Comments on: What prizes motivate you to fill out surveys? http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/ Mike Downey is the Principal Evangelist for Platform Business Development at Adobe Systems and focuses on Adobe's platform technologies including AIR, Flash, and Flex. This is his personal blog. The views expressed on this site are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of Adobe Systems, it's employees or partners in any way. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Barry Watson http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-7113 Barry Watson Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:46:12 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-7113 Hey!...I Googled for lynda barry, but found your page about What prizes motivate you to fill out surveys?...and have to say thanks. nice read. Hey!…I Googled for lynda barry, but found your page about What prizes motivate you to fill out surveys?…and have to say thanks. nice read.

]]> By: Last ActionScript Hero http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1810 Last ActionScript Hero Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:24:19 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1810 Anything which has a Macromedia logo on it or better a Flash logo on it is worth more than anything for me :) Anything which has a Macromedia logo on it or better a Flash logo on it is worth more than anything for me :)

]]> By: marc http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1809 marc Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:06:38 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1809 Suggestion for enhancement in Studio 8.... Why not a Studio 8 (and Flash Pro 8) PLUS version with a FULL FEATURED VP6 encoder (2 pass, choice between VBR and CBR, ....) for those that want an EASY way to integrate BEST video quality?????? Now we have to rely on thirth party software. I can understand it has a price but (in my case) it would be a REAL "Studio" or "Pro" product ... and those thirth party products do have a price too... besides the aspects of less comfortable, more time consuming ... Try to look at it from a developers view! Besides that: Flash 8 is great experience ... Suggestion for enhancement in Studio 8….

Why not a Studio 8 (and Flash Pro 8) PLUS version with a FULL FEATURED VP6 encoder (2 pass, choice between VBR and CBR, ….) for those that want an EASY way to integrate BEST video quality??????

Now we have to rely on thirth party software. I can understand it has a price but (in my case) it would be a REAL “Studio” or “Pro” product … and those thirth party products do have a price too… besides the aspects of less comfortable, more time consuming … Try to look at it from a developers view!

Besides that: Flash 8 is great experience …

]]> By: JOSERH http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1808 JOSERH Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:32:48 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1808 I am interesting to winner of prize/draw lottoery in world. I will looking for answer the question NUMBERS If you send the question Number. I am very exceting and winnera.Thanks for your intreducting and cooperation.Thaks. I am interesting to winner of prize/draw lottoery in world. I will looking for answer the question NUMBERS If you send the question Number. I am very exceting and winnera.Thanks for your intreducting and cooperation.Thaks.

]]> By: QC http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1807 QC Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:11:52 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1807 Gift cards and iPods? Adobe con't be righ enough to give that away. How about free five day extentions to trial software. Gift cards and iPods? Adobe con’t be righ enough to give that away. How about free five day extentions to trial software.

]]> By: Abigail http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1806 Abigail Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:07:39 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1806 To extrapolate a little on Bazard's comment above: what about extended consultation with a product manager or other expert? This could include playing with products in beta, learning new tricks, providing feedback...over lunch, if feasible. If that's not feasible (hello, antipodean friends) you might want to throw in some swag (messenger bag or teeshirt) to sweeten the deal, though. To extrapolate a little on Bazard’s comment above: what about extended consultation with a product manager or other expert? This could include playing with products in beta, learning new tricks, providing feedback…over lunch, if feasible. If that’s not feasible (hello, antipodean friends) you might want to throw in some swag (messenger bag or teeshirt) to sweeten the deal, though.

]]> By: Bazard http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1805 Bazard Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:48:13 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1805 What about arranging a meeting at one of the next Flash Conferences with the one of top Flash Guru that will be there? Kind of VIP pass plus having the priviliege to spend the conference with the Flash Guru of our choice (regarding those from the list of speakers at this exhibition/conference) It will be much more meaningful that having the last adobe mug, tshirt, bag or whatever. Plus you can still communicate on it. What about arranging a meeting at one of the next Flash Conferences with the one of top Flash Guru that will be there?

Kind of VIP pass plus having the priviliege to spend the conference with the Flash Guru of our choice (regarding those from the list of speakers at this exhibition/conference)

It will be much more meaningful that having the last adobe mug, tshirt, bag or whatever.
Plus you can still communicate on it.

]]> By: Andrea http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1804 Andrea Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:25:58 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1804 - A wide variety of Adobe goodies would be great - Latest Flash Lite embedded Nokia Devices - Free pass for Max - Adobe store credits. - A wide variety of Adobe goodies would be great
- Latest Flash Lite embedded Nokia Devices
- Free pass for Max
- Adobe store credits.

]]> By: Conor http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1803 Conor Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:55:41 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1803 Personally, I think that any Adobe software, or even books relating to those softwares are good. Also, gift certs for sites that suit everybody (amazon.com, ebay, etc) are also good as somebody mentioned above. Personally, I think that any Adobe software, or even books relating to those softwares are good. Also, gift certs for sites that suit everybody (amazon.com, ebay, etc) are also good as somebody mentioned above.

]]> By: Char http://madowney.com/blog/2006/05/22/what-prizes-motivate-you-to-fill-out-surveys/#comment-1802 Char Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:24:03 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1802 I would take your survey if you gave me... - VIP access to Adobe events and seminars. - Some Total Training video of my choosing. - Access to a self-paced course. - Tickets to an Instructor led course in my area. I think, that by offering the prizes I suggested you would attract a more reliable feedback source, one that could be more useful to your objective, rather than some one just looking for free stuff who may not even be reading the questions, just picking and clicking to get through the survey and to the prize. I would take your survey if you gave me…

- VIP access to Adobe events and seminars.
- Some Total Training video of my choosing.
- Access to a self-paced course.
- Tickets to an Instructor led course in my area.

I think, that by offering the prizes I suggested you would attract a more reliable feedback source, one that could be more useful to your objective, rather than some one just looking for free stuff who may not even be reading the questions, just picking and clicking to get through the survey and to the prize.

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