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Event Marketers, Get Specific — or Don’t — With Your Messaging

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As event marketers, it’s important to understand when to use abstract and concrete language to tell your story. Wharton School marketing professor and author Jonah Berger writes that there are three ways to apply the idea of linguistic concreteness (see On the Web below). Make the abstract more concrete.

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Time to Retire Outdated Event Marketing Jargon

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If event marketers want their message to resonate with attendees, they must speak the language of event goers — not the other way around. Jargon is pervasive in marketing — and event marketing is no exception. Promoting exhibit space to companies? Success starts here!” Content is king!”

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10 Fun Social-Media Trends to Try on for Size

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If your organization has a weighty mission, does that mean that “light” social media content is off-limits when it comes to promoting your annual event? When used appropriately, dance reels, Taylor Swift memes, cat videos, and the Wes Anderson aesthetic (IYKYK) can help humanize your event’s brand and build loyalty among followers.

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Registration Is Down and It’s Almost Show Time?

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Start by digging into your current registration lists and leveraging machine learning to identify key trends — job titles, company types, representation from geographic areas, and show history. If we believe price sensitivity is a concern for our audience, we may experiment with a one-day sponsored promotion.

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How to Use Social Proof to Market Your Event

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And that’s what makes social proof such an effective tool for marketers, including event marketers. Industry luminaries are often thought of when creating speaker lineups and influencer marketing. Also consider positioning your event as the place where key members of the industry gather to shape next practices and trends.

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3 Reasons to Start Marketing 2027 Events Now

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A slow and steady strategy — with long-term goals and omni-channel tactics — will help win the race to attract audiences for your events. Historically, event marketers have focused narrowly — and often, exclusively — on the present show cycle. Event marketers cannot live on email alone.

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Five Ways Influencer Marketing Is a Game-Changer for Events

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If you haven’t added influencer marketing — a collaboration between popular social-media users and brands to promote brands’ products or services — into your event marketing mix yet, consider these five reasons to do so. Influencer marketing enables you to: Reach younger audiences.