Free workshop · Get ready for your next show
How industrial companies use AI to convert trade show leads online
See the AI playbook manufacturers are using to generate, qualify, and convert leads before, during, and after the show floor. No new hires required.
Hosted by
Will TopaczewskiGrowth Director
Colleen McNamaraContent Director
JP ArcandCRO
Thursday
27
August
12:00 PM CT
- Date & time
- Thu, Aug 27 · 12:00 PM CT
- Format
- Virtual · 30 minutes
- Who
- Sales & lead gen teams
- Cost
- Free
Why show leads go cold
Trade shows produce the most expensive leads you buy all year, and most of that spend quietly evaporates in the weeks after the floor closes.
- $811
- Average cost of a single trade show lead — too expensive to let go cold.
- 57%
- Of exhibitors get fewer than 20 leads per show, usually from weak follow-up.
- 62
- Customer touches it typically takes to turn a lead into a closed deal.
The playbook
Before, during, and after the show floor
01
Target the right accounts
Use AI to research your ideal customer profile, prioritize the attendees worth your time, and warm up outreach before the doors open.
02
Capture qualified leads, not business cards
Turn quick conversations into structured lead data in real time, synced to your CRM — no manual entry after a long show day.
03
Nurture with an omnichannel follow-up
Let AI run the personalized email, retargeting, and social touches it takes to keep a lead warm — because most deals take dozens.