Level Nine Media partnered with the organizers of the Secret Space Program Conference—a premier gathering on breakaway civilizations and next-generation space initiatives—to build a unified brand and digital infrastructure. Featuring renowned speakers like Richard Dolan and other leading researchers, the event required a striking identity, seamless ticketing flow, and a marketing engine capable of supporting multiple tour stops across the country.
Objectives
- Brand Identity: Create a logo and visual system that evoke mystery, exploration, and cutting-edge technology.
- Conference Website: Develop a responsive, SEO-optimized site to highlight speakers, sessions, and sponsors.
- Ticketing Integration: Build a secure backend for online ticket ordering, attendee management, and real-time sales tracking.
- Ongoing Promotion: Deliver city-by-city marketing collateral—billboards, posters, and digital ads—to drive advance ticket sales and on-site registrations.
Solution & Implementation
- Logo & Visual Identity
- Designed a minimalist emblem combining a stylized spacecraft silhouette with cosmic waveforms to symbolize both secretive technology and universal reach.
- Established a color palette of deep indigo and vibrant turquoise, paired with sleek, futuristic typography.
- Conference Website
- Responsive Layout: Ensured optimal viewing on desktop, tablet and mobile—critical for fans researching on the go.
- Speaker Profiles & Agenda: Dynamic CMS‐powered pages for each presenter, complete with bio, talk abstracts, and embedded promo videos.
- SEO & Content: Optimized for search terms like “Secret Space Program Conference Dallas,” “breakaway civilizations summit,” and “Richard Dolan speaking tour.”
- Backend Ticketing: Integrated a secure ticket‐ordering system with tiered pricing (early bird, VIP, at‐door), automated confirmation emails, and dashboard for real-time sales analytics.
- Long-Term Marketing & Out-of-Home Advertising
- Billboard Campaigns: Designed high-impact layouts for major freeway and urban billboards in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles—each tailored to local audiences.
- Poster Distribution: Created eye-catching posters (24×36”) featuring speaker headshots and QR codes, distributed to metaphysical shops, university bulletin boards, and event venues.
- Digital Outreach: Launched geo-targeted social ads and email newsletters announcing early bird discounts and keynote highlights—maintaining a steady drumbeat of reminders leading up to each tour stop.
Results
- Sold-Out Event: Dallas tickets sold out two weeks before the conference date, with VIP passes moving fastest.
- Traffic & Conversions: The site attracted over 12,000 unique visitors in the first month, with a 7.8% conversion rate on ticket sales—double the industry average for niche conferences.
- Brand Awareness: Billboards and posters generated a 35% lift in direct traffic from key markets, and social ad campaigns saw a 4.2× return on ad spend.
- Scalable Platform: The modular CMS structure and marketing templates now enable the organizers to self-manage future tour stops—adding new cities, speakers, and collateral without developer intervention.
Conclusion
By uniting bold branding, a robust conference website, seamless ticketing technology, and multi-city marketing campaigns, Level Nine Media empowered the Secret Space Program Conference to expand its reach and sell out events coast-to-coast. This turnkey solution has become the blueprint for every future tour stop—ensuring each new city launch benefits from a proven digital and out-of-home strategy.