Firstly, Pinterest is for specific people, so unless your event fits the general mood of people on Pinterest, there is no use promoting it there. Secondly, you need to create your own board on Pinterest before promoting.

Putting pins

Pins are a specialty of this site which you have to put on the boards. By organizing your board you can attract a lot of followers who are interested in the ‘pins’ on your board. It is an effective way of making lots of people interested in you event in a short period of time and sell tickets.  Your pins should be relevant to the event that you are promoting.

Hashtags everywhere

Hashtag is the most effective way of SMM and also tracking the demographics of engagement. One can’t do promotions in social media without hashtags. In Pinterest hashtags are of primary importance for any post to be noticed. Whatever is the subject of your event, you must add related hashtags to ensure that it reaches people who also use the same hashtags. With hashtags one can gain several followers in a single day.

Traditional advertising

Surprisingly Pinterest still allows you to advertise your event in the old fashioned way. Though the feature hasn’t been developed fully yet, but you can join the list of people waiting to advertise with them. It is similar to Facebook or Instagram where you find promoted posts. Similarly Pinterest wants to have a promoted pins feature that will make your pins visible to a lot more people and help event organizers to sell tickets online through the platform. This will be an extremely conducive method of advertising once it’s developed.

Have good pictures

In Pinterest pictures hold a lot of value. If you wish to campaign successfully for your event, you will need to have a lot of really good pictures. Look at any other company’s boards for reference.  Your promotion shouldn’t be blatant; it has to be garbed in something attractive. Pictures enable you to attract people and then you can promote your event to thorough these pictures.

Have a business account

In Pinterest you can have an account tagged as a business account. Here you can measure the various demographics like popular pins, viewers of your pins, etc. it helps you make a survey of trends and your performance in the site.  Used effectively this can yield a lot.

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Link it up

With social media event marketing, it’s crucial to link it up. Attaching links in your blog posts aid in generating traffic, and give more info about what you do. Shorten the lengthy link using URL shorteners such as Goo.gl or Bitly. This link shortener also tracks the number of clicks your shortened links have earned.

Using Appealing Pictures

The picture speaks a thousand words; it draws more attention than text. Use striking pictures to grab attention to your posts and link them up before posting. Also, adding text to the images make it more engaging.

Time your Posts

No matter how good your content is, sharing it at a time when your audience is not active loses its value. Try to figure out the time when the target audience becomes active. They mostly are active during the weekdays and office hours. Weekends are not a good time to share something big as most of them go offline.

How to Use Twitter

Use keywords relevant to your business in your tweet.

Know who to follow. Following people just for the sake of it will yield no great results. It’s about having followers who are genuinely interested in your service.

Increase the frequency of tweeting as Twitteratis may miss out.

Limit your tweets under 120 characters for followers to retweet without editing.

Be where your audience is

Being present on every social media platform won’t help. It will waste your time and you won’t be able to chart out proper casino marketing strategies for effective marketing. Be active where most of your audience is. Focus on not more than two or three social channels. This will also give you time to interact with them.

Appropriate Hashtags

Almost, everywhere be it Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, or Pinterest, you see hashtags being attached in every post. Using hashtags blindly in every update may not be a good idea. Do some keywords research to understand the trending ones but relevant to your business. You can also create a new, simple, short and informative hashtag to promote your campaign.

Building Relationships

Social media is about building relationships. When your fans share your posts, appreciate their gesture. A simple ‘Thank You’ will do a lot of good for your brand. Strike a conversation with them to get feedback about your offerings, do it consistently, and be answerable. Having a strong base of followers on social media will also boost your SEO.

Do a Google Analytics before and after using these tactics, and you will see the remarkable difference between the two.

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#DEFINE

Define your goals. Don’t be vague and restrict yourself to bullet points, for that matter, but make sure that whatever you wish to achieve through your event is listed out on a paper. Writing things down helps you figure out if you’re missing any essential information, and it is absolutely necessary for you to be clear about your goals if you want your target audience and sponsors to buy it.

#BUDGET

Prioritize it. Events that have a surplus budget are pretty unheard of, so you should always have money in mind. List out the essential tasks that have to be done and only after you’ve accomplished them, distribute the remaining budget amongst other less important tasks.

#EXPECT

Events have a quaint habit of going wrong, and even professionals sometimes get stuck in difficult situations. You might find yourself in a tough spot, struggling to save the event, but you need to keep cool and handle the situation in the way best known to you. Having a backup plan always works.

#INNOVATE

Those who are able to accomplish something are usually the ones who were ready to take risks to prove themselves. Replicating successful events isn’t going to get you anywhere. Sure, drawing inspiration is a totally different thing, but you should keep experimenting with new stuff to see what exactly gets to the audience and what doesn’t work out.

#THEME

Themes make it easier for people to remember an event. They make your event look like a signature one, and it definitely pumps enthusiasm amongst attendees.

#EXPERIENCE

If you don’t like it, don’t do it. Event management is something you have to put all your heart into; otherwise, it’s just not going to work, the reason being that it requires time, patience, and more patience. In order to keep yourself together and still go ahead with the event, you really have to love what you’re doing. The satisfaction of a successful event should turn you on more than a strip club would.

Amateur, professional, rookie, experienced – it doesn’t matter what your position is in the profession, this field is always going to offer you something new to learn. So, no matter how far into it you are, keep your mind open.

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Number One: The Subject Predicament

When you have a lot of content in your emails, it is very difficult to come up with a crisp subject line because either you end up using jargon, or you just make it too long. Ideally, a crisp subject line should convey the content in less than eight words (it is NOT my favorite number #coincidence). Yapsody, for example, has a Translation Program that offers free access to premium features to users who help translate the online ticket store in their local language. While sending out emails about the same, “Relate, Translate, Rebate” would be a better option than “Get Involved In Our Translation Program And Get Free Premium Features”.

Number Two: Open Sesame!

Your opening paragraph should have three main points –

1. Address them personally. There’s no better way to impress someone.
2. Tell them about the event; just don’t throw it at their face. Show your excitement. For example, Seeing you at Tick-event this Friday, 21 August, 2015 would be so much fun!
3. Don’t forget to mention the date so that they instantly add it to their calendars.

Number Three: The Rest

It’s an email, not a blog post. Make it short and crisp and get to the point at once instead of beating around the bush. Convey all important details of the event in a concise manner when it comes to the body of the email.

Number Four: How To Get There

Give details about the location and the venue. Include as many landmarks as you can and make sure you also provide a map. Now, map implies both of these things:

1. Floor plan of the venue
2. Google Map (with directions to the location)

Also, inform them about the public transport available, set up a Google doc for people who would want to share rides, and let them know about the parking scenes.

Number Five: What Is It ALL About

Of course, emails have to be concise. But, interested audience would still want to know about the entire agenda. So, include a link to your complete agenda in your email.

Number Six: WaaiiiFaaiii!!

Sue me if I’m the only person who gets excited when it comes to (free) WiFi. Sometimes, it’s even better than (free) food. Tell your attendees that the WiFi is going to be speedy and strong and that you’ve worked hard for it. Though, you’d want to mention that they could still use their data connections in case of issues.

Number Seven: #Hashtags

Ask them to use the event’s hashtag if they post any update/picture/video on any of the social media platforms. Hashtags are a great way to link attendees to your event personally and get their followers in your basket, too.

Number Eight: I’ll Be There For You…

… ‘cause you’re there for me, too!

Let them know you’re always there to help them out. Provide your customer support’s details (email, contact number, live chat) to give them a sense of reliability from your end.

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#HASHTAGS!

Create a customized hashtag for your event and inject it into your event content wherever you post it. Be it a Twitter tweet, a Facebook page, a Tumblr blog, or a YouTube channel, you need to make your hashtag viral. Make sure your hashtag is sensible, witty and crisp because sometimes, hashtags can be a complete disaster. For instance, Susan Boyle’s album had a release party with the hashtag #susanalbumparty. Pretty grossed out, eh?

ALL TEXT AND NO GRAPHICS MAKES YOUR POST A DULL GUY

When you draft a post or a tweet to promote your event, bear in mind that normal people who are struggling to keep up with the pace of life are going to be reading it. So, you need to make sure it is really catchy and not simply dry text. Put in pictures, videos of your previous events, or mash up quotes by some good speakers who’ve attended your event; integrate them into a delightful collage and put that up to grab their eyeballs. Don’t overdo it, though, or it’ll look too gaudy and you might simply come out as a desperate attention-seeker.

ONE-SIDED LOVE, OR PROMOTION, ONLY CAUSES PROBLEMS

Your communication with your target audience has to be more of a two-way thing. No matter how engaging your content is, merely watching and reading it will bore your people in no time. Make sure you put in a few contests, challenges, or other online interactive sessions so that your audience develops a stronger connection to your event. Also, tell the world about the feedback’s and reviews that people have given you, and the way you reply to all of them. This way, they’ll know you’re accountable and approachable.

KNOW THYSELF, THY FRIENDS, THE FRIENDS OF THY FRIENDS, AND EVERYONE ELSE

The essence of social media marketing lies in building a QUALITY NETWORK, that is, a network comprised of not just of a lot of people, but also renowned people who have their own throng of followers. When these people promote your event on their social platforms, your reach is magnified exponentially as large audiences are automatically notified of your event. This marketing strategy gives your promotion a great head start. Follow them up on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms; and every time they put up content regarding your event, make it a point to post comments from your end, too. This way, their followers can get a link to you directly.

Always remember, it’s a cycle between you and your audience: you need them, and they want your event. All you need is to consistently keep them informed about it and WHY exactly they need to be a part of it – in other words, keep watering that fruit tree!

That is pretty much all the showbiz summed up!

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