Thursday, February 15, 2018

How Technology Is Changing the Events Industry


The event industry is increasing rapidly all over the world. Every nation is mostly impacted by this industry in the last decade. But if we also speak about technology, no one can deny the fact that it has changed the complete scenario of almost every industry.




1. Mobile Ticketing
 
    Mobile phones are impacting everyone at global level and event industry is not exception to this.
    Over the last one decade, the usage rate for mobile apps has increased drastically. The research   how that the use of mobile app enhance the experience and attendee engagement. It is effecient and time saving.

2. Live Streaming
  
    Live streaming can be done on many social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope. The use of this technology is very useful in live engagement and viewers can give live feedback when they are actually watching. Also the person who is doing live streaming and reply back the questions viewers asked.

3. Some others way how Technology Is Changing the Events Industry
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Cost reduction
  • Improved Security

Monday, October 3, 2016

2 Events You Can Use to Get More Sales

Introduction

In our fast growing global world it started to become a challenge to compete with our competitors. There are so many companies that try to sell their products throughout challenging market. Finding new people to buy your product or service is an important part of the entire sales process. So what should be done in order to step forward and increase your sales?  If you want to get noticed, and speed up sales you will find what you are looking for in that blog. In our blog, there are 2 topics that would increase your sales if they followed and understood correctly.

Hosting Events


Surprising, right? Because social gatherings such as hosting events will encourage clients and prospects to network. People with each other allows you to hold your current relationships to build new ones. Here is 2 events that you could use in order to increase your sales and promotions. 


Client Conferences


Client conferences is gathering which brings people to one space. These conferences offer the chance to interact with you. We can include to this events like webinars, staff parties, banquets, networking events.
On these events you will meet a lot of decision makers. The best way is to talk to every single person.You issue them  your  business card and ask them the questions, find out what kind of business they run and offer them relevant choices .On your business card specify what you can do for them. When organizing, hosting and participating in these events is useful to ask them questions, related to your business, to screen them if they have money and they are looking to expand their businesses. Out of all people you meet the best way is to screen them out and distinguish the top list of clients you want to work with. Another way what you can do is to get on stage, in this case is much easier to sell to them, by saying the things which are relevant and inspire value to the other people. After you have spoken on stage , the people will come and talk to you. That’s when you do the sell. You don't need to be an expert to succeed in that, basically we will explain how this benefits fits in the certain companies. I assume that is the easiest way to get sales.



Power Lunches


It is organizing an event to meet two different persons or group so they can expand their business opportunities. It is like helping others to increase their business. Power Lunch is not to benefit directly but it is a long term investment. It will improve your relationship with customers and win their loyalty. The better a business can manage the relationships it has with its customers the more successful it will become. It has an added bonus- they get people talking about you. When a customer finds that his relationship with you is valuable for him automatically he will willing to do business with you in future. The people you know determine what you can get done and what opportunities you can take advantage of. It tends to develop a mutual trust and respect for one another, which are essential factors in doing business.
For example, A Manager of Hotel organizes a lunch for a local high profile fund-raising event. He invited the CEOs of seven biggest customers and prospects to join him at the table and they were able to network with each other. Although all others were CEOs of local companies in similar markets, none of them had ever happened to meet personally. That small event created that opportunity. The connections made at the event strengthened the seller’s community and led to direct referrals to many other—and wildly disparate—CEOs with whom these powerful clients thought he should be doing business with. This can lead to better marketing of your products or services.

Conclusion

As we have already learned from our previous topics, hosting networking events as well as power lunches helps will us to increase our revenue, promote our sales and connect us with our clients. It is very useful, because on these occasions we will be able to meet with a lot of people who could increase our revenue by purchasing our product or service. Our goal is going to be socializing and making connection with our guests, approach them in an inviting manner and offer our product or services. In order to be successful in that we must use right techniques, be proactive, offer reasonable prices and choices. We help our customers to get their service and ourselves to get clients at the spot.


Questions


  1. What other methods do you think that could help you to increase sales ?
  2. How often do you think those kind events should held on ?

References



How to Create Events That Bring In Customers; http://merchandisingblog.inspire.ca/eventsthatbringincustomers/

Video Link: How to Host: Events & Launch Parties for Explosive Business Growth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAGuUKnGl70