{"id":78755,"date":"2023-01-19T10:07:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.airmeet.com\/hub\/?p=78755"},"modified":"2023-01-24T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T12:15:08","slug":"align-event-calendar-to-your-gtm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev-hub.airmeet.com\/hub\/blog\/align-event-calendar-to-your-gtm\/","title":{"rendered":"Building an Event Calendar that Aligns with your GTM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78755\" class=\"elementor elementor-78755\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0da89f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0da89f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31ed818\" data-id=\"31ed818\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8033e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8033e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve asked GTM leaders in mid-market companies how much of their marketing budget is allocated to events. On average, the answer is 20%. That\u2019s a healthy budget, but if you want to increase it, you need to show a clear correlation between that proposed increased margin and a return on events. But before you build a calendar that achieves that, you need to ask the right questions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb43eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfb43eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So, how do events fit into your GTM strategy?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bbe9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19bbe9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the stage of your business, the industry, and the role to whom you sell, this answer will look very different. According to Sarah Breathnach, Head of Demand Generation and Field Marketing at Hunters, events played a very critical role in solidifying Hunter\u2019s messaging and value proposition by getting it out to as many prospective customers as possible at different events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs we built up the value prop for Hunters, we were also able to do key events in our industry to figure out what&#8217;s working from a results perspective and also get that immediate in-person feedback,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When asked about the frequency, she says, \u201cAny marketer that works in cyber security gets an influx of event requests from your sales team, your partner team, channel team, and basically everyone within the company. It&#8217;s more a case of how can we pick and focus on the events that are best for our business instead of choosing all the events under the sun?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katie Brunette, Sr. Director, Global Events and Campaigns at Seismic, who hit 30 events last year, spends a lot of time formulating how events can be a channel to take their integrated campaigns to market.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d678b47 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d678b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI look at trade shows as brand awareness more than I do demand gen, we do them just to show that we're out there. But I think that when you look at webinars and virtual events, that's your bread and butter of how to pull that into the GTM strategy. I think it's important to do events like this where you can put together a series and show that you're a thought leader and then being able to tie it to campaigns.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Katie Brunette, Sr. Director of Global Events and Campaigns at Seismic<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=I+look+at+trade+shows+as+brand+awareness+more+than+I+do+demand+gen%2C+we+do+them+just+to+show+that+we%27re+out+there.+But+I+think+that+when+you+look+at+webinars+and+virtual+events%2C+that%27s+your+bread+and+butter+of+how+to+pull+that+into+the+GTM+strategy.+I+think+it%27s+important+to+do+events+like+this+where+you+can+put+together+a+series+and+show+that+you%27re+a+thought+leader+and+then+being+able+to+tie+it+to+campaigns.+%E2%80%94+Katie+Brunette%2C+Sr.+Director+of+Global+Events+and+Campaigns+at+Seismic&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdev-hub.airmeet.com%2Fhub%2Fhub%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F78755\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecee149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecee149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She says, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s important to do events like this where you can put together a series and then be able to tie it to campaigns, so we work really closely with our GTM team and carefully craft events that will drive the message that they&#8217;re trying to get across.\u201d<\/p><p>So, what categories do you need to consider when building your year-long event spectrum?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa68c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fa68c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Strategy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9458ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9458ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you want to approach your events in the coming year, and which event types best align with your strategy? Does a sponsored event make the most sense? Maybe a partner event or an owned event?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d065300 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d065300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tFactors that determine the strategy\u200b<br><br>\n<li><b> Industry <\/b><br>Are events a frequent occurrence in your industry? Do your competitors and partners host a lot of events? <br>\n<li><b> Audience <br> <\/b>\nDoes your ICP take part in a lot of industry events? What\u2019s the real motivation behind it?<br>\n<li> <b>Stage of the company <\/b> <br>Where do you rank on brand recognition? Which regions are you trying to break into?<\/b>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bee02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53bee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Rachel Russell, Assistant Director of Field Marketing at EY, getting a feel for how and which segments your brand is positioned can help guide your decision-making. At Deloitte, she did 50% third-party trade shows and 50% proprietary events, which were both valuable to the company in different ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6125d32 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6125d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThen I was at a startup, and because they didn't have brand recognition then, we did 100% trade shows. Let's get our name out\u2014that was a big part of the field marketing strategy. Depending on where your company is, you can tailor that based on your goals.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Rachel Russell, Assistant Director of Field Marketing at EY<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Then+I+was+at+a+startup%2C+and+because+they+didn%27t+have+brand+recognition+then%2C+we+did+100%25+trade+shows.+Let%27s+get+our+name+out%E2%80%94that+was+a+big+part+of+the+field+marketing+strategy.+Depending+on+where+your+company+is%2C+you+can+tailor+that+based+on+your+goals.+%E2%80%94+Rachel+Russell%2C+Assistant+Director+of+Field+Marketing+at+EY&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdev-hub.airmeet.com%2Fhub%2Fhub%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F78755\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21ff0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21ff0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget to balance short- and long-term goals with your calendar. Creating your own branded events will build an audience and a community in the long run. Meanwhile, sponsored and partner events work when you\u2019re trying to break into a new market or region leveraging the audience another brand has built for itself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e403a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7e403a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Outcome<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9365f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9365f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Events catering to different parts of your lifecycle will yield different outcomes. You\u2019ll be able to determine whether to host more Discover, Engage, or Grow events based on the outcomes that align with your GTM strategy. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e2308 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"89e2308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tFactors that determine the type<br><br>\n<li><b> Revenue plan<\/b><br>How much growth are you expecting from the acquisition of new accounts, how much acquisition do you need from existing customers through upsell and cross-sell, and what is your retention target for those customers? \n <br>\n<li><b> Product roadmap <br> <\/b>\nHow many launches are you planning? Do you have one or two big launches, or do you have recurring, smaller launches?\n<br>\n<li> <b>ICP and markets <\/b> <br>Where does the revenue come from\u2014regions and buyer persona? Are you looking to expand into new regions, markets, or verticals? Who are you targeting?<\/b>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a345e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a345e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re focused on improving retention, more Engage and Grow events will fill the calendar. If new acquisitions and brand awareness in a specific region are your focus points, Discover events take the stage. True balance isn\u2019t about an equal proportion of the three types of events but figuring out the right distribution that will help meet your business goals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8cff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e8cff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By format<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ca250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11ca250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Format of events is another key consideration in the puzzle of your internal calendar. Hybrid, in-person, and virtual events all serve their purposes, playing to different strengths and strategies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff023b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"dff023b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tFactors that determine the format\u200b<br><br>\n<li><b> Content strategy<\/b><br>How much of your content strategy is dependent on the events you produce? How can you use some of the in-person events to generate content?\n <br>\n<li><b> Target registrations\/scale <br> <\/b>\nHow many big-ticket events do you need to produce in a year? Would it make more sense to have the bigger ones as hybrid or virtual to expand reach and keep the smaller gatherings in-person?\n<br>\n<li> <b>Budget <\/b> <br>Everything depends on budget, but even more when you\u2019re deciding the format of the event. Do you have the budget to go all out on in-person events? Or do you want to save that for the ABM-focused VIP experiences that are safer ROI bets?<\/b>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e5464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7e5464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katie Brunette suggests considering the hybrid format for most of your events, even though it\u2019s the equivalent of planning two events in one. \u201cI think hybrid is so important in this day and age because your reach is so much bigger,\u201d she says. \u201cNot everyone&#8217;s going to be able to travel to your event, so it almost makes sense to always do hybrid in some form because it&#8217;s great content that you wanna get out to everybody.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8270473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8270473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By experience<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caccd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caccd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally but most importantly, consider the attendee experience. Experiences can be short, long, connection- or content-heavy, they can be a one-off, or they can be a series. This is where your team can get creative and build something that wows the attendees. Don\u2019t aim to be visible. Be memorable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba48b9f elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ba48b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tFactors that determine the experience<br><br>\n<li><b> Audience<\/b><br>What are their job titles? What are their pain points? But more importantly, what\u2019s their vibe like?\n <br>\n<li><b> Lifecycle stage <br> <\/b>\nWhich stage in the customer cycle do they belong to? An experience you create for a cold audience is different from one that you create for someone who\u2019s aware of your brand and is probably evaluating other competitors.\n<br>\n<li> <b>Success metric <\/b> <br>What are your leading and lagging metrics? For example, if social media mentions are one of your lagging metrics, you need to plan an activity that will boost those metrics.<\/b>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7131f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7131f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRepeatability can become your biggest ally\u2014think of something like a webinar series that they can sign up for at the beginning that has relative topics throughout,\u201d says Katie Brunette. \u201cYou&#8217;re not going to get somebody in the Discovery phase to sign on for a three- or four-hour virtual conference unless you have something super compelling going on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f00ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f00ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When building out your yearly event calendar, remember that all these considerations are connected\u2014your Discover audience likely prefers a more casual event format and an informative experience for which the primary outcome is probably brand awareness. Your other Engage events for product adoption and pipeline acceleration will follow very different formats and experiences. Strike the balance of your attendee&#8217;s needs and the needs of your GTM team, and your year-long event spectrum will become clear. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For events to reach their full potential impact, they must blend in with the rest of the GTM activities. They also need to become ongoing experiences as opposed to one-and-done activities. 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