How to Make the Business Case to Attend SummitX 2024
Are you faced with trying to convince your boss, your board, or your budget holder that you should go to SummitX 2024?
If so, you’ll need to justify that the event will offer a good return on investment. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
Here are the seven pertinent points you need to make the case for ROI on SummitX attendance for you — or, even better, you and your team. Plus, scroll to the bottom to download our pre-written email template to help inspire your communications with the decision-maker.
1. Invaluable Operational Tips and Tricks
There’s tangible ROI from learning how to use technology to improve your telecom retail operations. Our Insights agenda track will offer User Insights from product experts and power users of our software, which will give you practical tips and tricks that you can take home and use to boost your daily business practices.
Plus, our Industry Insights sessions will give you the chance to dissect telecom retail trends with sector trailblazers and industry experts, learning how these will affect your business and what you can do to get ahead.
2. Inspiration to Up-level Your Retail Strategies
iQmetrix’s in-person events are known for their big-name business speakers, and SummitX 2024 will be no exception! Look at your business in a fresh light with entrepreneurs who can share new methods of strategic thinking.
Our Inspiration agenda track will be packed with keynotes and breakout sessions that will spark ideas, getting your entrepreneurial and creative juices flowing to find new ways to grow revenues and gain customers. Pitch your attendance — or your whole team’s attendance — as not merely a fun trip, but an investment for the company. And make sure you link some of the elements of SummitX listed here to your specific company or team goals, such as revenue generation or forging new partnerships.
Watch this space for major keynote speaker announcements and the full agenda!
3. First Look at Innovations to Transform Your Business
Of course, it wouldn’t be an iQmetrix event without the unveiling of fresh innovations and technology solutions that will improve your operations and help you grow your business. Our Product Showcase will enable you to be the first to see what products are going to keep you ahead of your competition. Being there in person at their unveiling means you’re the first to see these innovations and dive into what they can mean for you.
What’s more, iQmetrix will be bringing its Hackathon event to SummitX 2024, which means even more exciting innovations in the pipeline — and you could even see your own product wishlist brought to life! We’re calling for early suggestions right now, so if you’re interested in contributing, please complete this survey.
4. Exposure to Revenue-Generating Tools
In addition to our Product Showcase, we have our Vendor Showcase, where you can find a huge array of revenue-generating tools, platforms, and technologies that can solve many of your retail-adjacent pain points. Most of the solutions on show will already be integrated into iQmetrix solutions, giving that seamless experience that you and your customers love.
Another thing to remember here is that all of the vendors showcasing their wares at SummitX come pre-vetted by iQmetrix — so you don’t have to take on the stress of finding a reputable supplier. That part is all taken care of! You really won’t want to miss this Vendor Showcase.
5. Unparalleled Industry Networking and Connections
More than just the practical, more tangible ROI benefits mentioned above, the Interconnection element of our 2024 SummitX theme is all about the unparalleled networking and connections. Our unmissable networking activities, as well as meeting people in our showcases and at our awesome social events, will ensure you make connections from every area of the telecom retail industry to help drive your business forward. Not only is it a great chance to meet up with people from your wider company, but it’s also a rare opportunity to connect with other businesses and their representatives, and learn from them.
We’re certain that, at SummitX, you’ll find new avenues of collaboration, and create professional and personal relationships that will last for years to come. And who knows what kind of tangible value that could generate in the future?
6. An Epic Team-Building and Staff-Motivating Opportunity
What could possibly be better for team-building than sending the whole team to an incredible resort destination in Arizona for an event that is both educational and a whole ton of fun? Kill two birds with one stone by making SummitX the location of your team’s big fall retreat. You’ll all learn a huge amount about the industry and how to improve retail operations, while being in a paradise resort, surrounded by likeminded folk — and you won’t have to organize any of the activities!
We’ve also found in the past that tickets to iQmetrix events have been the motivational prizes to top commission-earners within some major telecom retailers’ sales contests. Why not send your most successful staff members as a reward for their hard work?
7. A Shot of Energy to Make 2025 Your Best Year Ever
With everything you and your team will be learning at SummitX, you’ll return to work with a fresh burst of energy to take into your 2025 planning sessions. SummitX is deliberately timed to coincide with planning for the following calendar year, giving you time to put in place how you’re going to execute on new strategies and implement new technologies in 2025, before you break for the holidays. You’ll come back from Arizona bursting with ideas and motivation to make 2025 your best business year ever!
Wondering Which of Your Team Should Attend SummitX?
All the above make great arguments for attending — but which of your company employees would get the most out of SummitX, and be best suited to attend? Here’s a breakdown of who should attend SummitX, and why.
Hand on heart, we can say that SummitX will benefit just about everybody in your telecom retail business. From retail strategy leaders, to operations managers, to regional directors, to store managers, to daily users of iQmetrix RMS and POS solutions, and many more… there will be a host of takeaways for everybody. So make sure you bring representatives at every level to get the biggest ROI!
Do you need help crafting an email to the budget holder to make the case on all the above? No problem. Download the pre-written Word document email template, and copy and paste whichever elements work for your team’s ROI argument.
