Turn One Event Into Weeks of Useful Content With a Simple Story Arc
You already put a lot of work into planning an event. A simple story arc helps you get more value from that work by giving you useful things to share before, during, and after the event.
Instead of promoting the event once and moving on, use a few short stories to introduce the people involved, build anticipation, and capture what made the event worth attending.
Before the Event: Build Anticipation
Choose one person, vendor, sponsor, performer, volunteer, or experience connected to the event and give people a reason to care before they arrive.During the Event: Capture What’s Happening
Take a few photos, save a quote, and notice one memorable moment. You do not need to document everything.After the Event: Share the Recap
Show what happened, recognize the people who made it possible, and give people a reason to come next time.Why This Works
It gives people context.
A flyer tells people when and where. A story helps them understand why the event may be worth their time.
It recognizes real people.
Featuring volunteers, vendors, sponsors, performers, and participants makes the event more personal and gives those people something meaningful to share.
It makes the next event easier to promote.
Your photos, quotes, and recap become proof you can reuse when the event comes around again.
It gives you more value from the work you're already doing.
You do not need to invent a separate content calendar. The event itself gives you the material.
Get Going - Event Story Arc Worksheet
Use the worksheet to:
- choose the person or experience you’ll feature
- capture a photo, quote, and useful detail
- plan your preview and recap
- identify where you’ll share each piece
Want to keep going? Try one of these:
- Volunteer or Team Spotlights
- Local Business or Partner Features
- Community Reactions or Social Highlights
- "What You Didn't See" Recaps
- A Day-in-the-Life or Prep Story
Each of these gives you another useful way to extend the story without starting from scratch.
Hosting a major annual event?
Build a year-round event page so people always have one place to find the latest information.
Using Locable?
Use Guided Blogging to turn these moments into useful stories, then publish them to your website and share them through connected channels.
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