24 social media tips for trade show exhibitors

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Despite what you may have heard, social media marketing isn't exactly easy. Try applying it to a live event and it gets even more difficult. Fortunately by following some key tips you can start moving in the right direction to incorporate social media into your next trade show exhibiting plan. For more details on each tip, visit our blog and read the corresponding in-depth post: http://www.nimlok.com/trade-show-blog-center/24-social-media-tips-for-trade-show-exhibitors/

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FOR TRADE SHOW

EXHIBITORS

24

presented by

A DETAILED STRATEGY1

1

overall goals

A DETAILED STRATEGY

plan of action

content developmentassign responsibilities

incorporate into exhibit

concrete goals

which outlets?

pre-show promotion

SET CONCRETE

2

click-throughs

2SET CONCRETE

# of likes, comments & shares

2SET CONCRETE

# of link click throughs

2SET CONCRETE

# of mentions & tags

2SET CONCRETE

# of website referrals/leads

SHOW HASHTAGS3

4 WHERE YOUR ATTENDEES ARE ENGAGING THE MOST

5 THE RIGHT CHANNEL

5 THE RIGHT CHANNEL

INSTAGRAM

instant photos

&videos

5 THE RIGHT CHANNEL

INSTAGRAM twitter

bite-sizecontent

pre, during& post show

instant photos

&videos

5 THE RIGHT CHANNEL

INSTAGRAM twitter linkedin

bite-sizecontent

pre, during& post show

engage your professional connections

attending

instant photos

&videos

5 THE RIGHT CHANNEL

INSTAGRAM

bite-sizecontent

pre, during& post show

engage your professional connections

attending

photo albums,longer posts

& daily recaps

twitter linkedin facebook

instant photos

&videos

6 DESIGNATE A SOCIAL MEDIA

7BUT ENCOURAGE THE WHOLE TEAM TO

8USE THE SHOW

SO ATTENDEES CAN FIND YOU

9YOU’LL BE TWEETING AND POSTING

LEADING UP TO THE SHOW

10YOUR BOOTH NUMBER AND GIVEAWAYS

INSTEAD TRY

TO WHAT ATTENDEES WANT

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12

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ORIGINAL CONTENT

Your Company @YourCompanyCheck out our blog post on what to see & do at #Tradeshow2014 www.link.com

12

Your Company @YourCompany@Attendee Let me �eld that question for you. [insert industry knowledge here] #Tradeshow2014

EXPERT INSIGHTS

12

Your Company @YourCompanyDon’t forget that #Tradeshow2014 networking events begin tonight in the atrium @ 5PM!

USEFUL INFO

12

Your Company @YourCompanyFacinating article on that topic everyone is talking about before the show. #Tradeshow2014

INDUSTRY ARTICLES

13

VALUABLE CONTENT

FROM OTHERS

beep boopwe do

business

DON’T SOUND LIKE

A CORPORATE

14

15 SURROUNDING THE TRADE SHOW

16SHARE ON-SITE

17FROM EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

SHARE “BEST OF”

FROM EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

18SHARE THE NON-BUSINESS PART OF EXHIBITING

SHARE THE NON-BUSINESS PART OF EXHIBITING

19CREATE YOUR OWN

GIVE VISITORS A REASON TO USE IT...

19CREATE YOUR OWN

SOCIAL PHOTO BOOTHuse a service like:> TagPrints Digital> Instaprint

GIVE VISITORS A REASON TO USE IT...

19CREATE YOUR OWN

HASHTAG CONTEST> Scavenger hunt> Best tweet, photo or video

GIVE VISITORS A REASON TO USE IT...

19CREATE YOUR OWN

host a twitter chat> Cover a hot topic> Facilitate a Q&A> Solve a problem

20

WITH YOURLEADS ONSOCIAL MEDIA

21TO MEET YOUR FOLLOWERS IN PERSON

22WITH MORE VALUABLE CONTENT

23POST-SHOW

24CONTINUE TO NURTURE & GROW YOUR NEW

photo credits: Slide 2: ‘Chess with champagne’ Flickr photo by Tristan Martin (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 3: ‘029/365 - April 17, 2009’ Flickr photo by user meddygarnet (CC BY 2.0) Slide 4: ‘DSC04332’ Flickr photo by Neil Rickards (CC BY 2.0) Slide 5: ‘Binoculars V’ Flickr photo by Chase Elliot Clark (CC BY 2.0) Slides 6-10: ‘Old TV’ Flickr photo by user stevestein1982 (CC BY 2.0) Slide 11: ‘Follow The Leader!’ Flickr photo by Vinoth Chandar (CC BY 2.0) Slide 12: ‘Get Work Done!’ Flickr photo by Todd Anderson (CC BY 2.0) Slide 13: ‘Rémi Beaupré, Meme Snippets, 2012’ Flickr photo by Retis (CC BY 2.0) Slide 14: ‘Shout’ Flickr photo by Garry Knight (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 15: ‘Boring’ Flickr photo by Chris Murphy (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 16: ‘dora dora 2’ Flickr photo by Philippe Put (CC BY 2.0) Slides 17-21: ‘Valuable Original Content’ Flickr photo by user 10ch (CC BY 2.0) Slide 22: ‘Invest in Sharing’ Flickr photo by Jonathan McIntosh (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 23: ‘tabletop assistant’ Flickr photo by Matthew Hurst (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 24: ‘Talking on the bench’ Flickr photo by Carlos Magariños (CC BY 2.0) Slide 25: ‘Polaroids.’ Flickr photo by Louise McLaren Slide 26: ‘DDC Factory Floor Memo Book’ Flickr photo by Mike Petrucci (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 27: ‘Underwood 450 Typewriter (HDR)’ Flickr photo by Dennis van Zuijlekom (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slides 28-31: ‘Lots of Hash’ Flickr photo by Michael Coghlan (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 32: ‘Photo Style Social Card’ Flickr photo by Cesar Santiago Molina (CC BY 2.0) Slide 33: ‘Tweet Me’ Flickr photo by Kate Ter Haar (CC BY 2.0) Slide 34: ‘ENGAGE’ Flickr photo by Squire Morley (CC BY 2.0) Slide 35: ‘Strengths and Weaknesses’ Flickr photo by Paul Pival (CC BY-SA 2.0) Slide 36: ‘TransparencyCamp 2012’ Flickr photo by user justgrimes (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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