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Navigating Media At High-Profile Events

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The bread and butter of B2B PR ? 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. Consider The Impact on Local Communities. Industry events.

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Popcorn and a Movie: A Creative and Integrated B2B Marketing Campaign that Could Work in Any Vertical

Sword and the Script

Creativity and risky marketing efforts don’t always find receptive purse strings in B2B, but it could well be the only thing left in “a sea of sameness.”. The Smell of Popcorn with a B2B Movie. Repurpose Your Best B2B Content. See these related posts: How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows.

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The Evolution of Earned Media: Navigating Change

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

And despite digital and legacy media outlets shuttering or laying off, there is a slew of independent, niche and grant-funded newsrooms starting up or getting help from organizations like Press Forward, Local Media Foundation, News/Media Alliance, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, the American Journalism Project and others.

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Qualify Hard; Close Easy: Leads in Unscripted Marketing Links

Sword and the Script

So I turned to a local repair shop to see what could be done. Content, Local Search and Leads. But that’s not how this local business gets most of its leads, according to the owner George Roberts. A cloud technology vendor told me that trade shows were the number one source of leads for his company.

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How long before virtual reality transforms corporate storytelling?

Communications Conversations

Two weeks ago on the Talking Points Podcast , I lauded a local company (Victory Motorcyles) and agency (space150) that recently killed it with a virtual reality execution at a trade show in Chicago. Or, what about NBA teams giving fans a chance to play one-on-one against their favorite local player at the NBA Finals?

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Why Influencer Marketing is Crucial to Event Promotion

Beyond PR

This is why influencer marketing is so successful — and critical to growing key trade show or event metrics. Stunning Instagram images, live video streams, and consistent tweets can all drive social proof (even in a B2B space). Influencers can be your brand’s ticket to: Local leverage. Who is Considered an Influencer?

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B2B Sales Cycles Get Longer and Involve More Decision Makers

Sword and the Script

About half of B2B buyers say the sales cycle has gotten longer for new vendors; one in five say the number of decision-makers involved has grown. B2B sales cycles are getting longer – and the process involves more decision-makers. B2B sales cycles are getting longer. B2B sales cycles may involve more people.

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