Events such as conferences, trade shows and web seminars are a great way for businesses to reach out to prospects. However, even the best events can fall flat on their face without carefully planned execution.
- Does your company have events lined up for new quarter?
- Are you wondering if your event recruitment activities will be successful?
- Are you sure everyone on the event team has their act together?
Here are Some Quick Tips for Successful Event Planning:
- Start Early
You need to start your event planning activities 2-3 months before the actual event. Here is a brief list of almost everything you need to do to make your event successful. - Targeted Prospect Lists
Invite your prospects using targeted lists and clean databases. Use cold calling if you must, and send email invites for building awareness ahead of asking prospective attendees to register for the event. Make sure your communications clearly answer the question “what’s in it for them?” - Make Sure They Register Online
Always ensure your registrant self -registers for the event online. Sometimes executives are not comfortable registering for events based on a cold call; it’s your job to make them comfortable by giving the right information options on the registration page. - Keep Your Website Updated
Update your website homepage with event registration information and clear links to the registration page. In case it is a paid event, have an easily visible, secure on-line payment process. - Keep in Touch; Don’t Disconnect
Start early with event promotion and event recruitment activities; keep in touch with both prospects and registrants by updating them about the event and how attending it will benefit them. Email them details of the speaker(s), some interesting news about the city (in case it is trade show) such as restaurants or offbeat stories. Event planning involves more than just sending out email! - Get The Event on Their Calendar
Send calendar invites to registrants and follow up to ensure that your event is on their calendar. - Remind, Remind, Remind
People forget. Remind them by sending an email or call (a day or two before a web event, a week before an out-of-town event). - Post-Event Follow-Up
Follow up soon after the event, (not longer than three days later) to thank them for attending, gather feedback and capture qualified leads and appointments for your sales team.
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