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Event Marketing Tops List of Marketing Tactics for ROI
The George P. Johnson Company and MPI Foundation announce results of industry-critical annual trends and ROI research
     
July 26, 2004 - Face-to-face events continue to deliver the greatest return on investment over other customary marketing tools including advertising, according to an annual survey of U.S.-based corporate marketing executives conducted by global event marketing agency The George P. Johnson Company (GPJ) and the MPI Foundation, the research and development arm of Meeting Professionals International (MPI). For the past three years, the highly regarded Global Event Trends Survey has monitored opinions and intentions of corporate executives regarding event marketing and its role in their marketing plans. The latest report is based on interviews with more than 200 decision-making marketing executives and personnel in U.S. corporations that have recorded sales exceeding $250 million. This joint research has proven invaluable for global companies to use in evaluating their marketing programs."
    
The 2004 survey has detected four specific trends that are re-shaping the event marketing landscape:
     

 
New Strategic Role for Events in the Sales Cycle Emphasizes Education as Much as Awareness
  
 

Events Emerge To Top Ranking in Providing Marketing Return on Investment
    

 
Marketers Shift Budgets to Highly Measurable and Cost-Effective Media
     
 
     
To download the full report, visit:
http://www.mpiweb.org/media/home/
 
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