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Buying Signals: B2B Marketing Budgets without a Line Item for Trade Shows

Sword and the Script

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. Offices won’t be gone – but remote work won’t be exceptional.

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How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows

Sword and the Script

In person events like trade shows and conferences usually rank high on the list of priorities for B2B marketing organizations. For example, the most recent B2B lead generation report by Chief Marketer listed live events as the second top source of leads. Are Trade Shows still a Good Place for PR Launches?

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7 ways to get more mileage for your trade show social content AFTER the show

Communications Conversations

A few weeks ago, I attended my first trade show on behalf of a client in three years. It was a rather large trade show and I was tasked with social media strategy and execution during and after the show. But, for many brands, trade shows are still content goldmines. Your customers are at trade shows.

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The Perfect Pair: How to Use Events to Amplify Major Company Announcements

Cision

When companies plan communications for the year, they tend to time out major company announcements around trade shows for fear that announcing it at a show could take away from the big news — keeping a good pairing apart. Following are six examples of company announcements that can be paired with an event.

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Navigating Media At High-Profile Events

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Whether your brand is making a splash at a trade show or an executive is speaking at a conference, professional events combine direct customer contact with press opportunities. And the biggest of these events – like the Cannes Advertising Festival, the Consumer Electronics Show, or the E3 Expo, attract equally high-profile media.

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5 Steps to Marketing at an Event Outside of Your Industry

Cision

Trade shows and events offer the perfect opportunity for companies to experiment. For example, SXSW is an event that has grown in size and scope since its inception, but has always attracted an enthusiastic group of techies, music fanatics, and content lovers. So how do you decide whether to take a risk?

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How to Hit the Right Notes with Keynote Speaker Announcements

Cision

This renewed sense of purpose and drive is one of the many reasons companies choose to send employees to trade shows and conferences year in and year out. Event speakers are a beacon for events that amplify the overarching message and attract multifaceted trade show audiences.