All Things Promotional Marketing
Posts tagged marketing
Unleash the Power of the Millennial
Jun 21st
Millennials are some of the most important clients that you may not know about. Well, you may ask, if I don’t know them, how can I get to know them and more importantly, who are they? Â Millennials are a demographic group of people in the world that are over 80 million strong ranging from 18-29 and is strongly influenced and empowered by technology. This large faction has strong political influence and unlimited purchasing power that could turn your company into a multi-million dollar establishment. The key here is to get Millennials into your booth and into your company’s success strategy.
Some of the keys to Millennials is knowing how to attract them and how to harness their power for your company.
Millennials:
Expect content on demand. That’s right, this group wants to watch and find what they want, when they want. With everything from Google to YouTube they have been able to get it. By making your information and product readily available and a large amount of transparency to your company, you will be able to provide it. You can achieve this by providing pre-tradeshow content anywhere from video to text that will inspire and draw their attention to you like a magnet.
Demand and expect free Wi-Fi. Another demand? Of course! This faction wants to be able to connect to their networks-Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, FourSquare, etc. anywhere they go. This is great for you being that you can be the funnel for their information at a show and likely get some worthy shout outs to their friends and contacts. If you want to get crazy, set up a digital camera and incorporate your Millennials into your show exhibits. Video is very big in this target market and a great way to go viral.
Use their online savvy to live and to shop. To really connect a Millennial to your product it would be wise to get all of your social media profiles figured out and set up before a show, this way they can single you out amongst many and easily reach you and buy your product. Also, it is important to know and incorporate this way of thinking into your company. You must market with social media tools for a simple, free and effective way to get through to millions.
Expect to be treated as an equal. Ageism is a fairly common experience with this age group. The thought of “you’re too young to know” or “but how much money could you really have” are the nails in many companies coffins. They have a wide array of influence on the world and on larger companies at many occasions. Wowing the youth can be wowing the world.
New Experiences. More than wanting cool things, Millennials want to do cool things. Create unique experiences on your tradeshow floor with interactive exhibits, live social media sharing areas, live Internet radio shows, unique healthy food cooking experiences, etc. Millennials are naturally curious and believe experiences are a way to invest their time.
Plan for Success: Outline Your Tradeshow Experience
Jun 17th
Planning for a tradeshow as a company can be a large feat. You need to make sure that you have all of your ducks in a row and that you, your staff and your soon to be clients are set up for success in the before and after moments of the tradeshow. Making sure that you have all the elements of successful time marketing and promoting your company is a very simple and straightforward way of doing business….with yourself.
Establish Event Objectives
This is good for both you and your team to define what your goals are for the trip. This way there is a clear straightforward understanding of what you need to accomplish and you and your team can work together to make a set of rock-stars. Define your objectives that you would like to accomplish in order to have a successful show. Things like product sales, leads generated, image defined and publicity.
Define a Realistic Budget
Define not only what you are willing to spend on the show, but also what kind of return you would like to have from the show. This way you can break down each day in accordance to what you need to make, or even by the hour.
Sales Message: Reel them in!
As you have probably seen, there is the person sitting in their booth saying nothing waiting for you to come to them and ask what they are about. Don’t be this booth! Make sure that you have a clear message (one sentence or statement) that is boiled down to what you do as a company. Convey this with banners, photos posted, and promotional products and of course, your staff.
Marketing Plan
You don’t only market while you’re at the show; you are marketing before, during and after the show. Before the show, look for radio shows, TV stations, websites or even just plain posting of your company’s information will do fabulous. At the show, you need to be doing your marketing by engaging, talking to and providing information to all potential clients and customers. After the show, make sure to follow up with potential prospects!
Create a Show Stopping Exhibit
This is what makes people stop. Do you have fun music playing that makes people dance and smile? Do you have a game that people can interact with? Or maybe you have killer promotional products that cause a line to form at your booth. Whatever your WOW element is, you need to define it and put it into action.
Travel Arrangements
The last thing you need is staff that won’t able to show up because of negligent travel mistakes. Assure that you, your staff and all of your belongings are going to arrive with ample time to rest, prepare and set up for a successful show.
Post Mortem
You and your staff should meet and assure that you met your objectives set for the show. Also, this is a great platform to formulate new ideas and changes needed to make for successful future show.