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.

Budget Programs 209

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

My first in-person event was overwhelming. The event was incredibly successful: Sales booked dozens of on-site meetings, NPS scores were high and brand awareness skyrocketed. After the event, what happened to all that content? The event team closest to the content has hit their KPIs and moved on to the next event.

Lead Scoring 119

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Budget Programs 119

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 4, 2020

The research suggests that B2B marketers have been able to host previously postponed events online. About 63% of respondents said that they have at least one digital alternative in place for postponed events. Other obstacles include budget cuts (74%), and advertising investments and planning (69%).

B2B Marketing 194

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Statistics 194

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

New technologies and trends are emerging rapidly and existing platforms continue to evolve, providing more ways to spend your advertising budget. Today’s media plan looks far different than even last year, with more media channels, more devices, and even more opportunities to connect with shoppers. Does your media plan reflect this?

Budget Programs 69

Budget Programs Advertising Agencies Planning Advertisements 69

Contently

MAY 13, 2020

For almost a decade, webinars have been the go-to choice for digital events. All of this cements the fact that experience design will continue to shift, technologies will evolve, and audiences will have higher expectations for remote events. The logistical details of event management have never been more important.

Storytelling 210

Storytelling Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics 210

Lead Liaison

JANUARY 10, 2023

Determining ROI on events: Why are you operating blind? One of the biggest challenges event managers seem to have is determining the return on investment for the events they participate in. But, that doesn’t mean event managers and their teams don’t benefit from knowing what a customer or client is actually worth to the company.

Lead Liaison 98

Lead Liaison ROI Lead Capture Marketing Automation Services 98

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The last year witnessed an explosion in event marketing, with over 63% of marketers planning to invest more in 2018 according to a study done by Bizzabo. With event marketing comprising 20-25% of overall marketing budgets, it is obvious that event marketing is here to stay.

Event Marketing 216

Event Marketing Trends Planning Marketing Budget Creation 216

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Event planning is hard work, but that doesn’t mean you can kick back and relax once you’ve booked your venue and organized your guest speakers. Unless you’re planning a unique event in a very popular industry, your event is not going to market itself. Define Your Goals for the Event. Quick Takeaways.

Planning 224

Planning Marketing Plans Work Management Marketing Management 224

SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

On the hunt for the top medical communications companies to help you run better life science events? Planning and running successful events in the pharma industry involves managing multiple vendors, overseeing details, and executing a plan that’s cost-efficient and produces tangible results.

Paid Search Agency 98

Paid Search Agency Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 98

Zoominfo

APRIL 29, 2020

Events and trade shows are expensive, even if you’re not a sponsor. Even so, they are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation. Identify Who’s Going to the Event. Prioritize Pre-Event Outreach.

Trade Show 191

Trade Show Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation 191

SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

New to hybrid event planning? A hybrid event can be a great investment for your company – in fact, 86% of B2B organizations that host one see a positive ROI within 7 months. But, to get to that ROI, you first have to know how to plan a hybrid event – and that’s where it gets tricky. What is a hybrid event?

Planning 98

Planning Practices Budget Programs Work Management 98

Webbiquity

APRIL 14, 2020

The abrupt shutdown of vast swaths of economy and the entire live events industry, to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, has dramatically impacted plans for B2B marketers. 40% of respondents anticipate that unused live events dollars simply won’t be spent (i.e., overall budgets will be cut).

Marketing Budget Creation 338

Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Planning Peer-to-peer 338

SpotMe Blog

JULY 21, 2023

Event registration software. One of the key ingredients to a successful event. With the right event registration solution, you can streamline your entire registration process, drive signups with personalized experiences, and collect valuable first-party attendee data. What Is Event Registration Software and How Can It Help You?

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 52

Webbiquity

MARCH 7, 2019

The growing propensity of people to share life’s moments, particularly when doing something outside the ordinary routine, is why social media remains a great fit with live events. Here are three creative ways to harness the power of social media marketing to maximize the impact of your next event. Build Hype for your Event.

Social Media 202

Social Media Promotion Creativity Media 202

Webbiquity

APRIL 28, 2020

On April 23, while presenting the findings on a webinar , the BMZ team ran four quick polls with the webinar audience to find out how the B2B marketing outlook and plans had changed over 30 days of lockdowns, slowdowns, and shutdowns. The quick polls focused on four topics: Change in overall budgets. Change in event plans.

Planning 313

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Webinar Metrics B2B Marketing 313

SpotMe Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Organizing hybrid and virtual events instead of in-person events is a great way to reduce your event budget. So, to help you understand how to get more for less out of your events and how to optimize your hybrid/virtual event budget, read on. Have backup plans in place. Request it now. #1

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Budget Programs Cost Work Management 52

Martech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Marketers are looking forward to returning to in-person events in the first half, and especially the second half, of 2023. The Event Participation Index, which we last fielded at the end of 2021, asks our readers to rate their likelihood of returning to in-person events in the near and medium-future. Writing off 2022?

Personalization 86

Personalization Planning Sample Conference 86

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Quick Takeaways: Although revenue and general spending shrunk, B2B marketing budgets more or less remained intact. Some Good News: B2B Marketing Budgets Appear Unscathed.

Marketing Budget 352

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Budget Programs Research 352

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But Minnesota is increasing being recognized for something more: events. Obviously, the pandemic had a huge impact on the live events industry. This version of the article has been completely revised to reflect the post-COVID events ecosystem in Minnesota. The post was republished here in April 2018.

Enterprise Management 61

Enterprise Management Marketing Management Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 61

Martech

AUGUST 24, 2021

Marketing professionals we surveyed this summer give it a 5 out of 10 chance, on average, that they will attend an in-person event through the end of 2021. On the other hand, 20% said they were extremely likely (10 out of 10) to attend an in-person event this year. But they plan to attend far fewer than before the pandemic.

Personalization 124

Personalization Planning Trade Show Conference 124

Pam Didner

OCTOBER 15, 2022

We’ve all been to big tech events and trade shows and witnessed the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let’s start with the basics of tech event management. Bringing events to life is stressful and tedious work. However, I know many event managers thrive on managing complex events. Event management is teamwork.

Work Management 83

Work Management Marketing Management Planning Effectiveness 83

SmartBug Media

JULY 13, 2021

Because of COVID-19, companies have taken to the web to connect with new leads or host what were once in-person events virtually. It opens up a world of possibilities for us to attend events and connect with people in a way we wouldn’t have been able to before. Pick the right type of event. Adapt your content.

Account Based Marketing 105

Account Based Marketing ABM Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 105

Webbiquity

MAY 30, 2023

2023 looks like a tough year for marketing budgets. Overall, 58% of marketers project flat or reduced budgets for 2023, up from just 26% in 2022. But very small companies (11-50 workers) were actually most likely to increase marketing budgets this year. Per the report, “B2B teams had the largest marketing budgets.”

Marketing Budget 278

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy 278

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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Examples Enterprise Management Work Management Conference 111

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JUNE 21, 2022

If you’ve ever been to a Salesforce event, you probably know that we take our fun pretty seriously over here. We love to host amazing, memorable experiences, but creating those moments of joy takes months of event management and execution. At Salesforce, events help us build our customer base and accelerate business.

Planning 98

Planning Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Business 98

Drew Neisser

MARCH 10, 2023

A robust event marketing strategy will do the trick. Especially in a world where budgets are being cut and CMOs are being asked to do more with less, a well-run event (virtual, hybrid, or in-person) can get you the most bang for your buck.

B2B 52

B2B Cross-Selling CMO Forrester 52

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 8, 2014

Called 2014 State of Marketing , insights from over 2,500 global marketers , the report is full of data about marketers’ outlook and plans for the coming year. Can You Increase the Budget for Everything? Because you can’t wallpaper over scarce insights by increasing budgets everywhere…at least not forever.

Planning 142

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Budget Programs Paid Content 142

Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

Previous research detailed here found that: When live events first shut down in the spring of 2020, B2B marketers quickly shifted the majority of planned event budgets to online events and content development, followed distantly by search advertising and paid social media.

Research 350

Research B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 350

Content4Demand

JANUARY 22, 2021

Virtual events have been a saving grace for B2B, with many event marketers transitioning to digital-only expos and conferences due to Covid-19. But that doesn’t mean physical events won’t make a comeback! Future events may see value in creating specific virtual content to run alongside a physical event,” said Gates.

Lead Ranking 93

Lead Ranking Advertising Mediums Conference Event Marketing 93

SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Live vs virtual events… How can you possibly decide between the two? . Over the past few years, you may have heard that virtual events are the future. Of course, they offer many advantages over traditional, in-person events. . But that doesn’t mean that live events are outdated. Live vs virtual events?

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Best Practices Work Management Budget Programs 52

SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With so many logistics to handle and compliance regulations to consider when managing pharma events, working with expert pharma event management companies can help reduce stress and ensure you achieve your business goals more easily. You are probably lucky enough to have a great event management team that delivers exceptional events.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 52

Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2018

Industry trade shows and professional events are an excellent way to learn new skills, network with others, and revive your creativity. But, these events can also be overwhelming—with multiple tracks, different sessions to choose from, and long days filled with non-stop activities. attendees must be sure they’re prepared ahead of time.

Trade Show 159

Trade Show Zoominfo B2B B2B Sales 159

SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How long does content marketing for events take you? And how much of your marketing budget do you spend? If you’re like most other enterprise event marketers, probably a long time and a ton of money. There’s so much to do and pay for – planning, researching, developing, designing, producing, and launching.

Enterprise Management 59

Enterprise Management Planning Content Marketing Webinar Metrics 59

SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Hosting successful in-person events with thousands of attendees after almost 3 years of virtual-only can feel daunting. A staggering 78% of businesses using an event app attribute their positive event ROI to these digital tools. But how can you make the most of your event app to make a substantial profit?

Planning 52

Planning Personalization Work Management Best Practices 52

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

found that their post-event follow-up is lagging. About 73 percent of marketers claimed that they still rely on manual data capture at events. Post-event, 81 percent said they still seek further information on leads. How could marketers reduce the lag in following up with leads post-event?

Event Marketing 124

Event Marketing B2B Marketing Planning B2B 124

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 6, 2017

As the year comes to an end, planning and budgeting for next year’s event marketing strategy is on the top of many marketing to-do lists. With over $512 billion being spent on B2B events every year, knowing which events actually drove revenue is critical to deciding where to invest in attending or sponsoring next.

Planning 137

Planning Event Marketing B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 137

PureB2B

DECEMBER 3, 2021

It goes without saying that there is a consistent struggle with event marketing in the B2B space. Events remain limited due to health concerns and the general attendance is fatigued by excessive product marketing. On top of that, lead generation goals for companies are growing and there’s only so much budget available.

Marketing Budget Creation 62

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