INXPO and George P. Johnson Renew Global Strategic Partnership

CHICAGO, and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- INXPO and the #1 ranked event marketing agency George P. Johnson (GPJ) today announced a renewal of their strategic partnership, driven by B2B marketer demand for integrated hybrid events. This emerging discipline combines web and device-driven communications in tandem with physical events to increase results in product sales, employee training and education, press and analyst coverage and other key drivers of business performance.

This renewal comes on the heels of several dramatic accomplishments achieved together in the last two years, including the recent creation of a hybrid global sales meeting for one of the world's leading technology companies that reached, engaged, rewarded and inspired more than 21,000 employees.

"Our clients increasingly seek out more integrated experiences to combine the intimacy and immediacy of a face-to-face connection with virtual elements, expanding audience reach and extending the event experience," said Kenny Lauer, Vice President, Digital Experience at GPJ. "We are all about collapsing distances and connecting people. We are thrilled to renew our partnership with INXPO and to continue to push the envelope on behalf of our clients worldwide."

Key benefits of the partnership between INXPO and GPJ include:

• Best-in-class engineering in virtual meetings, education, networking and more
• Improved ROI by extending the event investment before, during and post-event
• Integrated campaign strategy and creative design that engages and moves audiences to action
• Deeper customer-audience insights and measurement to achieve better results
• Global activation capabilities with local customization for precise targeting and competitive pricing

"We are excited to build on the momentum we've established with GPJ to take hybrid event experiences to the next level," said Chris Meyer, INXPO's Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing. "Together we are transforming the way marketers and other executives harness the web to engage and move their most important audiences to action, measuring that activity to improve results over time."

The INXPO-GPJ renewal also comes at a critical juncture for the event marketing industry. Recent data indicates that B2B event marketers are rapidly adopting web and device-driven communications as a high-touch complement to more traditional event services such as user conferences, sales meetings, trade shows, road shows and other event-based programs that drive revenue in the large enterprise.

About INXPO

INXPO is transforming the Web from pages and files to events and destinations, where people go to meet, learn and do business. We are the leading technology platform for virtual events and virtual business environments that connect, engage and educate audiences. We have delivered more than 1,000 successful virtual events and experiences for global customers and publishers including AAA, Cisco, Forbes, HIMSS, PennWell, P&G, TechTarget, UBM and Ziff Davis Enterprises. We are headquartered in Chicago and on the web. Visit us at www.INXPO.com and on Twitter at @INXPO.

About George P. Johnson Experience Marketing (gpj.com)

GPJ is a worldwide experience marketing agency that creates great ideas and brings them to life through integrated live and online experiences and environments, helping clients cut through marketplace noise, differentiate from the competition and create lasting relationships that directly impact the bottom line.

Ranked by Advertising Age as the "#1 Event Marketing Agency" and consistently placing among the world's top marketing agencies, GPJ provides its services through 26 offices around the world. The agency's clients won 37 awards in 2008, five Ex Awards in 2009 and took home both the Grand Ex Award as well as the Best 100% Virtual Ex Award in 2010. GPJ is a Project: Worldwide company.

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SOURCE INXPO