Strategic Marketing for Events
Why Are We Doing This?• Engage members in our programs (and events)
› deliberate about who we are trying to reach and goals
• Stronger communication› better support to lay leaders› take a more proactive approach› seek solutions to any issues
• Create a more professional look and feel› as one of the largest and most progressive congregations in the Reform Jewish world we
should be setting the bar!
• Thoughtful about timing of emails and publicity› less member complaints› events succeed
• Balanced workload for staff › less mistakes› more professional work
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Thumbs UP or DOWN?
Goals for Tonight:
• Learn something new
• Get to know each other better
• Acquainted with guide
• Check off all or most of goals
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Evaluation Criteria:• Survey will be sent via email
• Engaged members
• Use of new guide
• Quality of PR materials in future
• Better workflow in office
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New Strategic Marketing for Events Goals
• aligning the goals of our programs with our marketing and communications
• evaluating our programs and their success
• identifying target markets and how that affects our marketing and communications
• developing target networks and a timeline for reaching them
• amplifying the language we use in marketing our programs
• determining what public relations assets will be used and a time line for their use
• clarifying roles and responsibilities between staff and volunteers with regard to all of the above
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New Strategic Marketing for Events Goals
define
your objectives
develop
your strategy
create
valueshare
valuelearn
from your client
measure
and analyze
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GoalsWhat will success look like at the end of your program?
define your objectives
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Evaluation CriteriaWhat will you use to measure your success?
define your objectives
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RiskAssessmentWhat are the possible impediments to the success of your program?
define your objectives
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Target Audience• Select from list – one or
multiple.
• This is important because marketing can be different for some audiences.
develop your strategy
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Identify Networks• Think like your audience.
• Use the networks that will help you best promote your program.
• Not all need to be used.
• Working together, we will fill in editorial calendar.
develop your strategy
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Content• Foundational content
• Community building content
• Content PR
content PR:
The creation of compelling, relatable content - to more effectively share our story, to increase awareness and build interaction/engagement.
It utilizes traditional and social channels. It relies on the distribution of informative, helpful and engaging content to establish and grow the relationship between and organization and its audience.
create value
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ContentTraditional PR
• Come to this event
• Push event
• Lots of text
Content PR
• We provide info and knowledge/we’re experts
• Attract audience
• Multimedia/interactive
create value
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Content
create valueBe Expert
Know what interests your
audience.
Share interesting info.
Connect with something in the news, something that’s trending, or on social media.
Attract the Audience
Connect a concept with real life –
make it personal.
Tell interesting stories.
If there’s a moral, insight or a
message, share it.
Curate ideas by connecting
concepts and popular content.
Take an old idea and put a fresh spin on it. Look for surprising, unique or interesting ways to
show old ideas.
Multimedia
Capture attention with stimulating visual content.
Be entertaining.
Use photos.
Post video.
Be Human!
Be Yourself!
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Content
create value Humor
• Make the audience laugh
Fear
• Make the audience scared
Appreciation
• Make the feel loved
Shocked
• Make the audience amazed
Sadness
• Make the audience sentimental
Annoyed
• Make the audience frustrated
Disgust
• Make the audience repulsed
Sprinkle in emotional appeals to add interest.
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Content
create value
Before formula: How to bathe an elephant
After formula: 18 unbelievably easy ways
to bathe an elephant
Before formula: How to sell your house
After formula: How you can sell your house
in less than 24 hours
Formula
Why headlines fail?
Doesn’t match the article
Number or trigger word + adjective + key word + promise
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Content: Hooksmarketing hook:
a strategy designed to grab the attention of a prospect to either purchase or sign up to your service. Hooks can be useful information, tag lines, jingles or any other form of memorable information. The idea of a 'hook' is that you're giving a taste of what's to come.
create value
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ContentAmplify your call to action or subject lines. . . Think about the language you use!
create value Tip Example
Use a command to start Fill out this form
Use words that provoke emotion or enthusiasm Shabbat lights up the night!
Give your audience a reason why they should take the desired action
Final day to RSVP!You get first dibs on this private Shabbat dinner!
Take advantage of fear of missing out Only 5 spaces left for Shabbat this Friday!
Get a creative – have fun #shabbatsheleg
Use numbers when possible RSVP by December 4 or Save $4/ticket - ordertoday
Make them use their imagination Imagine a peaceful Shabbat overlooking the shimmering lake
Show off your testimonials Shira gets rave reviews from the Post!
Appeal to their sentimental side Your friends are looking forward to a joyousShabbat with you
Speak to a problem Shabbat washes away your worries!Give yourself a “Shabbat-break”!
Arouse curiosity What do you have in common with these two authors?
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Content
create value
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fun
offers
learn
great
interesting
new
incredible
engaging
friendly
special
We welcome you. .
We will meet. . .
The XX invite you. . .
Content: Headlines• Keep short and sweet
• 8 our of 10 people will read headlines• One 2 out of 10 people will read the rest!
• 28-39 characters ideal – no more than 65
• People scan first and last 3 words
• In social media use digits
• Use interesting adjectives
Headlines that fail:
• Don’t match article written
• Not specific – what we know and don’t know
• Word meaning can be more than one thing
create value
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#Hashtags
Why
• Offer an easy way to communicate
• Make it easier to follow, track and evaluate discussions
• Up the odds of your program being “engaged” with good #hashtag
• Memorable, unique, easy, relevant to program
share value
Do
Pair your #hashtag with images or video
Group your #hashtags at the end
Use #hashtags that connect with content – easy to type, remember, follow
Explore #hashtag use online
Don’t
Make #hashtags your post
Use a #hashtag that could be construed as something else (#joesteintherapist)
Use spaces or special characters
Start with numbers
Be careful using slang21
Facebook1261 followers and growing (up 14% last year) – up 25 followers since year in review printed
Do
• Tag people
• Thank people
• Ask influencers to help promote your event
• 93% of the most engaging posts are photos
• 62% of shared posts are related to humor
• 61% shared posts are about something interesting
Don’t
• Use #hashtags on Facebook
share value
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TwitterDo
• Use a #hashtag – tweets with #hashtags get 2x more tweets than those without
• 21% increase in engagement when using one or more #hashtags
• 17% decrease in engagement when using no #hashtags
• Ask people to retweet and spell it out• increases 12% when you ask (“RT” 10x vs “retweet” 23x)
• Pictures are tweeted 361% more than videos
• A picture is retweeted 128% more than videos
• A video is favorited more than 49% more than a picture
Don’t
• No more than 140 characters – ideal is 100
share value
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Website• 5 “Sliders” on our homepage
• Can link directly to eventbrite or another website
• Most website traffic is to live streaming, about us, schools
• Can measure hits
share the value
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Email/Connection• Use bullet points
• Keep content short, sweet, and to the point
• 90% of the info that comes to the brain is visual
• Add images to email• 94% more views for articles with
images
• Add videos to email –• Increases open rate 19%• Boosts click-through rates 65%
• Evoke emotions, awe, laughter, and amusement, etc.
share value
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Video• Keep under 2 minutes
• Engaging, interesting, etc. – content key
• Add a call to action at the end
• Share in multiple platforms
share value
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Social• It’s ok to ask for help
• Look for influencers
• Personalize your ask
• Ask people to forward information
This is the single most effective tool we have!
share value
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Before:
MHS Soccer Welcomes Dr. Dave
Join us to learn all about chiropractic care for sports injuries. Dr. Dave has an office here in McLean. He wrote the book “The Well Adjusted Athlete”. Dave played soccer for the University of Ohio.
After:
learn from your client Fix It Content #1
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Before:
Soccer Pizza Party
McLean girls soccer invites you to a pizza party! Come for great pizza and then learn all about our great soccer program, all we do for McLean High School and the community. A portion of the proceeds supports our program.
After:
Fix It Content #2
learn from your client
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Evaluate• Track the success of your
efforts• Communicate to staff
any issues or problems
• Make notes about what works and what doesn’t
• Stay focused on your goals
• Rinse and repeat
measure and analyze
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