TechValidate Research on Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation & Development Events


Case Study: Medium Enterprise Food Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise food company is based on a January 2015 survey of Frost & Sullivan customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

  • Problems that plague today’s “traditional” trade show and conference include:
    • Presentations produce too few action items and takeaways – too theoretical
    • Lack of community amongst event participants

Use Case

  • Rates the networking as very good at the Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange.
  • Recommends sending 3 team members to the Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange based on the amount of networking opportunities and range of content being delivered.
  • Is more likely to inquire about future services if a solution provider sponsored the Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange.

Results

  • Reported that the unique interactive structure of a Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange leads to the following benefits:
    • Increased networking & relationship building
  • Generated 10 real business and personal relationships at the Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange.
  • Rates the content received at the Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange as timely and relevant.
  • Would choose to attend the Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange if they could only go to one external event a year.
  • Would recommend this event to their colleagues and/or peers.




About This Data

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