MACH 2024 Exhibitors Survey

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1a) In which of the following ways did you promote your presence at MACH 2024? (please tick all that apply)

1b) If "other" above, please specify what you did here

2) What was your perception of effectiveness of the following elements of the organisers' pre-exhibition publicity in promoting the exhibition?

	Very effective	Fairly Effective	Fairly ineffective	Very ineffective	Not aware of this
Advertising in the trade press *
Direct Mail *
Editorial Features *
E-mail campaign *
Facebook *
Google Ad-Words *
Instagram *
LinkedIn *
Telephone Campaign *
X (formerly Twitter) *

3a) Please rate the PERFORMANCE of the following services which were provided at MACH 2024

	Very Good	Fairly Good	Fairly Poor	Very Poor	Not Applicable
Lifting & Handling – Build-up (ILS)
Lifting & Handling – Break-down (ILS)
Shell Scheme Construction (GES)
Show Ready Stands (GES)
Electrical Main & Services (GES)
NEC Technical Services: Bolting Down
NEC Technical Services: Compressed Air
NEC Technical Services: Water & Waste
Traffic Control (NEC)
Car parking facilities (for exhibitors) (NEC)
Shuttle Bus Services (NEC)
Organisers Pre-exhibition Information/Bulletins
Organisers Pre-exhibition Assistance
Organisers On-site Information
Organisers On-site Assistance
Oil Service (Lubrication Ltd)
Internet Connection (paid for on stands) (NEC)
Free Wi-Fi in halls (NEC)
Visitor Data Capture System (on-site) (GES)
Security (NEC)
Accomodation Agency

Please respond for as many of the separate services as you feel able to express an opinion

3b) Are there any other services that you feel could have been provided by the Organisers or do you have any comments about the services that were provided by the Organisers?

4a) Please rate the VALUE FOR MONEY of the following services which were provided at MACH 2024; please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very poor and 10 is very good

	Very Poor	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Very Good
Electrical Mains & Services (GES)
NEC Technical Services: Bolting Down
NEC Technical Services: Compressed Air
NEC Technical Services: Water & Waste
Car Parking (for exhibitors) (GES)
Show Ready Stands (GES)
Oil Service (Lubrication Ltd)
Internet Commection (paid for on stands) (NEC)

PLEASE RESPOND FOR AS MANY OF THE SEPARATE SERVICES AS YOU FEEL ABLE TO EXPRESS AN OPINION

4b) Any additional comments on the value for money of the services?

5) Please rate your perception of the attendance at the exhibition against the following criteria

	Very Good	Fairly Good	Fairly Poor	Very Poor	Don’t Know
Quality of visitors overall
Number of visitors overall
Purchasing power of visitors overall
Quality of new contacts you made
Number of new contacts you made
Overall value for money in exhibiting

6) MACH is a premium event, designed as a national showcase for manufacturing technology. To achieve this, as organisers, we invest heavily in the standard of the entrances and visitor touchpoints to create a premium look and feel for the show. Which of these statements best describes your views about this approach? [Please select only one of these options]

I/we recognise the difference when arriving at MACH and think the organisers should continue with this approach as it demonstrates that the exhibition is a premium event

I/we recognise the difference when arriving at MACH but don’t think it adds anything to the profile of the exhibition

I/we have not really noticed a difference when arriving at MACH but, on reflection, think it enhances the profile of the exhibition and the organisers should continue to do this

I/we have not really noticed a difference when arriving at MACH and don’t have a view on whether or not the organisers should continue to do this

I/we have not really noticed a difference when arriving at MACH and don’t think you should continue with this approach

7a) Were any orders taken on your stand AS A RESULT of exhibiting at MACH 2024

7b) If "YES" to the previous question, please give an approximate value in £

7c) What value of business do you think is likely to arise in the future (in addition to that reported in the previous question) as a direct result of your exhibiting at MACH 2024?

8) Which of the following have you achieved as a result of exhibiting at MACH 2024?

Generated leads for sales team to follow-up

Specification or technical data requested

Improved or created customer relations

Launched new product or service

Tenders or quotations requested

Sales contracts signed

Conducted market research

Raised your company profile

Other important achievements (please specify below)

If "other" above, please specify what you acheived as a result of exhibiting at MACH 2024.

9a) Did you use the Visit Connect App to capture data on visitors?

9b) For the following questions, please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very poor and 10 is very good

9c) Please use the space below for any comments that you have about the Visit Connect App

10a) Did you use the Visitor Registration System (by creating your own unique URL before the exhibition)?

10b) For the following question, please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very hard and 10 is very easy

10c) Please use the space below for any comments that you have about the QR code sytem

11a) We would value your feedback on the following exhibitor aspects of the MACH2024 web-site (For the following questions, please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very poor and 10 is very good)

11b) And how easy was the web-site to use for the following functions (for the following questions, please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very hard and 10 is very easy)?

11c) Please use the space below for any comments you have about the MACH2024 web-site

12a) Did you use the NEC Catering Service ON YOUR STAND?

12b) If Yes, for the following question, please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very poor and 10 is very good

13a) Did you use any of the NEC Catering Facilities IN THE EXHIBITION HALLS? [Please note that this question is only about those facilities within the halls – please exclude any views regarding the catering concessions located in the Atrium area outside of the halls themselves.]

13b) If Yes, for the following question, please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very poor and 10 is very good

14) Please use the space below to let us know about any other issues you would like to raise regarding the catering services (this can include those in the atrium area if you have any comments on those).

15) Which of the following magazines and journals (print and on-line) do you read and in which have you placed advertising during the past 12 months? (please tick all that apply)

	Read	Advertised
3D Develop
3DPI
Aerospace Manufacturing
Aluminium News
Automation
Automotive Engineer
Cleaning Matters
Composites in Manufacturing
Drives & Controls
Drives, Controls & Automation
The Engineer
Engineering & Technology (E&T)
Engineering Capacity
Engineering Magazine
Engineering Subcontractor
Eureka
European Tool & Mould Making
Grinding & Surface Finishing
Handling & Storage Solutions
Health & Safety Matters
Imaging & Machine Vision Europe
IMECHE Newsletter
Industrial Director
Industrial Equipment News
Industrial Exchange & Mart
International Sheet Metal Review
IP&E
Lube
Machinery
Machinery & Manufacturing
Machinery Market
Machinery Trade International (MTI)
Machines4sale.co.uk
The Manufacturer
Manufacturing Engineering Magazine
Manufacturing Management
Manufacturing Machinery World Journal
Manufacturing Matters
Manufacturing Today
MEPCA
Metal AM
Modern Machine Shop
Mould Technology Magazine
MTD CNC
PECM Magazine (Process Engineering Control & Manufacturing)
Plant & Works Engineering
Production Engineering Solutions (PES)
Professional Engineering (PE)
SHD Logistics News
SMI
Surface World
Swiss Machining
Time-Compression Technologies (TCT)
Tube & Pipe Technology
Welding World
NONE OF THE ABOVE

16) For the following question, please rank from 1 to 10, where 1 is very poor and 10 is very good

17) Do you have any stories or case studies of business that has developed from contacts that you made at MACH 2024 (or earlier editions of MACH)?

If "Yes", please give a brief description here and we will contact you for further details and possible use of the case study in our promotional activity for MACH2026

We would like to use testimonials in promotional material for MACH 2026 – please click the button if you are willing for us to quote or reference the comments given above

Yes, I am willing to be quoted in promotional material for MACH2024

18) If you would like to add any comments about aspects of the exhibition that you feel are not covered by the questionnaire, or if you would wish to elaborate on any of the points which we have raised, please use the space below

	Very poor	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Very Good
How useful was the system?
How easy was it to set-up?
How easy was it to use on-site?
How wold you rate the value for money of the system?

	Very Hard	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Very Easy
Uploading your 50 word description
Uploading your press information
Uploading your product details

	Very Hard	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Very Easy
Ease of Ordering
Quality of Service
Quality of Food
Value for Money

	Very Hard	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Very Easy
Quality of Service
Quality of Food
Variety/Choice
Value for Money

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