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New Year, New Resolutions for Event Marketers

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As we plan for 2024, mdg’s team of experts is resolving to make the most of the new trends and technologies that will help us identify, reach, and attract new audiences to trade shows and conferences. “I Businesspeople are consumers too!

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When Marketing an Event, Advertise Outside Your Lane

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In light of this major trend and a large retiring workforce, event organizers must continue to prioritize finding and appealing to prospective trade-show and conference attendees who may not be aware of their events. B2B companies, however, stayed away because of the costs, inflexibility, and lack of targeting options.

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Creating Personalized Experiences at Large-Scale Events

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(Whatever Media Group) From Netflix recommendations to targeted emails, “we live in a world of mass personalization,” said Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes, CEM, president of mdg, a marketing and public relations firm specializing in B2B events.

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Time to Retire Outdated Event Marketing Jargon

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New Audiences, New Preferences Freeman’s Q1 2023 Trend Report revealed there’s been a paradigm shift since 2019: In a span of only 18 months, the average age of B2B event goers dropped from 51 to 45. Bread-and-butter industry terms such as “trade show,” “exhibits/exhibitors,” “education” and “booths.” What they’re not saying?

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How Exhibitors Can Adapt to Shifting Marketing Realities

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To do this, we’re going to have to think beyond the traditional model and learn to say “yes” more often than we say, “That’s not how it’s done at a trade show.” This is the kind of information that exhibitors deserve to know to increase the likelihood of having a successful show. On the Web Download the Freeman Trends Report

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8 Ways to Plan Face-to-Face Events for 2023

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Fortunately, trade shows and conferences are largely back after the devastating pandemic that forced countless cancellations over the past couple of years. Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes is president and chief marketing strategist at mdg , a Freeman Company, a full-service marketing and public relations firm specializing in B2B events.

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The Top US and Canadian Event Management Agencies for 2024

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According to The state of in-person B2B conferences report , 80.4% Capitol Heights, MD 21st Century Expo Group is a nationally renowned general contractor, specializes in trade shows, events, and exhibits. Their unrivaled marketplace in B2B travel provides exceptional choice, value, and experiences.