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

SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Within the SaaS industry, trade shows and conferences have consistently been an integral part of business development and networking. These events help to gain valuable customers and establish strong industry partnerships. With such events on hold, organizations and the industry are pivoting to virtual events instead.

Marketing & Strategy 105

Marketing & Strategy Paid Social Agency Multi-Channel Lead Ranking 105

DiscoverOrg

MARCH 25, 2019

This evolution means that accurate location data is more critical than ever for B2B marketing – particularly in these circumstances: Direct mail for marketing campaigns. Location-based event marketing. Direct mail for location-based marketing. Direct mail is a key part of a multi-touch marketing campaign.

Outreach 136

Outreach Planning Multi-Channel Sales Qualified Leads 136

markempa

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I interviewed Ruth Stevens , author of Trade Show and Event Marketing , to get her views on what marketing and sales can do to increase the effectiveness of their event marketing and she gave some helpful insights. What are the critical success factors in effective event marketing?

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Event Marketing Trade Show B2B Marketing 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 15, 2011

by Shonal Narayan Even in the digital age, trade shows continue to have a place in the marketing mix. For many businesses, trade show participation is a great way to generate new pipeline, build prospect relationships and create brand awareness. Here are 7 common trade show pitfalls to avoid.

Trade Show 48

Trade Show Planning Buzz Marketing Management 48

markempa

JANUARY 4, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. The truth of the matter is, though, event marketing can deliver quite impressive return on your lead generation investment. Or the lack of it.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Event Marketing Generation B2B Marketing 120

Content4Demand

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Here is our countdown of the top-trending pieces and posts generating buzz and airplay in content marketing. Live & In Person Companies Increasing Event Investments, Expanding Tools & Tactics to Move Beyond Acquisition. The Voting Lines Are Open The 2020 B2B’s Choice Award.

Peer-to-peer 54

Peer-to-peer Account Based Marketing ABM Content 54

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 13, 2012

by Liz Smyth Events are an important part of most B2B marketer’s bag of tricks. In fact, according to BtoB Magazine*, event marketing accounts for one fifth of the marketing budget. State of Event Marketing, July 2011). Theme: We created a really strong theme to generate a buzz.

Co-Registration 48

Co-Registration Peer-to-peer Trade Show BtoB 48

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 24, 2014

Live Events & Trade Shows. As link building becomes more complex and more heavily scrutinized by Google, in-person events become that much more critical in establishing the partnerships that make industry-centric link acquisition a possibility. Mobile Marketing. Final Thoughts.

Paid Content 120

Paid Content Budget Programs Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation 120

Martech

JANUARY 13, 2022

As the events space continues to evolve, event marketers have a new option when planning live, virtual or hybrid experiences. Instead of using Zoom and showing a remote participant on a screen, they can use hologram technology and place a three-dimensional version of the person on a stage, or in a boardroom.

Event Marketing 123

Event Marketing Planning Broadcasting Ideal Customer Profiles 123

markempa

JUNE 14, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers.

Word of Mouth 120

Word of Mouth BtoB Buzz WOM 120

Lead Liaison

MAY 17, 2019

The actions you take after exhibiting at a trade show are equally as, if not more, important than what you did to prepare for it. The amount of business you close from the event is likely the most telling sign of a successful trade show. Add this resource to your trade show process now!

Trade Show 49

Trade Show Lead Liaison Opinions Lead Capture 49

markempa

JUNE 13, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. This dilemma has led me to think about how trigger events are related to one of the basic laws of physics.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Generation Leads 120

markempa

MAY 23, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Check out the AMAs blogging event in Chicago on February 18th. Check out the AMAs blogging event in Chicago on February 18th.

RSS 120

RSS Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

SnapApp

APRIL 3, 2014

Calling all Marketing Rockstars. As a B2B marketer focussed on demand gen, nothing gets me more excited than trade shows! Before you groan, I ask you to look inside to your inner marketing geek, and think about all the planning and prep for one singular event. Events bring out the best of marketing.

Planning 48

Planning Marketo Eloqua Landing Pages 48

Bluetext

MAY 5, 2023

Tactics can and should include: emails teasing the new brand, a pre-launch event for your most strategic audiences, and a landing page for people to visit to understand how the rebrand affects them in the short and long term. Many brand launches culminate in a public event, where you unveil your new logo, mission, core values, etc.

Activities 26

Activities Tactics Brand Identity Branding 26

Launch Marketing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Event marketing is an incredibly useful way to generate buzz and brand awareness. However, during COVID-19 almost all in-person events were shut down and virtual events took center stage. Today, virtual and hybrid events remain effective marketing tools—and can even provide a greater ROI than in-person events do.

ROI 144

ROI B2B Thought Leadership Top of Funnel Thought Leadership 144

markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. However, as Krol’s article shows, the telephone shouldn’t stand alone. Inviting and following up on trade show attendees.

Telemarketing 120

Telemarketing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads BtoB 120

markempa

MARCH 6, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Well meaning marketers can ruin their lead generation results by rushing an unqualified list of tradeshow attendees to their sales team.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Conference B2B Sales Sales Qualified Leads 120

markempa

MARCH 27, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Listen to podcast on trigger events (File size is 5.58 At the mid-year point, in 2003, Kristins marketing budget was cut by 50%.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Marketing Budget Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

JUNE 14, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. I read a good article on " What’s Wrong With Social Media For B2B Marketing " by John Miller who also writes the Modern B2B Marketing blog.

Social Media 120

Social Media Lead Generation B2B Marketing Social Marketing 120

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. How can you leverage events? Leverage past archived and recorded (archived) events with email links. What can you send via email?

Lead Nurturing 120

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tactics Lead Scoring 120

Valasys

APRIL 17, 2019

41% of marketers believe that the single most effective marketing channel is events. Even though there are countless tactics and strategies that are available to the modern B2B marketer, event marketing remains the tried-and-true solution for B2B companies. B2B Event Marketing Implementation.

Event Marketing 49

Event Marketing B2B Marketing Planning Trade Show 49

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Oracle not only canceled Marc’s Wednesday morning keynote at 3:30 pm the day before; it publicly returned his $1 million event sponsorship. They issued a press release about the new off-site event and coordinated a press conference, pulling media personnel from OpenWorld itself. Event Marketing. Video Marketing.

PR 48

PR Salesforce.com Multi-Channel Planning 48

markempa

APRIL 5, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. As a lead generation tactic, podcasting is still in its infancy but its expected to be used by many more b-to-b marketers in 2007.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation Leads Lead 120

markempa

AUGUST 16, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. You can now watch the recorded archive Thank you to ON24 for sponsoring and to the AMA for hosting the event.

Webcast 120

Webcast Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 120

markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Their data shows that over 50% of tech buyers admitted to short listing a vendor after receiving a well timed and relevant phone call.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Work Management Generation Telemarketing 120

markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. I interviewed Paul Dunay, Director of Global Field Marketing for BearingPoint. Paul also writes the insightful Buzz Marketing for Technology Blog.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

PR 120

PR Rules Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Response Rate 120

Response Rate Lead Generation BtoB Telemarketing 120

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Yesterday we talked about defining an always-on content strategy for events. Now let’s look at how events are such a huge part of an effective Content marketing strategy! Live events don’t have to be huge conferences or trade shows either. Using Events in Your Content Marketing Plan.

Webinar Metrics 125

Webinar Metrics Planning Content Marketing Content 125

markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

markempa

MAY 8, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Features Generation B2B Thought Leadership 120

markempa

AUGUST 7, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Ideal Customer Profiles 120

Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Generation Webinar Metrics Generation 120

markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Once the in-house lists are collected and combined, they can be evaluated for compliance with your ideal customer profile (target market).

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles Generation Lead Scoring 120

markempa

AUGUST 22, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Thought Leadership Generation Thought Leadership 120

markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Generation 120