TechValidate Research on HIMSS

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HIMSS Customer Research

TOP SELECTION CRITERIA WHEN PARTNERING WITH HIMSS FOR LEAD GENERATION

When choosing HIMSS as your marketing partner for LEAD GENERATION, what were your key selection criteria?

Access to audience including key industry prospects
68%
Exceptional reach to target audience
68%
Reach of new customers & markets
41%
Alignment with trusted brands and segment leadership
32%

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TOP 5 REASONS WHY COMPANIES PARTNER WITH HIMSS FOR LEAD GENERATION

What were the top reasons that contributed to you partnering with HIMSS for LEAD GENERATION?

Generating qualified top-of-funnel leads
68%
Thought leadership / Industry education
59%
Strengthening connections with key decision-makers and targeted influencers
51%
Ability to target growth accounts/opportunities
49%
Increasing engagement with current customers
38%

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TOP LEAD GENERATION CHALLENGES

What are the challenges you face (or would have faced) conducting your own LEAD GENERATION campaign(s)?

Inability to reach buyers and influencers in target audience
62%
Inability to generate qualified leads
57%
Lack of value and quality with external lists
49%
Inability to implement intent-based targeting
24%
Inability to nurture leads through the buyer’s journey
24%
Lack of internal resources / bandwidth
24%

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Generating Leads, Creating Connections, and Strengthening Loyalty are Top Drivers for Sponsoring a HIMSS Event

Please rate the following benefits from events in order of importance:

Extremely Important Very Important Important Unimportant
Brand and/or product awareness

37%

40%

23%

0%

Speaking opportunities

23%

50%

17%

10%

Generating qualified sales leads

63%

19%

11%

7%

Creating connections with key individuals and decision makers

50%

33%

17%

0%

Strengthening loyalty with key buyers

46%

25%

25%

4%

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Importance of Strengthening Loyalty with Key Buyers

When asked to rate the importance of strengthening loyalty with key buyers from events, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 46%
Very Important: 25%
Important: 25%

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Importance of Creating Connections with Key Individuals and Decision Makers from Events

When asked to rate the importance of creating connections with key individuals and decision makers from events, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 50%
Very Important: 33%
Important: 17%

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Importance of Generating Qualified Sales Leads from Events

When asked to rate the importance of generating qualified sales leads from events, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 63%
Very Important: 19%
Important: 11%

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Importance of Speaking Opportunities from Events

When asked to rate the importance of speaking opportunities from events, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 23%
Very Important: 50%
Important: 17%

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Importance of Brand and/or Product Awareness from Events

When asked to rate the importance of brand and/or product awareness from events, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 37%
Very Important: 40%
Important: 23%

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Top Benefits Realized from Digital Events

What types of benefits did your organization realize from your event?

Increased brand and/or product awareness
67%
Created personal connections with key individuals and decision makers
52%
Generation of qualified leads
38%
Strengthened loyalty with key buyers
29%

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Top 3 Reasons for Investing in a HIMSS Event

We invested in a HIMSS event sponsorship because of its…

Networking Opportunities
67%
Quality of Audience
47%
Speaking Opportunities
40%

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Digital Events Rank Top for 2022 Strategy

What will your event strategy for 2022 include?

Digital events
73%
In-Person events
73%
Hybrid events
60%
Booth at tradeshow(s)
43%
Sponsorship of industry event(s)
40%
Custom event(s) specifically created for our company
37%

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Generating Qualified Sales Leads and Thought Leadership Top the List for Sponsoring a HIMSS Event

What were the top purchasing drivers for sponsoring a HIMSS event?

Generating qualified sales leads
70%
Thought Leadership
70%
Networking with key individuals and decision makers
67%
Brand awareness
50%

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HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital ROI Metrics

What types of benefits did your organization realize from your event?

Increased brand and/or product awareness
72%
Created personal connections with key individuals and decision makers
50%
Generation of qualified leads
44%
Strengthened loyalty with key buyers
22%
Close of business and sales lift
17%

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79% of Marketers find Events Extremely Important or Very Important to their Marketing Strategy

When asked how important Events was to their overall marketing strategy and execution, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 46%
Very Important: 33%
Important: 19%

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68% of Marketers find Content Creation Extremely Important or Very Important to their Marketing Strategy

When asked how important Content Creation was to their overall marketing strategy and execution, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 34%
Very Important: 34%
Important: 27%

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89% of Marketers find ABM Extremely Important or Very Important to their Marketing Strategy

When asked how important Account Based Marketing was to their overall marketing strategy and execution, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 34%
Very Important: 55%
Important: 9%

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92% of Marketers find Lead Generation Extremely Important or Very Important to their Marketing Strategy

When asked how important Lead Generation was to their overall marketing strategy and execution, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 62%
Very Important: 30%
Important: 6%

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80% of Marketers find Market Intelligence Extremely Important or Very Important to their Marketing Strategy

When asked how important Market Intelligence / Data was to their overall marketing strategy and execution, organizations said:

Extremely Important: 41%
Very Important: 39%
Important: 18%

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Top 3 Platforms for Strengthening Connections with Key Decision Makers and Targeted Influencers

What type of campaign(s) did you execute with HIMSS?

Events
75%
Digital Display Banners
45%
Lead Generation: Webinar(s)
35%

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Lead Generation, Events and Market Intelligence are Top Priorities for Marketers

How important are the following tactics to your overall marketing strategy and execution?

Extremely Important Very Important Important Unimportant
Lead Generation

62%

30%

6%

2%

Events

46%

33%

19%

2%

Market Intelligence / Data

41%

39%

18%

2%

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Top 3 Reasons Why Companies Choose HIMSS

When choosing HIMSS as your marketing partner, what were your key selection criteria?

Exceptional reach to target audience
67%
Reach of new customers & markets
52%
Access to audience including key industry prospects
51%

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Top 6 Purchasing Drivers for Partnering with HIMSS

What were the top purchasing drivers for partnering with HIMSS?

Brand and/or product awareness
64%
Thought leadership / Industry education
64%
Generating qualified leads
61%
Ability to target growth accounts / opportunities
38%
Increasing engagement with current customers
34%
Strengthening connections with key decision makers and targeted influencers
34%



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