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Started 2 years ago by kitoba
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ChrisSunami
King-Lincoln District
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Three points:
A) I was recently watching the Improv Evverywhere "Little League" video --where they come in and turn a Little League game into a major league atmosphere.

B) Every month or so I post an event here on the boards --no one ever attends. Vice versa, I regularly see cool events listed here and rarely if ever make it to them.

C) I was at the Columbus International Film Festival this past weekend, and I was shocked to find out it had been running almost twice as long as I've been alive and I've never heard of it before this year.

THEREFORE: Here's my idea: Each month, let's all get together and choose one under-the-radar urban Columbus event and make it THE biggest event in Columbus for that month. We've got marketing experts, social networkers, graphic designers and so forth on this site, and we all have our own networks of contacts and friends. Each month we pick that one event, and give it the publicity, the marketing, the word of mouth and the attendance it deserves.

Also in someways it would be like the microbank collectives they have in third world countries. Everyone participates, and then when your turn comes you reap the big payoff.

Posted 2 years ago #
Coreroc
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I always get a ton of CU folks out to every event I post here. I remember whan I took a different approach to the attendance side of posting on CU and learned my lesson. So rather than blame others and look for solutions. possibly you could look into your own promotional approach. I have also noticed that ones tone in other threads can also affect how others look at your event or even if they are willing to open it and look at what you have to offer. Food for thought...

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ChrisSunami
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This was in no way meant as a negative, complaining thread, but rather as a positive, enthusiastic promote-Columbus type idea. Nor was the idea just to shill my projects, but to bring attention a wide range of under-attended Columbus events.

Part of the concept was the fact that I often feel bad about missing events that sound great, and I felt that having a collective might inspire me to make it out to something at least once a month.

So rather than blame others and look for solutions. possibly you could look into your own promotional approach.

I've come to realize that effective marketing and promotions are not part of my skill set or aptitude list. I blame no one for that other than myself. Again, the point of that observation was not to point fingers but to acknowledge how difficult it is for busy people to find time for other people's events.

I have also noticed that ones tone in other threads can also affect how others look at your event or even if they are willing to open it and look at what you have to offer. Food for thought...

I don't know if you think my tone in other people's threads has been negative or hostile, but this post certainly didn't make me feel warm and fuzzy about you.

Posted 2 years ago #
joev
Merion Village
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I think Coreroc is feeling both a little self-inflated and maybe not firing on all cylinders this morning.

Kitoba, this is a great idea! I'm interested in doing what I can do.

Posted 2 years ago #
somertimeoh
Harrison West
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But doesn't the best marketing buzz come from true passion and excitement for an event? Is that something you can really force?

There's a boatload of people who read CU that don't post. Just because the regular posters aren't going doesn't mean that your event didn't have attendees thanks to CU.

Posted 2 years ago #
ChrisSunami
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somertimeoh wrote >>
There's a boatload of people who read CU that don't post. Just because the regular posters aren't going doesn't mean that your event didn't have attendees thanks to CU.

I really wasn't trying to diss CU or the CU community --I'm sorry if it came across that way. The basic idea was just a group of independent artists/activists or whatever coming together to promote each other's events in turn. The "passion and excitement" would hopefully come at least partially from the collaborative experience.

@joev --Thanks for the supportive words of encouragement. I really appreciate them.

Posted 2 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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I like this idea, Kitoba. Almost like a flashmob, but with a purpose other than comedy or performance art. ;)

The only problem I would see is deciding which events get picked. Would one person pick the event, or would it be left up to some sort of voting system? And if there is a vote, wouldn't it be fairly likely that the crowd is going to end up picking an event that might not really be something that would normally be overlooked?

If the logistics can be figured out, this could be very very cool. :D

Posted 2 years ago #
DavidF
Elysium Fields
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I like the concept, even if execution could be tricky. I was at the film festival too, and sad to say, it was my first time. This site has been great for me in regards to having cool events brought to my attention.

Posted 2 years ago #
ChrisSunami
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Walker wrote >>
I like this idea, Kitoba. Almost like a flashmob, but with a purpose other than comedy or performance art. ;)

Yes, that's exactly the concept I was going for. It's true though, there would need to be some logistics to work out as far as selections.

At first I was just thinking a round robin for participants, but of course if you get any good sized number of participants you aren't going to be able to get to each of them. Maybe some kind of nominations and voting process, with prior participation being a requirement for voting.

In any case, there would have to be a fair amount of people involved who were just in it for the idea itself, not for any personal benefit.

One thing that occurs to me though is that there's a lot of highly skilled people out of work right now --being a part of this could be a good way for people to keep their skills fresh and in the public eye while waiting for paid employment.

Posted 2 years ago #
DavidF
Elysium Fields
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You talkin to me?

Posted 2 years ago #
Coley
Highland West
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I like this idea as well kitoba- I have been a life long resident of C-bus and I'm finding out new things everyday on here. I'm a little ashamed!

Posted 2 years ago #
rus

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DavidF wrote >>
You talkin to me?

Just earned yourself 10 cool points for a classic reference!

Posted 2 years ago #
DavidF
Elysium Fields
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Oooh, you are so taking that back after you see my comment on the other thread. ;)

Posted 2 years ago #
rus

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DavidF wrote >>
Oooh, you are so taking that back after you see my comment on the other thread. ;)

Nah... good fun all around ;)

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