Promoting your Event
You have invested a lot into your event already, enlisting a team, choosing the theme, finding your location... Now its time to get couples signed up to attend the event. You need to be sure that as you promote your sharing the details of
who, what, when, & where, but also the values of getting away for
this kind of an event.
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Off-site ministry events are often times life changing for many people who attend the events. Knowing the life change potential that exists for guests attending conferences and retreats we want to offer some helpful hints for boosting the number of attendees at your 2010 events.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner and you probably have quite a few irons in the fire. However, the next 6 to 8 weeks is an important time to start making plans for your church's summer camp or summer weekend retreat.
Event promotion today seems to be 1000% more complicated than it was 10 years ago because there are so many more mediums to interact with people. Today you can call, text, mail, e-mail, facebook, linked-in, tweet, blog, upload on youtube, chat, skype... need I continue?
Written by Jenny Lenczycki
We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.
- Robert Fulghum1
What is a group? Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary gives us many points of view including but not limited to:
- two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition
a: a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship
b: an assemblage of objects regarded as a unit2
As group leaders we are challenged to find the best possible ways to meet the needs of the "complete unit" as well as the special needs of the "individuals assembled together". In some cases we will receive requests from individuals that are personal preferences. In other cases these may actually be life threatening steps if they were not heeded for allergy precautions. So how do we enhance the conference and retreat experience for all our guests while working within logistical and budgetary limits?
Social media isn't just for college students and young people anymore. The evidence? My grandma is now on facebook! With that said... its time to take a look at the ways social media - specifically sites like facebook and twitter provide some excellent opportunities for event planners to help grow their events!
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