Episode #939
Why you Should Throw a Conference (And How You Can Do It For Free) 
February 25, 2019

In episode #938, we discuss the details of putting on our conference in Downtown LA. Tune in to hear the great advice we received about throwing conferences from a mutual friend.

We have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School Live Event in Los Angeles, once Marketing School reaches 1M downloads in a 30 day period. Take action: Rate, review, subscribe, and SHARE. Check the progress here!

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: Why you Should Throw a Conference (and How You can do it for Free)
  • [00:38] We’re going to talk about the details of our live event in Downtown LA.
  • [00:55] Nextiva is throwing a conference called NexCon.
  • [01:15] Our friend that puts on NexCon told us how to save money.
  • [01:50] There are many ways to throw an event and we figured we could eat the cost.
  • [02:02] However, our NexCon friend told us to get sponsors to defray the costs.
  • [02:43] There are so many unique ways to get sponsors and have them sponsor different aspects of the conference.
  • [03:09] The VIP experience will be limited, as it’s dinner with both of us.
  • [03:25] People will often pay for unique experiences.
  • [04:00] If you would like to be a sponsor, DM one of us.
  • [04:12] Neil thinks all companies should throw conferences.
  • [04:30] We don’t care about the money, we just want to meet our listeners and customers.
  • [05:12] We hit our goal of 1 Million downloads! So, we will be throwing a free event in Los Angeles. Check out this website if you would like to attend. Remember: we are capping the event at 500 people, so sign up now, if you’re interested!

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