Client Successes

solutions & service that make a difference!

	International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions “We are only a year removed from a giant grease board floor plan and wax pencil. The transition was seamless and the results were substantial. Our transfer to a2z has changed the way we do everything. a2z has led this charge. If not for a2z, we wouldn’t have gone to iPads or be looking at salesforce.com.” Case Study	Boost space sales on site 60% Increase number of contracts on site 44% 3 reps selling space with 3 iPads
	National Trade Productions “We are handling more volume with the same staff that we had before. Our cash flow has improved, our forecasting and tracking is better, and our exhibitors and clients are happier.” Case Study	Sales volume/rep 15% Gross profit 10-15% Time to close sales by 3 days
	National Association of Broadcasters "We want to improve and grow our show. From our standpoint, this is an investment in the tools we need to do that.” Case Study	Improved communication Integrated financial management Saved time
	InfoComm International "a2z worked diligently with our team to deliver a complex solution and helped us exceed our business targets such as revenue and NSF sold. The value proposition that a2z offers to us and to our exhibitors and attendees is tremendous." Case Study	88% NSF Retention 10% increase in revenue retention year over year 95% reduction in time for booth sales
	Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International "Working with a2z professional services has been a very rewarding and productive experience. Their professionalism has accelerated our joint design, development, testing and deployment cycle time. The a2z model has become a standard of excellence for us in IT.” Case Study	Decreased cycle time Improved customer experience Reduced IT labor costs
	Auto Aftermarket Products Expo "This state-of-the-art matchmaking program creates the customer relationship before the show, leads to appointments at the event, and ultimately will generate sales at AAPEX. It’s an integrated system of connecting buyers and sellers that will start working the minute you sign up." Press Release	Established relationships pre-show Improved productivity Enhanced efficiencies
	National Defense Industrial Association "a2z has significantly improved our ability to process booth sales while also relieving a considerable amount of NDIA’s administrative burden. In the first week, we had $2 million in booth sales for I/ITSEC — a time frame where normally we would have sold only about half a million." Case Study	More efficient use of staff time Boosted sponsorship revenue Improved ease of auditing data
	American Association of Critical Care Nurses "We like the a2zFloorPlan web-based system because it is online, real-time." Case Study	Expedited booth sales Real-time floor plan information accessible from anywhere Exhibitor satisfaction
	American College of Cardiology American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session is one of the top 200 shows in the U.S., with over 400 exhibitors and 232,500 net sq. feet. a2z provides the full online trade show module. The floor plan has been integrated with ACC's iMIS database; allowing information from iMIS's database to be updated in a2z's system.	Expedited booth sales Enhanced exhibitor satisfaction Reduced maintenance investments
	American Optometric Association "Our cash flow has probably accelarated by more than 60 days. Before a2z, we had the same rules but the checks could take up to three months to get here." Case Study	Upturn in cashflow Simplified sales process, reducing administrative effort Increased onsite sales
	Meeting Professionals International "a2z’s technical team that works on-site brings a project manager and software to the table, but they also bring incredible knowledge of the industry and business." Case Study	Cross-functional communications Member experience Faster sales process
	World Market Center “We consolidated disparate systems in a2z, where the database is kept in synch using web services.” Case Study	Real-time floor plans Accurate financial reports Immediate cost savings Return on investment
	Hanley Wood Expositions “The a2zShow exhibitions management system is the heart of our business. Everything runs through it. It enables us to take better care of our data, which is one of our key assets — that and our customers’ good will.” Case Study	Increased exhibit sales Reduced marketing costs Streamlined processes
	J. Spargo & Associates “An improved process gives us the potential to increase booth sales for our clients, while providing a better experience for the exhibitor.” Press Release Case Study	More robust reporting Faster sales Improved attendee marketing
	National Retail Federation “a2z has significantly improved many of the areas of event management that we had been challenged by in previous years.” Case Study	Better cash flow Cleaner records through multiple record consolidation across events/roles Faster booth selections
	New Hope Natural Media A Penton Division "What used to take us 6-8 weeks to assign booths in priority order, we now complete in 3-4 days with the a2z solution." Case Study	Better insight into booth inventory with real-time data Enhanced sales performance Simplification of processes
	Professional Beauty Association "We switched to a2z because we needed more flexibility than what our current expo software could provide." Case Study	Automated process Enabled on site booth sales Improved reporting
	Hugger Event Management "The a2z solution was critical to the whole marketing mix to develop the vision in order to get exhibitors to participate and to convince attendees to get in the car and come and see us. a2z gave our tradeshow a stamp of credibility." Case Study	Cross-functional communications Member experience Faster sales process
Large Professional Association	"It was time-consuming, and there was room for errors,” said the Advertising, Exhibits and Sales Manager. “We wanted to give the exhibitors ownership of their information and free our time to focus on selling space." Case Study	Streamlined the exhibit management Provided exhibitors with self-service Improved customer service and sales