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8 Social Media Tactics to Ignite Ticket Sales

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8  Social  Media  Tac-cs

A0er  this  slideshare,  you  should:

• Understand  what  you  need  to  do  before  jumping  into  tac8cs  

•  Define  your  target  a;endee  &  where  they  hang  out  on  SM  

• U8lize  at  least  1  of  these  tac8cs  in  your  event  marke8ng  strategy

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Before  we  get  into  the  juicy  tac-cs…

• We  go;a  talk  PROCESS.  

• Without  having  event  marke8ng  strategies  in  place,  tac8cs  are  meaningless.

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Event  Marke+ng  is…

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Event  Marke+ng  is  not…

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The  Social  Media  Landscape

• Rate  of  change  is  accelera8ng  quickly  

• 1.6  billion  ac8ve  mobile  social  accounts  

• Know  your  audience!

Further  reading:  h.p://wearesocial.net/blog/2015/01/digital-­‐social-­‐mobile-­‐worldwide-­‐2015/

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The  Social  Media  Landscape

• Makes  implemen8ng  event  marke8ng  strategies  frustra8ng  at  8mes  

• but  also  creates  opportunity  to  find  new  a4endees

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Who’s  ready  for  some  tac-cs???

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Tac-c  #1:  Incen-vized  social  sharing

• It  is  in  your  a;endees’  best  interest  to  get  their  friends  to  buy  8ckets  to  your  event.  

• Offer  small  discount  on  8cket  price  to  increase  sharing  

• Also  can  include  discounts  on  future  events  

• Check  out  Referral  Candy

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Tac-c  #2:  Ticket  Giveaway  Contests

• Why  contests  are  awesome:  

• Easy  to  setup  with  gleam.io  

• Plays  directly  into  an  event’s  social  element  

• Network  effects!

Each  entry  should  be  considered  a  poten7al  7cket  buyer

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Clear  descrip8on  on  how  to  enter  -­‐>

Incen8vized  ways  to  enter  -­‐>

En8cing  visual  -­‐>

Gleam.io  Contest  Breakdown

More  entries  given  based  on  type  of  ac8on

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A  Ticket  Giveaway  in  Ac-on

Conference  creates  a  8cket  giveaway Gale  enters  via  tweet

Conference  gains  exposure  to  Gail’s  Twi;er  audience

NETWORK  EFFECTS!!!

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Tac-c  #3:  Instagram  Men-oning  n’  Hashtagging

Instagram  is:  

• The  FASTEST  growing  social  network  • 26%  of  US  adult  popula8on  

• Visual  Storytelling  

• Primarily  Mobile

Your  Instagram  presence  has  to  be  na7ve!

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Photo  Men-oning

• Every  8me  an  Instagram  user  is  tagged  in  the  comments  of  a  photo,  they’ll  receive  a  no8fica8on

POTENTIAL  VIRAL  ALERT!

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Great  for  contests

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Best  Prac-ces  for  Instagram

• Unless  you’re  producing  a  large-­‐scale  event,  create  an  account  for  your  org  to  build  an  audience  

• Contests  via  photo  men8oning  is  a  great  way  to  a;ract  eyeballs  

• Be  authen8c  &  crea8ve.  NOT  commercial.  

• Research  &  use  popular  hashtags  that  are  relevant  to  your  event  (loca8on,  target  audience)

If  you  were  organizing  a  vegan  food  truck  fes7val  in  Aus7n,    #atxvegan  would  be  a  prime  hashtag  to  u7lize.

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Tac-c  #4:  Leveraging  Your  Speaker’s  Audience

• Think  of  your  speakers  as  an  affiliate  marke8ng  channel  

• Both  interests  are  aligned  • Your  speakers  want  a  large  audience  to  talk  to  • Your  event  needs  to  sell  as  many  8ckets  as  possible

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Track  results  by  crea-ng  codes

Create  your  codes  in  Ticketbud Watch  the  tweets  roll  in

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Tac-c  #5:  Gaining  Exposure  Through  Reddit  

Common  misconcep8on:  Reddit  community  destroys  any  a;empt  to  market  to  them.

 How  not  to  get  destroyed:  

•Be  na8ve  

•Be  authen8c  

•Be  relevant

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Subreddits  are  your  friend• A  subreddit  is  a  sub-­‐community  focused  on  a  specific  topic.  

• We  recommend  pos8ng  in  your  city’s  subreddit  or  one  specific  to  event’s  theme  

• Use  a  conversa8onal  tone  when  pos8ng.  Be  110%  sure  it’s  relevant.  • DON’T  make  your  post  read  like  an  adver8sement!

GOOD  TITLE:  

Anyone  ever  a4end  the  oyster  fes7val  happening  this  weekend?

BAD  TITLE:  

Buy  7ckets  to  the  oyster  fes7val  for  $45!!  Get  ‘em  now!

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Subreddits  are  your  friend

s8ckied  post  stays  on  top  of  page large  readership  =  big  poten8al

normal  post  upvoted  w/  75  comments

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Tac-c  #6:  Repurposing  Content  for  Long-­‐Las-ng  Effects  

• Use  photos  of  a;endees  in  social  updates  

• Create  highlight  video  from  previous  events  

• Get  your  speakers  to  upload  their  slide  decks  

• Use  tes8monials  as  social  proof

Further  reading:  h.p://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/use-­‐social-­‐media-­‐to-­‐promote-­‐your-­‐event/

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Tac-c  #7:  Facebook  Retarge-ng  

• Retarge8ng:  When  you  serve  ads  to  people  who  have  previously  been  on  your  website.

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2  Types  of  Retarge-ng  Ads

1.  Direct  Ticket  Purchase:  Clicking  goes  right  back  to  your  8cke8ng  page.  Most  popular  choice  here.  

2.Demand  GeneraFon:  Clicking  the  ad  goes  to  a  highlight  video,  speaker  lineup,  or  just  any  piece  of  content  that  will  help  convince  your  a;endees  to  buy  8ckets.

Typically  #2  works  be4er  if  you  have  highly  priced  7ckets  

Mo  $$  =  Mo  Convincing

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Social  Media  Channels  for  Retarge-ng

Facebook  News  Feed Twi;er  Feed

Further  reading:  h.p://blog.Fcketbud.com/retargeFng-­‐for-­‐events/

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Tac-c  #8:  Twi`er  Adver-sing

• Twi;er’s  ad  plakorm  is  sexy.  

• More  &  more  people  who  have  money  to  spend  are  using  Twi;er  

• S8ll  inexpensive  to  test  out  &  quick  turnaround  8me  for  campaigns

Further  reading:  How  to  Use  Twi.er  Ads  to  A.ract  A.endees

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Twi`er  Targe-ng  Op-ons

• Loca8on,  loca8on,  loca8on  

• Topical  hashtags  

• Influencer  Targe8ng  

• Device  targe8ng

If  you’re  wan7ng  to  target  mobile  devices,  make  sure  your  7cke7ng  website  is  mobile  responsive!

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Dissec-ng  a  Twi`er  Ad

•  2  parts:  promoted  tweet  &  website  card  

• Tweet  needs  to  be  na8ve  &  draw  audience  interest  

• Use  Canva  for  quick  ad  crea8ves  

• Run  mul8ple  ads  to  test  what  works  

• Triple  check  your  URL  is  correct!

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Where  to  go  from  here?

“Brands  have  to  have  a  deep  understanding  of  their  customer  base.  A    marketer  cannot  deliver  the  right  message  to  the  right  customer  at  the  right  :me  if  she  doesn’t  know  precisely  what  her  customers  want  and  need.”

•  Find  your  target  audience  

•  Create  a  social  media  marke8ng  strategy  

•  Test  out  some  of  the  tac8cs  here  &  analyze  results!