As in 2000-01, Paul Werth Associates conducted this poll on behalf of KnowledgeWorks Foundation. Paul Werth Associates is a full-service public relations, public affairs and marketing communications firm that provides research, strategic counsel and implementation of results-driven communications programs to help clients build successful relationships with their constituents. The firm has attained a national reputation for its high quality, pragmatic approaches to communications challenges.

As a result, the firm has won numerous awards from professional associations for campaigns carried out on behalf of clients. Paul Werth Associates is the only public relations firm with headquarters in Ohio to have won the prestigious Silver Anvil Award-the highest national honor of the Public Relations Society of America-nine times.

Founded in 1963, Paul Werth Associates is a member of the Council of Public Relations Firms, the first organization representing the business of public relations.

Research Services
Werth's in-house Research Services division provides clients with research-driven insights in viewpoints of key audiences in support of relationship building efforts. The group specializes in the management and execution of complex research challenges in areas ranging from public opinion sampling and marketing image studies to employee and customer satisfaction assessments. Services include research and survey design, focus group facilitation, interview execution, data analysis and interpretation, presentation of research findings and action planning.