article thumbnail

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. Give our services a try.

article thumbnail

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?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Impact of Coronavirus on B2B Tech Marketing: Replacing Trade Shows as a Lead Generation Activity

The Hoffman Agency

In light of restrictions on movement and the risks of bringing large groups of people together, one of the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the cancellation of tech trade shows and conferences. B2B marketing lead generation during the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s something that we’ve seen our clients focus on.

article thumbnail

Has the trade show had its day (at last)?

The Hoffman Agency

I got my first full-time job in 1993, working for a small London-based PR agency that shall remain nameless (largely because it doesn’t exist anymore, so little point). I worked on a broad range of B2B PR clients, one of which was a contract cleaning company. In the years since FM’93, I can’t remember how many trade shows I’ve been to.

article thumbnail

Procurement Secrets for Selecting the Best Automotive PR Agency

Bianchi Biz Blog

In a recent post , we showed why using the lowest hourly rates was the absolute worst way to choose a PR agency partner. For a number of reasons, the PR agency with the lowest rates usually ends up costing the client the most – in terms of wasted time, frustration and lackluster results. Why are these clues important?

article thumbnail

B2B Marketing During a Pandemic Crisis: An Interview with Chris Schermer

MaccaPR

If you’re a B2B marketer, right about now you’re frantically testing which marketing strategies will help get you through the worst economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, the worst pandemic since 1918 and the most widespread racial upheaval since 1967. Mission-critical trade shows have ceased. It’s chaos out there.

B2B 71
article thumbnail

How Industry Speaking Opps Drive Thought Leadership

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

While many people think that a PR agency ’s responsibilities boil down to announcements and media placement, we can’t discount the power of thought leadership for business executives, especially for B2B companies. .