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Using New Technology to Optimize Your Live Event Liza Bergman/ EVENTS Academy/ Event Tech Circus/ 070513

Using New Technology To Optimize Your Live Event

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EVENTS Academy presentation on new event technology during Event Tech Circus 2013. Presenter: Liza Bergman (co-owner EVENTS Academy).

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Using New Technology to Optimize Your Live EventLiza Bergman/ EVENTS Academy/ Event Tech Circus/ 070513

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Hi, nice to meet YOU!

Liza Bergman

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Our MISSION:

We stimulate the use of new technology within our event

industry, because…

THIS IS OUR FUTURE.

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REMEMBER…

“You don’t just want “an event”, you want to achieve a goal. Always keep

your goal in mind.”

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A. very highB. highC. mediumD. lowE. very low

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My knowledge of new technology in the event industry is …

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The EVOLUTION of events…

Events become less “a peak in time”

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LIVE event PRE event POST event

Community

Think: BEFORE, DURING, AFTER

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Your attendees want to be ENGAGED

New technology can facilitate this

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Attendees

Couldn’t or didn’t attend

Don’t know you/ you don’t know them (yet)

The majority of your audience is OUTSIDE the room

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An example of these principles…

From out of SPACE…!

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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

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How to start with technology?

ROI

Event goals

Target group

Unique value or content

Financial

Start with your EVENT BASICS

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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

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A. Not open for learningB. Not enough moneyC. Technology is very scarryD. Decision makers are too oldE. Lacking behind? I think we’re doing a

good jobF. Another reason

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Not open for learning

Not enough money

Technology is very scarry

Decision makers are...

Lacking behind? I think...

Another reason

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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

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Formulating SMART event goals

Education Entertainment

Networking Sales & MR

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Successful case study (VIDEO)

Aviation Warrior

Company: Inhance Digital

Client: Raytheon (U.S. Army)

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Event Technology Trends 2013

Hybrid events

Mobile

Gaming

Augmented Reality

RFID

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I wish you all ENGAGING events…!

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Liza BergmanEVENTS Academy

[email protected]

Connect via LinkedIn: /lizabergmanFollow us on Twitter:

EventsAcademyNL

Thank You!