15 ways to promote your event offline!

Julius Solariswww.eventmanagerblog.com

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1. Get compelling Moo mini cards and spread the love

www.moo.com

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2. Attend Meetups related to the content of your event

www.meetup.com

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3. When it's your turn to speak start by saying: "You know I am working on this event..."

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4. Put stickers with your event logo on your badge

www.moo.com www.mikonmixers.com

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5. Make sure you attend related Facebook Groups events

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6. Open Bluetooth at conferences and change the name of your device to something like "Great event coming up"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_marketing

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7. Attend Linkedin Groups related events

www.linkedin.com

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8. Create your own Meetup on the topic and start collecting attendees

www.meetup.com/create/

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9. Search Eventful/Upcoming list of events and look for related events to attend

http://eventful.com/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com

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10. Make sure you have a brochure/flyer/invite with you at all times

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11. Make your vcard and keep it ready at all times

http://vcardmaker.wackomenace.co.uk/

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12. Attend related BarCamps and make connections

http://barcamp.org

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13. Use Linkedin Q&A to arrange meetings

http://is.gd/6oCZ

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14. Carry a presentation about the event with you and be prepared to pass it on

15. Sponsor smaller events – Meetups – BarCamps – User Generated Events

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Ciao!

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