Advent Coworking Booth at Yelp Event (Thursday, 8/4/2016, 6p-9p)

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Hi Awesome Advent People!

My name is Adrienne Craighead and I am the "Chief Illuminator" at TorchBearer Sales and Marketing Consulting. I am also a proud member of Advent Coworking and because of that I sometimes do "sales and marketing" projects for Advent.

If you are like me (and you believe that the key thing that makes our co-working space the best spot in town are the people) then please help me show the community how awesome our members are by showing up at this fall's YELPER PARTY on Thursday, August 4th from 6p to 9p.

What would your involvement entail? Mostly just hanging out, being cool, playing corn-hole and wearing an ADVENT sticker proudly on your shoulder.

If you are interested and available, zap me an email at Adrienne@TorchBearerOnline.com and I will hit you back with additional details.

*Don't forget to save the date on your calendar!

** It will be ultra fun . . . Read all details below!!

*** Read all the way to the bottom as more details have now emerged :-).

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What's a Yelper Party, you ask? Why, it's only the biggest, boldest, baddest event that Yelp throws! Think tons of amazing, local businesses (like yours!), cool activities, entertainment and just general good times.

It's 100% free to participate and get your name/product out in front of hundreds of Yelpers from across the area! Please fill out the following form to indicate your interest and availability for taking part in this awesome promotional opportunity.

WHEN: Thursday, August 4th. 6-9pm (6-7pm a special preview hour for Elites, Media and VIP. Rest of the general admission guest list 7-9pm)
WHERE: The Underground (The Fillmore's new venue located next door at the old Boot Leggers)
FOR YOU: It's a chance to showcase, sample, and show off the very best of what you do to the most active tastemakers and urban adventurers in the region!
FROM US: We take care of all the planning, promotion, guest list management, and logistics!

***The event is guest list controlled. Guests have to RSVP on Yelp and receive a confirmation email and party pass/QR code that will be scanned at the door. The event is FREE, but we will be collecting donations for our AMAZING non-profit partner Behailu Academy http://www.behailuacademy.org/

***Theme: Yelp Live & Local @ The Underground. We're embracing our music scene. So, channel your inner rockstar and get creative.

LINKS TO OUR LAST YELPER PARTY:
Blog (including all sponsors) https://www.yelpblog.com/2015/12/yelp-gets-lucky
Reviews and user pics https://www.yelp.com/biz/yelp-gets-lucky-charlotte
Professional Pics from Poprock https://www.flickr.com/photos/yelp/sets/72157661184672491/

Promotional Exposure:
- On-site promotion to 500+ Yelpers attending the event
- Event promoted on Yelp
- Your business will be listed as a sponsor of the event with your name, logo, link to Yelp page
- Dedicated email blasts to the Yelp Elite Squad (the most active users on the website)
- Dedicated Charlotte edition of the Weekly Yelp Newsletter to the event (187,000+ subscribers in the CLT area)
- Dedicated Talk thread in Yelp forum
- Social media promotion - Facebook, Twitter (11.9k), Instagram (11.5k)
- Potential for promotion in other media hits -- TV, radio, blog, newspaper, etc. (There will be TV segments on both WCCB with Wilson's World and on WBTV)
- Recap blog post on the Yelp International Community Blog
- Follow up emails sent out to attendees
- Reviews and user pics of the event posted on Yelp
- Event is professionally photographed (Poprock Photography)
- And more!

After filling out this form, I will be in contact with you to discuss the details of your participation in more detail and see what makes sense. If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to email charlottenc@yelp.com!

* Required

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From: "Nikki Wolfe" <nlwolfe@yelp.com>
Date: Jul 11, 2016 1:48 PM
Subject: Yelp Live & Local--- 24 days out! Raffle prizes
To: "Nikki Wolfe" <nlwolfe@yelp.com>
Cc: 

We are 24 days out!! PUMPED for this amazing group of 45+ sponsors!

RAFFLE PRIZES: the event is free, but I am encouraging/forcing (unless you're a lawyer, than ignore that 2nd word) guests to give a donation of at least a minimum $10. How do you get people to donate more? With raffle tickets. I do $5 = 1 raffle ticket... or $20 gets you 5. Great way to push people to give more. If any of you would be willing to donate a raffle prize of some sort, please let me know. I want to compile a huge list. The Behailu volunteers will handle all the money. raffle tickets, etc. I know the Fillmore is going to do some concert tickets.

CREATIVE PIECES:

Attached. Please do not post or put out there until Wednesday. And remember: language is that you must RSVP on Yelp to attend. I'll send out a bitly to share for the landing page either Tuesday night or Wednesday AM.

THE HASHTAG FOR THIS EVENT: #YelpLiveAndLocal

MARKETING DATES:

TUESDAY NIGHT- The landing page will go live and the RSVPs will open.

WEDNESDAY AM- the special promo issue of the Local Yelp will go out to more 130,000 inboxes across Charlotte.

FRIDAY- my weekly TV segment on WBTV (the CBS affiliate) will air at 4:20pm to promote the event.

MONDAY, JULY 25TH- CAN'T MISS TV. Chris and I will be doing Wilson's World. I don't want to spoil what we have planned... but you'll want to watch.

CONFIRMED SPONSORS:
Eats (setup outside with trucks)- Street Spice, Improper Pig, JJ's Red Hots
Eats (inside)- The Roasting Company, Just Dumplings, Fran's Filling Station, Cupcrazed, Fahrenheit, Luciano's, Cannizzaro Sauces, Iva Jean's Fudge, Polka Dot Bake Shop, Modern Muffin, Nellie's Southern Kitchen, Draught, Flight, WP Kitchen & Bar, Tupelo Honey Cafe, Chipotle, Smoke Modern Barbecue, Vivace, Coaltranes Char Grill

Bevvies: Tito's Handmade Vodka, American Born Moonshine, RNDC brands TBD, White Street Brewing Company, Bayne Brewing, Three Spirits Brewery, Shiner Bock, ZICO, Red Bull

Transportation: Cruise Carts

Interactives: (the key is to be super interactive. Get creative!)
Shutterbooth, Advent CoWorking, Crossfit Mecklenburg, First Wind, Pearl Dentistry, T Reid Salon (brow and braid bar), Core Revolution, Massage Works of Charlotte (massages), NC Yoga Bar

Photography: Poprock Photography

Working on a couple more tricks up our sleeves.

Again, please do not hesitate to email or text with any questions. 704-307-7523

Basics: I'll have a table, tablecloth, ice, barback, and napkins for everyone. You'll need to bring whatever paper/plastic products you need to sample. Feel free to bring whatever you want for your table. 

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Regards,

Nikki Wolfe
Yelp Charlotte Senior Community Manager & Marketing Director

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