About
Expertise
Combo Platter is an expert in:
- Event Production and Management
- Sponsorship Acquisition (Combo Platter has co-created award-winning solicitation and recap packages)
- Event Marketing and Activation
- Advertising and Media Buying/Marketing
- Social Media Marketing Fundamentals
- Collateral Content and Layout
- Event Logistics
- Negotiation
- Talent Booking and Artist Relations
Event Management
With over 10 years in the festival industry, here are just some of the events that Combo Platter has had a hand in:
- Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) Benefit Day
- Austin City Limits Music Festival
- Robbie Knievel jump at the Austin Capitol
- Pachanga! Latin Music Festival (Austin, TX)
- South by Southwest (for High Beam Events; Austin, TX)
- Seattle Tattoo Expo
- Seattle Weekly REVERBFest
- Bumbershoot (Seattle)
- WaMu Family 4th (Seattle)
- Island Festival (Whidbey Island, WA)
- University District Street Fair (Seattle)
- Fremont Oktoberfest (Seattle)
- Summer Brewfest (Kenmore, WA)
- North Texas New Music Festival (Dallas, TX)
- Deep Ellum Arts Festival (Dallas, TX)
- Tunnelvisions (Dallas, TX)
- Too Blue Festival (Dallas, TX)
- Greater Southwest Guitar Show (Dallas, TX)
Event Marketing
Combo Platter has directed over 100 event marketing campaigns from concept to execution and follow-up. Here is a partial list of events you might have seen us at:
- South by Southwest
- Noisepop
- Ponderosa Stomp (a Combo Platter favorite)
- Wakarusa
- Colorado Brewer’s Festival
- Seattle Weekly Music Awards
- Midwest Music Festival
- MusicFest Northwest
- Santa Fe Film Festival
- Atlantis Music Festival
- Gen Art (various)
- Santa Barbara Film Festival
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Combo Platter is the professional pseudonym for Amy Vercruysse, an Austin-based expert in B-to-C event marketing and public/consumer event/festival management. She also loves to do other kinds of marketing, including social media, promotions, advertising and media planning. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering, and has done so for causes such as animals and endangered species, musicians’ health, and the arts. A native Texan, she came up with the name Combo Platter because it reflects her love of all things music, marketing, festivals and Tex-Mex. She’s always exploring new opportunities, so get in touch if you need some expertise to lead or join your team.
Testimonials:
“Amy brings professionalism and experience to a wide range of production-related roles. Creative concepting, marketing, advertising, sponsorship, and more. Her upbeat personality and focus on accomplishing tasks inspires others to do the same. Music, and bringing music to the people, is clearly a passion!” -Martha Smith, Island Festival
“Amy brought a new level of professionalism to the position of Sponsorship Manager. She set the bar higher than any account manager before her and met it. Her attention to detail and sense of the bigger picture made her contributions to the festival spot on. I would work with Amy on any project.” -Winsor Graves, Production Director, One Reel
“Amy worked with High Beam as an onsite event manager and her skills are first rate. We trusted her with some of our biggest clients and most difficult scenarios, and she did an incredible job each time. I recommend her without hesitation.” -Samantha Staples, President, High Beam Events
“Amy was a delight to work with for many reasons beginning with her delightful personality, professionalism and creativity. Amy always saw the big picture and was forward thinking anticipating solutions to problems/challenges before they occurred. Aside from great conceptual ideas, she really is a diligent worker who produces amazing results quickly with very limited resources. I look forward to working with her again and highly recommend her.” -Jacob Mosler, Co-Founder/Producer, Island Festival
“I had the pleasure of working with Amy on several events in which SFNTC was a sponsor and Amy managed – she was very detailed and organized in her execution and was clear in her communication. Amy once managed one of my trade shows, Natural Products Expo West, for me and displayed originality and creativity and brought class and quality to our exhibit! In addition to Amy’s excellent qualifications, she was always a joy to work with – in the office and in the field.” -Holly Randall, Trade Show Marketing Manager, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co.
