Have you ever promoted a local concert or special event? If so, we want to hear from you. We would like to feature your concert promotion experience in an upcoming article to be published on the internet.

No show is too small to discuss. Feel free to comment on any part of the promotion business: advertising, street team marketing, contract negotiations, or whatever is on your mind. We just want to hear from you.

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Print Media Advertising

1. When using the print media, one must decide which newspaper or magazine will reach your target audience. This may include the area of distribution, age of the readers, their ethnicity, and how frequently (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) it is published.

2. If your competition uses print media, never run a smaller ad than them.

3. Find out from the publisher the best day to run your ad.

4. If you intend on running more ads on this or other events in the future, compare the cost of signing a long term schedule to the shorter options.

5. Visit your local library and find the Standard Rates and Data Service, Inc.’s (also online at SRDS.com)”Consumer Magazine and Agri-Media Rates.” This will help you find out if a specific magazine offers a regional rate/edition for advertisers.

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Booking Shows

A promoter is a person, company or organization which takes the full responsibility of presenting a live music event, festival or club night. The duties consist of renting the venue, paying for advertising, promotions, performers and their hotel & travel expenses, technicians, and other financial obligations.

Generally, if the show is successful, the promoter will end up with a percentage of the profits. This amount can vary from 100’s of dollars to 100’s of thousand dollars. Top concert promoters can earn $20,000 to $800,000+ a year.

How do you begin a career as a concert promoter? Some start from scratch and learn the business from trial and error. And some have worked closely with a promoter long enough to know what it takes to start their own business. There is an ebook available online that is perfect for anyone who wants to know how to become a concert promoter.Visit http://www.ConcertPromotions.net.

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Concert Promoter

1. Have your funds readily available. The signed contract and a deposit will be due within 48 hours of confirming the date.

2. Check the availability of the venue.

3. Contact our agency with a short list of artists and your budget.

4. Research your choices for the best show.

5. Prioritize your list and submit offer on your first choice(s).

6. Be patient. An agent will contact you within 1-2 days with an update on the artist’s availability and whether they have confirmed doing the date. A prompt response to our agent’s questions will increase the chance of confirming your offer.

7. After the contract is issued, review it, sign it and return it with the deposit to guarantee the date.

8. Always have a plan b (and even a plan c, if you are really serious) and be prepared to act fast, to insure your chance of securing a top national act.

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