Event Organisation Decision Making Survey

1. Does your procurement department insist that venues offer as a part of their contracts minimum best practice and service requirements?

Does your procurement department insist that venues offer as a part of their contracts minimum best practice and service requirements? Yes

2. In your opinion how much easier would choosing a new venue be, if all good venues were accredited to clearly demonstrate they met best practice and service delivery requirements?

There are a number of accreditations and ratings you could use to guide your choice such as hotel star ratings, and Accredited in Meetings (AIM).

Venue accreditation would make (choose one):

In your opinion how much easier would choosing a new venue be, if all good venues were accredited to clearly demonstrate they met best practice and service delivery requirements? There are a number of accreditations and ratings you could use to guide your choice such as hotel star ratings, and Accredited in Meetings (AIM). Venue accreditation would make (choose one): Choosing a venue much easier

Choosing a venue easier

No difference to choosing a venue

Don’t know

3. What are your main priorities when booking a venue? Please rate each of the following to indicate how important each element is to your booking priorities With 1 being most important and 5 being least important

	1	2	3	4	5
Price	*What are your main priorities when booking a venue? Please rate each of the following to indicate how important each element is to your booking priorities With 1 being most important and 5 being least important Price 1	Price 2	Price 3	Price 4	Price 5
Perception of the venue (ambience, cleanliness, décor style)	Perception of the venue (ambience, cleanliness, décor style) 1	Perception of the venue (ambience, cleanliness, décor style) 2	Perception of the venue (ambience, cleanliness, décor style) 3	Perception of the venue (ambience, cleanliness, décor style) 4	Perception of the venue (ambience, cleanliness, décor style) 5
Facilities	Facilities 1	Facilities 2	Facilities 3	Facilities 4	Facilities 5
Tangible reassurance of compliance and suitability through accreditation	Tangible reassurance of compliance and suitability through accreditation 1	Tangible reassurance of compliance and suitability through accreditation 2	Tangible reassurance of compliance and suitability through accreditation 3	Tangible reassurance of compliance and suitability through accreditation 4	Tangible reassurance of compliance and suitability through accreditation 5
Location	Location 1	Location 2	Location 3	Location 4	Location 5
CSR and environmental policy	CSR and environmental policy 1	CSR and environmental policy 2	CSR and environmental policy 3	CSR and environmental policy 4	CSR and environmental policy 5
Prior knowledge	Prior knowledge 1	Prior knowledge 2	Prior knowledge 3	Prior knowledge 4	Prior knowledge 5

Other (please specify)

4. How do you usually find a venue?

How do you usually find a venue? Search engine and then venue’s own website

Printed directory

Online venue search facility

Word of mouth

Other (please specify)

5. On which of the following do you make your venue choice? Please rate each of the following to indicate how important each element is to your booking priorities With 1 being most important and 5 being least important

	1	2	3	4	5
Venue visit and show-round	*On which of the following do you make your venue choice? Please rate each of the following to indicate how important each element is to your booking priorities With 1 being most important and 5 being least important Venue visit and show-round 1	Venue visit and show-round 2	Venue visit and show-round 3	Venue visit and show-round 4	Venue visit and show-round 5
Own previous knowledge	Own previous knowledge 1	Own previous knowledge 2	Own previous knowledge 3	Own previous knowledge 4	Own previous knowledge 5
Trusted peer’s previous knowledge	Trusted peer’s previous knowledge 1	Trusted peer’s previous knowledge 2	Trusted peer’s previous knowledge 3	Trusted peer’s previous knowledge 4	Trusted peer’s previous knowledge 5
Level of accreditation i.e gold, silver or entry level	Level of accreditation i.e gold, silver or entry level 1	Level of accreditation i.e gold, silver or entry level 2	Level of accreditation i.e gold, silver or entry level 3	Level of accreditation i.e gold, silver or entry level 4	Level of accreditation i.e gold, silver or entry level 5
Venue’s website or brochure without visiting	Venue’s website or brochure without visiting 1	Venue’s website or brochure without visiting 2	Venue’s website or brochure without visiting 3	Venue’s website or brochure without visiting 4	Venue’s website or brochure without visiting 5

Other (please specify)

6. If you were choosing between two venues, which seemed identical in terms of facilities, prices and service levels, apart from one having an industry recognised accreditation representing proven value and service excellence, would the accreditation swing your decision?

If you were choosing between two venues, which seemed identical in terms of facilities, prices and service levels, apart from one having an industry recognised accreditation representing proven value and service excellence, would the accreditation swing your decision? Yes

7. How important are venue CSR and Environmental policies to you when choosing a venue? Please choose one

How important are venue CSR and Environmental policies to you when choosing a venue? Please choose one Very important

Important, but not crucial

Not important

8. Considering your answer to question 7, if you were choosing between two venues, which were identical apart from one having a more comprehensive environmental policy than the other, would the environmental policy swing your decision?

Considering your answer to question 7, if you were choosing between two venues, which were identical apart from one having a more comprehensive environmental policy than the other, would the environmental policy swing your decision? Yes

9. Do you incorporate handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets (ipads) into your meeting?

Do you incorporate handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets (ipads) into your meeting? Yes

10. Do you anticipate using handheld devices to deliver meeting content in the future?

Do you anticipate using handheld devices to deliver meeting content in the future? Yes

11. How much do you expect handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets to play an increased role in event organisation in the next two years? Please indicate from the choices below:

How much do you expect handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets to play an increased role in event organisation in the next two years? Please indicate from the choices below: Extensively, much increased use

Frequently used

No massive increase in use

Infrequent use

Not used at all

12. Do you hold meetings via webcam, such as Skype?

Do you hold meetings via webcam, such as Skype? Yes

13. If you answered ‘Yes’ to question 12, how often do you hold meetings via webcam? Please indicate from the choices below:

If you answered ‘Yes’ to question 12, how often do you hold meetings via webcam? Please indicate from the choices below: Every week

Once or twice per month

On the odd occasion

Have only ever done so once or twice

14. Do you feel meetings by webcam will reduce the number of physical meetings you hold in the future? Please indicate which statement is closest to your approach.

Do you feel meetings by webcam will reduce the number of physical meetings you hold in the future? Please indicate which statement is closest to your approach. Substantially, we’re looking into this as a solution for reducing our events budget

Yes, when it is viable we will use it, but not always

Not on a large scale, but some smaller meetings will be replaced

Occasionally

Not at all

15. Data Protection

Data Protection I consent to the use of personal data including any comments that I make in analysing the data from this survey. (If you select this option you will be included in the Prize Draw & for my information to be passed to Jurys Inns Hotels)

I do not wish to provide personal details (If you select this option, it will be not be possible to include you in the Prize Draw).

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