Swing Fever final presentation-2

Swing Fever final presentation-2

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  SWING FEVER! 1940’s DanceParty
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  1942! Tickets Sold: 168 ●Online/Cash - 139 ● Door - 29 Showed up: 149 Raised: $1729.00 What did you like about this event? “It was well organized, everything ran smoothly - The food was excellent - The Band was fantastic - Great outfits!”
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  Swing Fever Comesto Life: The Set-UpThe Good ● Decor Committee delegated ● Great enthusiasm by group ● Venue ● Timing Challenges ● Mark ● Lights breaking at end of set-up
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  During Swing Fever Challenges ●Capacity ● Last minute Mic check ● Not enough people per job The Good ● High attendance ● Group knew roles well ● Guest participation ● Venue ● Registration
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  Swing Fever Comesto Life: The Marketing Social Media ● Strategy: focused attention on a specific group of individuals ● Impactful online presence ● Posts that informed ● Did you know? Beauty & fashion, On this day, videos... ● Facebook, Twitter, Instagram = separate posts ● Linked to one another to direct traffic ● Giveaway
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  Swing Fever Comesto Life: Marketing ● Thematic poster set the colour scheme of the event ● Distributed flyers ● Hung in vintage and coffee shops on Queen St W, Kensington Market and along Bathurst and Bloor ● Advertised on Uniiverse, BlogTO, the Royal Canadian Legion and Swing Dancing websites ● Website www.swingfever.ca provided detailed information about the event and a link to purchase tickets
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  Swing Fever Comesto Life: Charity The Good ● Jay Burford was enthusiastic and helpful ● Lent thematic decor and equipment for food ● Signed a thank you letter to Pizza Pizza for donating pizza to our staff Challenges ● Jay Burford was slow at corresponding and difficult to reach ● No definite answers were given until the week leading up to the event ● Issues with the Registered Charity Number
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  Swing Fever Comesto Life: Sponsorship The Good: ● External help from all committees ● Some personal connections ● Meeting with Nicola Challenges: ● No experience ● Used the internet for guidance ● Sponsors were given too short a notice
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  Entertainment: The Band PickupSwing Ensemble ● Set the tone for the night ● 8 piece band ● Large portion of budget...totally worth it! ● Fantastic response to the band
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  Entertainment: The Dancers Toronto SwingDance Society ● Donated their talent and time ● Technology difficulties ● Got everyone involved and out on the dance floor Hogtown ● Reached out to us ● Arrived late with playlist ● Lack of communication ● Awesome dancers!
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  The Decor The Good ●Secured 1940’s decor on small budget ● Communication ● Organization Challenges ● Hard to envision in space ● Tight budget ● Acquiring decor from The Legion
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  The Grub ● Themenu: mashed potatoes & mac ‘n cheese ● The snacks: popcorn ● The bar ● The observations ● The challenges
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  The Feedback ● 100%of respondents: Event & Entertainment were “Excellent” or “Very Good” ● 100% “Extremely Organized” or “Very Organized” ● 2/14 respondents indicated that the event was only “Fairly Unique” ● 2/14 respondents indicated “A moderate amount of value” for their money spent ● Guests Loved: “Everything!”- The band, music, details, fitting ambiance, venue, food, prizes and the energy in the room ● Guests Disliked: “Nothing!” (5/12 responses); pricey cocktails, lack of guarded coat check, repetition of songs, quiet dance instruction ● Guests heard about the event from: Facebook, Word of Mouth, Friends, Advertisements, UNIIVERSE, Student at Humber
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  Until next time!