Navigate the Channel

JUNE 5, 2023

You may think planning the months up to your biggest tradeshow is the most important in your trade show strategy. It is crucial, but some of the hardest work to move you from leads to sales comes after the thrill of the trade show is gone. Let’s hit the playback button for a minute and review.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 20, 2020

In-person events such as trade shows and industry conferences have been a mainstay of B2B marketing for many years. Various industry analysts have estimated that B2B companies typically spend from 12% to 24% of their total marketing budget hosting and/or participating in events.

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B2B Marketing Analytics

AUGUST 24, 2019

Yes, we are talking about events and field marketing, which includes customer user conferences and trade shows. Across all our marketing analytics projects , we see that events are the biggest driver when it comes to deal acceleration and new pipeline creation.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 24, 2014

From one side, we’re fortunate to work with organizations that dedicate budgets for SEO specifically but it’s critical to realize that the most impactful SEO strategies extend throughout a range of B2B marketing initiatives. Email Marketing. Live Events & Trade Shows. Mobile Marketing.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JANUARY 11, 2015

In my last post , I discussed a recent webinar by the Aberdeen Group regarding what best-in-class B2B marketers are planning to focus on in 2015. This post deals with marketing budget and spending trends in 2015. The survey respondents were generally optimistic about their marketing budgets for 2015.

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Brandpoint

MAY 28, 2020

If you’re in charge of marketing for a manufacturer , you’ve likely had to shift your entire strategy to work around store closings, trade show interruptions and other effects caused by the COVID crisis. Most likely, you’re focusing on digital marketing more than ever before. Redirect marketing money.

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 15, 2021

For some B2B companies, the 2021 marketing budget has increased due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dollars usually spent on trade shows, in-person events, and travel expenses are up for grabs; the sales team is working virtually, spending less cash on entertaining potential clients. Content Creation: 30%.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

When companies start to tailor content to different audiences and stages of the buying cycle, they greatly increase the amount of content, and the type of content needed changes&# Marketing Roles Are Evolving Marketing used to have clearly defined roles. What used to be clear roles (i.e.

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Hinge Marketing

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Every year professional services firms everywhere struggle to come up with a better marketing budget. Why Most Professional Services Marketing Budgets Fail. To make matters worse, most marketing budgets typically target way, way, way too many target audiences with underfunded efforts. Start with strategy.

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

Meanwhile, many companies still have a LinkedIn page that’s designed and operated by their HR department, a holdover from the days when a LinkedIn page was more of a recruitment tool than a lead generation channel. Why LinkedIn Lead Generation is Perfect for B2B Marketing. Most popular CRMs offer a two connection.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

In the B2B marketing space this is notorious. Go to a trade show and the situation gets really bad. Trade show booths with slogans and taglines that don’t mean anything and sales brochures that are full of “features” and screenshots but lack detail of how they solve a problem. What is that acronym you keep using?

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

So every step is designed to reduce the risk the company and the hiring manager face. Example: for a question like “do you have experience with trade shows?” What else have you dealt with in a trade show environment that can tell me that I will be able to trust you with my events?

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Watkis then states “ the most important activities for marketers are the establishment of marketing objectives, a plan for their achievement, a budget to support the plan, and the management of assets and resources to achieve the objectives ”. Maybe now is time for some change. Like Be the first to like this post.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2009

Drucker advises us to use the following when determining the responsibility for each task laid out in the plan: The name of the person responsible for the task The deadline (when does it need to get done?) Results from the email might point to improvements needed for the copy, the overall design, or even the landing page used.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2021

Here's what else 2021 has in store based on the predictions of this fabulous group of marketing leaders. Virtual Events. Marketers will plan asynchronous events that plug into the funnel. Imagine a virtual event running 24/7.". Now that sounds like a virtual event worth attending!".

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Content4Demand

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

2019 State of Interactive Content Marketing. Just a few years ago, Content4Demand was excited for the rare opportunity to design interactive buyer experiences for ourselves and for clients. Benefits abound, and inspiration is everywhere — as evidenced by the great examples included in this status overview from Demand Gen Report.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In the example below, Taco Bell responds to a customer on Twitter with an authentic, engaging tweet making the brand relatable and boosting its reputation. That's why you might have a PR firm come up with a crisis communication plan so you're prepared when the time comes. For example, Susan G. Image source: Twitter.

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Content4Demand

MAY 21, 2020

This years’ Campaign Optimization Series , hosted by Demand Gen Report , put a spotlight on the strategies and tools marketers have seen success within this new environment, with targeted webcasts led by industry thought leaders addressing topics such as ABM for sales success, virtual event best practices, data strategies and more.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 5, 2010

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

I particularly like the tips a FastCompany article, “ Brands with character ”, gives: Give the brand human traits Create a life, backstory to your character/mascot Plan for the long run Don’t overcomplicate What mascots do you consider memorable and why? For example, don’t let your brand mascot share the spotlight with other characters.

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The videos on their website (embedded below) are some great examples of what they mean. link] 2 days ago Virtual Events win marketers over low costs, but are attendees really paying attention? Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 16, 2009

Adobe and General Electric are just two examples that come to mind that make good use of their history to talk about their origins and how it relates to what they do today. link] 2 days ago Virtual Events win marketers over low costs, but are attendees really paying attention? United States License. United States License.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. An “update” on your sales-marketing structure needs to take place in order to serve prospects better. your lead nurturing plan, and f.)

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Marketing budget allocations for 2009 looked identical to 2008, with marketers spending less on trade shows, for example, by attending fewer of them. Yet physical events continued to gobble up an average of 20% of program spending. So what does all of this mean?

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LeanData

JULY 13, 2020

Marketing budgets vary by company, but any marketer will tell you, no matter how much is allocated, it is never enough! Marketers are often tasked to do more with less, wear several hats, work with limited resources, generate pipeline, and demonstrate that the marketing team’s efforts had an influence on revenue.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 23, 2009

SEO Tactics : He did a great job at distilling tactics into byte sized advice that we can all use for link building, content creation, and domain names. To get more insight into the formula and how it works, after watching the presentation, check out some of their website design case studies. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking If you’re gonna copy, make it right An interesting blog post by Jason Cohen at OnStartups.com discussed why you shouldn’t copy other companies just because they were successful at what they do.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2009

From a marketing perspective, the principle still holds true and you will certainly be able to recognize in your organization all those different meeting types and should be able to prepare beforehand and run them according to their individual characteristics. Instead, teach them how to run effective meetings ! United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 7, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking How to Use Social Media – Lessons from AMA Digital Conference This past Friday (March 6) the AMA Tampa Bay chapter hosted an incredible full day event called the Digital Marketing Conference.

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Hinge Marketing

MARCH 26, 2020

Many traditional, “tried-and-true” marketing techniques (think sponsorships, face-to-face networking events, print advertising, trade shows) no longer generate sufficient results to sustain a growing practice. Even firms that embrace online marketing often do it wrong, wasting precious time and money.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 25, 2021

Think back to the last event you attended. Was it a conference or trade show? These events are all very different, but to the brands or organizations who hosted them, they all had a common purpose: to entertain and engage attendees — a.k.a. Event marketing refers to a variety of events. Conferences.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 3, 2009

Notice I didn’t say ‘marketing results’, I’m referring to the Corporate goals because no marketing can be effective if it doesn’t contribute to the overall goals of the company. Let’s begin our journey to becoming effective marketers! You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2009

For example, typical uses of webinar software often fall into one or more of these categories: Online sales demos and presentations : a sales rep shares a PowerPoint presentation and his desktop screen while walking through a product demonstration. United States License. United States License. United States License.

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Sage Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With 2023 coming just around the corner, companies are busy planning strategies and budgets for the new year. How to Strengthen ROI with Your 2024 Marketing Budget 1. Tieback your marketing activity metrics to your budget. Does your business really need to be at trade shows to source and convert leads?

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LeanData

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

And it’s why his signature event has become, well, Dreamforce. Benioff justifiably could brag about the record 170,000 attendees at the 13th-annual gathering, with another 10 million viewing some portion of the four-day event online. Dreamforce no longer can be confined in a box as being “just” a trade show.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 21, 2009

We’re told that if you have a good plan , if you follow a proven framework for rolling out your social media activities and integrate them with your sales efforts , then the ROI will be clear . link] 2 days ago Virtual Events win marketers over low costs, but are attendees really paying attention? United States License.

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