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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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A PR Agency’s take on Trade Show Trends

Konnect Agency

With events and conferences making a full-force comeback, there’s no denying that the trade show landscape has undergone significant changes post-COVID. Now, virtual buyer meetings, typically handled pre-show, have shifted the importance away from an in-booth buyer meeting aimed at introducing the brand and product.

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Back to the Trade Show – CES Redux

Landis PR

Trade shows, in all their schmoozy glory, were major casualties. CES (Consumer Electronics Show), the world’s biggest trade show, is making a heady comeback, complete with giant exhibit floors and all the glitz and glamour that Las Vegas can muster. Now, every moment on the show floor needs to count.

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Content Marketing is the New Conference and Trade Show During Quarantine [UML]

Sword and the Script

But that doesn’t mean people need less high-quality information or education.” Act like a publisher of content (not a marketer of content) and be the one to fill the widening information gap, enticing people to subscribe to your content.” That meshes with the data higher in the post, but how can brands apply this?

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Virtual Trade Shows: The Good, The Bad, and How Make The Most Of It

Konnect Agency

One industry that dramatically shifted as a result of the pandemic is the trade show industry, whose transformation to exclusively virtual formats was met with mixed reviews. For some brands, the virtual format made it easier to share information. Read on to decide if a virtual trade show is right for your business.

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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. In that, it creates an efficient environment for information gathering and research.

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How to Pick the Perfect Time for Your Next Trade Show Product Launch

Beyond PR

There are many advantages to timing new product or service announcements around trade shows. For one, getting the media attention is easier since the press are already looking for big announcements coming out of the show. Before the show. During the show. Ever seen a news story teaser on TV?