Hello: We are a masters student team from Carnegie Mellon West working on a class project. You are invited to participate in our survey of events promotion. In this survey, approximately 100 people will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about event promotion. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be stricly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Sarah Baker at 650-740-1821 or by email at the email address specified below.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
Which best describes you as an event advertiser?
How many events do you have a month that you would be interested in promoting?
Allocate the percentages you use of each of the following types of events. Values should add up to 100. Open, but restricted by age Registration/RSVP preferred Registration/RSVP required Ticketed, all one seating price Ticketed, multiple seating level pricing Other ______________________________
If you selected "Other", please specify.
How many events do you have over a year that you would be interested in promoting
How many different types of events would you be promoting? Check all that apply.
How many people on average attend your events?
How many people attended your last 5 events? Provide any information you would like about the type of event in the space provided.
For each of the events above, were you satisfied with the number who attended compared with your expectation?
Rank the following parts of a typical event advertisement in terms of relative priority. 1 = highest priority When: time(s) and date(s) What: Kind of event and title Keywords or Categories of interest Who: performers' names/company name Where: venue and FULL address Contact: Phone number Contact: Website Contact: Name Contact: Address Contact: Email Address Other______________________________
If you selected "Other", please specify.
Which of these mechanisms do you use today to promote events? Choose as many as apply.
How much do you typically spend on event promotion per event?
How often do you spend more than that?
How much would you estimate you spent in total and on the following advertising, sales and marketing activities in the past year? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Newspaper: advertisements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Internet: promoter's own website | | | | | | | | | | Internet paid advertisement | | | | | | | | | | Internet email: self-managed list | | | | | | | | | | Internet email: outsourced campaign | | | | | | | | | | Internet email: newsletter by interest group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SMS/Pager calling campaign | | | | | | | | | | Other_________________________________ | | | | | | | | | |
If you selected "Other", please specify.
What percentage of your event budget do you spend in each mechanism you use? Newspaper: advertisements Internet: promoter's own website Internet paid advertisement Internet email: self-managed list Internet email: outsourced campaign Internet email: newsletter by interest group SMS/Pager calling campaign Other__________________________________
If you selected "Other", please specify.
Which of the mechanisms do you believe to be the most cost effective? Choose as many as 5.
What percentage of your attendees find your event online?
How satisfied are you with the overall results of your event promotion? Did you reach your sales goals or the overall desired impact of your business or focus?
For each type of event you promote, can you provide those interest group segmentations that you use to target your event promotion effectively.
Example: Kronos Quartet may say their events are of one type: musical show
Categories: string quartet, classical, modern
Type:Categories
What capabilities would you like in event advertising and management you don't have today?
If you would be willing to participate in an extended 30 minute interview, please let us know your name and contact information.
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