20. Impact of Facebook & Social
• Each person in theworld- At
least if you’re on Facebook!- is
connected to each other by an
average of 3.5 people. Within
the US, people areconnected
by an average of 3.46 people.
24. User Generated Content
92% of consumers trust online content
from friends and family above all
other forms of brand messaging
50% of consumers find UGC more
memorable than brand produced
content
34. Your Event Should Use It!
• There is VALUE when people
think your event looks good
online and want to be there!
35. Compiles mentions from websites,
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, forums & more
Find When People are Talking
About You!
Mention
36. 1. Use Timely Sales Tactics
2. Sponsor A Cause/Charity
3. Incorporate Best Website Practices
4. Start a Loyalty/Membership Program
5. Increase Video Content
6. Don’t Let Email Die
Increase Revenue Using FOMO Online
37.
38. Promo Codes
• Everybody loves a discount
• Be timely to drive sales
• EX: You have until 5:00pm on Friday!
• EX: There are only 500 tickets available at this price!
• EX: Add 5 of one product to your cart to get a discount!
43. Christmas Packages
• Offer great deals to buy
tickets for Christmas Gifts
• Create a sense of urgency
with a cheaper price/limited
time offer--FOMO
• Blind buy is okay!
45. Flash Sales
• Offer a great discount for a very limited time
• Depending on the timing of your event, works well with Black Friday or
Cyber Monday
• Hit your website & social presence hard
during this time
49. Tell Parters about Sales Early
They will help you advertise!
www.EDM.com
50. Use Effective Landing Pages
• Specific landing pages from an email or Facebook campaign can be great
to drive home a specific point or try some A/B Testing
• Ex: Instapage
• Establish a goal- i.e., get more email sign ups
51. Instapage
• Good templates
• Mobile- friendly
• Cost: $29/month
• Track specific events, even
better than your website can
52.
53.
54. Anti-Bullying Assembly
• Supports a good cause
• Gets your name out in the community as
a contributor
• People connect you with doing good
• Partner with an event if you don’t
want to host
57. Buy One, Give One
Many festivals partnering with Big
Brothers/Big Sisters or low-income
schools to provide free tickets
purchased by someone else as a
donation
60. Have GOOD Calls To Action
• Keep it to two to five words
• Create a sense of urgency—use something like Buy NOW
• Put large CTA’s above the fold
• TEST different options-see what works!
64. Don’t Have Too Many Choices
• The Paradox of choice is real
• Limit to most popular selections from the year before
• 5-7 MAX is usually best,
that’s as many as a
person can remember
65. The Gum Experiment
Offered Two Packs of Gum at the
Same Price
Offered Two Packs of Gum at
Different Prices
66. Use Price Disparity
• Won’t get caught in the “gum trap”
• Can make the item you want to sell
the most look affordable!
67. Include Testimonials
• Testimonials about products reduces risk, uses social proof & adds FOMO!
• Helps people feel comfortable with their purchase & leads them to
purchase faster
• Offers unbiased evidence
68. Negative Reviews
• Don’t delete them! Millennials & Gen Z expect to see some
negative feedback
• Too much positive feedback, and younger generations get suspicious
• Keep it real
69. Easy to Include on Facebook
To allow or disable ratings and reviews on your Page, make sure you have an
address entered and then:
1. Click Settings at the top of your Page
2. From General, click Reviews
3. Select Allow visitors to review this Page or Disable reviews
4. Click Save Changes
75. Early Adopters
• This is an easy group to capitalize on early ticket sales because they are
likely to jump in quickly
• You have their information so you can keep in touch earlier and year
round!
76. Membership Program Ideas
• Give discounts for buying many tickets/being a repeat customer
• Do a Kids Club (Really it’s adults signing up)
• Give discounts off tickets for contributing to your 501(c)3 – probably
people that attend your fundraisers
• Give discounts of merchandise
• Can have different supporter levels or tiers of spending
79. Repeat Purchasers
“The more a customer feels appreciated by a business, the more he or she is
likely to support that company and recommend it to others. This, in turn,
carries on in a word-of-mouth cyclical nature that continues to achieve
growth for your business.
81. Offer Discount After Checkout
• Can send via email or show on “Thanks” screen
• Give Customers a % discount off on their next purchase w/ promo code
88. Up the Ante w/Video Contests
• Make users submit VIDEOS to win instead of just images!
89. Brand Ambassadors
• Includes an element of testimonial & review
• Can be a great way to get video of someone enjoying your brand!
90. Ambassador vs. Influencer
“Advocacy is driven by the depth of conviction, and influencers typically are
less committed to the product or company than are actual customer
advocates.”
Convince & Convert Content Marketing Firm
93. Sponsored Ambassador Events
• Host an event before or during
your main event
• Invite local influencers-
local “celebrities” or even fans
who have a lot of followers
• Create a VIP atmosphere that
attendees will want to share
94. Negotiate Number of Posts
• Include the number of social posts in which
the influencer will mention you
• Give away tickets, food vouchers or
whatever you can in exchange
98. 44% of email recipients made at
least one purchase last year based
on a promotional email.
99. Millennials with Email Discounts
“More than any other, millennial subscribers want personalized, relevant
communications. They expect brands to respect their preferences.”
108. Offer Sign Up Incentives
• Sign up for our email list & get 25% off your ticket
• Sign up for exclusive deals and discounts! (Even if you DON’T offer a
specific discount)
• Now is your chance before they buy!
110. Use a Facebook Survey Tool
• Your fans & their demographic data is already there
• You can use Facebook Ads to get it in front of more people
• Offer an incentive for the people that fill it out!
112. When to Send Email
• Strategically plan emails to go out before the morning news
• Allows local news station to talk about your event
• Check your open rates, but most see
success on Tuesday & Friday mornings