readytalk + hubspots: secrets to a successful webinar

3rd

Marketers rank webinars as their 3rd most effective content marketing tactic. *2013 CMI/Marketing Profs study

61%

61% of marketers feel webinars are an effective content marketing tactic.*2013 CMI/Marketing Profs study

Strategy?

Webinar

Successful

Secrets to a

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Now, sit back and hear from experts on the 10 Secrets to Webinar Success.

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Sibley

Amanda

Co-Marketing Manager

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Hess

Brandon

Inbound Marketing Manager

Strategy?

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Plan your webinar content, promotion, follow-up & reuse 6 to 8 weeks ahead of time. #webinarsecrets

AheadPlan

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The average webinar requires 15 to 30 hours of work, minimum. #webinarsecrets

AheadPlan

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Task Timing

Develop project plan 6 to 8 weeks prior

Finalize topic, title, abstract and speakers 6 weeks prior

Setup registration page 4 to 6 weeks prior

Begin ongoing promotion 4 to 6 weeks prior

Send email invites 15 days prior.

Draft slides 2 weeks prior

Full rehearsal and event dry-run 1 week prior

Final slides 2 to 3 days prior

Send reminders 2 days prior

Pre-conference with speakers 30 minutes prior

Edit recording Within 24 hours after

Send follow-up emails and begin sales outreach Within 24 hours after

Promote on-demand recording Ongoing

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ExampleWebinarProject Plan

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A well targeted webinar audience is an engaged webinar audience. #webinarsecrets

AudienceTarget

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Strategy?

Advice

Actionable

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Content

Authentic

Create

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Strategy?

RecycleReuse &

Webinar

Video

eBook

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RecycleReuse

Online VideoYoutube.Vimeo.Embeddable.

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RecycleReuse

SlidesharePro AccountForms, Analytics & APIs.Embeddable.

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Strategy?

RecycleReuse

DownloadableEbooks & Guides.Transcripts (SEO).Whitepapers.

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RecycleReuse

Blog ContentWebinar Blog series.Webinar Recording.Speaker(s) post.

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1hour

Your audience, on average, is willing to give you an hour. Make it worth their time.

Sweet

Short &

Keep it

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Audience

Engageyour

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60X

Fast

Follow-up

Contacting webinar leads within 1 hour equates to 60x higher conversion rates. #webinarsuccess

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Webinar

Record

Practices

Best

Recording

Edit your recorded webinars. 60% of online video views click away in the first 120 seconds. #webinarsuccess

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CTA

Actionable

Strategy?

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Strategy?

www.readytalk.com/try

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