We created Focal Point Strategies to help organizations understand, and fully leverage, the power and impact of live and in-person engagement and interaction. The event medium, like other media, is about bringing valued and targeted communities together – buyers and sellers, experts and learners, product owners and users. Too often, the focus of discussion around events are operational, not about strategy and product. We take a different approach. To succeed, events must have a purpose. And while that purpose is defined by the event owner, it must be manifested in ways that engage and deliver value to the critical constituency – attendees.

We’ve been in and around the events medium for our entire respective careers. We’ve worked on the full range of events formats from highly-focused technical conferences to globally-recognized trade shows. We’ve created and managed events and event organizations around the world. And we’ve developed products and programs for some of world’s biggest and most well-known companies. All of this has led to, and forms the foundation of, Focal Point Strategies and our specific approach. When you work with Focal Point, all our experience and expertise is focused on your business success.

A critical element of our experience, and the value we deliver through Focal Point Strategies, is the research we’ve conducted on primary event drivers and impact criteria. From the effects of event attendance on membership and relationship renewal, the critical characteristics behind real “must-attend” status, to the contribution of events to core business performance and reputation, we have a deep understanding of the power of events and their key areas of impact. We apply our learnings and research insights to each client engagement to ensure that performance meets all critical strategic objectives.

  • COMDEX
  • Networld+Interop
  • G.A.M.E. (Games & Music Experience
  • JavaOne
  • Intel Developer Forum
  • IBM Developer Conference
  • Bluetooth Developer Conference
  • Object World
  • IT on Wall Street
  • WASDA Conference & Expo
  • Sweet & Snacks Expo
  • CASI Expo
  • AAPEX
  • NCA State of the Industry
  • ITEC
  • ASP Summit
  • Seybold Seminars
  • NPE
  • Windows World
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
  • IBM
  • Softbank
  • Ziff Davis
  • ATT
  • CNET
  • Gartner
  • Red Hat
  • ClearChannel
  • E.J. Krause
  • Sun Microsystems
  • WASDA
  • CASI
  • AAIA
  • Autocare
  • NCA
  • Plastics Industry Association
  • Object Management Consortium
  • US News & World Report
  • Bluetooth Consortium

Arlene Davis

Principal, Content & Experience Lead

Peter Shaw

Principal, Strategy & Analysis Lead