Event Marketing Strategy: Why Most Conferences Fail to Sell Tickets (And How to Fix It) | Epic Events by vFairs | Peep Laja
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Peep Laja has done what most conference organizers only hope for, built events that people actually want to attend, pay for, and come back to, year after year, across nearly two decades. As CEO of Wynter and a three-time founder, Peep has run conferences from the ground up, made every expensive mistake in the book, and built a framework for events that work as a genuine marketing channel, not just a line item that's hard to justify. In this conversation, Peep will share the unfiltered...
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