Social Media has the power to connect you with targeted audiences. Twitter®, Facebook®, YouTube®, LinkedIn® and others can help keep your audience informed with up-to-the-minute details about your participation at MMTS.
- Twitter – Post updates about your company, new products, special offers and more. Use #MMTS2020, or retweet @SME_Canada.
- Facebook – Announce your plans to exhibit at MMTS. Engage with attendees before and after the event.
- YouTube – Use video to connect with your customers.
- LinkedIn – Develop relationships with customers and prospects.
If you have a question about social media or would like to receive your promo code or registration link for social media, please contact Stephanie Mailloux at smailloux@sme.org.
What Should I Post?
Below are several examples of what you can post to social media to promote your booth, new products, features, and more! Copy and paste the below posts to your social media account – be sure to replace what’s in parenthesis with your booth #, promo code or company name.
Example 1:
We’ll be at #MMTS2020 from May 11 – 13 at Place Bonaventure. Be sure to stop by booth (insert your booth #) to see our products in action! #mfg https://MMTS.ca
Example 2:
Here’s a free registration exhibits pass for #MMTS2020! Register now using (insert your promo code) and stop by booth (insert your booth #) to see us! https://MMTS.ca
We’re excited to be a part of MMTS this year and we would love to see you there. Register with our promo code (insert your promo code) for a free exhibits pass! Don’t forget to plan to visit our booth (insert your booth number) while you’re at the event! We will have special products, new innovative ideas, and solutions you need. MMTS 2019 is at Place Bonaventure in Montreal, QC from May 11 – 13! See you there. (Add a link: https://MMTS.ca)
Personal LinkedIn:
My company, (insert your company name), will be participating in MMTS this year! Stop by our booth (insert your booth #) to see new products, technologies, and find solutions to your manufacturing challenges. Register our promo code for a free registration pass, courtesy of (insert your company name).
Company LinkedIn:
We will be at MMTS this year! MMTS is at the Place Bonaventure in Montreal from May 11 – 13. Stop by our booth (insert your booth #) to see new products, technologies, and find solutions to help with your manufacturing challenges. Can’t wait to see you there! Register online using promo code (insert your promo code) for a free registration pass, courtesy of (insert your company name). (Add a link: https://MMTS.ca)
YouTube
Shoot a short video of the new products you’ll be featuring at MMTS and post it. Be sure to include your booth number, name, and a brief description of the product in the description section. Then post the video link to Facebook and Twitter using #MMTS2020 so you are seen by attendees.
Social Media Advertising
Social media advertising is a great way for you to reach your audience. It’s incredibly cost effective and can work with any budget. You’ll want to make sure you’re targeting the correct audience for your company.
Use an image that includes the MMTS logo and your company logo, or you can use a product photo.
Example:
Join us at #MMTS2020 this year! We’ll be in booth # ___.
For this ad, you’d want to target specific job titles, companies, or locations.
Use an image that includes the MMTS logo and your company logo, or you can use a product photo. You may also choose to do a carousel ad, in which you can feature multiple photos with multiple descriptions. Keep it short and simple!
For this ad, you’d want to target specific job titles, companies, or locations.
There are many resources available to you for social media advertising. Below is an article we thought would be helpful.
Tips to Incorporate Social Media into Event Marketing
Article originally published on MarketingLand.com by Tim Carter, March 5, 2015
In this digital age, any business not integrating social media marketing into their trade show presence is losing business to their competitors. Social media is an essential marketing channel for event marketers. Following are ideas for using social media before, during and after your event to connect with prospects, deepen relationships with customers, and attract the trade show attendees to your booth.
Generate Pre-Show Buzz
1. Event Hashtags. Use the trade show’s Twitter hashtag (#MMTS2020). These days, many trade shows and events create a hashtag for the show. Connect with the people who are using that hashtag. Integrate the hashtag into your tweets to promote that you’ll be at the show. Be an active participant in conversations surrounding the hashtag.
2. Company Hashtag. Create a hashtag specific to your company or campaign. Got a contest going on or have a special event? Hashtags are a great way to get visibility leading up to the show in conjunction with the trade show event hashtag.
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