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Press and Resources
Owner Christie Osborne is a regular contributor to top industry websites, blogs and podcasts, including on Catersource, NACE and Rising Tide Society. Below you’ll find a selection of articles and contributions sorted by topics.
LATEST PRESS
Analytics, Data and Insights
- November 23, 2020 NACE: Four Google Analytics Reports to Help You Drive Conversions
- November 19, 2020: Wedding IQ Holiday Analytic Must-Haves: How to Set Yourself Up to Track a Successful Holiday Season
- August 25, 2020 Catersource The #1 Thing You Need to Set Up on Your Website to Track ROI
- August 20, 2020: She Creates Business (podcast) How to Set Yourself Apart from Your Competitors with Quantitative Data
- July 13, 2020: NACE 3 Things to Learn from Your Web Metrics
- March 2, 2020: Wedding Bossness Google Analytics for Busy Business Owners
- February 18, 2020: Special Events Event Pros: Marry Your Social Media Metrics for Better Analysis
- January 15, 2020: Catersource 3 Website Metrics to Track in 2020
- December 5, 2019: Frame Your Way Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Marketing
- July 29, 2019: Catersource How to Beat Social Media Algorithms in 2019
- July 23, 2019: Wedding Industry Insider Christie Osborne Shares a Powerful Marketing Framework and Demystifies Vital Technical Concepts
- October 3, 2018: Sage Wedding Pros Algorithms: What You Need to Know and Why they Are Important
Advertising Online
- November 27, 2018: Catersource When Your Facebook Ads aren’t Working
- October 30, 2019: Catersource Setting Up Your Facebook Ads for Success
- September 25, 2018: Catersource Designing Facebook Ads that Work
- September 19, 2018: NACE Turn your Ads into Clients. Two Ways To Supercharge Your Next Advertising Campaign
Crisis Communication
Natural Disasters are becoming a regular part of life for many event pros. Whether it’s wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, or earthquakes, being prepared is the first step in adequately managing a crisis. In the following articles and interviews, Christie discusses the key actions to prepare for, deal with, and recover from a catastrophe.
- July 30, 2020: Catersource Social Media and Crisis Recovery: What You Need to Know for Effective Messaging
- July 18, 2020 Catersource Preparing for Recovery with Social Media Advertising
- July 2020: Catersource Magazine Preparing for Recovery With Social Media Advertising (Page 14-15)
- June 4, 2020: Catersource Top-of-Mind Marketing Tactics that Aren’t Tone Deaf
- May 15, 2020: NACE What to Do Now to Prepare for Recovery (QUOTE)
- April 16, 2020: Catersource Navigating Social Media During a Time of Crisis
- March 23, 2020: Wedding Planning Academy Social Media Communications During a Crisis
- March 23, 2020: The Wedpreneur Podcast Crisis Communication & Social Media Strategies
- March 17, 2020: Planner in Training Coronavirus and your wedding business
- March 13, 2020: The Wedding Biz Online Crisis Communication and the Corona Virus
- September 30, 2019: Catersource Your Roadmap to Successful Communications in the Face of Crisis
- February 19, 202o: Catersource Candid Conversations about Natural Disasters
- March 19, 2019: Special Events Smart Social Media Strategies for Event Companies in Emergencies
- March 7, 2019: NACE How to Handle Social Media for Business When Disaster Strikes
- January 21, 2019: Wedding IQ Weathering the Storm: Preparing a Social Media Plan for Emergencies
- January 16, 2019: This Week in Weddings Crisis Communication for Event Pros
Branding and Content Strategy
- August 12, 2020: NACE 4 Areas to Address if You’re Not Seeing a Strong ROI
- August 6, 2020: Good Shuffle The Ultimate Monthly Business Checklist for Event Pros
- July, 2020: All Seated How to Identify and Virtually Reach Your Ideal Client Avatars (ICA)
- March 11, 2020: Honey Book | Rising Tide Building Your Brand and Content Strategy Around Your ICA
- October 28, 2019: Catersource Measuring Up Your Marketing to Massive Goliath Companies
- October 3, 2019: Special Events An Event Pro’s Guide to Content Marketing
- September 12, 2019: NACE You and Your ICA – The Dream Team
- August 26, 2020: Catersource Mind Your Funnel
- July 23, 2019: Wedding MBA Podcast Finding More Ideal Clients
- July 15, 2019: Special Events Three Simple Ways to Attract Your Event ‘ICA’–Before Your Competition Does
- April 30, 2019: Catersource Creating a Content Strategy in Three Simple Steps
- January 29, 2019: Catersource Mapping Out Your Ideal Client from Head to Toe
- December 26, 2019 Catersource Simple Ways to Develop a Brand that Woos and Wins Clients
Business
- November 17, 2020: Catersource How Content Marketing Creates Thought Leaders (and Where to Start)
- March 6, 2020: Ladders (quote) 27 books every woman should read in their career
- December 17, 2019: Honey Book | Rising Tide The Secret to a Digital Detox for Entrepreneurs
- August 2019: The Wedding Business Magazine Four Ways to Diversify Revenue Streams for Wedding Pros (p 78-80)
- July 16, 2019: Honey Book | Rising Tide Considering Starting a Mastermind? Here are 5 Things You Should Know
Email Marketing
- August 21, 2019: Special Events Refreshing Email Strategies for Cross-Generational Event Marketing
- February 9, 2019: Catersource Email Marketing is Dead… Oh, Wait!
Holiday Tips
- November 19, 2019: Catersource Reaching Your ICA During the Holiday Season
- October 18, 2019: Catersource Holiday Ads & Social Media: What’s the Key to Success?
Marketing Plans and Strategy
- November 30, 2020: Wedding IQ Setting Realistic Marketing Goals for 2021
- June 14, 2020: Catersource Mid-Year Check-in: Evaluating, Refining, and Enhancing Your Marketing Strategy
- December 30, 2019: Wedding IQ Setting New Marketing Goals for the Year Ahead
- December 20, 2019: NACE End-of-Year Marketing Analysis: What to Track and How to Transform in 2020
- December 18, 2019: Catersource 3 Simple Steps for Redefining Your Marketing Plan in the Off-Season
- June 24, 2019: Catersource Mid-Year Check-in: Evaluating Your Advertising & Marketing Efforts
- June 14, 2019: NACE Where to Start When You Need to Change Your Marketing Strategy
- January 17, 2019: Good Shuffle It’s Time to Audit Your Event Business Marketing Plan
- January 24, 2019: Honey Book | Rising Tide New Year, New Marketing Plan
- September 11, 2018: Special Events You Can’t Predict the Future of the Event Industry, but You Can Audit Your Marketing Plan
Millennials & Gen-Z
- August 21, 2019: Special Events Refreshing Email Strategies for Cross-Generational Event Marketing
- July 8, 2019: Wedding IQ Cross-Generational Marketing: How to Reach GEN X, Y, AND Z
- June 11, 2019: Weddings for Real Marketing to Generation Z
- March 26, 2019: Catersource Flagging Down the Gen Z Client as They Zip Past
Social Media
- June 16, 2020: Special Events Three Content Types in a Smart Social Media Strategy for Event Pros
- March 18, 2020: Catersource Three Simple Social Media Marketing Processes You Need in Place before Peak Season
- February 12, 2020: Catersource How to Put Social Media on Autopilot for Busy Season
- November 3, 2019 5 Strategies for Making Your Rental Company Stand Out on Social MediaGood Shuffle
- September 13, 2019: Sage Wedding ProsHow to Exude Confidence through Social Media
- September 12, 2019: Honey Book | Rising Tide Beyond Hashtags and Posts: New ways of attracting clients on Instagram
- May 28, 2019: Catersource Is it Time to Outsource Your Social Media?
- May 6, 2019: Good Shuffle 3 Simple Tips to Transform Your Rental Company’s Social Media Strategy
- April 24, 2019: The Wedding Business Magazine The Secret Weapon to Building Confidence in Your Facebook Marketing Strategies (p 98-100)
- March 26, 2019: Honey Book | Rising Tide The Right Way to Use Pinterest for Marketing
- February 1, 2019: The Wedding Business Magazine Reviewing Your Brand to Perfect Your Messaging on Facebook in 2019 (p 102-105)
- November 2018: All Seated How To Best Outsource Social Media
- October 25, 2018: Special Events How Event Pros Can Create Authentic Social Media Marketing
- October 22, 2018: Using social media to sell. Planner in Training