This document discusses various strategies for monetizing online events and content. It includes discussions on:
1) How the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) launched a profitable virtual conference business by repackaging and reselling content from their in-person conferences to new audiences.
2) Recommendations for exhibitors and sponsors to maximize returns from virtual trade shows, including establishing sales teams, tiered sponsorship packages, and educating prospects.
3) Lessons learned from case studies show high engagement rates for sponsors of virtual events, such as many attendees visiting sponsor websites and searching for more information.
3. •Michael Doyle, Executive Director
Virtual Edge Institute
•Steve Williams, Director, E-Media Innovation & Business
Development
Society for Human Resource Management
•Todd Kotlarek, Director of Live Events
Trade Press Media Group , Inc.
#AIBTM #VirtualEdge
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14. Audience Driver – PCMA365
PCMA365 drives a significant audience to face-to-face events.
PCMA 365 IMPACT
Convening Leaders 2012
•~3,800 attendees
•550 attended 1st time in 5
years
•120 of those had never
attended
•Indicated that PCMA365 was
a key driver for attending in
person
•17% increase in audience!
2012 Convening Leaders
16. Monetization of Content
Steve Williams, Director, E-Media Innovation & Business Development
Society for Human Resource Management
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17. • Society for Human Resource Management -- membership association of
265,000 HR professionals
• One in-person annual conference and four in-person specialty
conferences. SHRM’s Annual Conference has 12,000 – 15,000 attendees
• SHRM launched virtual conference business in March 2010---profitable
within first four months of launch
• Continues to grow in revenue and profitability (85%-88% profit margin)
SHRM Virtual Conferences / On Demand---
New Business / New Revenue Stream
18. What Does SHRM’s Virtual Conference /
On Demand Revenue Strategy Have in
Common with These Companies?
19. SHRM Virtual Conference /
On Demand
Revenue Strategy
Answer: SHRM leverages existing content
SHRM builds its virtual conference on existing content
from the existing foundation of its successful in-
person conferences
20. SHRM Virtual Conference /
On Demand
Revenue Strategy
• SHRM pursued a paid model
• SHRM built its own platform
• SHRM believes in profit first combined with smart
innovation
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23. SHRM’s virtual conference revenue strategy
involves re-purposing, re-packaging,
and re-selling some content
Companies do it all the time….
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25. One Expense
Four Potential Revenue Streams
CONFERENCE
ATTENDEES
NON-CONFERENCE
ATTENDEES
DERIVATIVE
PRODUCTS
SPONSORSHIPS
26. • Package it as an upsell to existing in-person conference
• Target one day in-person registrants and non-U.S. groups
• Begin selling prior to the in-person conference
• Promote onsite at the in-person conference
• Conduct live streaming of a keynote and sell separately
• Charge customers for additional time to access content
• Partner with other companies to re-sell their content or
to gain access to another audience
27. Monetization of Content
Break into groups discuss what attendees can implement
back at your organization based on what Steve has shared
•What content do you charge for?
•What content could you charge for?
• What could you do in your organization?
28. Exhibit and Sponsorship Monetization
Todd Kotlarek, Director of Live Events
Trade Press Media Group , Inc.
#AIBTM #VirtualEdge
29. Trade Press Media…Quick Facts
• Market: United States
• Live Events Launched 2001
• 3 Major Live tradeshows, multiple Virtual tradeshows
• 11 events team stakeholders + Exhibition partner
• Magazines/Online: 6 niche B2B titles: Facility
Management, Jan/San, Commercial Rail
• Market Leader in our space
• For-Profit
31. Step #1 Find a Sales Champion
• Go–to who can answer any question about show
• Not a content/education person
• Unique Focus
• Passionate Leader
• Co-Presenter
• Lead follow up
32. Step #2 Establish Sales Team
• Who sells? Determined by your structure
• Best Client Relationship?
• 6 Months out
38. The Gift that Keeps Giving
59% of attendees visit a vendor’s website
49% search for more information about a vendor
19% have proactively contacted a vendor for more
info
4% have purchased form a featured vendor
49% revisited the same event on-demand
37% have forwarded a registration page
34% have forwarded an on-demand link
c/o Sharon Hudson, VP events,
Marketing Profs
39. Lessons Learned
• Sales Champion = Sales Pressure
• Technical Testing
• Exhibitor Training = Higher ROI
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40. Exhibit and Sponsorship Monetization
Break into groups discuss what attendees can implement
back at your organization based on what Todd has shared
•How do you sell sponsorships now?
•If not, could you?
•What is the make up of the potential sponsor or vendor base
in your market?
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