Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

If your business relies on trade show participation to at least some degree, you obviously want to optimize the time, effort, and money you invest in the undertaking. Accomplishing this objective requires properly preparing and staffing your trade show booth. Guest post by Jessica Kane. Image Credit: JD Lasica.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 10, 2020

Particularly trade shows. Because as the world has moved on, trade shows haven’t. In 1983 The Harvard Business Review asked three captains of industry why they went to trade shows. The unnamed VP of a “$200m industrial company” said “trade shows are a self-perpetuating problem.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2020

Many marketing budgets are tight right now, so companies are looking for creative, low-cost ways to drive demand. How Two Companies Brought Their Trade Shows to (Digital) Life. Some great examples of how companies have transformed their physical trade shows into digital ones. Thanks for your insight, Sharon Ernst.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Events and trade shows are expensive, even if you’re not a sponsor. You can find lots of tips online for generating more leads at trade shows and corporate events: spend more money on better real estate on the event floor, spend more money on prizes and giveaways, send more people, etc. Does your team actually do that?

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PathFactory

MARCH 3, 2023

In 2022, we saw 3X ROI on the more personalized live (digital) events and as well as webinars compared to large industry trade shows. What I’ve heard from industry colleagues is that thousands of dollars earmarked for 2023 trade shows are getting cut from marketing budgets, in favor of cost-effective or guerilla initiatives.

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Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In business, the purpose of a budget is to ensure our organizations have enough resources to meet its objectives. The use of sub-accounts is the most common approach to budgeting and is used to separate funds for different expenses. The best place to start is to understand the purpose of a budget. We all have one.

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Lead Liaison

JULY 23, 2018

Let’s face it: generating leads at trade shows isn’t as easy as it once was. Vibrant booth displays and creative signage may catch the eye of trade show attendees, but this alone won’t result in new leads for your business. Renting a photo booth for your trade show is far easier now than it was just a few years ago.

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Lead Liaison

MAY 3, 2019

When preparing to exhibit at a trade show, it’s critical that you stay organized. The success of your trade show hinges on your team’s ability to execute each part of the process properly, and on schedule. We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of tasks to help you prepare for a successful trade show.

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Navigate the Channel

APRIL 10, 2018

In order to have a successful trade show, you need to start with a timeline. Start developing that about a year before you plan to attend the trade show. Take a careful assessment of your company’s design needs and draw up a budget. Now is the time to ramp up your marketing focus for the trade show.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 27, 2020

If you’ve read part one of this two-part blog series, you’ve learned that the ability to connect with leads, acquire customers, and build your brand does not go away when trade shows and events go virtual—or are canceled altogether. Some examples include: Search affiliates. Bloggers/influencers. Review sites. Coupon sites.

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Circle Studio

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Industry trade shows and conferences are staples in the A/E/C marketing mix, and typically represent a large line item in a firm’s marketing budget. With all the time and resources that go into trade show participation, ensuring your firm maximizes the investment is essential. Start planning far in advance.

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Navigate the Channel

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Trade show planning for 2018 is in full swing. With budgets and strategy considerations on the table, we’re offering our take on tips to maximize your trade show ROI for the upcoming year. It goes without question that technology is a major player when it comes to trade show success.

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Navigate the Channel

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The personal relationships and business reputation that you can develop through trade shows is an ROI that you cannot really obtain anywhere else. However, you need to attend the right shows to make sure that you are building the personal relationships and business reputation that actually matter. Creating a Budget.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 10, 2020

Trade shows and events are important—and often powerful—customer acquisition channels for SaaS organizations. Trade shows give exhibitors (you) and attendees the opportunity to sync face-to-face, which can help build the trust and deeper connection needed to support longer, sometimes more complex sales cycles.

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The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Despite the fact that trade show attendance is going down and there is less money in your marketing budget for attending physical events, if you do have to go to one you’d better make it worth it. Strategically organize your booth. Strategically organize your booth. Eliminate distractions. No smart phones.

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Biznology

AUGUST 19, 2015

Following my last blog on lead qualification, I received some great comments and several questions as to whether lead qualification differs for trade show leads. Yes, it does, and here is a revision of my last blog specifically addressing trade show lead generation and qualification. We all know this!

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markempa

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Tweet For the past seven years, trade shows have surpassed websites, email marketing and paid search to secure the top spot as B2B marketers’ biggest investment, according to the MarketingSherpa 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. I can’t help but wonder given my own trade show attendance experience. Trade Show ?

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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

( Source ) Unfortunately, only 32% of manufacturing marketers have a documented content marketing strategy, even though one in four manufacturing marketers reported that their organization spends 25% to 49% of their total marketing budget on industrial content marketing. Source ) Why is that? What is an Industrial Marketing Strategy?

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Jifflenow

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Trade shows are an important spend in any marketer’s budget. The Center for Exhibition Industry Research found the average company puts more than 30% of their total marketing budget into events and exhibits. This results in more than $24 billion in spending on trade shows each year in the U.S.

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Brandpoint

JULY 26, 2019

You just got out of a meeting with your boss who gave you the news that you were approved to attend a conference or a trade show. Getting the green light to go to a conference isn’t always easy — budget, timing and buy-in from leadership all need to align — so, you should feel pretty good about yourself!

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 30, 2016

Heading out to trade shows and conferences are one of the best ways to generate leads. However, trade shows are costly, and measuring ROI can be complicated. So when you’re at a trade show, there are a number of tips to make you stand out and increase the capture prospects. Geofencing. Think about it!

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Lake One

MARCH 31, 2020

Trade shows are an important part of generating leads and filling the sales pipeline for many. In fact, a survey conducted by IDG reported that conferences and trade shows are listed as second, behind companies websites, on effective B2B lead generation tactics. How can you pivot that budget to something else meaningful?

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Conversica

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Trade shows are an important aspect of bringing products to market. Most marketing teams have some presence at industry trade shows or conferences to promote products directly to customers, participate in panel discussions, meet with analysts, and gain an in-depth view of the overall state of their specific industry.

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Schubert B2B

OCTOBER 12, 2017

That’s a great question considering B2B trade show participation requires such a large investment. In some industries, a trade show can consume up to half of your marketing communications budget. The production, manpower, travel, and show fees can add up. Observe and Learn. It’s a unique venue.

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MarketJoy

JULY 17, 2020

Moreover, at the moment, missing events that you have planned and budgeted for might seem as if you are missing a whole bunch of leads. The post Lead Generation Without Conferences Or Trade shows appeared first on MarketJoy. So how can you conduct B2B lead generation to replace a cancelled event?

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Navigate the Channel

MAY 31, 2018

Here’s a quick question: what’s the first thing that trade show attendees see? Answer: the trade show booth displays of the various vendors who are there. Rest assured, though, that people who attend the trade shows that you’re at will notice. Here are three that you can implement: 1.

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markempa

JANUARY 21, 2013

Tweet Trade shows and conferences are still the biggest areas of investment for marketers, according to the most recent MarketingSherpa B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. Yet, many companies still measure marketers on cost-per-lead metrics when such metrics are inadequate for measuring face-to-face interactions at trade shows.

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Conversica

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Needless to say, trade shows and conferences require large investments of time, energy and resources from Event Marketers. Depending on the size and stage of the organization, this budget dedication can balloon to 30 percent or even 50 percent. It’s clear that events, trade shows and conferences are big spends for businesses.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

APRIL 18, 2020

Obviously, we cannot congregate today, and marketing and PR are scrambling to defend or reallocate their budgets. The survey found: “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).”

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Navigate the Channel

MAY 15, 2018

When it comes to your trade show floors and appearance, you might be limited in the size and design of your booth by your budget. First, you’ll have the attention of nearly all of the trade show’s attendees as they enter the trade show. Here are four tips to help you out.

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Schubert B2B

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

With digital marketing on the rise, many people believe that B2B trade shows will soon go the way of the typewriter, the rotary phone and, let’s take a huge jump back in time, the dinosaurs (R.I.P. In a world of mobile apps, social media, and chatbots, trade shows still remain a viable option for reaching your target audience.

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Brandpoint

JUNE 2, 2016

The trade show marketing mania. No matter what industry you’re in, if you’re planning to go to a trade show, get ready for what is often an overwhelming sensory experience. Now picture yourself inside the booth at a trade show. Trade show marketing ideas: The good and the bad.

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Brandpoint

JUNE 2, 2016

The trade show marketing mania. No matter what industry you’re in, if you’re planning to go to a trade show, get ready for what is often an overwhelming sensory experience. Now picture yourself inside the booth at a trade show. Trade show marketing ideas: The good and the bad.

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Trade shows represent a huge percentage of many companies’ marketing budgets, yet can be maddeningly difficult to manage effectively to drive true ROI, sales pipeline and customer impact. Tools you can use – whether you’re a first-time or long-time trade show participant.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

I don’t have the budget for that.”. Generate More Leads from Trade Shows and Events. Although COVID-19 put trade shows and events to a screeching halt, there has much learned about putting on digital events. Read more: Leads Generation for Trade Shows & Corporate Events.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 29, 2011

Make Your Trade Shows Count. The old fashioned trade show may not be the hottest topic coming through your inbox these days but odds are that you may still be doing quite a few events and have trade shows as part of your marketing budget. So how do you make the most out of it?

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markempa

MAY 11, 2010

And B2B marketers are constantly looking for ideas they can use to drive more ROI from their events budget. I came across this helpful post by Mike Thimmesch on 100 Trade Show Lead Generation Ideas that's worth checking out. Post your trade show schedule on your website with a link to sign up for appointments 45.

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