Conference Registration Manager

Role Summary

We are looking for a proactive individual to help drive registration and engagement for IDC's conferences and events across the Middle East. The Event Specialist Audience Development role requires a combination of marketing acumen, sales tele-calling, and customer service skills to build and nurture relationships with attendees and potential leads, contributing to the success of our events across the regions.

To find out more about what kind of events we do, please see here : https : / / www.Idcmetaevents.Com /

Why IDC?

IDC is the most respected global technology market research firm. We are changing the way the world thinks about the impact of technology on business and society. Our people, data, and analytics create global technology insights that accelerate customer success. IDC has been recognized for five consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) by the IIAR as the Analyst Firm of the Year which is one of the highest accolades for the technology market research industry.

Our collaborative, innovative and entrepreneurial culture is the perfect place for you to discover your future.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively secure registrations through telephone follow-ups, keeping registration lists up-to-date and providing insightful reports on registrants' demographics, industries, and other key metrics.
• Track and analyze attendance trends to optimize outreach strategies, following IDC's guidelines.
• Liaise with attendees of events such as C-level executives, government representatives or other.
• Do follow-up and reminder calls to registrants, answer inquiries, and provide event information in a professional and engaging manner.
• Build lasting relationships with attendees and prospects to foster loyalty and continued engagement with IDC events.
• Utilize a marketing mentality to identify and capitalize on lead-generation opportunities across various channels, including digital, social media, and email, aiming to encourage event registration and drive audience expansion.
• Develop and maintain a well-organized and detailed contact database for IDC events.
• Gather feedback from attendees to enhance the event experience, identifying opportunities to improve content, services, and attendee satisfaction in future events.
• Work closely with the marketing and events team to contribute ideas, develop strategies, and implement improvements based on attendee insights and feedback to support and elevate IDC's event goals.
• Attend events as needed to support the events on-site.

Qualifications

IDC is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.