{"id":2279,"date":"2022-02-28T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbsprinters.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2022-03-10T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T09:29:15","slug":"how-to-market-an-event-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbsprinters.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-market-an-event-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Market An Event Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Organising an event is one thing but if you don\u2019t get the right marketing in place for it, there\u2019s a good chance it won\u2019t succeed. That\u2019s because no one will know the event is happening! How do you market an event effectively? Let\u2019s take a look.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set your event goals\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you consider your marketing, it\u2019s key to have a clear idea of what the goals of the event are and how you will measure them. For example, you might want to attract a certain number of people to the event which can be measured in tickets sold or people through the door. Or it could be something a little less numbers-driven like relationship building &#8211; so how will you measure that?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a firm goal in mind for the event helps you decide on the marketing and also how much budget you can set aside for the marketing. So don\u2019t skip this step!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content management\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, you need to think about content management and what you will use to market the event. It\u2019s important to have these assets ready before you start marketing as this will make the process smoother.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few ideas for content:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Key messages from the event\u00a0<\/li><li>Benefits of attending\u00a0<\/li><li>Keynote speech snippets or details\u00a0<\/li><li>Testimonials from previous events\u00a0<\/li><li>Video messages from previous events or people attending this one\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You may want to have a website for the event or a section on your usual website dedicated to it. Content such as speaker pages or sections may be useful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build a promotion plan\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have the assets in place and a clear idea of what kind of focus you want the marketing to have you can start building the marketing plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where will you market the event? As well as your website, it\u2019s worth thinking about social media as well. Creating a Facebook event to promote a real-life event is a good step and other social media sites can be used to build interest in what\u2019s happening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the event will be regular, you could create blog posts around it. These might talk about previous events or focus on some of the key messages. Blog posts can attract people and then funnel them to the event sign up page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to cover physical marketing alongside digital versions. Using <a href=\"https:\/\/sbsprinters.co.uk\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business printing services<\/a>, you can create flyers, brochures, and posters about the event that can be handed to customers, posted through local doors or given out at other events where suitable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start marketing it\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a clear goal, a series of assets to use and a plan of where to market the event, the last thing to do is to put it all together and start your marketing. That way you can work towards your event goals and even have some parts of the marketing plan working in the background while you focus on those last minute arrangements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At SBS Printing we provide local businesses with marketing and printing services. For more information, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/sbsprinters.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/sbsprinters.co.uk\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact us<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organising an event is one thing but if you don\u2019t get the right marketing in place for it, there\u2019s a good chance it won\u2019t succeed. That\u2019s because no one will know the event is happening! How do you market an event effectively? 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