10 ways to step up your conference game Trade shows and conferences are a significant annual investment for organizations serving public safety. Booths, banners, sponsorships, time, travel—the costs add up fast. The eternal challenge is to make every marketing dollar count. But many organizations don’t realize that showing up is
You’re at a national conference where you normally exhibit (remember those days?). But this year you’ve been asked to speak and have just been introduced by a member of the board of directors by a well-regarded national public safety association.
It’s been really interesting to watch different organizations respond to the pandemic and economic crisis. Some have withdrawn and are quietly trying to weather the chaos. Others are more status quo; they aren’t doing anything much differently today compared to February 2020.
If you’re like most companies, you’re taking a hard look at your marketing budget and considering some difficult choices in response to the current economy. Typically, boom (expansion) and bust (contraction, or recession) cycles average about five years for an expansion and around one year for a recession. That said, the expansion cycle that lasted from 2009 to February 2020 was the longest ever recorded—and most economists are anticipating a longer than average recession.
Scope creep. We’ve all heard of this in the world of project management, but did you know it can happen in your messaging too? Companies can get distracted by what their competitors are saying or fleeting trends, losing touch with what they should be communicating to their customers.
If you’re a leader of an organization serving the public safety industry, this is for you. If you want to make an even bigger difference for your colleagues and customers, well, this is for you, too!