BuyerZone users' web conferencing service requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their web conferencing service purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of web conferencing services other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: web conferencing service purchasing requirements

"Please do not contact me unless your service meets ALL of our requirements."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Education, Houston, TX

"We have a need to run only one session at this time. However, the audience is the top corporate officials for a global high performance injection molding group. We want to incorporate a live interactive video of activities at one of our plants in the Chicago area to the 100 corporate officials who will be visiting another plant in the Chicago area."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Gurnee, IL

"We want like on paltalk. talking on the mici dont really need video but i need audio and used the mic amen.invite others to the room and promote it too.with a website addresss."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Baton Rouge, LA

"Needa videoconference for a job interview in the lower 48."
-- Human Resources, Consulting, Fairbanks, AK

"Just need my client to see what is on my computer screen."
-- Sales/Business Development, Financial Services, Reston, VA

"Was to be a workshop, but logistics won't work out, so webinar is best option. Could be 100-200 participants (or less). Workshop would have had multiple presenters, Q&A ongoing during presentations an in between, and perhaps "breakout" sessions for collaboration. What I'm looking to do is recreate workshop on web."
-- Buyer, Education, Piscataway, NJ

"I need to be able to broadcast live teleseminars with minimum delay as I use gotowebinar for desktop sharing but need an option for attendees to listen in to the call online as opposed to calling a US number (attendees log on from all over the world)."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Nashville, TN

"We want an interactive webinar that allows us to demonstrate out pc directory. We want to be able to control what the "attendees" see and also allow them to take it for a test drive, so-to-speak."
-- Sales/Business Development, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Tulsa, OK

"Reporting capabilities - we would be able to setup events ourselves and access the reports on a regular basis."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Manufacturing, Cranberry Township, PA

"Automated invitations and reminders. The same call in number and password for each webinar. Teleconferencing service which would be toll-free for the invited participants with the ability to mute sounds and people."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Watertown, MA

"Online class with powerpoint, and people interactively speaking to each other by phone. Recording all this for later viewing."
-- Educator, Education, Allentown, PA

"I would like to know what the cost is on average? I have included the general information required but any rough estimate will work for now. I appreciate your time on this!"
-- Consultant, Non-Profit, Englewood, CO

"Webcast screen visibly large enough for all viewing audience.Proactive in sense of last minute changes.Webcast employee available for the duration of the meeting to include all involvement with the webcast the entire time."
-- Buyer, Government, Washington, DC

"We would like to see the people who will be heading the conference."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Pensacola, FL

"I am just beginning to explore thsi so am not sure that I know what I want or need."
-- Buyer, Insurance, Coeur D'Alene, ID

"We are looking for a pre-recorded option for our Webinars, as well as a live Webinar option where participates can register, but they cannot see each other. i.e. participant information is confidential to the other participants."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Financial Services, Tempe, AZ

"Need to be able to have a secure environment. Moderated. And that allows the 30 users and the presenter to see each other and to work with each other, not just with the presenter. Example, user A can see and talk to user C as well as the presenter."
-- MIS/IT, Equipment Sales & Service, Chandler, AZ

"New to this, not sure what else I might need."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Greensboro, NC

"We are starting a users group and anticipate using webcast as the primary tool to interact with members. We want to sahre presentations, have QA, polling that is viewable to participants. Also want to have some security so only members can dial in and get online.ThanksJim."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Information Services, Denver, CO

"The primary use for us is on-line sales meeting, on-line training, and on-line support."
-- Buyer, Computers - Software, Boise, ID

"I may want any of the additional services, probably not all at the same time during the same webinar."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Ogden, UT

"We provide single live Window Media encoded video and audio stream and need server hosting capability for up to 2000 streams at 250kbps."
-- Facilities/Operations, Government, Fort Belvoir, VA

"We are considering a customer seminar/webinar, but have no idea of the cost, and need ballpark numbers to even decide if the topic should stay on the table. It will be executed closer to '08."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Culver City, CA

"Register participants ahead of the conference and take credit card payments."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Highland Park, IL

"Need to be accessible by dial upneeds to be user friendly to Macs and PCs."
-- Consultant, Non-Profit, Sacramento, CA

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