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The Eastside Culture Crawl Society provides tremendous support for promotion: the website, the printed guide, posters, social media, mailing list, events, and festival press … but getting people to YOUR studio is going to depend on YOUR efforts. Promotion does not have to be costly, but a little time and effort will pay off!   


CULTURE CRAWL PROMO MATERIALS

Save The Date Postcards

Postcards can be picked up at the Culture Crawl office starting in the early summer through to the Crawl festival (artists will be emailed when they are ready for pickup).  

These are great promo cards to have on hand during the summer for:

Program Guides and Posters

Programs are a great thing to have on hand in your studio during the festival weekend and also to distribute throughout the city in the week leading up to the Crawl to promote yourself and the event. Examples of easy distribution locations for programs and posters: apartment lobbies, bulletin boards, lunchrooms, coffee shops, local restaurants, community centres, theatres, and any other place where people gather.


ONLINE ARTIST PROFILE

Review our Artist Profile Guide and fill out/update your Culture Crawl online artist profile. Make sure all your info is correct as your listing in the printed program guide is pulled directly from your online artist profile. Make sure to include images of your work!  Our website receives a huge amount of traffic leading up to the festival so it is to your benefit to fully fill out your profile.


TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PROMO OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRAWL ARTISTS

Media Relations Checklist

Submit the Media Relations Checklist to our publicity team for media consideration. You can find the current year’s deadline (usually in September) and submission form on the Information For Artists page.  


BRANDING (Creating a recognizable look & feel)


CREATE YOUR OWN PROMO MATERIALS

Create your own printed promo materials (such as postcards) to hand out leading up to the Crawl and to visitors during the festival weekend.


USE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK

Promote your participation in the Culture Crawl on your personal and business Facebook, Instagram, and other social media accounts. Read our handy Social Media Guide for tips and suggestions.


EMAIL LIST

Focus on building your email list whenever possible as direct email communication is still the most reliable means of reaching those that have connected with your work.  In addition to your larger mailing list, consider personal emails to a subset or core group. Consider setting aside the time to write personal email invitations, especially to those that have collected your work in the past.

Sending Tips

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