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10 Tips for a Successful Trade Show Follow-up Campaign

The Point

Research has long suggested that the majority of leads generated by trade shows never receive follow-up by company representatives. A 2010 study concluded that fewer than 70 percent of exhibitors have any formalized plan or process in place for how leads are followed up after the show. Any response (e.g.

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The B2B marketing ironies of our time

Biznology

Back in 2010, I was invited to become a contributor to Harvard Business Review ’s online publication. My rationale is that business buyers need information from suppliers to do their jobs, and they want to be up to speed in their fields. Ironic, isn’t it? What a thrill! The response was immediate, and it got nasty, fast.

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Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing

Hubspot

Outbound marketing includes activities such as trade shows, seminar series and cold calling. Outbound marketing included trade shows, seminar series, email blasts to purchased lists, internal cold calling, outsourced telemarketing, and advertising. It is costly and the ROI is much lower than inbound marketing.

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What Is The Future Of Content Marketing?

Marketing Insider Group

We are no longer the folks who blow up balloons at trade shows. And while advertising campaigns and trade shows will continue to be a big part of what we do. Google’s “Zero Moment Of Truth research showed that the number of sources we look for in making a purchase has doubled (2011 vs. 2010).

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Marketing Charts and Trends « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

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2010 B2B Marketing Budgets and Mix Trends Research

Online Marketing Institute

Here are some of the more interesting things found in the January, 2010 survey: 1) Social media became the hot new marketing tool. Marketing budget allocations for 2009 looked identical to 2008, with marketers spending less on trade shows, for example, by attending fewer of them.

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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

ViewPoint

The DMA’s 2010 Response Rate Report reported a healthy 1.68% response rate to B-to-B prospecting letter mail and 2.18% to its cheaper cousin, postcard mail. Business buyers themselves are looking for information to help them do their jobs, and they generally welcome and open letters as they arrive on their desks.

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