[Update May 6: The survey closed on May 1 and the preliminary results have been published today – see The influence of the global FIR community and downloadable presentation from Slideshare.]

fir2009survey Three years ago, in April 2006, we conducted our first listener survey in order to help us understand more about our listeners and the kinds of things they like (and dislike) about our podcast.

That survey gave us a great deal of useful information at the time that helped us develop the podcast, taking into account everything everyone said.

A lot has changed in three years, though.

We have two sponsors now: Ragan Communications and CustomScoop. For Immediate Release has grown well beyond the core Hobson and Holtz Report to embrace a total of six podcasts today including the monthly FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio.

We’re also fortunate to have a team of correspondents, established and valuable elements of The Hobson and Holtz Report podcast.

And one other major change in the three years since our last (and first) listener survey is how the FIR community has developed and become an even more important element of the overall ‘FIR experience’ via the FIR Room on Friendfeed and also via Twitter.

We think it’s the right time to find out if FIR and, specifically, The Hobson and Holtz Report, really is in tune with our community. Is it a podcast that contains the content we think that people want? What about specific content elements in each show? What do listeners like best? Least? Where do people listen? How do they get hold of the MP3 files? And so on.

So if you’re a listener to The Hobson and Holtz Report, we’d like to ask you to invest 20 minutes of your time and take the 2009 FIR Listener Survey. The survey on SurveyGizmo is open now and closes at midday GMT on Friday May 1, 2009. We’ll announce the results during May.

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/123833/fir-listener-survey-2009

Thanks for your help and your support.

(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)


17 responses to “Survey: What do you think of FIR?”

  1. Neville Hobson

    Blimey. Just announced the FIR listener survey and see 24 surveys in progress already. http://bit.ly/24kQgA

  2. jangles (Neville Hobson) avatar

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    [Blog] Survey: What do you think of FIR? [link to post]

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  3. jangles (Neville Hobson) avatar

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    Blimey. Just announced the FIR listener survey and see 24 surveys in progress already. [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

  4. prblogs (prblogs) avatar

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    Hobson: Survey: What do you think of FIR?: Three years ago, in April 2006, we conducted our first listene.. [link to post]

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  5. aaronstrout (Aaron Strout) avatar

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    RT @TDefren: What do you think of the For Immediate Release podcast? Take the survey. [link to post]

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  6. Blimey. Just announced the FIR listener survey and see 24 surveys in progress already. http://bit.ly/24kQgA

  7. Hobson: Survey: What do you think of FIR?: Three years ago, in April 2006, we conducted our first listene.. http://tinyurl.com/cfryjr

  8. RT @jangles: [Blog] Survey: What do you think of FIR? http://tinyurl.com/cl9l9t [I’ve just completed mine!]

  9. Do you listen to the For Immediate Release podcast? RT @jangles: [Blog] Survey: What do you think of FIR? http://tinyurl.com/cl9l9t

  10. What do you think of the For Immediate Release podcast? Take the survey. http://tinyurl.com/cl9l9t

  11. RT @TDefren: What do you think of the For Immediate Release podcast? Take the survey. http://tinyurl.com/cl9l9t

  12. monkeywatcher (Gregory B.) avatar

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    Currently answering the FIR survey: [link to post]

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  13. Currently answering the FIR survey: http://is.gd/sgc1

  14. auntie_abc (Amanda Boland-Curran) avatar

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    I’ve just done the FIR Listener Survey for @jangles & @shel. [link to post] All communicators should tune in: http://bit.ly/g8EGw

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  15. 32 completed surveys so far in the FIR Listener Survey. Terrific feedback, simply brilliant. http://bit.ly/24kQgA

  16. I’ve just done the FIR Listener Survey for @jangles & @shel. http://bit.ly/24kQgA All communicators should tune in: http://bit.ly/g8EGw

  17. Taking a look at the results so far of the FIR Listener Survey. Fantastic feedback. http://bit.ly/24kQgA