Wisconsin State Music Conference Exhibitor Survey

2008 Wisconsin State Music Conference Exhibitor Survey

Your feedback helps us measure the effectiveness of the requested changes we’ve made and identify opportunities to serve you better.

Complete and submit this survey before November 14, 2008 to be entered into a drawing for one FREE full-page black and white ad ($415 value) in Wisconsin School Musician magazine! The winner of this drawing may place their ad in any one of the following three issues: Jan '09, Apr '09, or Sept '09.

The conference has multiple time slots during exhibit hours against which no performances or seminars are scheduled. These time slots are both Thursday and Friday: 9:15 – 10:00 and 2:15 – 2:45.

Did you notice increased booth traffic during these times? Yes No

How important are timeslots without conflicts during exhibit hours to you?

	Very Important
	Moderately Important
	Not Very Important
	Not at All Important

(Optional) Comments on the subject:

Based on previous exhibitor feedback, exhibit hours are Thursday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm and Friday 8:30 am – 3:00 pm.

Please indicate your preference for exhibit hours at future conferences:

	Start Time					End Time
	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	2:00	3:00	4:00	5:00	6:00
Thursday:
Friday:

(Optional) Comments on the subject:

WMEA contracts with Valley Expo and Displays to provide show services for the conference.

Do you order show services (carpet, extra furniture, etc…)? Yes No (if 'no', skip the rest of this question)

Please check your level of satisfaction with Valley Expo and Displays for the following:

	Highly Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Indifferent (no opinion)	Moderately DIssatisfied	Highly Dissatisfied
Ease of ordering
Accuracy of order fulfillment
Customer Service
Range of available services

(Optional) Comments on the subject:

An Exhibitor Resource Center is maintained at www.wmea.com/conference, which is linked to from the front page of the WMEA web site and referenced in exhibit contracts and all exhibit mailings and e-mails.

Were you aware of the Exhibit Resource Center?		Yes	No
Did you refer to it?		Yes	No

This site contained: contracts; updated maps including booth number assignments; updated lists of exhibitors; name badge order forms; exhibitor description submission forms for the conference program; exhibitor kits; lodging information; sample guidelines and waivers; directions to Monona Terrace; loading dock information; and session proposals for the 2009 conference.

Is there anything you’d like added or changed in the Exhibitor Resource Center in 2009?

Time-sensitive reminders regarding show details, deadlines, and new information were sent in a series of electronic newsletters to the e-mail address(es) indicated on the application to exhibit.

Were you aware these newsletters were sent?	Yes	No
Did you read them?	Yes	No
Were they useful?	Yes	No

Electronic newsletters contained information on: booth number assignment; loading dock assignment and instructions; ordering name badges; submitting company descriptions for the show program; lodging information; ordering show services and deadline reminders; advertising and sponsorship opportunities and deadline reminders; and Monona Terrace policies and required waiver for serving samples.

Is there anything the electronic newsletters should have addressed, but didn’t?

Many advertising opportunities exist in conjunction with the conference. These opportunities included: Conference Program ads and logo insertions; name badges; registration folders; Honors Concert program sponsorships; Attendee Resource Center web banners, Attendee Registration Newsletter ads and more.

Were you aware of these opportunities?		Yes	No
Did you consider participating in one of these opportunities ?		Yes	No

Why or why not?

Is there an opportunity for visibility you would like to see made available in the future?

In addition to being available at the conference, workshops and seminars are offered year-round at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education. (www.wmea.com/more) The center is equipped with video-conferencing equipment, conference rooms, resource libraries, a recording studio, and much more.

Were you aware of this?		Yes	No
Should anyone in your organization be contacted to work with the Wisconsin Center for Music Education to offer Workshops and Seminars?		Yes	No

If “yes,” please list contact names, e-mail addresses, and topics they might address:

Should anyone in your organization receive e-mail
notification of upcoming Workshops and Seminars?

Yes

If “yes,” please list names and e-mail addresses:


Your Organization Name:
Your Name (optional):
Your E-mail (optional):

(Anonymous submission is welcome, although we are not able to enter your organization into the drawing if you do not identify it. It is not necessary to answer every question on this survey to be included in the drawing.)

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