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How To Drive Eyeballs For An Event

Clarity of Event Details

Firstly one should do enough research to have an action plan for publicising the event. For this first step is to clearly list the details of the event to make it easy for a press piece to tune in readers.This should include details about the event, prices, offers and highlights.This can include something unique that has never happened before to catch the attention.

Press Pitch and Timing

The most important task is making a lucrative press pitch and starting the process at the right time. Make an engaging and interesting story of the cause you are promoting so that the media pursues you and not the other way around.This will automatically attract press coverage and make sure the pitch is prepared and sent a month before the event so that the media gets enough time.

Hook Messaging

A hook message can be in the form headline, image, a thought provoking idea, videos, something that adds relevance to the event, something which glues the readers.

Research

To maximise the results it is important to know who is likely to attend and cover your event. Once that is clear you can search which writers, authors, editors to focus on for the event. Keep the emails in check and prepare an event media list. Remember to include local publications to anyone relevant in your research.

Blogs

One of the cheaper forms of coverage is blogs since it’s published on your own website. Make sure to include some exclusive information that people would not get in the media otherwise.

Newsletters

Involving the PR team to help you circulate the newsletters to create a media alert about the event is one of the efficient ways to create a buzz in the market. It is an effective way to direct traffic. Newsletters are also great to share on social media and do direct communication with people.

Use a celebrity guest

This will create more traction for the event and help you with better coverage. If some known person or performer who is relevant to the event promotes the event the people will come automatically. He doesn’t have to be someone very famous but someone who is a leader in his field be it in business, politics or social work. This will also help get more media journalists who have interviewed the performers and guests in the event earlier.

SOE and Hashtags

Paying attention to what appears on the search list while the audience searches is important. Make sure you write the relevant keywords which will direct the audience towards your piece. Even putting relevant hashtags is important and the one which is constantly used so that it generates engagement and helps creating a niche which promotes the event better.

Create PR assets

The press wants to engage the readers and you can assist them by offering visuals, videos, pictures from previous events, speakers or performers videos.

Invite Press

Give access to the media by giving them access to event. This would help in them covering the event, giving live coverage to the event.

Promotions can be tricky but with right strategic planning, foresight and apt timing it can be efficiently executed. There is no specific way to promote, each event is different and it will take trial and error on the part of the organizers to ensure good results.