7 Last Minute Event Promotion Strategies

So it’s the week before the event and you’re panicking about selling out. Take a deep breath and relax, they’re still some time to try and get more people excited about your upcoming event.

While you should continue to use your normal promotional channels such as email, flyering, Facebook and free listing sites to boost event awareness, we’ve also got seven top tips for last minute event promotion.

Take a look at these seven strategies to see if they’ll work for your gig, show, club night, conference or other event:

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Five No-Tech Tools Every Event Planner Needs

As an event management professional, As an event management professional, no-tech tools are indispensable. In addition to your technological toolkit, there are certain non-tech items every event planner needs in their arsenal. These basic tools – although low-tech – are every bit as important as your Smartphone in keeping your events running smoothly. You may recall, I’ve maintained at several points in the past that an event planner should never let technology control them. Today’s post looks at exactly this idea: don’t let your passion for high-tech toys cause you to lose sight of valuable, no-tech, old school stuff every…

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Event Catering: Tips for Perfect Food Options at Your Event

Planning event catering isn’t just about hiring a catering company. It’s crucial to delve into the details and ask key questions to determine the right catering partner. To ensure your menu is a hit, follow these essential steps.

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Five Awesome, Simple Pieces of Advice For Event Planners

Here are five awesome, simple pieces of advice for event planners that will have a mark an impact on whether you succeed or fail.

As I’ve established in the past, not everyone is cut out to be an event planner. It takes a very particular type of individual to excel in event management; the best event planners are quick thinking, charismatic, organized, and creative. Yet simply having the right personality isn’t always enough.

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5 University Majors That’ll Prepare You For Event Planning

If you’re certain you want to go into event planning—and don’t already have an Event Planning Degree or and Event Coordinator Degree—what’s the best educational background to possess?

Event planning is a highly dynamic field, with the demands and knowledge requirements that vary wildly depending on what specific event industry you’re in.

Unfortunately, because of that, it can often be difficult to determine the best path to take so you can break into event planning.

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