Events

Event ideas researched from towns like yours

Ask what is working in comparable towns. Civitas researches chambers, downtown groups and main street programs nearby and comes back with formats you could run, including costs and sponsor potential.

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The problem

Most chamber event ideas come from the same short list, and most of them are festivals. The formats that work in a town of 8,000 are usually running an hour away, and finding them takes research nobody has time for.

How it works

Tell it what you are trying to do.
It asks at most two clarifying questions, one at a time.
Then it researches and answers, and you can keep going from there.

What you get

Up to three formats per answer
Where each one runs and what it draws, cited
Staffing, cost range and lead time
Whether it sponsors well
A straight answer on whether it would work in your town

Sample output

Fair Haven, Georgia is a fictional town used for examples.

Answer to: what is drawing people downtown in towns our size?

Harlan Springs runs a monthly maker market on the second Saturday that has held steady for three years. ^[1] Cedar Gap moved its wine walk to Thursday evenings, which cut street closure costs. ^[2] The maker market is the better fit for Fair Haven. It needs two staff on the day and sponsors well with local banks.

Who it is for

Chamber staff planning a new event, replacing a tired one, or trying to fix attendance.

Questions

Will it just suggest a festival?

Festivals are never its first answer. Every chamber has tried one and knows what it costs.

Can it help me plan the idea I pick?

Ask it to go deeper on one format and it lays out the run of show, budget lines, sponsor tiers and staffing. Once the date is set, the Event Promo Kit writes the promotion.

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