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ERDOS & MORGAN OPINION LEADERS STUDY

BusinessWeek reaches more influential opinion leaders than any title in the three book set (BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Fortune). In fact, BusinessWeek reaches the most opinion leaders across both major leadership groups (Federal Government & Private Sector).

Additionally, BusinessWeek reaches more opinion leaders involved in all the major issues facing the world today:

International Trade/Global Economic Issues 40%
Defense and National Security Issues 34%
Economic/Financial Policy Issues 31%
Legislative/Government Policy Issues 31%
Agricultural Issues 31%
Media & Cultural Issues 31%
Environmental & Energy Issues 30%
Science & Technology Issues 30%
Business Issues 28%
Law & Legal Issues 28%
Health, Education, & Human Services Issues 26%

For more information about these magazine studies, contact your BusinessWeek Account Manager.

Source: 2008-2009 Opinion Leaders, Erdos & Morgan

METHODOLOGY

Frequency/Latest Study
  • Bi-annual
  • 2008 - 2009 ( November 2008 )
Target Universe
  • Key elected and appointed officials in the federal government, state and local government officials throughout the U.S., and prominent citizens in selected fields within the private sector.
  • Population projection: 538,408
Sample/Response
  • Sources: Federal Yellow Book, Congressional Yellow Book, Associations Yellow Book, Carroll's Online State, Municipal and County Directories, and Marquis' Who's Who in America.
  • 1,486 total opinion leaders respondents
  • 50% response rate
Method
  • Self-administered print and online questionnaire
  • 4 pages, $5 incentive for charity of choice, 4 mailings
Data Collected
  • Level of Involvement: Any, Personal, Professional
  • 11 Issue Categories
  • 167 Individual issues
  • Readership of 80 publications
  • Readership: Regular, Qualitative values (i.e, "Influential")
  • Viewership of 49 broadcast and cable programs

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