b2b marketing webinars: 4 easy tips to stand out, get repeat visitors and drive sales

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Ideas on how to get the most out of your B2B webinar investment. According to ON24’s annual webinar benchmarks report, webinars are averaging a 42% registrant-to-attendee conversion rate. Webinars can be an important part of the B2B marketing mix, but there are barriers to consider as well. About Lydia's Marketing & Communication Consulting Services: I help companies develop effective brand, marketing and content strategies. Strategic Thinker | Exceptional Marketing Planner | Effective Content Marketer | Great Value

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Page 1: B2B Marketing Webinars: 4 Easy Tips to Stand Out, Get Repeat Visitors and Drive Sales

Visit  Lydia’s  Marke/ng  Consul/ng  at  www.lydiamarke/ngconsul/ng.com  

Contact  informa/on:  LYDIA  VOGTNER  lydia@lydiamarke/ngconsul/ng.com  415-­‐672-­‐1870  

B2B Marketing Webinars Tips to Make Them Stand Out

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They  are  a  great  way  to...    

Build  brand  awareness    

Generate  new  leads    

Deepen  engagement        

Webinars  are  common  in  B2B  marke0ng  plans    

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One  of  the  reasons  for  their  popularity  is...  

They  are  fairly  easy  to  put  together  and  promote,  and  can  be  repurposed  on  mul/ple  online  channels  (company  website,  YouTube,  Slideshare,  etc.)    And  according  to  ON24’s  annual  webinar  benchmarks  report...  

 Webinars  are  averaging  a  42%    

registrant-­‐to-­‐a]endee  conversion  rate    

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But  there  are  barriers  too  

For  example...    

It’s  becoming  harder  to  get  new  webinar  programs  no/ced  unless  you  already  have  an  established  “webinar  following”  in  the  marketplace  or  a  large  adver/sing  budget  

 Also...  

 Many  B2B  webinars  don’t  stand  out  because  they  follow  a  classic  “presenta/on  with  15  minutes  Q&A”  format  

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If  you  want  to  get  the  most  out  of      

Your  webinar  investment,  and  ul/mately  drive  sales...    

Consider  thinking  through  the  main  objec/ve  and      

brainstorming  on  ways  to  shake  up  the  tradi/onal  format      

to  stand  out  and  keep  visitors  coming  back  for  more  

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Here  are  some  ideas  

Make  them  short  -­‐    20  minutes  instead  of  the  normal  45-­‐60  

 

People  will  love  you  if  you  can  figure  out  a  way  to  deliver  valuable  content  while  also  taking  as  li]le  of  their  /me  as  possible.  

 

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Here  are  some  ideas  

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Make  them  Q&A  sessions  only    

Offer  an  opportunity  to  answer  ques/ons  on  a  topic  people  really  care  about  and  for  which  you  (or  the  sponsoring  speaker)  are  experts.    

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Here  are  some  ideas  

 

Brand  them  as  “educa0onal  opportuni0es”  where  you  can  teach  

 

 

Share  meaningful  industry  research  and/or  trends.    

Show  customers  how  to  use  the  latest  version  of  your  product.  

 

 

Demonstrate  best  prac/ces  on  how  to  get  the  most  out  of  your  services.    

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Here  are  some  ideas  

 

Invite  a  customer  or    industry  guru  to  be  the  main  speaker  

 

 

Use  an  interview  format  to  ask  the  speaker  ques/ons  for  15  minutes,  on  topics  you  know  are  on  people’s  minds.  Then...    

Open  it  up  for  listeners  to  ask  ques/ons  for  20  minutes  or  so.  

 

 

This  format  minimizes  the  /me  spent  on  designing  a  formal  presenta/on,  and  it  helps  you  target  the  content  to  business  problems  and  pain  points  common  to  mul/ple  people  in  your  category.    In  addi/on,  Q&A  is  olen  more  engaging  and  if  people  hear  valuable  discussion,  they  will  likely  come  back.  

 

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The  point  is  

It’s  noisy  out  there...      

and  while  webinars  can  be  a  valuable  part  of  the  B2B  marke/ng  mix...    

many  companies  deliver  a  me-­‐too  message  and  format...  

   

Think  about  how  to  make  yours    engaging  and  interes/ng    

so  that  they  get  no/ced  and  gain  trac/on      

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Let  me  know  if  I  can  help.    Visit    www.lydiamarke/ngconsul/ng.com      Contact  informa/on:    LYDIA  VOGTNER    lydia@lydiamarke/ngconsul/ng.com  415-­‐672-­‐1870