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How to Be a Successful Party Promoter. Are you an expert in marketing? Use your people
skills to become a party promoter. You will need Entertainment Venues Networking skills
A contact list A computer with internet access Creativity Celebrities Contracts Desire to
party Research (optional) and fliers (optional). Step 1. Get to know your audience and understand
what interests them. Plan parties that feature entertainment and venues that both you and
your audience are interested in. Research competitors and look for markets they are
missing. Plan parties that appeal to those markets. Step 2. Develop strong communication
skills. Talk to everyone you can and treat people well so they will want to party with
you. Step 3. Build a contact list with as many names as your can. E-mail and snail mail
contacts about upcoming parties. Wait by the exits of clubs and hand out fliers about upcoming
parties as people come out. Step 4. Get creative when you’re selling the party. Offer entertainment
that makes your party unique. Arrange parties where singles can meet other singles. Step
5. Book celebrities -- of any caliber -- for your party. People like to hang out with famous
people, even if they're only famous locally. Step 6. Treat your party promotion business
like any other professional endeavor. Get written contracts with club owners that specify
your compensation. Step 7. Keep partying. Successful party promoters plan several parties
a week, and sometimes more than one party a night. Did you know On a New Year's Eve
in the late 1970s, event planner Robert Isabell covered the floor of Studio 54 with 4 tons
of glitter.