Over the last 10 years Elitedance Artists Management has learned that the keys to success don't involve creating a partnership just for the sake finacial gain. Our continued success rests on forging partnerships which outline and benefit very specific aspects of dance arts management including; helping to distinguish an organization's public awareness as a sound entity, catalyze growth and increase industry awareness, address internal flaws, and significantly impact financial stability through strategic marketing initiatives. Based in the United States but active globally, Elitedance Artists Management is uniquely positioned to help today’s dance arts and entertainment organizations address issues and realize their goals wether it be organizational, developmental, crisis management, recruitment, or financial. Listed below are a few of the management/consultancy benefits and services we offer clients through contracted affiliation.
I - YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
As an arts management agency Elitedance Artists Management has been involved with numerous types of projects both domestic and international ranging from highly commercial endeavors, to experimental small-scale workshops. When it comes to structuring, re-evaluating, or managing a dance related project we have knowledge of what works and what does not.
II - DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC MARKETING INITIATIVES
One of Elitedance Artists Management's many specialities is the design and implementation of creative and unique marketing campaigns. We can help your organization successfully deliver a message to any audience with an intelligent, strategic approach, and supply the creative talent to ensure an impact with a commitment to perfect execution. Elitedance Artists Management will work with a client to realize the following when creating a strategic marketing campaign; (1) budget analysis; (2) brand creation to help identify a client’s unique voice; (3) message development to help craft client messages that are creative, differentiated, motivating, and newsworthy; (4) media planning to help select the best reach of media and non-media channels to carry key messages of a marketing campaign to the targeted geographic region.
Aside from traditional marketing campaigns Elitedance Artists Management can also consult your company/organization on ways to maximize your project or organization's own marketability. For example, do you know how to successfully solicit an airline corporation for free air travel? How about a corporate hotel chain so you don't have to pay for rooms or get them at a greatly discounted rate? What about an exclusive corporate project advertising sponsor to help cover a percentage of a production's operating costs? If structured and solicited properly a portion of this and much more can be achieved.
III - ESTABLISHING NEW VENTURES AND CAPITAL FUNDRAISING
Got an idea for a dance related project or production but not the finances to get it off the ground? A successful capital fund-raising plan produces a solid financial base and is essential to the success of any commercial endeavor. Elitedance Artists Management can provide you or your dance arts or entertainment organization with valuable assistance to help develop and structure a proper budget for your project or production. Once a project/production budget has been finalized we can assist you in propoerly structuring that into a proposal for soliciting potential investors.
IV - LONG TERM ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Do you know where you want your dance organization to be in five years? Do you have a plan in place to ensure that your dance organization achieves maximum growth and development over the long term? How about your board of directors? Do you need to figure out a way to increase the size and productivity of your board? Elitedance Artists Management can consult with your organization's leader's or board of directors on all these issues and help to introduce, implement, and oversee long term strategies to maximize development and catalyze growth within your organization, community, and region.
Listed below are a few descriptions of some key elements in the long-range development process which Elitedance Artists Management follows. This brief information is provided here on our website to give you an idea of how we might structure a long-range development plan for a client. Each development process and implementation strategy will vary depending on a client's unique circumstances. Only after a client evaluation is made to determine if a contract for services can be entered into with Elitedance Artists Management can a more detailed, unique, and complete plan be structured.
Discovery
Discovery is the initial step in structuring a long-range development strategy. At this stage, a representative of Elitedance Artists Management would (1) clarify the desired achievement with all client (company/organization) decision makers; (2) investigate beyond the obvious and gain context through research; (3) synthesize knowledge to derive insights; and (4) identify the optimal target and its current and desired mind set, i.e. community at large, potential private or corporate donors, endowment donors, and future board members.
Establishing Goals and Timelines
Setting goals and timelines is the second and most important step in planning a long-range development strategy, based on knowing what the client’s desired achievement is Elitedance Artists Management will (1) validate the desired achievement with the client; (2) recommend goals that include type (awareness, attitudinal, financial), impact (increase by how much), target (among whom), timeframe (by when); and (3) establish success criteria and a measurement plan to follow every step of the way.
Creation
The Creation process unleashes the immense creative energy at Elitedance Artists Management to develop original, highly successful strategies that target specific goals and deliver expected results. Elitedance Artists Management will at all times involve client leaders and decision makers in its development creation process, which includes (1) a constant communications brief, to synthesize goals, insights, and strategies; (2) a think-tank network, consisting of Elitedance Artists Management "insiders" and experienced industry professionals who can bring relevant and fresh perspective to any development strategy and process.
Delivery and Evaluation
These are the final steps involved with a long-range development strategy and differ greatly depending on each unique set of client circumstances.
The preceding text is listed here on this website to give you a small bit of insight into the many benefits that Elitedance Artists Management can provide clients through a contracted management or consultancy scenario. Should you want to further explore the possibilities of becoming a client of Elitedance Artists Management feel free to e-mail us and explain your current siuation and in what capacity you are seeking assistance with so we can properly evaluate and determine if we can offer services.