1st Rule Of Promotion. Where Do I Start?
The Starting Point
(1) Never put on a live music night unless you know the alternative crowd and are into the live music scene. Most people that start a regular night love that certain brand of music.
(2) Find a local pub that is known for its live music following.
(3) If you are under 18 find a church hall or community center. Function rooms are very cheap to hire or even free at times.
(4) With pubs and nightclubs they don’t usually give up weekend nights to first time promoters unless you have proved yourself in the past.
(5) Monday or Tuesday are very good nights to start up as pubs/nightclubs are usually not that busy.
(6) Live music nights are usually run from 7.30 pm until 10/11pm. These are sometimes called early shows. The club can then put on an early show and open up after.
Promotion Checklist
Use the following checklist to ensure you are organised:
(1) The venue is booked and the price has been agreed in writing.
(2) The bands are booked and understand the night’s concept.
(3) The soundman and P.A is organised and price agreed.
(4) Flyers, Tickets and posters designed and printed.
(5) Promotional material distributed accordingly.
(6) Budget calculated and allocated.
How to make your promotion stand out?
You will need at least 6 weeks to promote your event. Most venues are booked months in advance so being organised is essential. Many events fail because they are poorly organised or badly promoted.
Promotion Tips:
(1) Find events that showcase the type of theme similar to yours and distrubute flyers and posters.
(2) Street flyering
(3) Nightclub exit flyering
(4) Most towns or cities have a small publication like a “Local going out guide” or “What’s on guide”.
(5) Website Forums
We hope this guide is useful to you. Remember, if you have any further queries contact the Flyerboy team.
Chris Riley
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bill Says: 20.12.09 at 2:46 pm
IS IT POSSIBLE TO START A 100% REAL PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING PROMOTION?
IM ALREADY AN MMA FIGHTER AND IM GOING PRO SOON, BUT I LOVE PRO WRESTLING BUT I CANT GET OVER THE FACT THAT ITS FAKE, DO YOU THINK IF I CREATED A PROMOTION AND A PRO WRESTLING FIGHTING STYLE DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL, OBVIOUSLY ID USE RULES LIKE NO SPIKE MOVES, STAY IN RING, JUST BASIC STUFF LIKE THAT TO MAKE IT SAFE, PEOPLE WITH NO MARTIAL ARTS BACKGROUNDS COULD JOIN AND TRAIN IN NOTHING BUT FLASHIER MOVES LIKE THE CLOSE LINE AND CHOKE SLAM THAT CAN STILL DO DAMAGE, FIGHTS COULD END WITH SUBMISSION, AND PIN FALL, LIKE THE PIN FALL WOULD BE LIKE YOU KO SOMEBODY THEN PIN JUST FOR THE TRADITION OF THE SPORT, I KNOW IT SOUNDS DIFFICULT BUT I THINK IT COULD BECOME A MAJOR SPORT, I MEAN EVERYONE DOUBTED MMA AND ITS HUGE NOW, PERSONALLY I THINK IT COULD BECOME HUGE AFTER TIME, I JUST WANT PEOPLES OPINIONS AND ANY SUGGESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY ON HOW TO MAKE IT MORE TRADITIONAL BUT HAVE NO SCRIPTS, 100% SHOOT MATCHES ALL THE TIME
Eric Says: 20.12.09 at 7:48 pm
There is honestly a slim chance of you starting a federation. Especially if you are starting from scratch. People do it all the time, and fail your best bet is to get into one that is already started and buy a piece of it or something.
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SABU Says: 20.12.09 at 7:50 pm
caps lock? came on a little strong
anyways wwe or TNA isnt fake its scripted if it was fake it mean it wouldnt be here
anyways again i doubt that you could but go for it maybe one day ill be watching you
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Jokerjake7 Says: 20.12.09 at 7:52 pm
Well its not impossible but there is a very slim chance of success especially since you will be starting from scratch. You never know though…
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☠6°Я★И✞☮ Says: 20.12.09 at 7:54 pm
I’m also a big MMA fan and a high school wrestler, but i still love pro wrestling and have lately been thinking about starting a promotion when I’m older that is actually a sport, no offense, not entertainment that focuses on pro wrestling rules and moves, but is not predetermined or staged. I dunno if that’s what you are thinking of, but I think it would be like mixing chocolate and peanut butter, the best of both worlds. ☻
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christopher p Says: 20.12.09 at 7:56 pm
Unfortunately, I am fairly certain that it would not work. I like the idea but having a completely shoot match is almost impossible. To have a shoot match that anyone would want to watch is even harder. When my brother and I were younger and thought wrestling was completely real, we used to try to have matches just like them. The matches were just a lot of sloppy half moves and some kicking. We knew enough to know that the punching was fake. The point is that it was crappy and we never finished a match. They would literally last an hour and we would just both get tired of it. There are literally almost no professional wrestling moves that could be performed completely shoot. A chokeslam, for example, is not possible to accomplish without the help of the opponent. A clothesline MIGHT knock the opponent down but it is not going to look good and it will just cave in their rib cage. The main point of what I am trying to say is that it does not matter if you change some of the rules or not. To make a product that even resembles professional wrestling in any way shape or form yet is real is impossible for more than one reason.
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