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How to use video for your event?

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Effy Shkuri
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Video Marketing

The video event

When planning marketing strategies around events, video plays a crucial role. Leveraging videos both before and after an event can increase engagement, build excitement and provide valuable insights. Let's take a closer look at the two key phases of event-oriented video marketing: pre-event videos and post-event videos, and their respective goals.

Pre-event videos - awareness and lead generation

  • Raise Awareness: Catchy, informative content grabs attention and sparks interest in the event. It's about telling a story that resonates with your audience and motivates them to participate.
  • Sharpen expectations: Highlight important information such as speakers, topics, location and dates, giving potential attendees a clear picture of the event.
  • More sign-ups: Pitch in 30 seconds for enrollment and show what a potential visitor is missing in their absence.

Post-event videos - engagement

  • Highlights and successes: Sharing the best moments and successes of the event leaves a positive aftertaste and shows the value of your event.
  • Feedback and testimonials: Comments from participants are integrated to show the impact of the event through testimonials.
  • Call-to-Action: A call to action encourages viewers to subscribe to updates or get more information, which is crucial for building community and fostering long-term engagement.

Conclusion

Event-focused videos are a fundamental part of an effective video marketing strategy. They offer a unique opportunity to create a deeper connection with your audience both before and after an event. Pre-event videos build anticipation and awareness, while post-event videos help capture and share experiences, thereby driving future engagement.

This approach is not only a way to share information, but also a strategy to build a community around your brand and strengthen loyalty. In an era where events play a key role in marketing, this dual video strategy is an essential tool to make your brand shine.

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Effy Shkuri

"Our people make the difference." Really? As a former "digital workplace & IT entrepreneur," I've said this for years about my 25 colleagues. But the reality is we were only considered thought leaders by 5% of our target audience. Even today, this remains a common statement from MSPs and IT service providers. But these words lose their meaning if your expertise does not extend beyond your existing customers and a handful of prospects. I now help IT entrepreneurs with thought leadership in their niche.