Apr21

A few event marketing ideas!

Effective ways to market your event

Your event is booked, guest speaker is committed, you have a schedule planned... Now how do you get people signed up?

Event marketing is usually one area that people forget to plan out all the way.

The easiest way to tackle event marketing is to start early.  Panic marketing 2 weeks before your event is rarely successful.  Here are a few steps to follow.

  • Plan out the major details of your event. Goals, location, guest s...

  • By Zach Norman, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Long Range Planning, Event Marketing & Promotion, Short Term Planning

    Apr07

    Hotel or Christian Conference Center? - Answers to your pricing plan questions.

    Consider your pricing plan

    In most instances, the apparent difference to the event planner is the price structure, most Christian Conference Centers work on package plans (per person price for the entire retreat), whereas Hotels charge a rate per room, meeting room, and meals.

    In today’s economy, it can be a difficult decision for a church or ministry to choose between a Christian Conference Center and a Hotel for their retreat or conference. 

    In most in...

    By Zach Norman, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Long Range Planning, Retreat Center or Hotel?, Pricing & Rate Questions, Activities & Recreation, Event Evaluation, Short Term Planning

    Apr14

    How do I know if my event was effective?

    Was my event effective?

    Every planner wants to be able to say their event was a success... But how do I know?

    Every planner wants to be able to say their event was a success... But how do you know?  What is the most effective way to find out if your event was successful?  Most importantly how do you use the information collected?

    There are a couple levels to measure your event.  The tools people tend to gravitate to first are numbers.  Is ...

    By Zach Norman, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Goals & Objectives, Event Evaluation, Short Term Planning

    Mar31

    Are extracurricular activities worth planning into my retreat?

    The value of extracurricular activities

    We’re really trying hard to cut costs so we’re only spending money on the essentials for our retreat this year.  How do we get the most out of our retreat without over spending?

    I have heard the following questions from meeting planners lately: "When my ministry is seeking to make the most out of the retreat do we even have time for extracurricular activities?" "We're really trying hard to cut costs so we're only spending money on ...

    By Zach Norman, Posted in Meeting Planner Notes, Long Range Planning, Goals & Objectives, Activities & Recreation, Event Evaluation, Short Term Planning, Team Building

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