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  • 1.  Tips for Creating Successful Experiential Events

    Posted 08-21-2024 05:28

    Experiential events are about taking risks, thinking up new, creative formats, and engaging your audience. But why should they be part of your event marketing strategy?   

    These events are designed to create a memorable and emotional connection between attendees and the brand, often through interactive activities, sensory stimulation, and storytelling. The goal is to engage attendees in a way that leaves a lasting impression and encourages them to become loyal customers or brand advocates.  

    Here are some tips for creating successful experiential events 

    Understand your audience  

    Consider their industry, roles, challenges, and goals. This understanding will help you tailor the event experience to resonate with their preferences and provide meaningful solutions.  

    Set Clear Objectives  

    Define clear and measurable objectives for your experiential event. Well-defined goals will guide your event planning and help you evaluate its success afterward.  

    Prioritize Engagement and Interaction  

    The essence of an experiential event is interaction. Incorporate interactive elements such as workshops, hands-on demonstrations, group activities, and networking sessions 

    Innovate and Think Creatively

    Offer attendees experiences they wouldn't find elsewhere and push the boundaries of what's possible within your industry.   

    Use technology to Enhance the Attendee Experience  

    Technology is vital to creating an immersive attendee experience. For example, you could use artificial intelligence or augmented reality to create interactive brand activations or product demos.    

    Question for you- 

    - How do you believe experiential marketing differs from traditional marketing approaches? 

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    Megha Jetley
    Manager, Customer Marketing
    Cvent Marketing Department
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  • 2.  RE: Tips for Creating Successful Experiential Events

    Posted 08-23-2024 07:24

    How do you believe experiential marketing differs from traditional marketing approaches? 

    Experiential marketing is much more likely to go viral on social media platforms and reach more broadly with shares and peer-to-peer outreach. It's exciting and attention grabbing, which is vital in today's world of clutter. It's an investment, but one that can have huge reward.



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    Cate Liverman
    Director of Constituent Relations
    UVA Medical Alumni Association and Medical School FoundationUnited States
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  • 3.  RE: Tips for Creating Successful Experiential Events

    Posted 08-23-2024 09:03

    In addition to potentially having a "wow" factor, experiential marketing can make more of an impact and be more memorable in the long run. Similar to that quote "They may forget what you said - but they will never forget how you made them feel."



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    Lori Wildman
    Marketing Director
    lwildman@dmainc.com
    DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.United States
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  • 4.  RE: Tips for Creating Successful Experiential Events

    Posted 08-23-2024 10:18

    I think that experiential marketing techniques are more likely to leave a lasting impression on customers than traditional approaches.  No one is going to remember that webinar you hosted in three months, but they will remember the event that you hosted where they were able to connect with fellow customers and engage their entire bodies instead of just their minds.



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    Jess Olcott
    Training Program Coordinator
    ETC, Inc.
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  • 5.  RE: Tips for Creating Successful Experiential Events

    Posted 08-27-2024 03:39

    - How do you believe experiential marketing differs from traditional marketing approaches? In my opinion, the focus of experiential marketing is on the personas, not the targets. It is about creating unique experiences for attendees that make the event memorable.



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    Maria Pedrosa [Designation]
    EMEA Event Manager
    W.L. Gore & Associates Spain
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