| These are some of the ways to promote events. | | | | Press Kits should include background information |
| 1) Join listservs | | | | about your organization, event flyer, event press |
| Listservs help get the word out about your event | | | | release, and program. |
| and many people use listserv as a multi-media | | | | 6) Create Flyer |
| tool. | | | | Creating a flyer is an important marketing tool not |
| 2) Create an outline newsletter | | | | only for the event, but the organization |
| The newsletter should have all the details about | | | | sponsoring the event. The flyer should include all |
| the event. | | | | relevant information about the event and |
| 3) Hire an independent consultant | | | | organization's logo. |
| The independent consultant can get the word out | | | | 7) Create a press release |
| by creating a media kit and aiding in marketing the | | | | Press Releases are important marketing tool for |
| event. | | | | both the organization and the event. There are |
| 4) Post event announcements on different | | | | many sites where you can post press releases. |
| websites | | | | Some of the include Free Press Release, Free |
| Many people use websites for many reasons and | | | | News Releases, Press Release Spider, Pr Log, and |
| one of them is to post events. There are many | | | | I News Wire. |
| websites to post events. Some of them include | | | | 8) Hire a photographer |
| Washington DC Guide, Blackwebportal, | | | | Hire a photographer to cover the event. This |
| Eventsetter, Washington DC Tribe, WOL | | | | helps with marketing the event and the |
| Community News, Washington City Paper, City | | | | organization. |
| Happenings, Seeing Black, and Craigslist. | | | | 9) Post event on organization's website |
| 5) Contact the press | | | | Make sure when you post the event on the |
| Contacting the press is a vital tool to aid in getting | | | | organization's website that the site is updated and |
| the word out by having a reporter or freelance | | | | has all of the details. It may also be helpful to |
| writer to write an article about the event. Make | | | | include any articles about the event and press |
| sure to have pres kits available for the press. | | | | releases. |