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Promoteyour event

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3 basic questions > strategySome answers > tacticsWorking efficiently > tools

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Strategy

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Start with your strategy from3 basic questions:

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1. What do I want peopleto do?

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What do I want people to do?

Target audienceActionsMeasurableRelate to offline

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Case: VLCM

Flemish social media professionals

Improving the sector and its members through networking

Topical conversation, monthly events, sector expertise and standing

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What do I want people to do?

Pre: decide to come, and actually show up

During: involve stay-at-homes, share opinions

After: build on opinions and experiences, decide to come next time

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Pre: decide to come, and actually show up

* Register on Eventbrite – pay the fee

* Share their attendance = reach, influencing decision

* Join conversation through the hashtag = reach, influencing decision 1

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2. What is in it for me?

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Clear wins and gainsPromotionsFacilitate the experienceFOMO / Live

= Storytelling

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Case: Hurray for Washington

US Presidential Elections – event night2nd editionFun, perks, politics, a touch of class, togetherness on a historical moment

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3. What is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?

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Give a sense of meaningto yourself, your event and the people attending

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1. What do I want people to do?

2. “What is in it for me?”

3. What is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?

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Tactics

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3 questions which raiseeven more questions suchas ...

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Target audience?

Timing?

Communications calendar?

Location?

Competition?

Team?

Budget?

Resources?

Topics?

Are we living in a virtual reality?

Partners andsponsors?

KPI’s?

Content?

Photography?

Copywriting?

How will we measure success?

Tools?

Time management?

Channels?

Branding?

Graphic design?

Event lifetime?

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Work on all domains through sometactics you can employ starting today:

Content calendarFacebook adsPhotographs and designBlogVideoMeasure success

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Blog

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Blog

Blog / website / .... what’s in a name?

Your hub of content

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Blog

Repurpose and save all of your contentLinking from social media, press, marketing ...Impact on Google ranking (SEO)Actionable in Google Adwords (SEA)Increasing your event lifetime

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Video

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GIFSLive video: YouTube, FacebookRealtime vs. scheduled liveFirst person / vlogAftermovieContent on artists, guests, collaborators ... Timeless video content

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Measure success

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Measure success according to your goalsBreakdown per channel, topic, audience ...Impact on website: Google AnalyticsReporting for your sponsorsBuild – measure – learn ... and improve!

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See you next time?

Let’s connect!

• Sander Van der Maelen

• Independent online marketing consultant – All Of The Lights

• Email: [email protected]

• Let’s talk on LinkedIn or Facebook

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Extra content

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Conversion funnel

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Awareness

ReachVideo views

PostersFlyers

PR

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Consideration

“I’m interested” on FB eventVisit website

Watch entire video (not just 3 seconds)Email newsletter subscriptions

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Conversion

Buy ticketAttend event

App installWebsite conversion

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Some tools

Discover and publish business content: http://www.slideshare.net

Discover and follow websites/online content: http://www.feedly.com

Lightweight online image editor: https://pixlr.com/editor/

Schedule and automatically publish social media posts: http://www.buffer.com

Measure URL clicks: http://bit.ly

Analyze website traffic: http://www.google.com/analytics

Google URL maker (for easy analysis in Google Analytics):

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033867?hl=nl

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