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I worked in the event planning space in the past, and now have one of the popular event planning blogs. You have to consider your target market first. Event organizers come in 2 different flavors - independent event organizer working for a client and an employee organizing the event for the company. Knowing which one is which during your sales pitch/conversation is critical because it helps you position your product aligned directly with event planner's goals and objectives to help them understand how your product benefits them, their client and event.

They're always on a budget, and a new product requiring an upfront investment without a clear benefit is a risk they are not willing to take to stay within their budget. You need to see what your competitors are doing (if you think you don't have any, than you haven't done your homework well enough) and position your product in a way that 1. it clearly solves event organizers pain/problem, and 2. it sets your product apart from the competition.

This really should be your value proposition, which is NOT the same as your vision/mission statement and/or your business description. It needs that ONE unique differentiator to set you apart from the competition and clearly communicate tangible solution to a pain/problem. Many businesses across industries miss this.

All in all, you are not communicating tangible, real benefits that solve event organizer's pain/problem to reduce perceived risk of an upfront payment.

Tip for the road: Don't use ambiguous language with event organizers, be as specific as possible.

P.S. If I had more details as to what your product does and why it requires an upfront payment (and how big it is), I could be more helpful in attracting and selling to event organizers - and understand what pain/problem it solves.


Answered 10 years ago

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