3. Our MISSION:
We stimulate the use of new technology
within our event industry, because…
THIS IS OUR FUTURE.
4. REMEMBER…
“You don’t just want “an event”, you
want to achieve a goal. Always keep your
goal in mind.”
5. A. very high
B. high
C. medium
D. low
E. very low
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My knowledge of new technology in
the event industry is …
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
very high
high
medium
low
very low
17.9%
46.4%
25.0%
10.7%
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12. How can I use technology for my event?
BEFORE
• Create awareness
• News / info
• Invite / registration
• Convince (USP’s)
• Improve find ability
• Enforce promotions
• Build a community
• Facilitate networking
• Crowd source
• Create curiosity
• Special offers
• Contest
• Generate traffic
DURING
• Live reporting
• Crowd source
• Interactive event
formats
• Entertain (‘fun factor’)
• Monitoring real-time
• Improve logistics
• Engage your audience
• Facilitate networking
• Reach a larger audience
/ streaming
• Include more people
• Save $ + environment
AFTER
• Promotional content
(e.g. Flickr, YouTube,
SlideShare, etc.)
• Thank participants
• Collect and share user
generated content
• Collect feedback
• Collect referrals
• Make them come back
• Keep in touch
• Extend duration
• Follow-up meetups
• Evaluate
13. How to start with technology?
ROI
Event
goals
Target
group
Unique
value or
content
Financial
Start with your EVENT BASICS
14. The ADAPTION of new technology
• What problem does the technology solve? >>> EFECTIVENESS
• Do we even know the technology exists? >>> PROMOTION
• How attractive, appealing or “sexy” is it? >>> APPEAL FACTOR
• What about: easy access, usability, etc.? >>> EFFICIENCY
• Are the instructions very clear? >>> COMMUNICATIONS
• Does it function flawlessly? >>> TRUST & RISKS
• How much is it? >>> COSTS & ROI
15. A. Not open for learning
B. Not enough money
C. Technology is very scarry
D. Decision makers are too old
E. Lacking behind? I think we’re doing a good job
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Not open for learning
Not enough money
Technology is very scarry
Decision makers are...
Lacking behind? I think...
Another reason
13.8%
3.4%
34.5%
20.7%
0.0%
27.6%
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17. What PROBLEM does technology solve?
Biggest challenges for Event Managers:
• Measure and improve event ROI
• Drive attendance (qualitative + quantitative)
• Drive more revenue (in a slow economy) with smaller event budgets
• Overall project management (running multiple projects simultaneously)
• Integrate social media effectively (and keeping up with the changes)
• Enhance the attendee experience
Source: Event Marketing Institute (EMI), 2012