The tech webinar might be over when the speaker finishes his presentation, but the chance to connect with attendees doesn't have to be.
A post-webinar survey is an essential step in a webinar strategy. The survey helps marketers know how well the webinar performed, understand the attendees better, and optimize future webinars.
Learn why every marketer should send out a post-webinar survey and 10 post-webinar survey questions to include.
Key Takeaways:
- Post-webinar surveys provide data for optimizing future webinars and nurturing webinar leads
- Survey questions can be a mix of scale, open-ended, and multiple-choice questions for a well-rounded response
- Ask questions about the webinar experience and what information the attendees found most helpful
Why You Should Conduct a Post-Webinar Survey
IT webinars are a cornerstone of B2B tech marketing. In fact, 57% of marketers run up to 50 webinars annually. A post-webinar survey ensures each webinar is more effective than the last and that marketers don't lose any potential leads after the event.
An after-webinar survey provides additional insights into the attendees that the presenters wouldn't know from the signup form. For example, the signup form might tell presenters what industries and job titles were at the webinar. Meanwhile, the post-webinar survey could reveal how relevant the attendees found the webinar content.
Marketers send out post-webinar surveys as attendees exit the event. Requesting survey responses as attendees leave helps marketers gather responses while the event is still fresh in the attendees’ minds.
There are several ways to use the survey results:
- Understand what type of webinars attendees prefer so marketers can optimize future webinars
- Learn more about the attendees so marketers can provide personalized offers
- Gain a deeper understanding of the attendees to improve lead nurturing efforts
- Gather data about the market to use in database building to improve marketing efforts
- Identify those attendees most interested in purchasing products or who have the greatest need
In addition to benefits to the presenter, surveys also benefit the attendees. Attendees appreciate the chance to share their thoughts and opinions. This exchange builds trust, which is essential for future interactions.
What Type of Questions To Include on a Survey
Marketers use several different question formats for the most effective event analysis. Here are three of the most used survey question formats.
Scale Questions
A scale question is easy to respond to. The marketer asks a straightforward question, and the respondent uses a scale to respond. For example, a question might range from very satisfied to very dissatisfied, strongly agree to strongly disagree, or use a numerical ranking system.
The advantage of scale questions is that more attendees will respond because scale questions don't take as much time to fill out. Marketers can also examine results much easier since all answers will be consistent so that marketers can view the results in graph formats.
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Open-Ended Questions
Open-ended questions allow the respondent to write their response. This format will begin with a question and then provides space for the respondent to give a unique answer.
This format requires more concentration and time from the respondent. So, marketers will want to avoid adding too many to a survey as this might reduce the number of responses. However, this format is valuable for receiving deeper insights into the attendee's thoughts.
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Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice questions offer a blend of the personalization of open-ended questions with the convenience of closed-ended questions. In this format, several specific answers follow the question. For example, a marketer might ask what the attendee found most helpful. Then, the question provides the following options:
- The downloadable resources
- The Q&A
- The speaker
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10 Questions To Ask After a Webinar
Use these 10 questions to build a post-webinar survey:
1. Rate Your Satisfaction with the Webinar.
This scale question examines how well the webinar and message resonated with the attendees. Another wording might be, "Rate your overall experience," or, "Did the webinar meet your expectations? (Yes or No)"
2. How Much of the Information Was New to You?
This question can have a multiple-choice response. Marketers might also ask, "How informative was the webinar?" and provide a scale response.
The response helps marketers to understand the webinar's quality and whether the presentation offered unique insights and relevant information that helped the brand stand out as a thought leader.
3. Would You Like To Learn More About This Topic?
Use a yes or no format for this question. Marketers will want to ask one or two similar questions to understand the attendee's buyer's intent. For example, 73% of B2B attendees become qualified leads after a webinar. This question helps marketers identify those qualified attendees.
Attendees that select yes are more likely to respond to marketing emails and attend future events.
4. How Knowledgeable Was the Speaker?
How a speaker presents information is often just as important as what a speaker says. For example, an energetic presentation filled with visuals will be more memorable than a monotone presentation that lists facts and figures.
Ask the attendees their thoughts on the speaker's presentation. For example, ask how knowledgeable the speaker was or how engaging the audience found the presentation. The scale format is the best way to understand the overall opinion of the speaker's presentation.
Use the response to optimize future presentation styles and formats.
5. What Was Your Biggest Takeaway?
Ask this open-ended question to get an accurate feel for how well the audience understood the presentation. This question helps marketers know whether the core message was clear in the presentation.
6. What Was the Most Helpful Part of the Webinar?
Marketers can ask what the audience found helpful to know what the webinar and presenter did well. In addition, this question can give insights into how likely those attendees want or need the business's products and services.
This question works as either an open-ended question or as a multiple choice.
7. What Was the Least Useful Part of the Webinar?
Marketers can also ask what was least helpful to understand what the webinar presenter can improve. For instance, attendees might have found the presentation lacking visuals or the resources weren't thorough enough.
Along with this question, consider adding an open-ended question that asks for specific suggestions for improvement to give the marketing team actionable advice for the future.
8. What Other Topics Would You Like To Hear About?
Ask your attendees this open-ended question for insights into what topics to discuss in future webinars, blog posts, or downloadable guides.
9. How Likely Are You To Recommend Our Brand to Your Friends and Coworkers?
This scale question gives more insights into how well the attendees liked the event. For example, if most attendees would recommend the business and future webinars to friends, marketers know the information was relevant enough to share across the industry with other professionals.
10. Would You Attend a Future Event?
End the survey by measuring how much interest there is in future events. For example, the audience might be interested in hearing more from the business and presenter. If so, marketers know investing in future webinars will yield a positive return and be worth prioritizing.
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