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When Marketing an Event, Advertise Outside Your Lane

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In light of this major trend and a large retiring workforce, event organizers must continue to prioritize finding and appealing to prospective trade-show and conference attendees who may not be aware of their events. B2B companies, however, stayed away because of the costs, inflexibility, and lack of targeting options. On the Web.

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How to Use Social Proof to Market Your Event

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Here are six ways to leverage this tried-and-true concept to convert attendee prospects: Bring in the experts (and celebrities). Having their names associated with the brand helped prospects see the show as being in tune with their field and trusted by people in the know. Showcase past attendees. Don’t forget the friends.

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Event Marketers, Get Specific — or Don’t — With Your Messaging

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Our messaging needs to reassure prospects that “We hear you” — we know what trends are big in your industry or profession right now, what challenges you’re facing, or what advantages you’re looking to gain by attending this event. To tap into those motivations, we must first demonstrate that we know what they are.

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It’s Time to Harness AI for Event Success

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Will AI start to push prospective attendees and exhibitors toward more specialized, niche events versus larger shows? Vanessa Page is a copy director at mdg , A Freeman Company, a full-service marketing and public relations firm specializing in B2B events. Vice versa?

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Event Marketing Resolutions for 2023

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We may even discover new markets are emerging as the best prospects for growth in a given show cycle. “I I will continue to inject humanity into the campaigns I help to create.” — Kacia Reilly, group director, creative While the majority of the events we market are B2B, we are not marketing to businesses. We are marketing to people.

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Don’t Skimp on Images in Your Event Marketing During COVID Times

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Ninety-five percent of B2B buyers said they wanted shorter, highly visual content. Prospective attendees are more likely to identify with an event if they see other participants who look like them in attendance or on the speaker roster. So, how can event marketers use visuals to drive audience engagement and event attendance?

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New Year, New Resolutions for Event Marketers

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As such, I will leverage the power of in-market influencers in our international campaigns to effectively localize content, engage prospects, build brand equity and increase conversions. “I .” — Anjia Nicolaidis, group director, international strategy Today, an event brand is less about what we say it is and more about what others are saying.