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How to Use Twitter to Promote Your Event to Attendees

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Twitter is an amazing platform with a worldwide reach and the power to really affect people's lives. It can also be a really great promotional tool, and event organizers are using it as a way to attract new attendees, connect with sponsors, and improve brand recognition. In this article, we’ll share some tips on how you can use Twitter to promote your events and increase attendee engagement. But first, let’s take a look at why you should consider using Twitter as part of your event promotion … [Read more...]

Keep your events full with new Waitlist registration features

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Do your events regularly sell out? That is a positive sign that you are onto something amazing by hosting events that are memorable for your registrants and attendees. Today, we’ll talk about the Waitlist Manager, a tool from Event Smart that can help you keep your events full even when attendee cancellations happen. The old way to think about attendee cancellations Take a moment and consider the last cancellation for your events. It likely involved one or more of the following steps: - An … [Read more...]

How Midwest Builders School hosted a multi-day conference

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Are you organizing an upcoming conference? Do you need an online registration and ticketing solution? In this success story, we had a conversation with Midwest Builders School about their conference across a couple of days in January. Who is Midwest Builders School? Midwest Builders School helps financial representatives grow their businesses. In a study about learning, scientists found that learning from experts was an effective way to get ahead: “Getting involved with the right experts is … [Read more...]

Great Ideas for Planning Your Next Charity Event

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Planning and organizing a charity event is one of the most effective fundraising strategies. They help highlight your cause, promote dialogue between attendees, and allow you to establish a fundraising channel that is fun and engaging for everyone involved. In this article, we’ll walk you through a step by step process to help you plan and organize your next charity event. We’ll also share some fun and easy fundraising ideas that are sure to get people to raise money for your cause. Let’s … [Read more...]

10+ Event Marketing Ideas to Sell Out Your Next Event

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Successful event organizers use data gathered from past events to design effective event marketing strategies. Their marketing strategy may include using event discovery websites, creating a strong social media presence, or targeted email marketing. In this article, we’ll look at some of the best event marketing ideas that you can use to sell out your next event. We’ll also explain how you can implement these event marketing ideas and get started with a step in the right direction. #1: Event … [Read more...]

4 Best Ways to Sell Out Your Event, And How to Get Started

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Do you ever wonder how successful event organizers are able to sell out events, and even have potential people backlogged on an event waitlist – sometimes in just a few weeks? The short answer is that they analyze data from previous events and set up a strong foundation for event marketing from the get-go. This involves conducting market research, setting up an event website, and promoting your event on social media. In this article, we’ll cover some practical tips and strategies that you … [Read more...]

Search Engine Marketing for Events

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Running search engine optimization campaigns is an effective marketing strategy for promoting events.  Event Smart provides Event Schema Markup to provide Google and other search engines event data in the format it needs. When search engines find your event page and index it to their results, your event can be shown to attendees who are searching for relevant events in your area. Additionally, you can leverage paid search engine marketing to increase your event’s exposure – especially for … [Read more...]

A Better (More Affordable) Alternative to Eventbrite

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If you are thinking of organizing an event, having an online presence is incredibly important. When your event is published to the web, you are able to accept online registrations, sell tickets online from your site, and reach a wider audience. Not to mention, a functional and informative event website significantly improves the user experience. And to set up an event website that allows you to accept online registrations and sell tickets online, you’re going to need to sign up with an online … [Read more...]

How to Start an Event Planning Business With No Money

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Unlike most startups, you can start a successful event planning business with a fairly limited startup budget. There are many different types of events you can offer your event planning services for, including: Corporate and Education: conferences, meetings, seminars, and graduations. Promotional: product launches, fashion shows, charity events, and fundraisers. Celebrations: birthday parties, weddings, sports-related events, local fairs, festivals, and other special events and social … [Read more...]

How to Let Attendees Know They’re an Important Part of Events

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Letting event participants know they’re an important part of your event is a great way to engage with them. When done right, it can enhance their event-going experience and improve their chances of attending future events you host. What’s more is that it gives you an opportunity to encourage them to: Attend your next event. Recommend your event to their friends and peers. Share your event’s details with their social media following. Give testimonials that you can add to your … [Read more...]