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Igniting Conversations and Boosting Networking Poken Has been Serving Your Corporate Events, Trade Shows, & Conferences since 2011
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Meet Your Speaker Stéphane Doutriaux Founder & CEO, Poken Launched in 2008 Team combines seasoned meeting planners, experts in the event & trade-show industry mobile & web developers, experts in NFC and iBeacon technology Poken has established itself as a thought leader in the event space, building a unique set of tools that provide engagement, lead-generation, and that help eliminate paper waste with a digital, mobile solution. Poken’s unique Web and mobile tools are regularly used by companies like IBM, Deloitte, Coca-Cola, HP, and partners in the event space, such as Amex and MaxVantage. Poken’s success stems from building brand experience “with a touch”, helping customers drive ROI from touch-based services.
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Today’s Agenda: Ignite Conversations and Boost Networking 20 minutes to cover: Event Context, Event Objectives Driving the Behavior You Want From Participants Using Poken’s Event Management System Q&A And anytime during the presentation
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Afflink Supplier Trade Show – 2012, 2013, 2014 #1 to learn about the subject matter #2 reason is networking You need to create an atmosphere where natural encounters happen Event Context It’s not just about the food!
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100 visitors to 20’000 visitors Conferences, exhibitions, corporate events Many event types, different objectives Over 1’700 events have used our event tools Poken’s Experience in Events
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The Event Experience Starts with Registration Opportunity to set the tone, to start the dialogue Do you ask for input participant input - survey, session reg Do you offer services that help the participant meet his objectives: match-making, meeting scheduling, exhibitor highlights TEDx Event Hosted by JnJ, New Jersey, 200 pax event
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Driving Behavior - Engaging with Your Participant 1.During registration – setting the tone, the context 2.Individual activities: Setting objectives (What types of activities are you providing? Are they helpful to your visitor? Scavenger hunt – is it driving the right behavior?) 3.On the exhibition floor: Buyer-Seller Behavior 4.Networking is as much “on the show floor” as “after hours” The more people your participants meets, the higher they grade your event
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Poken is My Digital Business CardMy digital Briefcase &
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Novartis Excellence, Montreux, October 2013 Facilitating networking “Breaking the ice” Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, 2014
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Networking should happen anytime, not just during set speed-dating sessions YMCA General Assembly Trade Show 3500 participants, 150 exhibitors
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Measuring engagement Tracking who attends a demo
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International Liver Congress, Amsterdam, April 2013 10’000 participants, 45 exhibitors Driving Behavior Data Going Green
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Collecting digital documents ignites conversations Deliver what the visitor wants, in a simpler way Dermatology Congress, 2014 – 12’000 visitors Boosting networking is also a bi-product of other activities
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Some activities are not conducive to networking
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WTO, Geneva, 2012 Collecting documents digitally is also a conversation starter Sets the Example Viral Participating, Open, Engaged Do we have common interests?
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Amerinet Trade Show, Miami, 2012 Extending the use of digital engagement to measurange attendance
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Indaba, South Africa, May 2013 Feedback, Metrics Engagement data to mine Google “Poken at Indaba” to learn more
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Powered by Digital Collection at the Same Event, 2013 - 2014 Sample Event Year-to-Year Metrics Improvements
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Collecting Product Information made Easy
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Poken provides analytics like you’ve never seen before Join our upcoming webinar on Data & Analytics
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Visit a minimum number of workshops or conference sessions Collect a set of documents about various product or business verticals Meet a certain number of people with a specific profile Drive Participant Behavior Equip your visitors with tools that help them achieve their aims
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Encourage participants to sign up to more activities, drive them to meet their objectives
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Mobile app can play a role in providing feedback But it shound not be overbearing Mobile app can reduce networking: It is not a shared activity
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The history of G&D Gamify without losing focus Incentivize the right behavior Don’t call it a game G&D at Cartes & Mobile World Congress, 2013, 2014
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American Association of Cosmetology Schools Trade-Show 2012, 2013, 2014 Some events do benefit from a touch of fun
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& Event web portal My Digital Business Card Nothing can connect you with others like face-to-face But don’t forget post-event follow-up! Reminder email Finally: Equip your visitors with tools that help them achieve their aims – After the event also!
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Over 1’700 Trade Shows and Events Have Used Poken Scan this to get access to case studies: Poken has gained solid experience providing: Networking through unique, patented devices A paradigm shift for exhibitor lead generation Equipping events to run in a paperless fashion Automated and incentive-based Hosted Buyer tracking Etc.
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Touch-to-collect flyers, catalogs Check-In and Course Credits Attendance Tracking Mobile Apps Email Tickets Badge Printing Gamification Meeting Scheduling Match-making Lead Generation Hosted Buyer Tracking Social Media Dashboard Data to mine Full-Service on-site Support www.poken.com events@poken.com
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Poken is a full-featured event management platform
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Poken (Europe) Rue du Petit Chêne 22 CH-1003 Lausanne Switzerland Phone: +41 21 311 0678 Email: info@poken.com Poken Inc 228 Hamilton Ave, 3rd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA Phone: (888) 612-8352 Email: info@poken.com www.poken.com Contact us Stéphane Doutriaux, Founder & CEO Additional Information: www.poken.com/magazine www.poken.com/videos www.poken.com/contact
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Touch-to-collect flyers, catalogs Check-In and Course Credits Attendance Tracking Mobile Apps Email Tickets Badge Printing Gamification Meeting Scheduling Match-making Lead Generation Hosted Buyer Tracking Social Media Dashboard Data to mine Full-Service on-site Support
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Using Poken’s Hosted Buyer tracking platform, you reduce the time wasted handling hosted buyer tracking through paper booklets & stamps Our platform allows hosted buyers to capture each of their meetings with suppliers, by simply touching pokens. Once they have completed all their meetings, a coupon is automatically generated, giving them the benefits they were promised. In addition, you, the organizer, get a digital dashboard showing you all the metrics WE OFFER DIGITAL HOSTED BUYER TRACKING NO MORE WASTE OF PAPER
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