A couple of other urgent work projects took me away for a bit from the virtual trade show evaluation, but I’ve been gearing up to talk with the virtual trade show vendors.<\/p>\n
In the process, I’ve refined my questions and added a few, so here is the final list I came up with.\u00a0 I’ve told the vendors that I don’t want them to fill it out, I just want to use it as an overall guide to help steer the conversation\/demo.\u00a0 Of course the overall questions are the most important<\/p>\n
Overall Questions<\/strong> Detailed Questions<\/strong> A couple of other urgent work projects took me away for a bit from the virtual trade show evaluation, but I’ve been gearing up to talk with the virtual trade show vendors. In the process, I’ve refined my questions and added a few, so here is the final list I came up with.\u00a0 I’ve told\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91,"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.eqsim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What do you feel are distinctive characteristics\/features of your platform or company?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How long have you been hosting virtual trade shows?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Approximately how many of your customers have come back to host a second or subsequent show with you?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the overall process for coordination once you begin working with a client?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In general, what aspects of the show do you handle and what do you require of your clients?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do you help steer clients to get the most value from their show, before, during, and after?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have any kind of user groups\/networks for organizers to share experiences?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are there any upcoming shows in which we can take a look?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Please provide two references.<\/p>\n
\n(not necessarily in order, I just put numbers to have a point of reference)
\n1. Show Administration
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What types of tools are available for managing vendors, speakers, attendees?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are non-English languages supported, and how is it determined on show, vendor, speaker, or attendee basis?
\n2. Vendor\/Exhibitor Administration\/Setup
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Variety of booth types
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is platform for customizing booths?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can the booth integrate Adobe Flash?
\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If so, which versions (ActionScript 2 or ActionScript 3)?
\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can Flash extensions access booth features, such as initiate Chats, open documents
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What types of videos and\/or multimedia can be used?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What, if any, e-Commerce facilities\/functionality are available?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What formats are acceptable for the booth (contents)?
\n3. Speaker Administration
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can talks be done as live streaming?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can talks be done as pre-recorded broadcasts?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are Q&A\u2019s (following) sessions all text chat, or mixed (text\/audio\/webcam)?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are Q&A\u2019s recorded for later use\/review?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can the speaker share his or her desktop, or other WebEx-type functionality (white boards, polls, etc.)?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can the speaker browse to web sites or other content while allowing the participants to interact with that content?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can audience members speak (audio) or take the microphone?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What technical requirements are there for the speaker to conduct a presentation?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are the recommended specs for speaker equipment?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What formats are acceptable?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can there be multiple speakers\/presenters, and from different locations?
\n4. Attendee Administration
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Platforms (Win\/Mac\/Linux)?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Require any browser plug-in?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Browser or other compatibilities (e.g., Windows Media, etc.)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How intrusive is sign-up?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How intrusive is login?
\n5. Talks\/Presentations
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What browser and software does an attendee need to participate?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of support is given during the conference for attendee problems?
\n6. Exhibit Hall
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does a participant \u201csee\u201d the possible booths or vendors?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are there booths of different sizes?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do booths have different areas, or just one view?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of interaction can an attendee have with a sales\/booth rep?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of tracking is kept for an attendee?
\n7. Attendee Networking
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Does it integrate with networking after the show?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do attendees network?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is there a place like a lounge where attendees can network?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why does an attendee want to hang out in the lounge?
\n8. Reporting\/Tracking
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of reporting is done, and how is that accessed?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can extensions or loaded content hook into tracking (read\/write)?
\n9. Support
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of support is available before the show, for
\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vendors
\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speakers
\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Show Organizer
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kind of support is available during the show, for the same groups as above, as well as Participants\/Visitors?
\n10. Pricing\/Costs
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pricing\/cost structure\/options
\n11. Beyond the Show
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are the archival capabilities for talks, exhibit hall, etc.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How can the show creators get value after the show?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How can exhibitors get value after the show?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do participants get value after the show, for example, social networking?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"