Episode 290: Part 2: Hosting Community Events to Generate Leads with Pete Dupuis
Dec 8, 2023
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Exploring lessons from a fitness industry event, hosting 'Night with the Pros,' community event promotion strategies, engaging attendees through coaching panelists, maximizing event outcomes, and post-event reflection for business growth.
Hosting community events with professional athletes can effectively attract and convert leads for gyms.
Conducting a post-event review allows for reflection and improvement in future lead generation events.
Deep dives
Key Insight 1: Hosting Successful Community Events
Pete from Cressy Sports Performance shares insights on hosting 'Night with the Pros,' an event aimed at generating leads by bringing in professional athletes, coaches, and experts to discuss topics relevant to their client avatar, primarily high school and college athletes. The event aims to engage the youth athlete community and their parents by addressing various aspects such as college recruitment, game-day preparation, and training strategies, emphasizing the event's ability to attract and convert leads effectively.
Key Insight 2: Event Promotion and Lead Generation Strategies
The podcast delves into the strategies used to promote the event, including leveraging social media, internal messaging, email marketing, and engaging local community influencers to attract attendees. By visually showcasing the athletes and tapping into the interests of the target audience, the event managed to draw a significant turnout of approximately 135 individuals, highlighting the effectiveness of targeted promotion methods in generating leads and driving attendance.
Key Insight 3: Post-Event Analysis and Future Planning
A critical takeaway involves the importance of conducting a post-event review to evaluate the event's successes, shortcomings, and areas for improvement while the experiences are still fresh. Reflecting on the event's flow, engagement strategies, and staff coordination, Pete emphasizes the value of scheduling a postmortem meeting to enhance future event planning and optimize outcomes, ensuring a continuous cycle of feedback-driven improvements in lead generation events.