How Can The Internet Benefit Your Facility?
By John Platillero
| In this article, we will first look at what 207 venue managers said about the Internet in a recent e-mail survey, then we will offer some suggestions for ways the Internet can benefit your facility. |
The Survey at a glance
Based on the survey, this industry has definitely embraced the Internet. Of the 207 respondents, 98.9 percent have a web site and 87.4 percent have high-speed Internet access.
Overall, venues spent an average of $21,000 developing their web sites, and spend roughly $3,800 per year on Internet services. There was quite a range within these numbers (some venues spend as little as $500, some as much as $100,000), but the fact is, people are spending money in this medium.
When asked what value they received from the Internet for their venue, the overwhelming responses were positive. An interesting trend showed that those venues that spent more money on the Internet, and whose web sites had more features, marked a higher value.
(CLICK below to read entire article, which was published in the July/August 2002 of the IAAM Facility Manager magazine.)
http://www.iaam.org/Facility_manager/Pages/2002_Jul_Aug/Feature_7.htm