Total 100
 
Job Title  
Director 26
Manager 2
Pres/CEO/GM 33
SVP/VP 36
Other, specify (1-Consultant) 2
Total 100
 
Job Function  
Administration 20
Finance/HR 0
IT/MIS 2
Marketing 67
Operations 2
Sales 7
Other (1-Consulting) 2
Total 100
 
Industry  
Agency 11
Catalog 21
Computer Services 0
Consulting 8
E Commerce 8
Financial 8
Fulfillment 0
Insurance 9
List 9
Non-profit 2
Publishing 9
Retail 8
Telemarketing Services 0
Telco & Utilities 2
Travel & Entertainment 0
Other, specify (1-Mfg/1-Educ/1-Healthcare) 6
Total 100

List Rentals on the Upswing
DIRECT Newsline, Aug 1, 2002