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TOOLS & THINKING FOR TECH EVENT LEADERS

RESOURCES THAT ACTUALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE.

Frameworks, guides, and honest thinking for marketing and sales leaders at B2B tech companies who need their events to prove ROI. No fluff. No recycled takes. Just what works.

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2026 TECH STARTUP EVENT PLANNING GUIDE

The field guide for lean marketing teams who need events that close deals

Planning corporate events without a dedicated team or a big agency budget is hard. This guide gives you the frameworks, questions, and benchmarks that experienced event strategists use — so you can build programs that generate pipeline, not just attendance.

Inside this 13-page guide:

  • The 10 event trends shaping B2B tech programs in 2026

  • How to set measurable event objectives before you book anything

  • The vendor questions most marketing teams forget to ask

  • A budget benchmarking framework by event type and company stage

  • Post-event ROI reporting: what to measure and how to present it

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Honest thinking from 25 years in the field.

No gated content. No newsletter required. Just useful frameworks for tech marketing leaders who need their events to prove ROI.

GUIDE

How to Measure Trade Show ROI (And Actually Prove It to Leadership)

Most companies know their trade show cost. Almost none can tell you what it returned. Here's the framework I use to measure, report, and defend event ROI — including the metrics that actually move leadership.

5 min read

GUIDE

What to Ask Before You Hire a Corporate Event Planner

Hiring the wrong event planner doesn't just waste budget — it damages your program, your relationships, and your credibility with leadership. Here are the questions that separate strategic partners from order-takers.

4 min read

PERSPECTIVE

The Difference Between an Event Planner and an Event Strategist

You don't actually need someone to book venues and order catering. You need someone who builds programs that close deals. Here's what that distinction looks like in practice.

 

4 min read

ON LINKEDIN

Where I think out loud about events, pipeline, and the industry

Follow along for weekly posts on trade show strategy, event ROI, and what's actually changing in B2B event marketing.

Post · April 2026

"Breaking the Assumption Trap" — why we default to the same event format year after year...

Post · March 2026

The one metric most trade show teams track that leadership doesn't care about...

Post · April 2026

Tradeshow trends year-over-year: what changed and what didn't in 2025...

Post · March 2026

Why the best trade show booths I've ever seen are smaller than you'd expect...

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