XING Events Publishes its First Research about Digitalisation in the Event Industry
– The use of digital solutions in the event industry is on the rise
– Digitalisation is predominantly spreading throughout event marketing and event organisation
– There is a large gap between what attendees want and what organisers offer
– Three-quarters of organisers could meet their goals
Munich, 15 November 2016 – Today, XING Events (www.xing-events.com), the experts in attendee management and event marketing, is publishing its research about digital transformation in the event industry. Digital transformation entails various changes in existing business models and structures in the event industry. Digital technologies are in the process of taking over the traditional trade fair and event sector, creating the need for further development.
XING Events wanted to find out how organisers are using digital transformation for their purposes, which new developments there are and where the challenges lie. The comparison of attendee and organiser perspectives regarding this topic offers particularly interesting insights. The research also includes valuable, practical and easy-to-implement tips for using digital technologies efficiently.
Free download: http://bit.ly/report_2016_en
Digitalisation Is Predominantly Spreading throughout Event Marketing and Event Organisation
Three-quarters of organisers noticed an improvement in their processes, particularly in the area of event preparation, by using digital technologies. This is also reflected in the opinions of attendees who feel that additional event information, networking opportunities and online ticketing are the greatest advantages that digital event preparation has to offer.
There Is a Large Gap between what Attendees Want and what Organisers Offer
Especially when it comes to ticketing, the answers diverge strongly. Although nearly half of organisers surveyed are using online ticketing, this solution is not their prime focus. However, it has become indispensable for almost 90% of attendees. Although organisers feel that event marketing and attendee communication has successfully been optimised, attendees expressed their need for more information.
Three-quarters of Organisers Could Meet their Goals
When opting for digitalisation, the main goals for organisers were to achieve efficiency in terms of time, costs and organisation, and increase attendee satisfaction. 75% of organisers could reach these goals by using digital solutions.
A look at future trends shows similar results: Three-quarters of organisers want to continue expanding their digital event management solutions in the future. Attendees have also noticed an improvement, and 81% find digital solutions to be indispensable.
About the Research
From August to September 2016, XING Events GmbH conducted a representative online survey with about 2,500 German and international event organisers and 2,100 attendees to find out how digital transformation is manifesting itself in the event market, the industry’s position today, what opportunities and challenges of digital transformation organisers are identifying, and what the visitor perspective on this development looks like.
The majority of respondents were between 40 and 45 years of age. 54% of organisers surveyed organise conferences, congresses and trade fairs, 50% organise corporate events, 47% organise seminars, 35% organise training and courses, and 24% organise concerts, festivals and nightlife events. 39% organise other events, networking events and private events. The majority of German organisers (75%) organises events exclusively in the German-speaking area.
About XING Events
XING Events is the only provider that combines event management software and business networking. With XING Events, organisers have already sold and billed 8 million tickets worldwide at more than 210,000 professional events.
XING Events aims to support organisers with the best solution for every stage of their business events. Before the event, organisers can reach their target groups on XING and provide any new attendees with a professional ticket shop. During the event, organisers will be provided with customised solutions for all conceivable admissions scenarios. After the event, exclusive opportunities for customer relationship and community management are offered through XING Groups.
As part of XING AG, the social network for professional contacts, XING Events connects closed to 11 million potential participants in German-speaking regions with relevant events. As an expert in events with professional standards, XING also creates a bridge between the online and the offline world by bringing people together at events.
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