Sandra Fathi says, “Often, the Super Bowl seems as if it’s more of a season than a one-day event. It dominates consumer conversations for weeks and weeks before Super Bowl Sunday arrives. From the food to the entertainment to the ads and the big game itself, the public is more focused on the Super Bowl than on most national holidays.

Communications professionals typically see the game as a time for business-to-consumer (B2C) marketers to capitalize on the benefits of all that conversation. But the truth is that business-to-business (B2B) companies can, and should, also take advantage of major consumer events.

Conversations from the newsroom to the living room and even the conference room are all about the Super Bowl. It’s natural for companies to want to engage in that conversation—and they can, and they should.

As with any “trend intervention,” brands must tread cautiously to make sure that their interactions are appropriate and valued rather than inappropriate and unwelcomed interruptions of the conversation”.

B2B Brands and the Super Bowl: How B2B Marketers Can Capitalize on Consumer Events

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