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In the beginning there was the meet up where people would get together in real life. Then there was the Internet where suddenly everyone met friends online chatted via instant message and stayed in touch by micro-blogging their daily lives on websites like Facebook and Twitter. Now online social circles are moving out of cyberspace and back into the physical realm. Where is everyone going? Why to the nearest tweetup of course—a real-world meet-up made up of Twitter followers or “tweeps.” And brands in the know like Panasonic and Zipcar are moving there too.

So the time has come to cut some fat from your marketing budget but naturally you don’t want to lose any of your assets especially that branded tractor-trailer. Instead of ending or not renewing a lease on an old vehicle why not make that inventory work harder for you by renegotiating the lease agreement? You might be surprised at how much more you can get for those ever-dwindling dollars.

In today’s difficult economy every marketer is looking for ways to make 1 + 1 = 3. One way to do that is by aligning your brand with a strategic partner. Whether you’re exhibiting at a trade show producing a mall tour or activating a sponsorship co-marketing with a non-competing brand can help you stretch your budget and take you places you’ve never been before.

Tapping into online communities before a live event allows a brand to learn a great deal about its target audiences’ behaviors and preferences. The insights can lead to more meaningful and relevant live experiences.

If your post-event surveys show that consumers are interested in buying your product great. If your post-event numbers don’t deliver a lift in product sales uh not so great. Fast-tracking consumers from a memorable brand engagement to the point of sale requires more than just a coupon. It demands multi-layered event strategies and a quick mastery of distribution practices sales tactics retail relationships and consumer behaviors. With budgets shrinking and quantifiable deliverables more important than ever before it’s time to turn experiential programs into sales machines.