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Pre Trade Show Marketing Is Critical
There are multiple ways to communicate with your target market.
Some methods of communication are much more effective, appropriate and cost efficient than others. As always, your budget will dictate how many touch points you can have with your target market. Also keep in mind that you should be trying to find ways to drive the right people to your exhibit at the lowest cost per qualified lead.
Remember, you need to let your prospects know where your booth is located on the showroom floor. Use tag lines such as “see us at Booth 1635 at the such and such Trade Show” in news releases and other communications such as direct mail leading up to the show.
Don’t make your customers and prospects hunt you down.
Recent research has shown that 83% of the most successful companies at a range of exhibitions (in terms of business generated and leads collected) were the ones that took the trouble to undertake pre trade show marketing such as mailing their prospects and customers before the show. (Source:CEIR – (Center for Exhibition Industry Research)
You can increase your ROI by integrating various pre trade show marketing tools to direct qualified buyers to your expensive booth. Diversity in your pre trade show marketing strategy will yield greater results and you will record a much higher success rate, with increases in both target visitor attraction and sales lead conversion.
Please do not take a one-dimensional approach to your pre trade show marketing, as you will not get the desired results from the trade show.
Trade show promotions are designed to engage your potential customers through a personalized, multi-step marketing strategy that facilitates your ability to reach your trade show objectives.
This includes pre-selling attendees through phone calls, personalized invitations, direct mail or email, to introduce your products and encourage them to visit your booth.
By knowing your target audience, you should target prospective trade show buyers for your products and/or services, prior to the trade show commencing, by creating a positive image and brand awareness.
To maximize your trade show effort tailor your messages to the concerns, needs and interests of your prospects.
Take the time to really determine your target audience! It’s very important.
And, don’t underestimate the power of a pre trade show marketing campaign. An effective pre trade show marketing promotion can deliver increases of 50% in conversions to qualified leads.
Always build a portfolio of activity that will drive the lowest cost per qualified lead and map out your timeline so that you give reasonable notice to your prospects.
It’s always a good idea to segment your list for better results and have a contextually relevant and compelling offer.
You will want to come back to it at a later point when it is time to prove your ROI so keep tabs on what your pre-show marketing tactics are costing you.
Creating Brand Awareness Through Trade Show Exhibiting
Exhibiting at a trade show can help with branding your company. Fundamentally it gives you a platform to spread the news about your company amongst interested show attendees. Trade show marketing is great it provides a venue for face to face target marketing. What other venue allows you to market your directly to your interested consumers.
At the show it is vital that you’re company makes the effort to present your self in a professional manner. You need to set yourself apart from the competition and leave a lasting impression within the show attendee’s minds. Impressions mean a lot you never know when next potential client or an existing customer might come strolling by your trade show display.
Make the effort especially for first time exhibitors to learn about and understand the show you’re exhibiting at. The old saying knowledge is power couldn’t be truer then to a new exhibitor. Exhibiting is hard work and getting any advantage possible on your competition will be pay big dividends in the end.
Make a splash with the use of properly designed trade show displays. A great looking booth will help make your work easier. Your trade show exhibit whether it be a full custom booth or portable trade show display should be welcoming. A great looking display can help attract the show attendees. Not only is professionally designed exhibit display important but so is the literature and promotional materials that is represented within your booth. Literature, promotional materials, and giveaways, allow for brand retention since it gives them something to take from the show and remember your company by.
Remember teaching yourself on trade show selling, show services, and regulation rules will help eliminate conflicts, save money, and provide better returns on your marketing dollars spent.
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