Event Promotions Guide

Learn how EventSuite helps teams launch promotion windows, target the right audience segments, and monitor campaign performance without losing control of timing and spend.

Purpose

Use this guide to understand how EventSuite supports campaign creation, audience targeting, scheduling, and performance monitoring for event promotion windows.

Who should use this guide

  • Marketing operators running campaign launches
  • Commercial teams tracking conversion impact
  • Admins validating campaign scheduling and targeting

How to do it

  • Create a campaign with a clear objective, audience, and schedule before launch.
  • Attach the relevant event or ticketing context so promotion performance stays tied to real demand.
  • Define targeting constraints carefully — too narrow and metrics stall; too broad and offers leak.
  • Launch or schedule, then monitor pacing while the window is live.
  • Pause or close underperforming campaigns so the inventory stays trustworthy.

Campaign inventory

In EventSuite: Promotions · Campaigns

Used for: Tracking draft, active, and completed campaigns in one place.

Configure

  • Agree naming conventions so operators can find live windows quickly.

Use day-to-day

  • Filter for active campaigns and review pacing.
  • Open a campaign to edit targeting or schedule where status allows.

Pro tips

  • Pause expired or underperforming campaigns to keep the list clean.

Create a campaign

In EventSuite: Promotions · New Campaign

Used for: Setting up a promotion window with the right objective, audience, and timing.

Configure

  • Enter name, objective, and target audience.
  • Set start and end dates plus any budget or spend controls.
  • Link the relevant event or ticketing context.

Use day-to-day

  • Launch or schedule and confirm status moves from draft to active.

Pro tips

  • Build campaigns early enough to validate end-to-end before the live window.

Targeting and performance

In EventSuite: Promotions · Campaign detail

Used for: Ensuring the offer reaches the intended segment and learning from results.

Configure

  • Define audience constraints and validate a preview sample where available.

Use day-to-day

  • Adjust targeting based on performance signals.
  • Review metrics and capture learnings for the next promotion window.

Pro tips

  • If metrics are flat, targeting is often too narrow — widen carefully and monitor impact.

Runbook

Define the promotion window

  • Set objective, audience, schedule, and linked event context.
  • Confirm targeting constraints before launch.

Exit condition: The campaign is draft-ready with clear ownership.

Launch and monitor

  • Launch or schedule the campaign.
  • Watch pacing and conversion while the window is live.

Exit condition: Active campaigns have a named owner watching results.

Optimise and close

  • Pause or adjust underperforming campaigns.
  • Capture learnings for the next promotion cycle.

Exit condition: Completed campaigns leave a reusable performance trail.

Daily checklist

  • Review active campaign pacing each morning.
  • Confirm near-term windows still match inventory and event readiness.
  • Pause expired campaigns that clutter the inventory.
  • Note targeting changes that improved or hurt conversion.

Troubleshooting

  • If a campaign will not launch, check schedule, audience, and linked event requirements.
  • If metrics look empty, confirm the campaign is active and the measurement window has started.
  • If offers leak, tighten targeting constraints and re-test with a sample audience.
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