The Association Forum of Chicagoland Adds Valuable Resource for its Members

- More than 500 Solution Providers listed in MyForum Buyer’s Guide -

Chicago, IL, January 28, 2013
The Association Forum of Chicagoland today launched the MyForum Buyer’s Guide,  a members-only online buyer’s guide with interactive elements.

Association professional members are looking for an online product that will allow them to connect with solution providers.  The MyForum Buyer’s Guide is built upon Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology, that leverages the relevant content from each solution provider’s website, YouTube channel, Social media feeds, Blog –to gain added exposure to association professional members.

The MyForum Buyer’s Guide is available through the Association Forum of Chicagoland website.

For solution providers: a company profile in MyForum Buyer’s Guide places your business in front of thousands of association professionals, with yearlong visibility.  It allows your organization to use thought leadership, social media and your existing Website content to reach new customers and accelerate the sales process.

About the Association Forum of Chicagoland
The mission of the Association Forum of Chicagoland is to “advance the professional practice of association management.”  Founded in 1916, the Association Forum serves 47,000 association professionals whose efforts serve more than 37 million members and generate $22 billion in global annual expenditures.

Webvent Platform Grows with Increasing Customer Base

Boston, MA, January 24, 2013 –

Our development team has been improving the Webvent's platform with feedback from our recent customers. The following new features just went live:

  1. You can choose from 3 types of 'Directory Listings'

Company Profile List.  This is the traditional way of displaying featured companies with premium profiles on top and basic profiles underneath in alphabetical order.

Categories with 3 top Company Profiles.  Per category, 3 company profiles rotate in the top 3 positions in that category.

Categories by Group.  In this appearance the categories are grouped together and the company profiles are listed when you select a category in a specific group.

With these different types of listings we can adapt more flexibly to different customer needs in terms of number of company profiles listed and sponsorship opportunities created.

2. We added a ‘Community Manager’ Role
In addition to the ‘Owner’ and the ‘Admin’ roles in any community we added the ‘Community Manager’ role.  Anyone with that role has access to all company profiles listed in the buyers guide, which adds tremendous flexibility in maintaining the content, and a central ‘go-to’ person in that community.

3. We made Improvements to the 'Manage Webcasts' process
These consist of:

UI improvements – more icons, better instructions

Host & Registration process improvements. It is clearer now when a webcast is hosted using a third party web conferencing tool, or when using Webvent hosted services.

Presenter Checklist – presenters can upload their documents and accept your Terms and Conditions on their own.

Manage Teamwork improvements.  Teamwork between multiple organizations – the Association, the Media Sales Organization, the Presenter, and the Webcast Hosting Organization- is now more efficient.

4. Communities can offer 'Category' level sponsorships
In addition to the existing Webinar and Community sponsorships, customers can now offer “Category”- level sponsorships for more specific targeting by suppliers and advertisers.

5. We also made several small adjustments that our dedicated users will notice

Products Showcase now lists upgraded companies’ products first

Product title links to the company profile page

Customers can add their own Google Analytics profile account ID to track their community web traffic

Company Profiles include their external Web Site URL under their “Information” module

Our corporate web site has been upgraded at www.webvent.tv with new Home, Products, and Customers pages

About Webvent
Webvent creates online marketplaces for Associations, Trade Shows, Publishers, and other B2B environments.  Based on Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology we allow presenters to demonstrate thought leadership to interested audiences, and advertisers to leverage their most important marketing assets.  With a platform that adapts to our customer’s needs, Webvent can provide new sources of sustainable revenue, audience value, and supplier engagement to your organization.