{"id":1156,"date":"2016-03-13T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T11:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/176.58.114.75\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2025-02-07T06:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T06:57:10","slug":"exhibiting-for-the-first-time-refining-our-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capytech.com\/en\/blog\/exhibiting-for-the-first-time-refining-our-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibiting for the first time &#038; refining our message"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Exhibiting for the first time &amp; refining our message<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The last few weeks have been pretty hectic for us. We were accepted into an Incubator program, and as a part of that we were asked to attend and present at Innovation Arabia 9. This was a great experience for us, and represented a number of firsts as well. Let me explain further.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical Materials<\/strong><br \/>\nIt might be hard to believe, but only a couple of weeks ago Capytech didn&#8217;t have any physical marketing materials beyond business cards! Everything we had was in the cloud or delivered on iPads or computers. We had to have a physical presence at the event, and so needed to get a couple of things in place.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly we needed a rollup. Even though I must have walked past 1000s of these, I still had to look up what it was! Fortunately Dubai is very well setup to get these printed rapidly, and it&#8217;s actually quite a neat self supporting device. Now that we have one, it will live in the incubator space in Silicon Oasis and\u00a0I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll find the opportunity to use it from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>The second item we needed was flyers. We decided on a 2-sided A5 design highlighting the features and benefits of our e-learning solutions. I looked at getting it printed on normal paper, but it just didn&#8217;t turn out very well, so we went glossy in the end. I&#8217;m not sure how many were taken over the couple of days of the event, but if even one leads to a contract, it was well worth it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the concepts that was introduced early in the incubator was that of the <a href=\"https:\/\/leanstack.com\/lean-canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lean canvas<\/a>. I had heard of it before, but hadn&#8217;t given it much attention. In the end, I decided to use it as the framework for my presentation which worked really well.<\/p>\n<p>As always, our designers developed a great presentation for us and it went over very well. Firstly I told a bit of a back story about my history in the military and training with a theme of e-learning throughout. Then I launched into the canvas which covers various elements of the business in 9 stages. I ended up being a little rushed as our presentation time was reduced, but overall I&#8217;m happy with how it went.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refining our message<\/strong><br \/>\nI think the biggest benefit to come out of the whole experience was refining how we communicate what we do. It was essential to get it across in a one minute video, on a small flyer and especially during the presentation.<\/p>\n<p>By producing these materials, and going through the lean canvas in some detail it really helped my thinking about our core business activities. I think it&#8217;s helpful for a business to periodically refine what they are doing and make sure it is consistent with their business aims.<\/p>\n<p>Being quite new to the whole business world, and its challenges in the UAE &#8211; this exercise was valuable for me. I&#8217;m confident now that I can better communicate what we do, how we do it and why.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully the exposure that we achieved over the event will get us some more business. Even without that though, it was a valuable experience for us &#8211; and hopefully the first of many more to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exhibiting for the first time &amp; refining our message The last few weeks have been pretty hectic for us. We were accepted into an Incubator program, and as a part of that we were asked to attend and present at Innovation Arabia 9. This was a great experience for us, and represented a number of firsts as well. 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