The KPI Cafe

Before, During, After: Making the Most Out of Every Conference w/ Hannah Lifson

April 13, 2022 Dane Saville
The KPI Cafe
Before, During, After: Making the Most Out of Every Conference w/ Hannah Lifson
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In this episode of the KPI Cafe, Hannah Lifson, Marketing Director at Friendemic, leverages her deep and extensive experience at trade shows to lay out a pathway to optimizing your time spent at the various automotive conferences, including the big one: NADA.

You'll get tremendous insights for all three stages of the conference process, which Hannah lays out for both vendors and dealers: (1) there's the planning stage that requires a number of steps for alignments, goals, and more; (2) you then need to have a plan of action for getting as much as you can for relationship building and checking on progress; (3) finally, you have some follow-up, both vendors and dealers, to ensure you get the best return on investment.

Here's what you can expect:

What's Going on in Auto: Digital Marketing Edition w/ Dane Saville

Hannah's Origin Story

Setting the Context of the Episode: Conferences

Getting the Most Out of Conference Planning

  • Scale of Event?
  • Timeline of Engaging Team
  • Pre-Scheduled Meetings
  • Event Workshops
  • Jarrod Kilway Example
  • Tips Specific for Dealers

Making the Most of Being at the Conference

  • Location?
  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
  • Relationships, Relationships, Relationships
  • Tips Specific for Dealers

Maximizing the Post-Show

  • Starts with Pre-Show Efforts
  • Review of Touch Points and Direct Revenue
  • 30, 60, 90, 180
  • Retention
  • Tips Specifics for Dealers


Closing Remarks

What's Going on in Auto: Digital Marketing Edition w/ Dane Saville
Hannah's Origin Story
Setting the Context of the Episode: Conferences
Getting the Most Out of Conference Planning
Making the Most of Being at the Conference
Maximizing the Post-Show
Closing Remarks