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... want to deactivate your CompleteMarkets Company Profile Deactivate Cancel Loading.. About Us Services Jobs PR Newsletters Employees Articles Blog Photos Group Connections Reviews IMMS Library Immerse yourself in our stacks. Take some time and browse through our library. We have thousands of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Trade Shows Can Be Profitable 4/30/2013 10:41:13 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. TRADE SHOWS CAN BE PROFITABLE TRADE SHOWS MORE PROFITABLE THAN AGENCIES MAY IMAGINE Many agency owners see trade shows as expensive and frivolous events that benefit the show's organizers more than the exhibitors. In reality, trade shows can be effective and efficient marketing tools. Trade shows are often a misunderstood marketing communication medium. Most small-business executives who embrace the challenge of allocating marketing communication resources are familiar with trade-press advertising, direct-mail campaigns, point-of-sale promotions, and collateral material development. Yet they can't tell you the first thing about trade shows. Trade shows carry the stigma of a good place to wine, dine, and have a good time. However that's not the case. Today, trade shows are one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways to improve name recognition, increase marketshare, penetrate new markets, recruit producers, and introduce new products and/or services. Chambers of commerce often call trade shows table-top mixers. By any name, give trade shows/table-top mixers a second ...
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... many of the publications, but it is a good idea to check with several clients within each niche category to find out which periodicals they tend to read. Large markets may also have a radio station or two that cater strictly to business and financial news, and don't forget the cable companies. Build your relationships with each of these free publicity sources in the same manner we've already discussed. Unlike the other two categories, you must rely more heavily on press releases, since there usually aren't organizations or associations you can join. However, some of the associations catering to niche markets have auxiliary memberships available for vendors and suppliers to their members. It's worth investigating and possibly joining, but don't expect the involvement and exposure found in the other areas. Most such memberships are primarily designed to market exhibitor space in their annual conventions. Speaking of conventions, there's gold to be mined if you can get scheduled as a speaker. Not only will you have a captive audience, but you might also get picked up by the reporters covering such conventions for their trade papers. Whenever you have a speaking engagement (this applies to the other categories as well), send a press release indicating that you were a speaker at such and such a group, and then add a brief synopsis of your speech. A good way to open the release is with a quote attributed to yourself. Always include a picture. Another great method of building your Commercial public relations is with value-added seminars. Every year there are several hot topics within the insurance industry that apply to your Commercial accounts. Workers' ...
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... many of the publications, but it is a good idea to check with several clients within each niche category to find out which periodicals they tend to read. Large markets may also have a radio station or two that cater strictly to business and financial news, and don't forget the cable companies. Build your relationships with each of these free publicity sources in the same manner we've already discussed. Unlike the other two categories, you must rely more heavily on press releases, since there usually aren't organizations or associations you can join. However, some of the associations catering to niche markets have auxiliary memberships available for vendors and suppliers to their members. It's worth investigating and possibly joining, but don't expect the involvement and exposure found in the other areas. Most such memberships are primarily designed to market exhibitor space in their annual conventions. Speaking of conventions, there's gold to be mined if you can get scheduled as a speaker. Not only will you have a captive audience, but you might also get picked up by the reporters covering such conventions for their trade papers. Whenever you have a speaking engagement (this applies to the other categories as well), send a press release indicating that you were a speaker at such and such a group, and then add a brief synopsis of your speech. A good way to open the release is with a quote attributed to yourself. Always include a picture. Another great method of building your Commercial public relations is with value-added seminars. Every year there are several hot topics within the insurance industry that apply to your Commercial accounts. Workers' ...