I've actually found that it's the smaller operators that respond more than the larger ones. I've even had personalised responses and emails from Chief Pilots of regionals and smaller charter set-ups. All I seem to get (at the moment!) from the larger companies are PFO letters.
And these aren't depressing thoughts, they are facts.
That's just the way it is at the moment, but as SD says, things are picking up, but not in any great hurry.