My list of marketing opportunities includes:
Press Releases
What's On Web Sites
Local Town & Village Web Sites
My Web Sites
Publications
Local Arts & Culture Organisations
Newspapers & Local Community Newsletters
Local Radio
Dance Organisations
Dance Forums
Friendly Callers & Bands
Local Schools & Colleges
Twitter (not convinced)
Instagram (haven't tried it)
Facebook Groups of all sorts
Meetup (tried it - got hundreds of members - a few tried it - no-one continued)
Local Supermarkets/Stores with Community Notice-Boards
Of course not all are relevant to dance weekends where you are trying to attract experienced dancers.
It is a lot of work to cover all the bases, with very little return in most cases. The vast majority of people hear about it through the Web or via Word of Mouth.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574
http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html for Live Music Ceilidhs
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive DVDs