Author archive for Sandra O’Loughlin
Media training is a key skill for brand marketers
Ross Burton credits media training with giving him confidence whether he’s working behind the scenes at awards shows like the Academy Awards hosting a consumer make-up event or fielding a reporter’s questions. And although he comes across as self-assured and comfortable with the press Burton says that wasn’t always the case.
High fashion’s big night out with Vogue
September is a month typically associated with Fashion Week and fall fashion magazines. This year however it also included Fashion’s Night Out an event held on Sept. 10 from 5 to 11 p.m. designed to boost the ailing fashion and design industries. More than 700 retailers across New York’s five boroughs from massive department stores...
Reducing Impact of Cancelled Event
If there’s one word no one in event marketing wants to hear it’s “cancellation.” Yet with today’s struggling economy some marketers are faced with the reality of having to pull at least one already-booked event from the portfolio. If you’ve gotta do it here are some tips to help you avoid—or at least minimize—costly cancellation...
Budget Cuts Didn’t Stop Chase
Managing a trade show exhibit with 70 percent less than last year’s budget is become a reality for some marketers. At a time when cfos are slashing marketing dollars like the tails off shrimp on a sizzling Hibachi grill one exhibitor—Chase—not only worked with the slashed budget; it achieved a two-to-one return on its trade...