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If you can walk away from that stand with 40 proper SQLs
Morning you gorgeous people.
Here’s a little cheeky video of me doing a pub quiz: Slutty LinkedIn Post
Now, the purpose of today’s constant stream of crazy:
Is it worth going to an event?
A rather handsome gentleman asked me yesterday if £15,000 for a booth at
LegalTechTalk was worth the cash.
My answer: maybe?
I don’t think anyone really reverse engineers the ROI out of events other than the default “we need to be there.”
I always use the analogy of putting dollars into a slot machine: if I put 1 in, how many am I going to get out? My theory is that it should be at least 10. AT LEAST!
And don’t give me that “oh, we need to be there, otherwise people will talk.”
Bull Shii that’s just FOMO driven by event people, and you should know better.
Here’s some quick math to think about, with assumptions being:
Average deal size: £40,000
Personal time cost: £1,000/hr (don’t cheap out — you’re worth it, babe)
Event cost: £15,000
Time cost (2 days @ £1,000/hr) = £16,000 Total cost = £31,000
Target (10× ROI) = £310,000 Deal size = £40,000 Close rate = 20%
Step-by-step:
Deals required = £310,000 / £40,000 = 7.75 → round up to 8 to make your money
SQLs required at 20% close rate = 8 / 0.20 = 40 SQLs
Revenue from 8 deals = £320,000 (slightly above the £310k target)
ROI = £320,000 / £31,000 ≈ 10.3×
Unit economics:
Cost per SQL = £31,000 / 40 = £775
Cost per closed deal = £31,000 / 8 = £3,875
Conclusion
If you can walk away from that stand with 40 proper SQLs
(not just badge scans, not just “great chat, let’s connect on LinkedIn”)
then yes the maths checks out, you’ll clear a 10× return.
But if you can’t commit to GRAFT
Pre event outreach, the booked meetings, the follow ups within 48 hours
Then all you’ve really bought is a shiny bit of FOMO and an expensive hangover.
Much Love
Rob