Navigate the Channel

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It’s been a while since trade shows were the must-meet-and-see-events for B2B industries, but recently trade show event space and calendars are filling. If you’re like us, you might need to get that trade show-planning muscle built up again. Where to start? Do you want to enter a new market?

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Navigate the Channel

AUGUST 8, 2023

Many companies who exhibit at trade shows spend thousands of dollars—some spend millions—in an effort to attract new customers and show off new and improved products. Trade shows demand substantial investment but offer a chance to meet potential customers.

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Lead Liaison

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

How to Create a Touchless Scavenger Hunt for your Trade Show If you’re looking to gamify your trade show with a scavenger hunt, you’ve come to the right place. Digital leaderboards can be displayed on a large screen at your event or accessible in your virtual platform.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 5, 2020

The usual rush of spring events in B2B sales and marketing has almost entirely been eliminated in just the past couple days , in an appropriate abundance of caution. Since we’re going to that trade show anyway, how do we make our booth more attractive? Exponential thinking, for example, means eliminating trade shows entirely.

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MindFire

APRIL 6, 2022

While we are on the topic of Trade Shows – don’t forget about the giveaways. We asked our MindFire Team what their favorite 7 trade show giveaways were and we just had to share. This is another promotional item that attendees flock to, they usually use it at the event and keep it in their backpack or briefcase.

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The Marketing Blender

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rethinking Trade Shows for Your B2B Manufacturing Marketing Strategy Trade shows have been the cornerstone of a traditional B2B manufacturing marketing strategy, prized for their networking and deal-making potential. Take Bison IP as an example. Yet, their steep costs and modest ROI present clear downsides.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Hosting attendees at your virtual event takes hard work, and crafting a memorable event experience takes top-notch planning and logistics. But when it comes to ensuring maximum ROI for your event , what you do after is what matters most. We will consider the following action points: Plan for Post-Event Resources.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Whether virtual or in-person, event planning is a painstaking process. Planners oversee countless details and put in place many event aspects to ensure that events turn out great. Event Budget Management. Event Registration, Marketing, and Promotion. Event Experience. Event Budget Management.

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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.

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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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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If you sell in the manufacturing space, trade shows are likely a big part of your marketing strategy. Trade shows allow you to generate brand awareness, network with influencers, and sell directly to qualified prospects. So what happens when attending trade shows isn’t an option? EST webinar.

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Golden Spiral

AUGUST 26, 2021

COVID changed our relationship with live events forever, too. Despite the 110 degree heat and a drastically reduced attendance, we walked away with four lessons worth repeating from this trade show experience. If you attend an event this year, be flexible. I call it the trade show triad. Be Flexible.

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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. Whether you’ll be at a marketing conference , a sales trade show or another industry event, you want to really make the most of this situation. Before the Event.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 12, 2021

Event sponsorship is one of the most effective ways of monetizing events and delivering marketing ROI. However, when it comes to virtual event sponsorship, additional considerations are needed to create packages that can be used to attract the best sponsors. Create Special Packages for Your Mobile Event App.

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Leadspace

MAY 26, 2020

Event marketing is one of the go-to methods B2B companies use for lead generation. In fact, in 2018, nearly 70 percent of B2B marketers stated that live events generated the most leads. . In April 2020, 70 percent of B2B marketers planned to cancel some or all live events within the next 60 days. Here’s how. .

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Lead Liaison

JANUARY 31, 2023

Mastering the Art of Team Communication at Events Corporate event success relies on the use of platforms that are capable of acting as command centers with multiple solutions under the hood, and that prioritize best practices in EVENT TEAM COMMUNICATION. Which methods of communication take what priority?

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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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The Point

JANUARY 24, 2017

Even in this digital age, trade shows are still a core part of many B2B marketers’ 2017 demand generation plans. Generating maximum return from that investment, however, requires careful planning, and close attention to both pre-show and post-show communications strategy.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The decline of B2B trade shows frees B2B marketing to experiment with more efficient channels; virtual events surface buying signals The pandemic is certainly changing marketing – but we might all do well to shift our thinking towards what might become quasi-permanent. >>> Can your agency bring big ideas and execute?

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

With the world heading back to some sense of normalcy, many companies are anxious to include in-person components to their virtual events again, and vice versa, to create a hybrid event experience. Read on to learn more about hybrid events, examples to get you inspired, and tips to help you transition from virtual to hybrid. .

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Navigate the Channel

JANUARY 16, 2018

Creating a trade show budget for 2018 is a skill that pays off in a better use of company resources. Allocate about 30 percent of your trade show budget to the expense of the trade show itself. Allocate about 30 percent of your trade show budget to the expense of the trade show itself.

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Lead Liaison

MAY 31, 2019

There’s no doubt that a trade show or live event can be a great avenue for filling your marketing pipeline with eager, qualified leads. So what can you do to ensure you leave your next trade show , the one you will pour so much time, effort and financial resources into, with a bunch of quality leads? They can be.

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MarketJoy

JULY 17, 2020

In the wake of this crisis, many of the events that B2B marketers all around the globe have spent months planning have been cancelled. So far, according to data gathered by Bloomberg News, the spread of COVID-19 has scuttled over 50 major corporate events with an estimated attendance of almost 1 million. RUN YOUR VIRTUAL EVENT.

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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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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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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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ClickDimensions

MARCH 29, 2019

The booth – it’s often thought of as the heart of every company’s trade show appearance. Yet true trade show effectiveness is determined well before exhibitors are gathered in their designated spaces in the exhibit hall and even well after the booth and the leftover swag are shipped back home.

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Navigate the Channel

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In a post-vaccine world, more than half of B2B companies and marketers expect companies to increase commitment to in-person events, including trade shows, according to MarketingProfs. Companies and marketers are more eager than ever to put on in-person events and maximize their turnout.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2024

What are some sales pitch examples based on different scenarios? For example, if you pitch someone in person at a trade show, you might follow up with a phone call, then an email, and so forth until you reach a close. Support your pitch with examples of success supported by visualizations. Relax and ask questions.

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Navigate the Channel

APRIL 19, 2018

When you attend a trade show, you pour many of your company’s resources — such as time, staff and money — into making it a success. The three trade show booth elements outlined below are ones that you shouldn’t skimp on. Eye-popping trade show graphics. Skillful lighting.

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Lead Liaison

JANUARY 3, 2023

5 ways to increase lead capture adoption at events. With in-person and hybrid events coming back in full force, it’s time to think in-person lead capture again. These apps are great for quickly getting contact data from your event and into your marketing automation or CRM system of choice. What happened? 3: Avoid Manual Entry.

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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. Most industries have at least one key event that your prospects attend. However, trade shows are costly, and measuring ROI can be complicated. Invite prospects via personalized email to a pre or post show meeting.

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Conversica

OCTOBER 30, 2019

We are in the middle of conference season and Marketers are hard at work promoting events, building booths, crafting meeting spaces, selecting swag and giveaways, and polishing their messaging. Needless to say, trade shows and conferences require large investments of time, energy and resources from Event Marketers.

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Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Marketing, for example, might have Advertising, Events, PR, Content, etc. under events, the third level of subaccounts. Let’s use a personal and business example to illustrate why this is true. The CFO reviews the budget sub accounts and notices that a significant portion of the Marketing budget is for trade shows.

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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. Almost like hosting your own mini-trade show.

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Lead Liaison

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

14 Ways Show Organizers Can Increase Attendee and Exhibitor Engagement at Live, Virtual, and Hybrid Events We’ve been working with show organizers as they navigate changes in the events industry. We understand the challenges they face putting together live, virtual, and hybrid events.

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Navigate the Channel

APRIL 12, 2018

Before attending a trade show, it’s important to hammer out what your goals for the event are. Below, you’ll find the top three goals that most companies that attend trade shows want to meet as well as ways to build strategies that support them. Introduce New Products.

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