052: Laci McKinney; Getting Sponsorships for Your Events

19th July 2017 • Systems Saved Me® • Jordan Gill

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Today, I’m talking about getting sponsorships and planning successfully for your events.

My guest is Laci McKinney, who founded The People’s Voice PR Agency.

Topics:

(:31) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit
(1:21) Meeting Laci
(3:03) Blank slate
(4:27) Where it starts
(5:24) The event planning process
(6:55) Budget talk
(7:46) Marketing
(9:40) Event planning takes time!
(10:21) Getting people to buy in... early
(12:08) Utilize event participants
(14:09) Sponsorships
(18:31) Additional advice
(22:00) Attendee perspective
(22:48) Tools/software
(24:14) Best financial investment
(25:13) Worst financial investment
(27:11) Finding Laci

Quotes of the Week:

“If you’re not visible, then you’re not going to get anyone coming to the event.” - Laci

“Think of it as a collaboration more than a sponsorship... Make it mutually beneficial” - Laci

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