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Research Services: Creative Industries

The FAQ of Ordering 2009 Reports

Q: What do the Creative Industries reports look like?

• Standard Report
  This two-page report includes (1) a color map of the region and (2) a summary table listing the number of arts-related businesses and employment. These reports are provided electronically as Adobe Acrobat (pdf) files. View a sample Standard Report (pdf, 441KB).

Q: Why are these reports so valuable?
The Creative Industries reports provide graphic illustration of the geographic and economic reach of the arts is your area.

• The Creative Industries maps will demonstrate the broad distribution of these businesses throughout your area. What makes this research especially potent is that data can be localized to any city, county, region, or political jurisdiction (Congress, state House/Senate districts, even local wards in the larger cities and counties).
• Creative Industries are the high-octane fuel of the information economy—the fastest growing sector of the U.S. economy.
• The reliable and accurate data are from Dun & Bradstreet, the leading business provider of global business information.

Q: How long does it take to receive the reports?
Turn around time is usually one to two weeks.

Q: How much do they cost?
As indicated on the table below, our price structure is based on Americans for the Arts membership status.

STANDARD REPORTS
These reports display the Creative Industries for a single geo-political region—city, county, or congressional district. The two-page report includes (1) a color map of the region and (2) a summary table listing the number of arts-related businesses and employment. View a sample Standard Report (pdf, 938KB).

Q: What will you receive?
We've developed an entire suite of products and services to accompany our Creative Industries reports, available on the main homepage, including:

• A report for the designated area(s), (i.e., state, city, or county report)
• Separate reports for each of your area’s legislative districts (if applicable)
• A page of talking points to inform your advocacy efforts
• A “how-to” guide to using the reports effectively
• A list of the business types that define the broad Creative Industries sector, including their Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes
• Sample advocacy tools (e.g., press release, op-ed)
• Technical assistance with data interpretation and press/release events

All materials are delivered electronically via e-mail or via secure FTP server.

For more information or to order the Creative Industries reports for your district, please contact us at 202.371.2830.