Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 1, 2015

. Trade Shows Don’t Work. I have heard that phrase and similar comments from people about why they don’t include trade shows in their marketing programs, when in reality the reason many organizations do not gain a payback from their trade show investment is “they” don’t work the trade show.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In this article I’m going to explain how to PROPERLY execute an effective trade show follow up campaign without being a blood sucking lead vulture. 10 Steps for Effectively Following Up with Leads After a Trade Show or Event. Trade Show Follow Up Email: Don’t Screw This Up! That is the Question.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 22, 2015

Trade Shows Can Work-new idea ! NOTE: Several weeks ago I wrote a blog on “ Why Trade Shows Don’t Work” , shortly after a good friend, Todd Schnick, wrote me a note to discuss how he makes trade shows work! But if your trade show strategy is built on walk-up traffic, you are better off saving your money.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 21, 2020

What does it mean for business events and incentive travel programs? Bauer : There’s no doubt this current crisis has changed the landscape for business events and incentive travel. That demand will grow over time as the health and safety concerns recede and people become more confident in travelling and attending events again.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

From last March forward, virtually every trade show was canceled, from behemoths like Dreamforce to local association meetings. In some cases, they moved their multi-day live trade show online, complete with virtual expo halls and networking apps. In total, we sponsored five virtual trade shows and six webinars.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 8, 2023

Job growth as a travel agent is expected to increase by 20% from 2020-2030, much faster than most other industries. About 7,500 openings for travel agents are projected each year, on average, over the decade. And it offers an optimistic outlook for aspiring sales reps, looking for job security.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I’ll deliver what you need, but some of the budget is committed to trade shows and a large percentage of the dollars are essentially spent. The fall is prime trade show season. We’ll be able to cancel four shows, which cost us $240,000 all-in with travel and our square-footage. He knew what was coming next.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2018

Industry trade shows and professional events are an excellent way to learn new skills, network with others, and revive your creativity. Because most industry events come with a cost—time away from your desk, budget, travel, etc. Because most industry events come with a cost—time away from your desk, budget, travel, etc.—attendees

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Our company, like others, canceled plans to participate in near-term trade shows only to learn that all 2020 events were soon to be canceled as well. On the other hand, we saved on travel expenses for the handful of employees needed to staff the event, along with the booth set-up costs.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 11, 2019

Geotargeting: There’s probably a geographical component to the sales data, including customer locations, opportunities for travel, events, and trade shows. That is incredibly valuable information to marketers, who can create content and campaigns around those issues to educate, inform, and ease worries.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

The country’s biggest trade show for the incentive travel, meetings and events industry returns to Las Vegas for its ninth year Sept. Hanover Outdoor Furniture has over 700 options to choose from. For more information, contact Eric J. Anderson at eric@pmcusa.com or 262-203-5440. IMEX America. 10-12, 2019.

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 3, 2023

It could be that you are meeting clients in their place of business, you have a trade show or exhibition to attend, or you usually work from home but need to meet your colleagues. At this point, you are in an excellent position to book your travel in advance, knowing you are well on your way. Communicate to Attract Interest”.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Instead of being the tactical and logistical arm of sales, tasked with planning trade shows and creating collateral, use VOM to empower your organizations to identify and meet the ever-evolving demands of today’s customers. The insights gleaned will also elevate and solidify marketing as a strategic contributor to the business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

The comfortable confines of the corporate office are off limits; customer calls are virtual-only; and plans for sales kickoffs, trade shows and other in-person events have shifted to a virtual model (or been cancelled altogether). Group travel is down, but not out. How COVID-19 could reshape sales. Are you digital-ready?

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Don on Selling

JULY 6, 2019

One of the biggest challenges of attending a trade show or conference is gathering enough qualified leads. After all, for most companies, exhibiting at a trade show is expensive. Besides paying for exhibit booth space, you are also shelling out money for travel, hotel reservations, food, swag, and booth supplies.

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Pointclear

JUNE 30, 2015

Travel with reps, listen and take notes. Marketing management must travel with salespeople and listen to a few dozen sales presentations. Listen to presentations at trade shows. How to Fix It in Six Simple Steps. What are the qualifying questions? Inside sales? Listen in on the phone calls. Listen and take notes.

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Alice Heiman

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Based on your goals you can set the events, programs, conferences, trade shows, promotions and other activities you will need to meet your goals as well as the planning time needed. If you have a trade show coming up, important client visits or a big presentation be sure to block off plenty of preparation.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 29, 2018

From event planning to trade show design, there’s a little something for everyone. 5 Reasons to Send Employees to Trade Shows and Conferences. You are losing time in two ways — the time lost traveling to and attending the event as well as the opportunity cost of not spending time on more productive activities.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The biggest time killer: “travel” soaks up 17.4% Trade shows and local community events can be a grind. Walking Fluffy the poodle during conference calls? Those are definite wasters. But the time studies SBI has conducted have revealed more noble culprits (See Exhibit B). of a seller’s time. of a rep’s time. Then find them.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 24, 2023

Challenge – The sales team frequently travels to various regions and industry events, but struggles with staying informed about customers, managing leads, and tracking sales progress. They have a sales team responsible for selling these machines to various industries.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2021

That often means territory sales managers are expected to do their fair share of traveling to check in with reps and other managers working across the regions they cover. They attend trade shows to promote their business. There's no definitive standard for what a territory should look like or how much ground it should cover.

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Vengreso

JUNE 12, 2023

These activities were time-consuming and often required traveling, which cost sales reps valuable time that could be spent building more relationships. Unscheduled phone calls and emails demand the buyer’s attention and in-person meetings require travel time. Modern: Today’s B2B buyers can be found on social platforms.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Scotty Greenburg, marketing director of Tango Card, a provider of e-gift cards, says some clients that have pivoted to virtual trade shows and online presentations are using gift cards as a thank-you to prospects that attend?—?a a virtual swag bag of sorts. Companies are also using Tango cards as incentives to complete training.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 14, 2019

prospecting, cold calls, and trade shows) when prospects ask questions like, " What company are you with? " Away: Thoughtful luggage for modern travel. Away provides its customers with premium luggage for the modern traveler. It's used in the early stages of the sales process (e.g., and " What do you do? ".

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Sales Evangelist

AUGUST 28, 2019

Sales from the Street: Teach Them How To Educate Derek Badala frequently travels with sales reps to teach them how to educate the customer in an effort to solve problems. Trade shows Derek’s company does a lot of trade shows where he teaches classes on audio networking, and how to do audio over IP net.

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Allego

MARCH 24, 2020

Corporate travel restrictions mean less contact with prospects, with the industry, and with the market. As companies cancel events and trade shows, reps have fewer opportunities to connect with prospects and peers. Sales teams are built on camaraderie and competition, which is difficult to manufacture remotely. Prospecting.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Go to a trade show or conference that’s not directly related to your company or your job. When you are on the road/traveling, take a few hours and do something different–go to a museum or gallery, understand the history of the place you are visiting.

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Alice Heiman

JULY 17, 2019

They can meet people by phone, email, social media, in-person (one-on-one), at networking events and trade shows. Put scheduled meetings on your calendar, time to prepare for sales calls, travel time, time to do follow up on sales calls and networking. This should be easy with the opportunity report in your CRM. .

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 6, 2020

Lack of audience engagement in trade shows and conference presentations severely hurts your ability to communicate critical information about your company’s products or services. After you engage with people at a trade show, it can be tempting to follow up immediately with massive amounts of calls and emails.

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Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Work Trade Shows. . Send prospecting emails. . Make prospecting calls. . Build reports for leadership. Prepare a forecast for leadership. Prepare for QBRs with strategic customers. . But what do we want salespeople to be doing? Talking to people who can buy. . Are all these other responsibilities important?

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Employees who travel internationally (Harte-Hanks). She is the author of Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers , and Trade Show and Event Marketing. Company SWOT analysis (OneSource). Whether the company conducts e-commerce (ALC). List of company competitors (OneSource).

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DiscoverOrg Sales

APRIL 23, 2019

The average marketing department spends a LOT of money on trade shows and events – to the tune of 32% ?f Even so, trade-show events are still one of the best ways to get your solution in front of a crowd of likely prospects: 41% of companies consider event marketing to be their top channel for lead generation.

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SBI

MARCH 18, 2021

By cutting back on the road-warrior mentality many sales professionals live by, companies are saving huge amounts of money on travel and entertainment — not to mention sales kickoffs and other training events. Businesses are learning that entire workforces can be productive working from home and technology allows us to stay connected.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Over a sales cycle that may be months or even years long, there may be many touch points: Your advertising, your trade show staff, industry analysts or current reference customers, your inbound marketing team, the people who manage your social media presence, account executives, and eventually (you hope) post-sales support staff.

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Pipeliner

MAY 5, 2020

And even if they do, there are some that won’t happen this year, such as big events or exhibitions, fairs, and trade shows and many other things. Business will not only question having large offices but also travel. With video conferencing tools such as Zoom, GoToMeeting, and WebX, costly travel is not so necessary.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2018

General Office > Trade Show Displays. Visit eBay and search for a product or service in one of the following categories: “Business & Industrial,” “Specialty Services,” “Travel,” or “Everything Else.” Here are the categories an eBay Classified Ad can be created for: Business & Industrial. Specialty Services.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 23, 2020

Sadly, I’m seeing the executive management teams still having meetings, still traveling, and continuing to exhibit behaviors that put them and others at risk. Travel, event, trade-shows (these are all being stopped anyway). .” Make sure their workplaces are cleaned before/after they use them.

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