By: Matthew Bacsalmasi Mara Garcia Zachary Burkert Lisa Robertson
Nicole Sherwin Green Events website ◦ Exposure for products and services Nicole Sherwin Symposium Speech ◦ Invite new clients Green Events Press Release ◦ Green Lounge Project
Need to rethink our communication approach Use Nicole Sherwin events as an example Analyze the positive & negative elements & develop our communication strategy accordingly
Purpose: ◦ Show off quality of events ◦ Convey importance of going green ◦ Persuade potential clients to use services by building credebility Audience: ◦ Potential clients Design: ◦ Clean & easy to navigate through ◦ Green theme ties into mission statement
Persuasive Elements: ◦ Ethos developed by displaying clientele ◦ Use of celebrity support to gain credibility ◦ Emphasizes merit of events by displaying images ◦ Creates a luxurious atmosphere ◦ Easy access to information about company and events
Elements We Can Incorporate: ◦ Simple and classy website design ◦ Use of celebrity and brand endorsement ◦ Images to highlight the success of past events ◦ Emphasizing the reasons to go green
Purpose: ◦ Inform the public about Inaugural Green Lounge event ◦ Create ethos by listing celebrity attendees and guest speakers ◦ Build integrity by discussing green elements Audience: ◦ General public ◦ Potential clients
Cons: ◦ Lack of white space ◦ Excessive wordiness ◦ Too much emphasis on celebrities & not enough on actual event Elements We Can Incorporate: ◦ Feature associations with celebrities ◦ Emphasize green elements in events
Purpose: ◦ To show appreciation for current and potential clients ◦ Express passion behind goals of the company ◦ Uses pathos to encourage people to make a difference Audience: ◦ Potential Clients Appearance: ◦ Dressed appropriately ◦ Wearing green to represent mission statement
Cons: ◦ Too personal ◦ Does not talk about the services she provides ◦ Talks too much about the green aspect of company ◦ Uses idioms Elements We Can Incorporate: ◦ Being passionate about being green and making a difference ◦ Some personalization to put a face on the company
Website ◦ Easy Access and Convenient, Sophisticated, Press Release ◦ High Profile Event, Focused on Sustainability Symposium Speech ◦ Explains the Goals of the Company, Get People to Act to Make a Difference
Strategies we Should Incorporate: Make our website easy to access and welcoming while including informative and persuasive elements Prepare our press releases with more emphasis on the event itself while using celebrity/VIP endorsements to get the attention of readers. Host a symposium to get a more personal connection with our clients and to inform them of exactly what the goals of DontStayInEvents are and what we can do for them.
Website- ◦ Press Release- ◦ Sherwin, Nichole. "Press Release." Nichole Sherwin Green Events, 03 Nov Web. April Symposium Speech- ◦ "Nichole Sherwin Symposium Speech." Web. 28 April 2010.