Business Wire Launches EventTrak, Providing Actionable Media Intelligence for Exhibitors of Technology Tradeshows

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Wire today introduced EventTrak by Business Wire, a detailed media intelligence report available for more than 100 technology events that enables communications professionals to formulate a more effective tradeshow public relations plan and be in the best position to capitalize on publicity opportunities related to their tradeshow participation.

“By focusing on where the actual coverage opportunities are around each event, EventTrak provides much more useful data for exhibitor media outreach and tracking.”

For a specific tradeshow, the public relations team receives a pre-show report up to two months prior to show start detailing media/blogger coverage of the prior year’s show. The report includes publication name, author, date published and a direct link to the article. Users may search within this data, download and export contacts and review “hot themes” for the upcoming show. Approximately two weeks after the tradeshow ends, the user will receive a post-show report in the same format with updated coverage data.

“Since Business Wire serves more than 600 tradeshows each year and thousands of exhibiting companies, we’re in a unique position to see where needs exist for public relations and communications professionals,” said Leon Harbar, Vice President of Global Tradeshows and Events at Business Wire. “Public relations teams are looking for how to attract interest and engage with journalists, bloggers and others covering their tradeshow.

“They need actionable, advance information that will help them formulate their messaging based on current media and blogger trends in coverage. It goes beyond just generic media interest or social media monitoring data. We provide detailed and usable data so that exhibitors can set up effective meetings and track measurable results at tech tradeshows,” Harbar added.

EventTrak by Business Wire is the latest in-house innovation to Business Wire’s suite of tradeshow and event news services and was created in collaboration with IT Database, working closely with event organizers and clients. Travis Van, Founder of ITDatabase, said, “By focusing on where the actual coverage opportunities are around each event, EventTrak provides much more useful data for exhibitor media outreach and tracking.”

As the leading press release distribution service for tradeshow exhibitors, Business Wire recently expanded its tradeshow and financial conference services with the addition of client-controlled, event-specific Online Press Kits. Business Wire, which serves more than 600 tradeshows, conferences and events each year, has hosted event-specific online press centers since 1995.

Visit BusinessWire.com to learn more about EventTrak and all of Business Wire’s event news release distribution services. Follow TradeshowNews.com on Twitter @TradeshowNews and become a fan of our Facebook page.

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