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Some Good Trade Show Advice

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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. Eliminate distractions. No smart phones. Leave laptops at the hotel.

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12+ Tips for Trade Show Success

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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. A recent MarketingProfs article, Is Tradeshow Marketing Dead?

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marketing action plans

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Marketers are used to creating marketing plans, including advertising campaigns, trade show schedules, etc. Many marketers I know have calendars posted on the walls marking important dates, deadlines, events, and so forth. A great marketing plan is created! Spreadsheets abound, and ideas flow.

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How to Include Webinars in Your Content Plan

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If the myriad of webinar platforms out there with new entrants every year is not an indication that webinars are hot marketing tactic, then take a look at the following chart from MarketingSherpa : Webinars, together with virtual events were ranked top three marketing tactics to have their budgets increased in 2011.

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B2B Marketers Hold Off on Killing Traditional Media

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Their latest study points out that “The majority of B2B organizations are increasing marketing budgets for inbound marketing tactics, including social media, virtual events and webinars, SEO and PPC&#. link] 2 days ago Virtual Events win marketers over low costs, but are attendees really paying attention?

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What’s Wrong with Marketing Education?

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If you ever hired a recent college graduate for a marketing position at your company, odds are you were amazed at their lack of knowledge. Not of basic marketing concepts like the 4 P’s , advertising , or branding but their utmost ignorance of modern marketing tactics and tools like webinars, marketing automation, and even CRM software.

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The Importance of Content Continuity

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If good content marketing equates to telling a good story, then content continuity is getting that story to become memorable. It’s not that difficult, but it requires some planning. A good example might be that presentation one of your executives delivered at the trade show. Let me explain.

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