Event Marketing

Description
This presentation about Event Marketing and it covers what is event marketing, event categories, reach interaction matrix, event concept and various event marketing strategies. It also explains event marketing execution, evaluation and measurement.

Event Marketing

Types of customers
Revenue generating • Clients • Target Audience Non revenue generating • Influencers • Regulatory bodies

Identify
• Segmentation • Targeting • Positioning

Segmentation
Client Depends on audience. • Benefit • Reach , interaction. Niche •Sports •Artisic Audience • Demographic • Geographic • Psychographic…..

Targeting
• Select one or more segments. eg: College festivals • Cultural • Artisic

Positioning
Brand • Differentiate Event Property • Organized Perpetually • Difficult to steal the concept.

Event Categories
• • • • • • Competitive Events Artistic Expressions Cultural Celebrations Exhibition Events Charitable Events Special Business Events

Category-wise Event Infrastructure
Event Category
Competitive

Core Concept
Challenge of skills and strategies between two or more people Expression of talent for entertainment Gettogethers,joy

Core people

Core talent

Core structure
Very organized

SportsSpecific persons,athlets games

Artistic expression

Musicians, dancers and other creative professionals Performers & professional of participating client organizations

Artistic creativity and expertise Rituals & informality

Professional circuits yet to be organized Organized in individual communities

Cultural celebration

Event Category
Exhibitions

Core Concept

Core people

Core talent

Core structure
Very organized

Display & sale Manufacturers, Workmanship artists Making available for giving more than what one can Philanthropists

Charitable

A feeling, an Not urge to help & organized. raise funds.

Special Making a business event difference for commercial gain

Celebrities,mod Creative and els,marketing marketing professionals savvy

Highly organized

Reach-Interaction Matrix
REACH High H i g h Exhibitions Detroit Car Show Special Business Red-Bull Speed Link Low

I N T E R A C T I O N

Cultural Navratri

Competitive Olympic Games

L o w

Charitable Charity matches

Artistic Concerts

Event Marketing Plan

IMC Plan

Event Marketing Plan Concept Objectives Strategies Execution

Advertising and PR Strategy

Evaluation and Measurement

IMC PLAN
• 1. Market : To whom is the communication to be addressed?
– Ex. National and International Audience, Sponsors, Tourists, Investors etc.

• 2. Mission: What is the objective of the communication?
– Ex. Creating awareness for event.

• 3. Message: What are the specific points to be communicated?
– Ex. Green Games, Chakra

IMC PLAN
• 4. Media: Which vehicles will be used to convey the message? – Ex. Audio-Video, Print, Online, Billboards etc. 5. Money : How much will be spent in the effort? – Ex. Total budget in approx. 1000 cr. 6. Measurement : How will impact be assessed after the campaign. – Ex. People association.

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Event Concept

Event Concept and Design

Number of and extent of decisions depends on size and scope of the event.

Theme Venue $ Resources Timing Rooms & Layout Technical & A/V Suppliers Accomodations

Event Objectives
Objectives are essential in order to justify investment. Some possible objectives include:
• Size of audience reached • Ability to reach target • Sponsor recognition levels • Potential sales • Economic Impact Objectives are included in an event proposal along with organizational details and a timeline.

Event Marketing Strategies
An event is much like a product so the marketing strategies are similar.
• Define

the product (the event)

• Establish price (of tickets) • Distribution (of passes)

• Marketing Communications

Marketing Communications
Name, logo, colour, and image. Event needs a consistent look.

Branding

Advertising Strategy

Message and media strategy to create interest and reach target effectively.

PR Strategy

Press releases and conferences in pre-event stage.

Event Marketing Execution
Delineating all of the details associated with the event.
• Site

Selection

• Staging • Catering and Accommodations • Staffing • Operations and Logistics • Safety and Security

Evaluation and Measurement
• • • • • On-Site Surveys Post Show Surveys Media Impressions Sale of Tickets Traffic Counts



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