Photoshelter has published the results of a poll of photography buyers called the 2012 Survey: What Buyers Want from Photographers. The survey is free to download (email registration is required). 

More than 1,000 photography buyers around the world were surveyed by Photoshelter. The survey includes information about personality traits and business skills desired by buyers, as well as information about what buyers are looking for in pitches, social media, and photographer web sites, among other things.

In a blog post, Photoshelter spells out some of the highlights of the survey.