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    First pan-European blog survey

    Banner_euroblog2006The first pan-European survey into the way weblogs are changing public relations takes place in November. EuroBlog 2006, co-ordinated by the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (Euprera), aims to collect information from practitioners in all areas of public relations and communications to paint the first comprehensive picture of the impact of weblogs across Europe.

    Led by researchers in Germany and the UK, EuroBlog 2006 will show who is using weblogs for PR and why they use them, providing a valuable insight into future trends. 

    The survey, at www.euroblog2006.org, takes about five minutes to complete and runs until November 30. All responses are anonymous. Anyone taking part will have access to findings that could shape the way they and their clients do business.

    October 29, 2005 in EuroBlog2006 |

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    Philip, it would be great to have some reliable data about weblog adoption in Europe, but how do you make sure that those taking the survey are actually working in public relations or communications? Right now it looks like anyone following the link published by you (and Philippe Borremans) can take the survey.

    I have more questions -- but for now I was wondering if it's possible to share more information about the methodology of the survey, and on how do you plan to interpret the results. Thank you!

    Posted by: Constantin Basturea | October 31, 2005 at 08:10 AM

    We put a great deal of thought into ways of identifying our survey sample but because of structural differences between European countres we felt that the best way forward to was to try and gather as much information as possible. The survey asks for responses only from practitioners and several of the questions are designed to specify their precise roles; hopefully this will be enough for us to identify those who are indeed practitioners.

    We are still looking for partners to promote the survey (largely through traditional media relations rather than via blogs!) in some countries and would grateful to hear from anyone who might wish to help.

    Posted by: Philip Young | October 31, 2005 at 08:24 AM

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