Level I Foundation Corporate - Member Benefits

The Virtual Edge Institute (VEI) provides the following promotional and market development activities on behalf of and for its Level I Foundation Corporate members:

• Virtual Platform Spotlight - (Educational, Demand Generation and Lead Generation) The Virtual Platform Spotlight program is a virtual road show that goes to member’s virtual events and meeting platforms on a rotating basis. The Spotlight is programmed and marketed by Virtual Edge in cooperation with the VEI member whose platform is hosting the event. The Spotlight will have a speaker or maximum of two and will be on topics that are on general interest to event, meeting or marketing professionals. The goal is to provide as many potential event producers as possible with the opportunity to experience, firsthand, as many environments as possible. Member hosting the event receives the registration list. All Level I Member's platforms will be included in the Spotlight virtual road show and will be promoted in email marketing and website advertising.
  
  
• Virtual Edge Newsletter - (Educational, Demand Generation and Lead Generation) This is a monthly newsletter that seeks to reach a broad audience of events, meeting and marketing professionals with information, best practices and case studies that promote the overall benefits of virtual event technology solutions. It will also cover news from member companies. Level I Members receive a ad button in the pdf version and an ad button and link in the email version as well as monthly coverage of news.
  
  
• Virtual Events Resource Book - (Educational, Demand Generation, Lead Generation) VEI Level I Corporate members will get first opportunity to submit content to the resource book currently being downloaded multiple times per day from the Virtual Edge website. They also get a full page 4 color ad with links as well as links in the video and demo section. VEI will continuously advertise the free book and Level I Members will receive a monthly list of all those who downloaded the book.
  
  
• VirtualEdge.org Site Exposure - (Educational, Demand Generation and Lead Generation) VEI members will have the advantage of exposure on the VirtualEdge.org community website and be allowed to post news, events, jobs, blogs, and other relevant content or announcements. Level I Members receive a 180 x 180 ad banner and link and can to post in all sections.
  
  
• Social Media Marketing - (Educational, Demand Generation) The Virtual Edge team will diligently seek out and respond to tips from members on subjects that are relevant to the virtual events and meetings industry. In some cases this may be responding to critics of virtual events and in others correctly positioning virtual event solutions and technology as solutions to marketing and collaboration challenges. Level I Members where appropriate, will receive mention in these postings.
  
  
• Ecomeeter - (Educational, Demand Generation) The 'ecomeeter' is a program designed to aggregate the calculations for total carbon avoided by meeting virtually as well as measuring the relative success of the attendees that attend the events. Aggregated data will then be used to promote the effectiveness and benefits of virtual meetings. All Level I Members promoted in email marketing and get website advertising on ecomeeter.com.
  
  Additional Opportunities for Members
  
• Virtual Edge Summits - (Educational, Demand Generation and Lead Generation) These are meshed events that seek to bring together the leading minds and experienced practitioners in the virtual events and meeting space to share best practices, case studies, techniques, findings and to network with suppliers and their peers. All Members benefit from overall industry exposure. (Sponsorship opportunities available.)
  
  
• Market Studies - (Educational, Demand Generation and Lead Generation) The market studies that VEI will propose will be aimed at aiding in the understanding of the benefits of virtual events and meetings for marketing and collaboration purposes. VEI will not rank or analyze platforms or environments. All Members benefit from overall industry exposure. Sponsors receive the list of all report recipients and ad in report. (Subscription rates apply.)
  
  

Level II Corporate Membership Information