Posts Tagged: promoters

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31
Jul 09

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Promoting your Party Online

party_time_topSpamming – The quickest way to get blocked or deleted on myspace, facebook and other social networking websites is to spam your friends mailboxes and post countless bulletins. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with sending personal messages or posting bulletins – like anything else in this world that could result in an unfavorable outcome – do it with subtlety and in moderation.

Advertising Outside your Targeted Population – Most web masters charge promoters a flat fee to advertise upcoming events on their web sites. For example, dancehallcuties.com, jahblesspresents.com and straightvibes.com are based in New York, so it wouldn’t be surprising to uncover that a significant percentage of their users are from that area. Continue reading →

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24
Jul 09

Party Photographers: Pay them Fairly, On Time and In Full

photographerI came across a few popular New York based party-photography websites over the course of two weeks and to my surprise, the number one issue that they all share involves promoters not paying them fairly for their services. Under ideal circumstances, party photographers charge promoters a fee to promote events and taken pictures for publication online. But unfortunately, they are having a hard time getting paid for their services because promoters who hire them are failing to fulfill their end of the bargain. These shady promoters are notorious for making partial payments, paying whatever they feel the service is worth or simply not paying at all. Continue reading →

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30
Jun 09

Hype + Relationship = Eminent Disaster

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I’m sure that most of you are familiar with the above equation even though it was never taught to you in high school or college. It’s a fairly simple formula to understand and wouldn’t even require the use of a scientific calculator to solve. Why? The answer is linked directly to common sense and could be used to explain why a lot of relationships built on “hype” typically last a few weeks or even less.

Looking back, most of you could list the names of a few close friends or family members who got involved with a popular dancehall patron. Continue reading →

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21
Apr 09

New York Party Promoters unite against Fashionably late partygoers

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There isn’t really a movement by the fictitious “New York Party promoters Association” (NYPPA) to rid the dance floors of fashionably late partygoers. But over the past few months, I have seen a lot of promoters becoming more aggressive in encouraging partygoers to arrive at their event early. To accomplish this, they offer special incentives such as reduced price on entry fee, buy one get one half off liquor deals or simple hold up an home-made sign that reads “please come to my party early.” Although those promotional tactics makes perfect business sense, promoters are still finding it difficult to make a living with the heavy hand of the NYPD resting comfortably on the “event off switch.” So to all the partygoers out there that are notorious for arriving at dancehall events between the hours of 2am – 4am; support your party promoters by arriving a few hours earlier. Continue reading →