The Dos and Don’ts of Lunch and Learns
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Dos and Don'ts of Lunch and Learns
Increasing event effectiveness
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Kris S.
Before we get started…
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Given the changing nature of laws, rules and regulations, there may be omissions or inaccuracies in information provided. Accordingly, all information is provided with the understanding
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Toltec Global Services builds and executes successful marketing programs for a broad range of organizations.
Jeff has 20 years of experience integrating demand generation systems, software, data, processes and people.
@toltecglobal
Jeff Elias – Toltec Global Services
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• Venue and Location MUSTS
• Event Etiquette
• Follow-up and Success
• Your Data
• The “Campaign”
• Questions
Agenda
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Venue
• Choosing the right venue for targeting
• Senior People – Steakhouses, Capital Grille etc.
• Junior People – Bowling, Dave and Buster’s etc.
• Parking - Critical
• More important than you think
• If not free, then you must comp and let them know
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Location
• Get local “Tribal Knowledge”
• Example – Silicon Valley
• Where? SJC? Santa Clara? Sunnyvale? Cupertino? Palo Alto
• Parking?
• Huge issue in the Valley
• Must be free and easily available
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Lunch Event Format
• 30 Minutes
• 20 minutes presentation
• 10 Minutes Q&A
• Respect their time!
• Speakers droning on and on anger people
• Don’t allow it
• One hour start to finish including meal
• Why? Because people have to get back to work
• Recession has changed buyers time out of the office
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Presentation Format
• Pick your best speakers
• Why? People want information – The Buyers Journey
• If you are going to just make it a sales pitch, then call that out.
• Making it interesting
• Present industry trends
• Establish credibility!
Here’s what the industry wants you to believe, here’s what we’re seeing…….
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Defining Success
• Close out the Q&A after 10-15 minutes
• Make sure you tell the audience you will be around to
answer questions
• Benchmark: 1-5 real sales calls immediately following the
event.
• Don’t discount the face time immediately afterwards
• (for marketing people)
• Have sales briefed on the event – follow-up
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Follow-Up
• Brief Sales Team on Event Presentation
• Follow-up format with attendees
• What did you like about the event?
• What didn’t you like?
• What would you like to see/hear next time?
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Go Back Again
• Long Term Success Means Going Back
• Personal Example:
• Large company in Phoenix
• Attended 6 L&L’s over 4 years
• Spent $3.5 Million Storage and Software
• Changed out their Infrastructure
• We thought they were “lunch loafers”
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• Sell the value of the information - not the product
• There is always pressure from sales to “sell” the product
• Don’t do it
• Educate
• Inform
• Don’t fall for Content by Committee!
Invitation Messaging
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• Prospect data
• Location
• Venue
• Messaging and subject line
• Landing page
• Ease of registration
• Email timing, frequency, follow-up
Successful Audience Acquisition
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Data
• It’s all about the data
• Get the right database
• Sounds Simple
• Don’t send Marketing contact IT invites
• Don’t send IT Contacts Marketing Invites
• Get this wrong and you get a low to “no” registration
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Deliverability
• Always an Issue
• A few changes
• Less graphics
• Links should not be concatenated
• DKIM.ORG
• DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)
• Increases deliverability
• Known DNS and IP or contact your MA vendor
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• Keep it simple
• Consider number of invites
• Make sure you follow-up!
Automating the Process
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1. Invitation email
• Follow-up Invitations
• Did not register / Open email
2. Confirmation/Reminders
• Calendar / Directions / Contact info
• Consider the personal touch
3. Follow-up
• Thank you for attending
• Sorry we missed you
Typical Live Event Campaigns
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Before Event Activity
4 weeks Identify city, speaker, topic, date and secure venue + AV needs
Develop content outline, speaker bio to create email invitation
3 weeks Secure email list
Finalize email invitation, landing page programming
Secure leave-behind materials (literature, tablets, pens, surveys) and drawing prize for post-event survey participation
Finalize luncheon menu
2 weeks Send first email invitation
Develop 1st draft of presentation
1 week Second email invitation
Create easel signage, post-event survey questions, timed agenda
Finalize presentation
3 days Print out registration list, name tags + blanks; ship all event materials to coordinator/rep
2 days AM: Send third email invitation; send reminder email to registrantsPM: Confirm final # of attendees with venue
Luncheon Event Show time! Arrive 45-60 minutes early to set up & address on-site checklist
Post Event Review post-event surveys
Send follow-up email 1-2 days afterward
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