using email to boost roi at your next event - presentation 2
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CAPTURING + CONVERTING LEADSusing email to boost ROI at your next event
Drawing people to the booth
Show lead capture
Post-event emails
Lead nurture
A multi-channel approach
AGENDA
DRAWING PEOPLE TO THE BOOTHtactics + examples
BOOTH DESIGN TIPS
YOUR BOOTH HAS 3 SECONDS TO CAPTURE ATTENDEES’ ATTENTION
Create a game encouraging attendees to take photos, tweet, or share your content
Take pictures for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Advertise a specific twitter hashtag or twitter handle
CREATE A BUZZ VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
START EARLY + KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
FOLLOW THROUGH
SHOW LEAD CAPTUREtactics + examples
COLLECT BUSINESS CARDS / WRITE DOWN LEAD INFORMATION
EASY
LEAD SCANNING TOOLS
EASY
LEAD FORM
INTERMEDIATE
SALES APP
INTERMEDIATE
Who: Evergreen - B2B home furnishings + accessories distributor
What: sales app that incorporated both online activity scoring + in-person scoring
SALES APP
SOLUTION
Sales Rep can manually enter lead
Sales rep can score leads
SOLUTION
Color coded company leads:• Red– Hot• Orange - Warm• Yellow– Cold• Blue - Very Cold• No Color – Not Graded
Color coded customer type:• White - existing customer • Gray - lead
RESULTS
67% increase in the amount of closed leads
FOLLOW-UP EMAILSbest practices + optimization examples
49% OF ATTENDEES PLAN TO BUY WITHIN 12
MONTHS OF A SHOW
POST-SHOW EMAILS BEST PRACTICES
Personalize
Explain how you plan to follow-up
Offer a relevant incentive + include a call-to-action
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LEAD NURTURE PROGRAMtaking your leads to close
NURTURE CAMPAIGN
B2CMARKETING
B2CDESIGN +
DEVELOPMENT
B2CPRODUCTS
B2B ECOMMARKETING
B2B ECOMDESIGN +
DEVELOPMENT
B2B ECOMPRODUCTS
SERVICEMARKETING
SERVICEDESIGN +
DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION
Dynamicallypersonalized
BECOMING MARKETING QUALIFIED
BEHAVIOR SCORE
Visited Whereoware’s website 4
Opened an email 1
Clicked in an email 2
Filled out a form (Preferences, Lead Gen, Contact Us, case study download) 6 (for each unique form submission)
13 Pushed to salesforce.com
60 Call task created in salesforce.com
SPOP/SALESFORCE.COM INTEGRATION
SPOP/SALESFORCE.COM INTEGRATION
38
MULTI-CHANNEL OUTREACHusing email to support all your channels
INTEGRATE
5 days later
QUESTIONS? GET IN TOUCH
Bill Haskitt
Partner + heads marketing dept.
703-889-1212
Website: www.whereoware.com
Twitter: @whereoware
Facebook: www.facebook.com/whereoware
Blog: www.whereoware.com/blog
James Morris
VP client strategy
215-674-9500 x 3154
Website: www.atlanticexhibits.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/atlanticexhibits
Twitter: @atlantic_james