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HOW TO PACK THE HOUSE

Published on Nov 18, 2015

How to Pack the House at Your Next Event

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HOW TO PACK THE HOUSE

AT YOUR NEXT EVENT


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the magic silver bullet is...

YOU!

LET'S BREAK IT DOWN

KNOW YOURSELF, KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

need HELP WITH THE HUSTLE?

  • YOU WORK ON DELIVERING THE BEST
  • SYSTEMIZE EVERYTHING YOU POSSIBLY CAN
  • USE INTERNS, VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS & VOLUNTEERS
  • WORK IN LAYERS TO AVOID OVERWHELM
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what i mean by layers

  • STRONG FOUNDATION (AWESOME PRODUCT)
  • CARE FOR YOUR CURRENT TRIBE (EMAIL LIST)
  • MASTER STRATEGIC SOCIAL CHANNELS (KEY PLATFORMS)
  • WEAVE IN MORE CREATIVE IDEAS & PLATFORMS
  • BE CONSISTENT, BE PRESENT, BE ENGAGING!
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DOWN TO SOCIAL

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JAB, JAB, JAB, RIGHT HOOK

  • STORYTELL ON FACEBOOK 
  • LISTEN WELL ON TWITTER
  • GLAM IT UP ON PINTEREST 
  • CREATE ART ON INSTAGRAM
  • GET ANIMATED ON TUMBLR

let's not forget vine

13M users

5 STRATEGIES

for boosting fan attendance through social media
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1. Prepare your audience

  • NOTIFY MAGS & EVENT SITES (2 WKS PRIOR)
  • FIND YOUR AUDIENCE & ENGAGE
  • ASSUME PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE
  • POST & SEND PHOTOS/VIDS/DOWNLOADS
  • EMBRACE INFLUENCERS
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2. cook up a contest

  • PREPARE A MEGA GIVAWAY
  • ADD SCARCITY AND DEADLINE
  • CAPTURE INFO OF ALL WHO ENGAGE
  • FOLLOW UP WITH ALL WHO ENGAGED
  • PUBLICIZE THE WIN & TEMPT TO INTERACT
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3. BUILD YOUR EMAIL LIST

  • ENGAGING WEBSITE
  • TEMPT WEB VISITORS TO GIVE THEIR EMAIL
  • ADD A TON OF VALUE TO YOUR MEMEBERS
  • CAPTURE EMAILS AT SHOWS & EVENTS
  • BE CONSISTENT
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4. GO MOBILE

  • BUILD AN SMS TEXT LIST
  • SEND TEXTS 1 WK/1DAY/DAY OF
  • LINK TO CONTEST
  • USE TRENDING HASHTAG
  • MOTIVATE MOBILE IN THE MOMENT
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5.  make it off the hook!

  • BUILD UP TO THE GIVEAWAY
  • GIVE THEM A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
  • EACH PERFORMANCE UNIQUE
  • GIVE A BACK STAGE LOOK VIA SOCIAL

resources

  • LIST EVENTS ON: EVENTFUL, GUIDE LIVE, BANDSINTOWN
  • FACEBOOK PAGE HELP: PAGEMODO & WILDFIREAPP.COM
  • POST UR STUFF: SOUNDCLOUD & GIGG
  • LISTEN: FUTURE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS PODCAST
  • READ: JAB, JAB, JAB, RIGHT HOOK BY GARY VEYNERCHUK
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IDEAS

  • WRITE A SONG FOR THE WINNER
  • BRING THEM ON STAGE
  • CREATE A SERIES
  • GAMIFY YOUR SOCIAL / DO A COUNTDOWN
  • REWARD USER CONTENT

HEEEELP?!?!

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