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BizTechReports.Com Project Prospectus for: PROSPECT
Thought LeadershipInitiative Options on:
ISSUEwww.BizTechReports.com
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What is BizTechReports?
Independent Reporting Agency for the community of interest concerned with the role current and emerging technologies play in business and daily life.
Consultative Content for organizations pursuing thought leadership-based demand generation initiatives.
BizTechReports explore the role that technology products and services play in the overall economy or in specific market segments.
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Ladder of Credibility
Paradox You are least credible
on what you know the most
Opportunity Opens things up to talk
about the "reason" technologies are needed in the first place
Trends
Issues
Options
Requirements
Solutions
Your Message
Your Company
Your Knowledge
Pu
blic C
red
ibilit
y
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Clients and Sponsors Include:
Microsoft
HP/Compaq
Riverbed
IBM
HPM Institute
Trend Micro
CIO and CSO Magazines
Information Week
Bloomberg/BusinessWeek
Enterprise Systems Journal
CCMI & Voice Report
Solutions for Small Business
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Project Mission:
To position you and your executives as thought leaders in the market on strategic initiatives within specific markets against “decision-driving” issues.
To provide the indisputable data points that allow executives to engage with key audiences in a consultative manner so that you can establish your organization as a trusted advisor to the market as well as to your clients and partners.
To connect the dots between the issues that are of primary concern to key audiences and the offerings you bring to market.
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Option 1: Quantitative Analysis on
BizTechReports.Com Produce a survey of 50-100
respondents
Respondents represent members of global equity market
Respondents will address 20-30 questions exploring Current needs
Barriers and issues
Prevailing attitudes
Deliverable includes: Executive Summary of our
findings
Appendix that tabulates the response in a graphical format
1- page Q&A featuring an executive from your company commenting on the results of the survey
1-page About the Sponsor profile
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Option 2: White Papers
Editorial Outline
I. Executive SummaryII. Strategic ImperativesIII. Implementation IssuesIV. Technical ConsiderationsV. Financial Justification/ROI
AnalysisVI. Future Plans
Interviews with: Subject matter experts
(SMEs) from your organization
Your clients Your strategic partners Independent
consultants/analysts
Deliverable includes: 8-page white paper that
features quotes from your SME, your clients and other third party experts (this is important to enhance the credibility of the report).
1-page Q&A featuring an executive from your company commenting on the issues covered in the white paper
1-page About the Sponsor profile
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Option 3: Case Study
Editorial Outline
Situation:I. Mission of organization II. Organizational profileIII. Business/operational
challenge that needed to be addressed
Solution:I. Technology partners/
solution selection criteriaII. Implementation time-linesIII. Process managementBenefits:I. Benefits realizedII. Key lessons learnedIII. Next Steps
Deliverable includes: 5-page case study that
features quotes from your clients.
1-page Q&A featuring an executive from your company commenting on the issues covered in the white paper
1-page About the Sponsor profile
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Option 4: Webcast/Podcast
Webcasts
Structure: Half Hour Panel Discussion Sponsor SME Third Party SME (Client,
Partner) Moderator
Format: Live or On Demand or Both
Podcasts
Structure: 10-minute Interviews One-on-One with:
Sponsor SME or Client or Exchange/Partner
Moderator (Lane or Patty)
Format: Pre-Recorded Edited and Produced Three Feature Questions on
Future of Industry
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Option 5: Moderated Dinner Roundtable
Discussion Outline
Strategic Considerations:I. New planning imperativesII. Key shifts in landscapesIII. Competitive implications Response Strategies:I. Behaviors that must changeII. How change be managedIII. New skill set requirements
Action Items:I. Strategic frameworkII. ExecutionIII. Tools and Technologies
Closing Thoughts
Deliverable includes: 5 star restaurant
10 prospects to participate
Moderated Event
Discussion Guide
Post event report
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Registrant Qualification Process:
Step 1: Define target audience and build your registrant qualification template:
Job Title: IT Department Manager CIO/ CTO/CSO Executive Management Technology Director Network Administrator
Company Size:
Industry:
Country:
Geographic Location:
Step 2: Registrants are filtered based on qualification template
Step 3: Registrants are packaged into an Excel file and sent to you
Sample Qualification Profile:
Name: Bob SmithJob Title: CIOCompany Size: 500-999Industry: HealthcareCountry: USAGeographic Locations: North America United Kingdom Europe
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A Case in Point – (Click on links to see actual coverage)
The Project: The Small Business Transition to Hosted Technology: Costs vs. Benefits
A Comparative Analysis of Organizations That Host IT Infrastructure vs. Those That Don’t
Survey of 326 SMB Executives Involved in the IT Decision-Making Process
The Results: Over 320 registrations in three
months (and counting)
Over 20 Media Pickups
Will Outsourcing Your IT Save Time and Money? It commissioned BizTechReports.Com to survey small business owners to see what, if any, benefits hosted IT provides over the traditional do-it-yourself approach. (www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/testdrive/article.php/3677826
SmartBiz.com: Small Business Resources - Call in the Experts The study, which was conducted by BizTechReports, queried participants from 17 vertical industries. The company found that SMBs that outsourced are more satisfied than those who keep things in house
eBiz News: Capitalize on E-Mail Marketing, Go Mobile Benefits , by BizTechReports.Com, shows that small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) using hosted IT achieve stronger business benefits from their IT investments — and are typically more satisfied
TechTarget: SMBs that outsource IT benefit more, spend less DATE: 09 Apr 2007
IT Outsourcing – FierceCIO A new survey of small business decision-makers from BizTechReports.com found that small businesses that use a hosted IT infrastructure are more likely to spend a smaller percentage of their annual
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Pricing Schedule
Project Price
Field Study $16,000.00
White Papers $10,000.00
Case Study $6,000.00
Webcast $8,000.00
Podcast $4,000.00
Roundtable $14,000.00
Enhanced Syndication $50/Registrant