Event planner leads for IT service providers

Build your own list of event planners, fill in missing emails and offer your managed IT, support and network services to them in small, personal batches.

Public sources for event planners
Fields that fit the industry
No credits, no rented data

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Riftjaw dashboard with engagement chart, audience health, lead sources and activity feed

Selling managed IT, support and network services to event planners

Event planners range from freelance wedding planners to agencies running conferences and corporate events. They book venues, suppliers and technology on behalf of clients, so they are both buyers and gatekeepers for many other businesses.

IT service providers mostly grow through referrals and long term contracts with local businesses. A lead database of companies in your service area lets you approach new offices systematically and time your follow up when their current contract may be up for review.

The event planners that need managed IT, support and network services are listed publicly. What most IT service providers lack is a list they own, with the right fields, that shows who was already contacted.

What IT service providers run into with event planners

You want to reach offices in your service area but have no clean list.

Import lists from directories or chambers of commerce into a segment per town or sector.

Sales cycles are long, so contacts go cold before anyone follows up.

Statuses, notes and a date field for the next check show which companies need a follow up.

Planners are on site at events and slow to reply.

Open tracking shows who read your mail, so a short follow-up goes only to the interested ones.

Wedding planners and corporate planners are mixed in one list.

Tag event types and save a filter per type.

A week of prospecting in Riftjaw

Monday: collect

Export a batch of event planners from public listings and import it. Duplicates are skipped.

An import in Riftjaw: every column of the file gets a profile field, and nothing is imported until each one has a choice.

Tuesday: fill in

Derive missing emails with hello@, info@, events@ and enquiries@ and tag the records that look like a fit.

Contacts list in Riftjaw with company, phone, email, segment, campaigns and tags — Contacts in Riftjaw, one row per company with phone, email, segment and campaigns.

Wednesday: reach

Send one mail about your managed IT, support and network services to the new segment, in small batches.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts — Segments such as property managers in London or roofers in the North, each ready to use in a campaign.

Friday: follow up

Opens and clicks show up on each record. Set the ones who answered to Replied or Customer, so the follow-ups of the campaign skip them.

Contact panel in Riftjaw with pipeline status, tags, details and campaign history — A contact in Riftjaw with its pipeline status, tags, details and campaign history.

What to say to event planners

Write one mail with placeholders and let the details change per record. These openings tend to work with event planners.

Show how you make their events run smoother and make them look good to their clients.
Share examples from similar events, with details on logistics and timing.
Offer to be their reliable backup for last minute needs, which planners value highly.

Campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and set the button — The campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and check the preview.

Fields worth recording for event planners

Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for event planners.

Field	Why it helps
Company name	The key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
Website	Needed to derive an email when the export has none.
Event types	Weddings, corporate events and festivals need different suppliers.
Event size	Typical guest numbers shape what they book.
Area covered	Planners work locally, nationally or abroad.
Preferred suppliers	Whether they keep a supplier list you could join.
Lead planner	The person who chooses suppliers.

Questions people ask

How do I get on an event planner's preferred supplier list?

Reach out outside their peak season with examples of relevant work, then follow up. In Riftjaw you track each step with statuses, tags and notes.

Can I keep corporate and wedding planners apart?

Yes. Add tags or a field for event types and save a filter for each group.

How do I get email addresses for event planners in your area?

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as hello@, info@, events@ and enquiries@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.

Is it free to start?

Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.