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Mide Martins on building Events by Mide one referral at a time.

By Mide Martins 7 min read Apr 15, 2024 Events Lagos, Nigeria
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Events by Mide began with a favour: planning a friend's wedding. The guests became clients, and the clients became a business.

Referrals as a strategy

For the first two years, Mide didn't spend on ads. Every booking came from a guest who'd seen the work in person — which set a high bar for execution.

"When your marketing is the event itself, you can't have an off day."

- Mide Martins

That pressure shaped the studio's obsession with logistics and run-of-show, the parts of an event guests never see but always feel.

Building a team

Hiring meant teaching others to hold the same standard — the hardest and most important part of going from solo to studio.

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