Attendee Email Communication

Email Campaigns

We leverage MailChimp for Maker Faire Orlando newletters to several audiences

Attendees & Sign-ups - 10,393 subscribers as of July 2022

This is our primary email list. We enroll subscribers through a signup link on the website and by importing past ticket purchasers. This list receives regular email communications through the event cycle, starting with monthly, then moving to every other week, then once a week.

Communication Milestones / Topics:

Hold The Dates - Example (2022)
CFM Open & deadlines - Example (2022)
Tickets on-sale & deadlines - Example (2022)
Maker enrollment milestones & Featured makers (e.g. “Over 150 Makers”) - Example (2021)
Event program / app
Wednesday before the Event - Example (2021)
Setup Day - Example (2021)
End of Day 1 - Example (2021)
Survey release

Educators - 669 subscribers as of July 2022

This is our email list for educators. This list has opportunity for growth with more regular content for educators.

Sponsor email communication is typically done via a producer’s TMEF email account.

Volunteer Email Communication

Inbound Volunteer email flows into Freshdesk for resolution. Outbound Volunteer email happened via Salesforce, but a new system is being considered for 2022 and beyond.

Maker Email Communication

This topic is documented on the Maker Communication page

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