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Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:54 pm
by Jon Hill
Apart form the English Chess Forum, what are people's views as the best way to inform people of a Tournament, Congress or Festival details?
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:10 pm
by Roger de Coverly
Jon Hill wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:54 pm
what are people's views as the best way to inform people of a Tournament, Congress or Festival details?
The ECF Calendar is a potential route.
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:40 pm
by Joey Stewart
You could stick a message in the forums on lichess or chess.com - they might close your account out of spite but if you get a few extra entrants it would be worth it (and it's easy enough to make a fake account just for this purpose to protect your main one)
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:49 pm
by LawrenceCooper
Definitely Facebook for anything I organise where I'm looking to recruit players rather than inviting them.
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:07 am
by Jon Hill
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:49 pm
Definitely Facebook for anything I organise where I'm looking to recruit players rather than inviting them.
Do you use the paid advertising Lawrence, and if so, do you think that it is effective?
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:07 am
by Jon Hill
Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:40 pm
You could stick a message in the forums on lichess or chess.com - they might close your account out of spite but if you get a few extra entrants it would be worth it (and it's easy enough to make a fake account just for this purpose to protect your main one)
That's an interesting thought Joey, thanks.
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:10 am
by Jon Hill
Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:10 pm
Jon Hill wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:54 pm
what are people's views as the best way to inform people of a Tournament, Congress or Festival details?
The ECF Calendar is a potential route.
Thanks Roger.
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:05 am
by Matthew Turner
I played at Cleethorpes yesterday and they got a very good entry for a pretty out of the way place. The organizers sent out a lot of E-mails - I think they took addresses of various county websites etc. A mail to a county team organizer can soon find its way to a network of quite a few players and I think people are very happy to promote a new venture if it just involves a click of a button
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:11 am
by LawrenceCooper
Jon Hill wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:07 am
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:49 pm
Definitely Facebook for anything I organise where I'm looking to recruit players rather than inviting them.
Do you use the paid advertising Lawrence, and if so, do you think that it is effective?
Definitely not! I don't know anyone who does but, in my case, reaching "friends" and their friends is sufficient.
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:03 am
by Jon Hill
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:11 am
Jon Hill wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:07 am
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:49 pm
Definitely Facebook for anything I organise where I'm looking to recruit players rather than inviting them.
Do you use the paid advertising Lawrence, and if so, do you think that it is effective?
Definitely not! I don't know anyone who does but, in my case, reaching "friends" and their friends is sufficient.
Thanks Lawrence
Re: Tournament | Congress | Festival Promotion Question
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:05 am
by Jon Hill
Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:05 am
I played at Cleethorpes yesterday and they got a very good entry for a pretty out of the way place. The organizers sent out a lot of E-mails - I think they took addresses of various county websites etc. A mail to a county team organizer can soon find its way to a network of quite a few players and I think people are very happy to promote a new venture if it just involves a click of a button
Thanks Matthew, that's good to know.