Give audiences access to the place behind the promise
Choose virtual participation when the environment itself is part of the story you need buyers to understand. The 2019 IBM Garage account-based marketing campaign used the concept "Where it happens" to focus on the space and the transformational change that could happen inside it. In-browser virtual reality experiences placed prospective clients directly inside the IBM Garage environment, alongside an interactive physical book. The campaign offers a specific reason to choose virtual participation over description alone: the place was central to the proposition. When planning a campaign, ask what entering the environment would let prospective buyers explore that a description would leave at a distance.
Sources: IBM Garage: Account-Based Marketing Campaign, Trendspotting: What’s Caught Our Eye in Technology