Funnel Wave Content Marketing Framework: Event-Led Lead Gen

Need to pack the funnel, like — tomorrow?

One proven framework for capturing a cohort of leads in one fell swoop is the event-led lead gen campaign.

Funnel Wave Content Marketing Framework: Event-Led Lead Gen

You can generate thousands of leads for your business with a single event. And you can qualify those leads by carefully picking the topic of your event to demonstrate need and interest.

It also works as a flywheel. 

Driving event sign ups grows your email list, which grows future event sign ups. 

Putting on events — even virtually — isn’t as straightforward as publishing a blog post. But with the right technology and strategy, it doesn’t have to be a massive undertaking. Most content teams can execute this framework.

In Action: Circle

The community platform Circle hosts free and undeniably valuable virtual summits featuring live speakers and a community aspect.

Circle's Creator Path Summit promotion

These events generate thousands of qualified sign ups.

During the event, when interest is at its peak, attendees learn about the product and get nudged to sign up for themselves.

After the event, Circle offers a follow-up offer. An even more engaging and targeted offer for attendees — a bootcamp. This deepens their relationship with the brand and puts them on a fast-track to both sign up for the product and actually start using it.

It’s like getting someone into the dealership and then taking them on a test drive with the sales person in the car.

Screenshot of Circle promoting their follow-up event to the Creator Path Summit, called the Community Builder Bootcamp.

And if they don’t convert?

No worries. They’re still a lead. They’re in the funnel. And Circle can continue to nurture them and get them to sign up for the next event they host.

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Tina Harris

Tina Harris has been writing for and about content marketing for nearly ten years. She helps companies grow by covering topics from financial planning to content management systems and everything in between. When she isn't writing, editing, or planning retreats, she can be found shoveling snow in Colorado while her dog supervises.