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Speedway Benefits Promoters Conference
Welcome to the 'UN'Conference! A Conference for Promoters 'UN'like anything you've ever experienced!
The one day long conference will be unlike any other. We will not tell you the WHYs but the HOWs of the racing world. Our schedule is evolving and more surprises to come. Our current lineup of events includes:
-Keynote speaker, Humpy Wheeler, 54 year motorsports veteran
-Special guest emcee, Dave Despain of MAVTV
-Education and idea building - attracting, securing and selling more local sponsorships
-Expert workshop - increasing concession profits - learn from food buying experts
-Tactical advice - using social media properly to impact ticket sales right now
-Round table - Revolutionizing race promotion: what to do and more importantly, what NOT to do
-Active discussion - lowering your costs and increase your bottom line in 2015
Led by legendary promoter H.A. 'Humpy' Wheeler the Speedway Benefits Promoters Conference will be unlike any ever held, as it will guide promoters and track operators to raise their bottom line by not only showing them what do to, but how to do it.
An all-star panel of speakers has been assembled with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives to share their knowledge with the attendees. MAVTV's, Dave Despain, will serve as the emcee for the event and will also bring a unique insight to the conference.
PRESENTERS:
Sports marketing veteran, Trip Wheeler, will be joined on stage by Batesville Speedway's Mooney Starr and Charlotte Motor Speedway's Director of Business Development, Matt Long, who helped guide Bank of America into the motorsports world several years ago. Starr has been one of the most successful promoters in the nation when it comes to attracting sponsors at his facility. This experienced panel will discuss how to secure local sponsorships, a topic critical to the success of our industry.
Todd Adams, who oversaw concessions for SMI Properties, will be joined by Adam Nelson of Meridian Speedway for a special section on maximizing concession profits. Nelson is widely known as one of the 'concession kings' in the country. This team will bring practical ideas to even the most experienced promoter, to show how concessions can be a revenue generating machine.
Social Media expert, Terri Marascio, will be joined by Carolina Speedway's, Clint Elkins, for a can't miss look at how to use social media to grow revenue. The duo worked hand in hand to develop a social media plan that resulted in monumental growth and results this year. They will share insider secrets to their success in the social media space.
The day will close out with a celebrity round table joining Humpy Wheeler on stage to discuss the state of the sport with an interactive panel discussion.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Ken Schrader will bring along the knowledge of not just being a driver on all three levels of NASCAR but also the perspective as track owner. He is the co-owner of I-55 Speedway in Pevely, MO and Macon Speedway in Macon, IL. Schrader also competes in dirt modified events all over the country.
Michael Rigby's DirtonDirt.com has quickly established itself as the 'go to' voice of the Dirt Late Model industry. Rigsby annual attends over 150 races per year and is on the cutting edge of the pay per view broadcasts that are now sweeping the nation.
Bob Sargent is widely known as one of, if not the best promoters in the United States. He promotes all types of shows from weekly events at his Macon Speedway to national ARCA and USCAR events all over the Midwest. Sargent's track preparation programs are legendary.
David Stremme is a veteran racer who makes frequent starts in all top three levels of NASCAR. He returned to his roots and races dirt modifieds and asphalt late models as often as possible. He has also recently started his own chassis company called Lethal Chassis. Stremme has a true passion for short track racing and has been very vocal in leading efforts among unity in race tracks.
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Email us at promotersconference@speedwaybenefits.com with any comments or questions, or give us a call at 800-935-6859 ext.3
ABOUT SPEEDWAY BENEFITS:
One year ago legendary race promoter, H.A. 'Humpy' Wheeler and his son, Trip Wheeler, shook up the motorsports world and revolutionized the way grassroots racetracks worked together by forming a marketing alliance of over 300 racetracks throughout North America called Speedway Benefits. By working day in and day out with hundreds of oval, dirt, asphalt tracks and drag strips, the team at Speedway Benefits are experts in identifying what track owners and promoters need in the year 2014 and the future: cost savings through the leveraging of membership and purchasing power, national sponsorship opportunities and education/revitalization of the sport to gain a new generation of fans.
In order to achieve these goals, Speedway Benefits offers members cost saving programs and sponsorship opportunities, publishes a monthly magazine exclusive to promoters, hosts quarterly expert consulting and conference calls, travels to special events and industry gatherings and now presents our first Promoter's Conference at Indy - PRI.
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LocationIndiana Convention Center (View)
100 S Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46225
United States
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