--- title: "Thursday Buzz: Ready Your Post-Event Survey" id: "34125" type: "post" slug: "thursday-buzz-ready-your-post-event-survey" published_at: "2016-07-14T20:32:10+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-09T16:47:05+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/07/14/thursday-buzz-ready-your-post-event-survey/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/07/14/thursday-buzz-ready-your-post-event-survey.md" excerpt: "The ultimate list of essential questions you must ask for feedback. Plus: Chipotle plays on your emotions to lure you back to burritos." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "event planning" - "feedback" - "Meetings" - "Surveys" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Manager" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Thursday Buzz: Ready Your Post-Event Survey You work hard on pulling off events. And you want to know how well you did. It doesn’t really matter if event planners [receive positive or negative feedback](http://associationsnow.com/2016/03/why-negative-feedback-can-be-a-positive/) from attendees. What is important is whether they learn lessons from [the information](http://associationsnow.com/2013/03/why-you-shouldnt-rely-on-twitter-for-member-feedback/) garnered in the feedback. Callie Walker at the MemberClicks blog [listed vital questions (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.memberclicks.com/event-feedback-9-questions-you-need-to-ask-your-attendees) to ask in a post-event survey. A majority of the suggested questions are scaled, with ratings, along with plenty of open-ended and a few closed-ended ones. Walker suggested asking, “How likely are you to attend future events?” “How likely are you to recommend our events to a friend or colleague?” and “Do you have any other suggestions or comments to help us improve our questions?” Take a look at the list [over at MemberClicks (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.memberclicks.com/event-feedback-9-questions-you-need-to-ask-your-attendees) . ### Video of the Day **Tarnished by incidents of E. coli and norovirus and an exec’s recent drug-related arrest,** Chipotle Mexican Grill wants to win customers back—by tugging at their heartstrings. To do so, Chipotle [released A Love Story (opens in a new tab)](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160706005262/en/Chipotle-Releases-Short-Film-%E2%80%98A-Love-Story%E2%80%99) . The animated short story is about two young entrepreneurs, who start out as mega-rivals but then fall in love and launch a restaurant chain with an approach that resembles Chipotle’s: sell healthy and fresh foods. The love story also hints at expressing love for Chipotle through its new membership rewards program. [Check it out (opens in a new tab)](http://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/chipotles-new-short-film-tells-a-beautiful-love-story-heres-why-its-brilliant.html) . ### Other Resources for Your Day **Pokemon Go is all the rage in U.S. public spaces—and at your event.** The team at Cincinnati USA’s *MTG PLNR* blog [shared a few ideas (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cincyusa.com/blog/pokemon-go-and-your-meeting) on how to incorporate the viral game into your next meeting. **Comedian Louis CK, out of all people, is a genius at email marketing.** Instead of social media, the performer successfully announced two surprise shows via email, [Kim Niemi notes on CMS Wire (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/email-marketing-gets-a-boost-from-louis-ck/) . **There could be a day where Airbnb replaces room blocks for events.** For now, fill up your room block and have a healthy Airbnb relationship for backup hosting, San Francisco Travel President and CEO Joe D’Alesandro [said in a MeetingsNet interview (opens in a new tab)](http://meetingsnet.com/association-meetings/airbnb-and-meetings-win-everyone) . [Patrick deHahn](https://associationsnow.com/author/patrick-dehahn/) Patrick deHahn is a contributor to Associations Now. 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