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CDS Makes Inc. 5000 List... Again!
Convention Data Services was named to the Inc. 5000 annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country for the 2nd year in a row and moved up over 600 positions in the ranking.
Each year Inc. magazine and its online arm, Inc.com, recognize and celebrate the remarkable achievements of today’s entrepreneurial superstars—the privately held businesses that drive our economy. The 2009 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2005 through 2008.
We thank you, our clients, for making our success possible.
Third Annual Douglas J. Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament
This year’s tournament will be held at the Brookside Club on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Proceeds from the event will benefit the National Marine Life Center. Get more details about this year’s event at https://www.xpressreg.net/golf.
If you are interested in one of our sponsorship opportunities, contact John Kimball at (508) 743-0118 or email golf@cdsreg.com.
Tradeshow Week Top 50
CDS is proud to serve 8 shows listed on the TSW Fastest 50 growing shows in the industry for 2009.
CONGRATULATIONS...
- Firehouse Expo, Cygnus Expositions
- Firehouse World, Cygnus Expositions
- Global Petroleum Show, dmg Canada
- Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference, Nielsen Business Media
- KioskCom Self Service Expo/The Digital Signage Show, JD Events
- Modern Day Marine Expo, Nielsen Business Media
- Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, Nielsen Business Media
- Worship Facilities Conference & Expo, EH Publishing
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Welcome New Clients |
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Convention Data Services is pleased to welcome its newest client, NAB—The National Association of Broadcasters.
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts. The NAB Show is the world’s largest digital media industry event attended by leading media, entertainment and communications professionals. CDS will be providing registration, lead retrieval and event marketing services for their NAB Show, NAB Radio Show, and NAB European Conference.
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Best Practices: Advisory Group 2009 |
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CDS held its annual Advisory Group meeting in Plymouth, MA the last week of July. The group helps CDS evaluate its current and future initiatives and provides valuable insight into industry trends. The productive two-day meeting included presentations, discussions and demonstrations as well as time for some recreation and socializing in historic Plymouth.
Guest Speaker Michael Hughes, Vice President, Research & Consulting, Tradeshow Week Magazine & Custom Research, presented facts about the state of the industry and indicators of recovery. The presentation included eye-opening statistics gathered from attendee and exhibitor surveys that showed what programs and efforts by show management were most effective. The presentation reinforced the idea that, while attendance numbers may be down, the quality of attendees from an exhibitor’s perspective are at their highest, historic levels.
The meeting was a big success and we’re busily incorporating the information and advice from the meeting into our corporate game plan for the coming year and beyond.
For more information or a copy of Michael Hughes' presentation, contact your Account Executive.
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Social Media Handbook |
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In an effort to help show management leverage the power of social media for their events, CDS unveiled its Social Media Handbook at the 2009 Advisory Group. The handbook, available to all CDS clients, identifies the major social media avenues, provides management and utilization advice, and includes step-by-step instructions on working with social media including blogs, micro-blogs, photo, video and live-casting web sites.
Most important, the handbook explains the nature of social media as based on audience participation and explains how to understand, cultivate and track contributions from the event community. For a copy of the Social Media Handbook, contact your Account Executive or email nknight@cdsreg.com.
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Product Showcase I: Registration Abandonment Follow-up |
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Registration Abandonment Follow-up is an email sent to potential registrants who start but do not complete the registration process. Registration Abandonment Follow-up is available with all new CDS event registration pages at no additional charge.
When a registrant completes at least the first page of an X•Press Event registration form—the page that collects name and contact information—but does not complete the registration process, an email is automatically sent requesting that they return to complete registration. Upon returning, the registrant’s information is prefilled, making for a simple and speedy registration process. The new program has already begun to yield results which can be monitored using the new ROI report that tracks program success.
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Product Showcase II: X•Press LeadLite |
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The compact X•Press LeadLite is the ideal solution for fast and easy lead collection and management. Just point and click and leads are captured… it’s that simple!
The X•Press LeadLite is small in size but big on features. With a single click, the scanner captures all the information encoded on a registrant’s badge. As with all X•Press Leads products, the LeadLite is backed by Convention Data Services’ unparalelled support before, during and after the event.
- Portable and handheld
- Wireless—scans badges anywhere
- Captures complete contact information
- Leads can be downloaded directly to your PC post-event
- Leads are posted to our secure web site for easy retrieval and management
- Online lead access 24/7 with tech support
Contact your Account Executive to learn more.
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Process Upate: Business Teams |
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Building on the success of the Business Team concept that gave individual event “ownership” to teams of Registration, Information Services and Quality Assurance staff members, the CDS teams have been expanded to include representatives from the Data and Financial Processing Departments.
Expansion of the teams to include these important processing functions centralizes event knowledge and accountability for individual shows into a single team environment. The team has the flexibility and control over their event assignments that allows them to make decisions and execute changes faster than ever. Sharing of information between Business Teams allows best practices and successful processes to be implemented from event-to-event, making our employees’ and clients’ vast experience available to all CDS managed events.
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Upcoming Events: |
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IAEE Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting
September 23, 2009. Maggiano's, Chicago, IL. Convention Data Services is the registration sponsor for the event.
IAEE Expo Expo 2009
December 8 - 10, 2009. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. Come by and visit CDS at booth #321.
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