Should You Launch an Event in Under 9 Months?
Recently I was ruminating about a conversation I had many years ago with Vinnie Polito at SISO in Cleveland. At the time, I was in the midst
Recently I was ruminating about a conversation I had many years ago with Vinnie Polito at SISO in Cleveland. At the time, I was in the midst
Much of what I do is launching events. During the COVID pandemic, that part of my business died; you could not run an event even
1) Are you closer to your customers than you were in 2019? 2) Are you closer to your staff than you were in 2019? 3)
Our event industry has been riding a roller coaster since COVID’s impact began in March 2020. We’ve gone from having no face-to-face events – with almost
I’ve had the fortune to run a world-renowned event – Macworld – and have managed several others that have come close to ranking amongst the
Since my March interview with Shauna Peters, vice president and marketing strategist for mdg, a Freeman Company, I’ve heard a lot about the ‘addressable audience,’ which I believe is
Most event salespeople are transactional. Their outbound phone calls and emails, whether to sell a booth or a sponsorship, tend to approach the sale as a
If you are good at it, there is nothing more satisfying than being a salesperson. You have few of the mundane tasks often required in
Building successful events has many elements, but the three most critical for sustained success are Profit, Product, and Marketing. They comprise what I would call
In theory, launching an event should not be too difficult. The steps of a launch can be laid out much like a pilot’s nighttime view