Premier Technology Education for Events and Exhibitions Washington, D.C. Escape the Technology Maze March 25-26, 2009 Andrea Bahr, Soc. Petroleum Eng. Dave Lutz, Velvet Chainsaw Gene Sanders, Soc. Of Plastics Ind. Finding & Selecting Tradeshow 2.0 Tools
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Premier Technology Education for Events and ExhibitionsWashington, D.C. Escape the Technology Maze March 25-26, 2009
Andrea Bahr, Soc. Petroleum Eng.Dave Lutz, Velvet Chainsaw
Gene Sanders, Soc. Of Plastics Ind.
Finding & SelectingTradeshow 2.0 Tools
Premier Technology Education for Events and ExhibitionsWashington, D.C. Escape the Technology Maze March 25-26, 2009
Agenda
Tech Success Criteria 1
SPI & SPE Tech Short Stories2
Lots of Q & A3
Premier Technology Education for Events and ExhibitionsWashington, D.C. Escape the Technology Maze March 25-26, 2009
Ground Rules
ASKQuestions
Cell Phones OFF
Keep ?’s Relevant
To all
NO Speeches
Do NotRun with Scissors
NO VendorPlugs
Simple RulesSimple Rules
Share yourexperiences
Premier Technology Education for Events and ExhibitionsWashington, D.C. Escape the Technology Maze March 25-26, 2009
– Adoption– Integration w/ other systems– Configuration vs. customization– Value creation– Cost/Benefit– Viral marketing– Staff efficiency – Easy to do business with – Buyer empowerment– Right partner
Tech Success Criteria
Premier Technology Education for Events and ExhibitionsWashington, D.C. Escape the Technology Maze March 25-26, 2009
Weighting Solution 1Weighted
Score Solution 2Weighted
Score Solution 3Weighted
Score
Functionality 40%Ability to meet requirements without customization 67% 6 4.02 4 2.68 6 4.02
Solution that will grow with us. 33% 9 2.97 6 1.98 4 1.32TOTAL 100% TOTAL 6.99 TOTAL 4.66 TOTAL 5.34Fit for purpose 20%References and/or case studies of similar implementations. 50% 6 3 9 4.5 4 2
Integrates well with other anchor systems. 50% 9 4.5 4 2 4 2
TOTAL 100% TOTAL 7.5 TOTAL 6.5 TOTAL 4Stability of Vendor 20%Years in business, # of employees, # of customers served 75% 6 4.5 9 6.75 4 3
Organization leadership 25% 9 2.25 9 2.25 6 1.5TOTAL 100% TOTAL 6.75 TOTAL 9 TOTAL 4.5Price/Value 20%ROI - time to payoff 50% 6 3 4 2 6 3TCO (total life-cycle cost) 40% 6 3 4 2 6 3Total price 10% 6 0.6 4 0.4 9 0.9TOTAL 100% TOTAL 6.6 TOTAL 4.4 TOTAL 6.9