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

Sword and the Script

There’s an opportunity for content marketing as audiences become fatigued with Coronavirus news and marketers reallocate live event funding One of the goals of content marketing is attracting an audience of likely buyers to your web properties and giving them a reason – and the means – to return regularly.

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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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20 Webinar Statistics, Benchmarks and Best Practices to Improve Your Virtual Events

Sword and the Script

A report analyzing more than 100,000 virtual events by ON24 found attendees spent 57 minutes viewing webinars in 2020 – and their driving pipeline and revenue. Despite growing optimism, it would still take a giant leap of faith for any B2B marketer to sign a contract for a live event, tradeshow or conference right now.

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Trade Show Marketing Tips for First-Time Exhibitors

Beyond PR

Exhibiting at your first trade show can feel a lot like the first day of high school. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, especially if you’re a small company at a big show. It’s important to register as early as possible for a trade show. The money you save here can then be directed into other show expenses.

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How to Book Speaking Opps In The COVID Era

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Even B2B technology companies – normally resistant to many ups and downs – rely on PR from event marketing to drive business development, brand awareness, and thought leadership. Event marketers and executive thought leaders should now set sights on Q4 and 2021, of course. New speaking opportunities will open in 2020.

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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. Long-expected marketing budgets are being eliminated.

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Seeing Around Corners: 30 Marketing and PR Predictions for 2021

Sword and the Script

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . I’ve grouped all predictions this year into categories, which is an effort to make it easier to read: Marketing predictions. Marketing predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement.

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