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Dear Reader,
We are looking forward to meeting many
of you at the two upcoming industry events: ASAE Annual and
SISO Executive Conference. If you are in Dallas for ASAE
Annual, come meet us in booth #526 to learn how our solutions
help our clients expedite their revenue cycle and enhance the show
experience for their attendees and exhibitors. To easily track the many events and meetings at ASAE Annual,
check out the agenda our VP of
Professional Services, Angela Carr, has compiled for the event
participants on a2z’s Innovation Insider Blog. While you’re there,
read our post on some smart ways in
which our clients are promoting the ChirpE attendee acquisition
widget for their events.
And as always, I invite you to
share your ideas and feedback with
me.
Regards,
Rajiv (@rajivj)
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Don’t miss
the debut strip of the new a2z comic:
a2ZING.
This trade show industry comic
takes place in the offices of “Event
Expo”, a fictional tradeshow, and
follows the
characters on their journey
to making their show as successful as
possible.
Inspired
by our clients, partners and friends,
this creative endeavor combines all the
experiences, good and bad, that they
have shared with us over the years into
a fun comic strip. |
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In other news,
we are putting the finishing touches to Version 12 of the
a2z Exposition and
Conference Management Platform. One of the highlights of this release is the ability to facilitate effortless selling of add-ons to eBooths at the point of sale.
In addition, we
have launched some exciting enhancements to
the native mobile applications we offer for
Android, iPhone and iPad. Now your app users
can:
- View and
play exhibitor videos on their
smartphones
- Benefit
from the auto-sync feature to get the
latest data in a matter of seconds
- Get news
and announcements via buzz push
notifications
- Add
their favorite educational sessions and
workshops to their device calendar
- Navigate
the show floor with a personalized
walking map
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Keep an eye out
for our communications about the advantages
you will experience with these new features. |
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Detail Planners, a
third-party event management company,
facilitated significant process efficiencies and
streamlined floor plan management for their
client’s event using the
a2zFloorplan solution.
- The time required to manage the booth allocation
and selection process —approximately 180
man-hours — was reduced to 12 hours.
- The time
devoted to compiling the exhibitor directory, an
estimated 300 man-hours for obtaining, editing
and scrubbing the data, was reduced to 40 to 50
hours.
Check out the detailed
Case Study on our website
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“a2zFloorplan cut the booth allocation process
down to 1/8 the time we previously spent on it.
We didn’t have to chase exhibitors down. We
didn’t have to scrub the database and we didn’t
have to answer many questions.”
- Anita Jentzen, CMP, CMM,
President, Detail Planners |
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As a show manager,
preparing your attendee and exhibitors to have a
successful show can seem like a daunting task.
However, the better their experience, the more likely
they are to come back, and talk about your show even
after it is over. Here are some ways a2z clients prepare
their event participants before the exposition:
- NADA created a
PDF
brochure with instructions on how to make the most
of networkNow!
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Freeman produced a
webinar for AUVSI exhibitors.
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IBEX built a
content
page with QR codes to acquaint attendees with the
IBEX 2012 mobile apps.
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IAEE
DC Chapter Luncheon
a2z - Gold Sponsor
September 14
Washington, DC |
TSE Gold 100 Awards
October 3-5
Washington, DC |
TSNN Awards
November 2-4
Louisville, KY |
Expo! Expo!
Orlando, FL
December 5 |
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