Comments on: How to Promote a Local Event http://www.thinkingserious.com/2008/09/23/how-to-promote-a-local-event/ Programming, design, business and productivity content for tech entrepreneurs living in a 2.0 world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: How to Promote a Local Event « Society of Women Engineers Region i http://www.thinkingserious.com/2008/09/23/how-to-promote-a-local-event/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 How to Promote a Local Event « Society of Women Engineers Region i Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:47:40 +0000 http://www.thinkingserious.com/?p=232#comment-3820 [...] a bit overkill for your local section events, but I have seen many of the elements described on the Thinking Serious Blog site in what I would consider good [...] [...] a bit overkill for your local section events, but I have seen many of the elements described on the Thinking Serious Blog site in what I would consider good [...]

]]> By: Andrew Warner http://www.thinkingserious.com/2008/09/23/how-to-promote-a-local-event/comment-page-1/#comment-3818 Andrew Warner Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:32:22 +0000 http://www.thinkingserious.com/?p=232#comment-3818 I also like using eventbrite.com for my invitations. It helps guests add themselves to my mailing list and get future invitaitons. I also like using eventbrite.com for my invitations. It helps guests add themselves to my mailing list and get future invitaitons.

]]> By: DavidMoyle http://www.thinkingserious.com/2008/09/23/how-to-promote-a-local-event/comment-page-1/#comment-3816 DavidMoyle Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:48:32 +0000 http://www.thinkingserious.com/?p=232#comment-3816 This is very well written and quite comprehensive. The only thing I would add is, when you go hang out where your target market is, bring something to give them if it is within the budget. Whether an inexpensive postcard, or a cool promotional item related to the event itself, give them a reason to remember your event. This is very well written and quite comprehensive.
The only thing I would add is, when you go hang out where your target market is, bring something to give them if it is within the budget.

Whether an inexpensive postcard, or a cool promotional item related to the event itself, give them a reason to remember your event.

]]> By: JD Rucker http://www.thinkingserious.com/2008/09/23/how-to-promote-a-local-event/comment-page-1/#comment-3815 JD Rucker Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:02:48 +0000 http://www.thinkingserious.com/?p=232#comment-3815 An easy way to get volunteers is with T-Shirts. You would be amazed how people will step up and offer their time if they have something to prove that they did it. One event that I helped with for the March of Dimes used nice, inexpensive T-Shirts as "payment" to volunteers. It was their biggest turnout, both in volunteers and participants. The T-Shirts said something to the effect of "March of Dimes Volunteer - Paid with Love" An easy way to get volunteers is with T-Shirts. You would be amazed how people will step up and offer their time if they have something to prove that they did it. One event that I helped with for the March of Dimes used nice, inexpensive T-Shirts as “payment” to volunteers. It was their biggest turnout, both in volunteers and participants. The T-Shirts said something to the effect of “March of Dimes Volunteer - Paid with Love”

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