Well, I've never tried to advertise an event before. I thought that after laying the groundwork, finding the avenues to advertise, getting some word-of mouth going, getting some regulars, etc., it would get easier. Turns out that a lot of free advertising outlets (e.g. periodicals) will not accept recurring events, even though it occurred to me that the same bars who post events have basically the same thing every week: a band. The band changes and people go there and do the same thing every week: listen and drink beer. Those get posted every week: same venue, same activity. Why can't I post a weekly event? *sigh* It's just wearing me down to have to put up flyers all the time. Does anyone know of like a flyer distribution service or something or know any better/less effort-intensive ways to advertise in Buffalo?
Rob
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Advertising in Buffalo02/12/2008 15:02 #43302
Get Your Fix HereDon't know how to swing dance? Don't go to Lindy Fix because you don't want to embarrass yourself on the dance floor? Well, I've got a pill that'll fix that! Come learn how to be a cool hepcat with Rob & Arlette or Sam in the many classes that are running now! Then you can impress your friends by showing off how much you learned at the Lindy Fix Face-off, a beginner Jack n' Jill contest sure to get your feet tappin'. (No partner required! Sign up now!) Details below...
Basic Swing with Rob & Arlette
8:30-9:30 Feb. 8, 15, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 (No class Feb 22nd)
$13 Drop-in or $10/class for all
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Please bring clean sneakers or shoes.
SwingBuffalo.com
Beginner Swing with Sam (for UB students, faculty, staff, & alumni only)
1:30-2:30 Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22
$10 for all or $2 drop-in
Clark Hall Dance Studio, UB South Campus
Email ubswingdance@gmail.com to register
No partner necessary.
ubswingdance.googlepages.com
Intermediate Swing with Rob & Arlette (for UB students, faculty, staff, & alumni only)
12:30-1:30 Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22
$10 for all or $2 drop-in
Clark Hall Dance Studio, UB South Campus
Email ubswingdance@gmail.com to register
No partner necessary.
ubswingdance.googlepages.com
Intro to Lindy Hop
12:30-1:30 Apr. 12, 19, 26, May 10, 17, 24 (No class May 3rd)
$10/class
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Experience with Jitterbug recommended.
Register by emailing SwingBuffalo@gmail.com
SwingBuffalo.com
Intro to Balboa
2:00-3:00 Apr. 12, 19, 26, May 10, 17, 24 (No class May 3rd)
$10/class
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Experience with Lindy Hop or WCS recommended.
Register by emailing SwingBuffalo@gmail.com
SwingBuffalo.com
Lindy Fix Face-off (Jack n' Jill Contest)
8:00-10:00 Mar. 17th (St. Patrick's Day)
$3
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Come watch dancers compete for prizes!
SwingBuffalo.com
Keep Swingin'
Rob
Basic Swing with Rob & Arlette
8:30-9:30 Feb. 8, 15, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 (No class Feb 22nd)
$13 Drop-in or $10/class for all
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Please bring clean sneakers or shoes.
SwingBuffalo.com
Beginner Swing with Sam (for UB students, faculty, staff, & alumni only)
1:30-2:30 Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22
$10 for all or $2 drop-in
Clark Hall Dance Studio, UB South Campus
Email ubswingdance@gmail.com to register
No partner necessary.
ubswingdance.googlepages.com
Intermediate Swing with Rob & Arlette (for UB students, faculty, staff, & alumni only)
12:30-1:30 Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22
$10 for all or $2 drop-in
Clark Hall Dance Studio, UB South Campus
Email ubswingdance@gmail.com to register
No partner necessary.
ubswingdance.googlepages.com
Intro to Lindy Hop
12:30-1:30 Apr. 12, 19, 26, May 10, 17, 24 (No class May 3rd)
$10/class
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Experience with Jitterbug recommended.
Register by emailing SwingBuffalo@gmail.com
SwingBuffalo.com
Intro to Balboa
2:00-3:00 Apr. 12, 19, 26, May 10, 17, 24 (No class May 3rd)
$10/class
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Experience with Lindy Hop or WCS recommended.
Register by emailing SwingBuffalo@gmail.com
SwingBuffalo.com
Lindy Fix Face-off (Jack n' Jill Contest)
8:00-10:00 Mar. 17th (St. Patrick's Day)
$3
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Come watch dancers compete for prizes!
SwingBuffalo.com
Keep Swingin'
Rob
imk2 - 02/12/08 23:44
I actually might do one of these.
I actually might do one of these.
01/29/2008 01:37 #43074
Lindy FixTonight's Lindy Fix was awesome! Great turn out, great music, great class, great dancing. If you weren't there, you missed out. We were pretty follow heavy, so we need more guys to show up next week!
Lindy Fix
Every Monday, 8-10
Shakti Yoga
220 Lexington Ave.
No partner required
Beginners needed
Bring clean sneakers of shoes
Rob
Lindy Fix
Every Monday, 8-10
Shakti Yoga
220 Lexington Ave.
No partner required
Beginners needed
Bring clean sneakers of shoes
Rob
janelle - 01/29/08 08:57
Yes, please, more guys show up! If you come, you will have the lovely (e:Janelle) to stumble around with awkwardly and you won't feel so alone! I go by myself because (e:Drew) is always busy...so come keep a lonely pastor's wife entertained ;)
Yes, please, more guys show up! If you come, you will have the lovely (e:Janelle) to stumble around with awkwardly and you won't feel so alone! I go by myself because (e:Drew) is always busy...so come keep a lonely pastor's wife entertained ;)
01/19/2008 12:12 #42951
Lindy FixHi,
I'm Rob. I just moved to Buffalo from Santa Fe, NM recently. I bought a house just off the Elmwood strip. I almost didn't move to Buffalo because the area has no lindy or balboa scene. I'm originally from Lockport though and decided I wanted to be closer to family, so I decided I'd try and start my own scene, despite the fact that I've heard starting your own scene is very difficult. I took a Scene Building class at a workshop I attended over New Year's Eve and got lots of tips and advice I'm finding very useful.
Oh, wait a second, people probably don't even know what Lindy Hop or Balboa is... Let me explain. I became addicted to swing dancing back when I was living in Boston back in '98. I moved to Santa Fe not long after being introduced to jitterbug and eventually picked up charleston, lindy, balboa, and a few other lesser known varieties like boogie woogie and collegiate shag. I became very involved in the scene in Santa Fe. In fact, I ran a website called santafeswing.com (it's down now, but hopefully a friend of mine will get it back up at some point), DJ'd, performed with a production group and a swing troupe, helped organize workshops, and taught classes and privates. In order to teach, I had to learn how to both lead and follow. In the back of my mind, I figured I may eventually move back east and may need to start my own scene, so I knew I would need to be able to show ladies how to do it.
Anyway, I just moved into my new house at the end of November and found a nice little place nearby to start hosting dances. I found a partner who was an original lindy hopper in Buffalo back during the resurgence. She knew everything but Balboa, so I've been teaching her that. We organized swing classes already last semester for the UB students and it went great. Now, I'm starting to organize my first series of dances. We had our first one last Monday and it was a hit. The floor was great and the atmosphere was up-beat. All the students whom we'd been teaching had looks on their faces which made me feel awesome. Lindy Fix is the name of the dance. Here's the details:
Lindy Fix
8-?, Monday Jan. 28th
Shakti Yoga
220 Lexington Ave.
No partner required
Beginners needed
Bring clean footwear
I made that website recently. Go check it out. We also had a number of WCS dancers show up at the last one and I think they and some tango dancers may flood the next one because they're all interested in my favorite dance: balboa. There's never been any balboa in Buffalo and my partner and I have been demoing it at some WCS dances and everyone seems to really love it. I had no idea it would be such a hit. I'm going to be starting up some classes soon because I think the demand for learning it is starting to spike.
Anyway, I hope people who read this will come check out Lindy Fix. Shakti is a small place, but if we outgrow it, I figure that's a good thing.
Rob
I'm Rob. I just moved to Buffalo from Santa Fe, NM recently. I bought a house just off the Elmwood strip. I almost didn't move to Buffalo because the area has no lindy or balboa scene. I'm originally from Lockport though and decided I wanted to be closer to family, so I decided I'd try and start my own scene, despite the fact that I've heard starting your own scene is very difficult. I took a Scene Building class at a workshop I attended over New Year's Eve and got lots of tips and advice I'm finding very useful.
Oh, wait a second, people probably don't even know what Lindy Hop or Balboa is... Let me explain. I became addicted to swing dancing back when I was living in Boston back in '98. I moved to Santa Fe not long after being introduced to jitterbug and eventually picked up charleston, lindy, balboa, and a few other lesser known varieties like boogie woogie and collegiate shag. I became very involved in the scene in Santa Fe. In fact, I ran a website called santafeswing.com (it's down now, but hopefully a friend of mine will get it back up at some point), DJ'd, performed with a production group and a swing troupe, helped organize workshops, and taught classes and privates. In order to teach, I had to learn how to both lead and follow. In the back of my mind, I figured I may eventually move back east and may need to start my own scene, so I knew I would need to be able to show ladies how to do it.
Anyway, I just moved into my new house at the end of November and found a nice little place nearby to start hosting dances. I found a partner who was an original lindy hopper in Buffalo back during the resurgence. She knew everything but Balboa, so I've been teaching her that. We organized swing classes already last semester for the UB students and it went great. Now, I'm starting to organize my first series of dances. We had our first one last Monday and it was a hit. The floor was great and the atmosphere was up-beat. All the students whom we'd been teaching had looks on their faces which made me feel awesome. Lindy Fix is the name of the dance. Here's the details:
Lindy Fix
8-?, Monday Jan. 28th
Shakti Yoga
220 Lexington Ave.
No partner required
Beginners needed
Bring clean footwear
I made that website recently. Go check it out. We also had a number of WCS dancers show up at the last one and I think they and some tango dancers may flood the next one because they're all interested in my favorite dance: balboa. There's never been any balboa in Buffalo and my partner and I have been demoing it at some WCS dances and everyone seems to really love it. I had no idea it would be such a hit. I'm going to be starting up some classes soon because I think the demand for learning it is starting to spike.
Anyway, I hope people who read this will come check out Lindy Fix. Shakti is a small place, but if we outgrow it, I figure that's a good thing.
Rob
chico - 01/23/08 23:40
Welcome to (e:strip)! I have two left feet and will not be doing the lindy anytime soon, but I saw the poster and take-away ads for the Lindy Fix in the Acropolis diner restaurant on Elmwood Ave earlier this evening. Good luck with the big event!
Welcome to (e:strip)! I have two left feet and will not be doing the lindy anytime soon, but I saw the poster and take-away ads for the Lindy Fix in the Acropolis diner restaurant on Elmwood Ave earlier this evening. Good luck with the big event!
janelle - 01/19/08 14:40
Welcome...again! I already met you at the class on the 14th! Good to see you found Estrip. Can't wait to come again on the 28th!
Welcome...again! I already met you at the class on the 14th! Good to see you found Estrip. Can't wait to come again on the 28th!
james - 01/19/08 12:50
Welcome back to Buffalo.
Welcome back to Buffalo.
jenks - 01/19/08 12:30
aww... I took a few swing classes when I lived in DC. I love it. So fun. And when people are good- it's really pretty amazing to watch. Have never really been able to find anyone to go with since, though. Everyone wanted to go 'latin dancing' instead, no thanks.
And now I have no time to do squat...
But welcome. :)
aww... I took a few swing classes when I lived in DC. I love it. So fun. And when people are good- it's really pretty amazing to watch. Have never really been able to find anyone to go with since, though. Everyone wanted to go 'latin dancing' instead, no thanks.
And now I have no time to do squat...
But welcome. :)
mrdeadlier - 01/19/08 12:29
Welcome to estrip! And Buffalo, for that matter.
Welcome to estrip! And Buffalo, for that matter.
Not sure if "A street Team" would work for you. I'm sure there is someway to use the concept for your class. Maybe some people post the flyers and then take a picture everyplace the hang one then bring the camera to you as prof then that gets them something like a free class or something like that. I know you aren't a band but I'm sure if you don't want to go around hanging stuff there is a way to modify what they do. Or even just hang out around the strip waiting to see someone hanging posters for a band and ask them or go to a bar that puts up posters like maybe Merlins as an example and maybe they can hang them when they hang there concert ads for a small fee.
As for getting to your profile: just click on your pic in the box on the right.
Alternately, you can also go directly to hepcat.estrip.org
I don't know of a flyering service, but it seems like that might be a good way to make a buck--next time you do it, you should look at some of the other flyers (bands, scientologists, and those annoying elmwoodjesus.org magnets) and call the people that do them and see if you can:
a: get paid to do their flyers while you do yours
b: pay them to do yours while they do theirs
c: start some kind of "elmwood information co-op" (Doesn't that sound trendy?) And take turns or pay a third part together.
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