Event Activation Playbook

Your guide to maximizing live event ROI.

Thought Model: Event Activation Playbook

Member Challenge

  • Knowing what to prioritize is tricky when everything feels like a necessity.
  • Creating a successful, documented, repeatable process for live event marketing is tough when marketers are tight on time.
  • Delivering a high ROI on live events is challenging with limited time and resources.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

  • Event marketers know what needs to be done, but often lack the time to do it.
  • Knowing which actions are truly high-value and where to focus time, energy, and resources in the event marketing process is critical to reaching performance targets and to maximizing ROI.

Impact and Result

  • Identify high-value, high-priority live event marketing activities.
  • Develop a repeatable process for live event success.
  • Understand best practices and expert tips for before, during, and after the event.

Research & Tools

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1. Event Activation Playbook Storyboard – This playbook will help event marketers understand the high-value activities needed to maximize event ROI and develop a robust, repeatable process for success at all live events.

Event marketers know they need a robust event planning process for successful live events, but they’re perpetually short on time.


Read this playbook to:

  • Identify high-value, high-priority live event marketing activities.
  • Develop a repeatable process for live event success.
  • Understand best practices and expert tips for before, during, and after the event.
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Event Activation Playbook Storyboard

2. Live Event Checklist – Ensure every task is completed at the right time.

Use this checklist to develop and/or validate your live event marketing process and stay on track when executing an event.

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Live Event Checklist
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