HYPE VERSUS REALITY - What's the Bottom Line in Technology Marketing?

Comdex - AMA ONE DAY SEMINAR

What truly works when it comes to marketing technology? The power of marketing has never been more critical to the success of companies in the technology sector. In this one-day seminar, you will learn what works and what falls short when marketing in the New Economy.

The day is divided into 4 sessions, each covering an important marketing issue specific to the technology industry.

1. The Bottom line on Brands - Moving past the hype to real business growth and competitive advantage.
A workshop led by Nancy Helstab, BrandEdge, the session will answer the fundamental questions all CEO's ask:

  • Is there real business value behind brands - or is it just hype?
  • Why do some brand efforts fizzle while others sizzle?
  • What's the method in the madness? - The BrandEdge Primer
  • Where to focus: corporate or product branding?
  • Who's in charge? What's the role of marketing vs. the rest of the organization?

2. Revealing Results: How to Evaluate CRM - From Top to the Bottom Line.
Things are not always what they seem. Take Customer Relationship Management, for example. Long on promises of customer satisfaction, improved productivity, reduced expenses - the actual outcome may be anything but results.
How do you set realistic, measurable objectives for a CRM implementation? What metrics make sense? More to the point, what exactly is the bottom line, from a marketing perspective?
This is a session that will unravel the intricacies of measuring CRM implementations. You won't want to miss it!
Led by Bob Becker of Intelligen, come and join a distinguished panel of individuals who know the answers and will give you practical insights into CRM implementations - how to plan it, how to do it - with notable results. So you get exactly what you've been promised.

3. The Success of Workopolis:
A case study on the Cassie Award winning campaign will be presented by Kim Peters, president of Workopolis and James Ranscombe, president of One Company Advertising. Together they will provide real life data on what actually worked.

4. Linking Public Relations to Sales - Weighing the Direct and Indirect Benefits.
To drive sales, communications professionals lean heavily on marketing and advertising, however public relations can also be an important, even indispensable part of the mix. Learn from technology industry leaders as they discuss the real world use of public relations to support and drive sales.
Led by G2M, Canada's premier business-to-business public relations company focused on the technology sector, the round table will highlight success stories, lessons learned and the role public relations has played in supporting the sales effort.

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