The Sky Is Falling: A True B2B Story by Dave McQuaid of VantagePoint Marketing

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When a serious B2B company with a whimsical name needed to change its marketing approach, it looked for a different way to tell its story. Henny Penny, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of foodservice equipment, asked VantagePoint Marketing to help make the financial case for its products. This quick-moving presentation will explore the creative and strategic process behind an integrated campaign that won top honors from BtoB Magazine and BMA Carolinas. The moral of the story? Marketing industrial B2B products doesn’t need to be boring to be effective.

Transcript of The Sky Is Falling: A True B2B Story by Dave McQuaid of VantagePoint Marketing

Dave  McQuaid  VP  Crea0ve  &  Digital  VantagePoint  Marke0ng  

B2B   20  years  

na+onal  global  

History.  

Product  benefits.  

STRATEGY  

Equa+on:  Product  benefits.  

Math.  Food.  

+    –    x    =    <    >  

“Where  do  we  go  from  here?”  

• Con0nue  the  story.  • Explore!  • Think  money.  

• Deal  with  peer  pressure.  • Find  your  own.  

Failure!  

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Success!  

In  6  months:  

•  5000+  unique  microsite  visitors  

•  3.5+  minutes  average  0me  on  site  

•  Nearly  2500  visits  from  ads  

•  Over  60%  of  ad  readers  said  they  would    take  ac0on  

•  Distributor  appointments  because  of  kit  

Success!  

111%  

Thank you!""about.me/vantagepoint"