068: How to Get Sponsors for Your Shows with Stan Renard
WellAttended: Event and Theatre Marketing / Promotion
Release Date: 12/18/2017
WellAttended: Event and Theatre Marketing / Promotion
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Cody Clark explains how to sell your show to specialty markets. He discusses how to get into fringe festivals, how to build relationships with organizations, how to get onto TV, and how to build a show that your audience wants to see.
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Connor Asher discusses how to start a business as a puppeteer. He talks about why he decided to start his own business and the different ways that he makes money through his puppet shows, teaching classes, and working on commercials. He also explains how he creates custom puppets and shares his design questionnaire that he sends to clients. Be sure to download it in the show notes at the bottom of this episode.
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Gary Berg discusses how to price your shows and make $100,000. We talk about 8 factors that play a role in pricing, the formula to make $100,00 a year, and we discus the benefits of working with an agent.
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Dan Holzman discusses how to use comedy in your marketing. He talks about three important factors for effective comedy, his framework for developing routines from the ground up, and how you can be clever with your marketing.
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This week, RJ Lynch discusses theĀ 7 hidden gems he found in the WellAttended Podcast that have helped make his shows a success. He talks about how to create a unique event, how to find a venue, how to get press, and much more. Download the handout in the show notes at the bottom of this episode.
info_outlineStan Renard explains how to get sponsors for your shows. He talks about the different types of sponsorships, the best ways to contact individuals and companies, and how to ask for sponsorships. He also gives examples of the types of sponsorships he receives as a touring musician and for Music Biz Day.
Stan is the Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Music Marketing Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is also a recording artist, violinist, violist, conductor, and the founder and arranger of the Grammy-Nominated Bohemian Quartet.
Stan also produces a music festival and Music Biz Day which is the largest music business expo of it's kind in the country. It's completely free and hosted by UTSA. All of the funding is generated by sponsors and vendors.
Show Notes:
musicbizday.utsa.edu
www.bohemianquartet.com
stan.renard@utsa.edu
Click the link to get Stan's pitch and the resources - https://wellattended.com/blog/068-get-sponsors-shows-stan-renard/
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