The number of attendees for the annual SaaStr conference who attended as a team is consistently increasing, according to an analysis of results from the 2024 version.
Sponsors who had custom activations at their booths tended to attract more leads than those that did not, according to the event analysis.
New data point to more teams attending conferences to speed up decision-making processes with CMO's and CCO's among those attending.
In 2024, the average Super Gold sponsor received 470 qualified leads, up from 249 the previous year.
The SaaStr Annual conference included four separate summits during the conference for CEOs, CROs, CMOs, and CFOs. Each summit was an invite-only event, featuring roughly 300 attendees all with C-level titles.
Sponsors tended to make 60% more impressions if they had a custom booth activity to make their booth stand out.
The majority of sponsors tended to put customer meetings and retention as a core KPI for in-person events, instead of solely focusing on new leads and revenue.
SaaS companies who had the most success tended to have a mix of executive-level, marketing, product, and sales team members manning their booths.
Lesser-known sponsors struggled to invite customers and partners to events, with most top-tiered SaaS companies inviting over 12 customers to SaaStr 2024.
The SaaStr team introduced a 'Who do you Want to Meet Program' at the 2024 conference, resulting in an average of 50+ leads for sponsors.