Webinar Marketing Timeline:
                         A Planning Schedule

                                                                    6-8
                               Identify topic
                                                                  weeks          Identify topic
                               Select speakers                  prior to       Select speakers
                               Select vendors                   webinar        Select vendors
                               Delegate tech tasks                             Delegate tech tasks
                                                                  6 weeks
                                                                               Registration Page launched
                             Create Powerpoint                   prior to      and tested
                               presentation                       webinar      Create Powerpoint
                             Design email invitation
                                                                                 presentation
                                                                               Design email invitation
                             Registration Page launched           2-4
                               and tested                         weeks        Promotion begins: online ads/
                             Promotion begins: email and        prior to       banners; staff spreads word
                               website                            webinar      1st email invitation to existing
                             Begin Social Media Marketing                      contacts and new mailing lists
Lead Generation Events




                                                                  1 week
                                                                  prior to
                            1st email invite to existing          webinar
                            contacts and new mailing lists                    Send 2nd email invitation




                                                                                                                    Paid Events
                                                                   1 day
                                                                  prior to
                            Send 2nd email invitation             webinar     Send 3rd email invitation



                                                                  1 hour
                                                                  prior to
                            Send email reminder to registrants    webinar     Send email reminder to registrants




                                       WEBINAR                                           WEBINAR



                                                                   1 hr       Send follow-up email to attendees
                            Send follow-up email to attendees
                            and non-attendees                      after      and non-attendees
                                                                  webinar


                            Sales staff follows up with a phone   1 Week         Analyze success
                            call                                    after        Plan next event (bigger
                                                                  webinar          & better)

Webinar Marketing Timeline: A Planning Schedule

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    Webinar Marketing Timeline: A Planning Schedule 6-8  Identify topic weeks  Identify topic  Select speakers prior to  Select speakers  Select vendors webinar  Select vendors  Delegate tech tasks  Delegate tech tasks 6 weeks  Registration Page launched  Create Powerpoint prior to and tested presentation webinar  Create Powerpoint  Design email invitation presentation  Design email invitation  Registration Page launched 2-4 and tested weeks  Promotion begins: online ads/  Promotion begins: email and prior to banners; staff spreads word website webinar  1st email invitation to existing  Begin Social Media Marketing contacts and new mailing lists Lead Generation Events 1 week prior to 1st email invite to existing webinar contacts and new mailing lists Send 2nd email invitation Paid Events 1 day prior to Send 2nd email invitation webinar Send 3rd email invitation 1 hour prior to Send email reminder to registrants webinar Send email reminder to registrants WEBINAR WEBINAR 1 hr Send follow-up email to attendees Send follow-up email to attendees and non-attendees after and non-attendees webinar Sales staff follows up with a phone 1 Week  Analyze success call after  Plan next event (bigger webinar & better)