Event opener
First touch · 32 versions
{Hey|Hi} {firstname}! {Saw|Noticed} you're planning [event]. {So exciting|How fun}! {Have you|Are you} {got a date|set on a theme} yet?
Instagram DM templates for event planners
Six DM templates for event planners reaching people planning birthdays, launches, corporate events and celebrations. Spintax varies the wording for every message, and each opener asks about their event first.
6 templates, ready to paste.
Purple is a placeholder the extension fills in. Pink is spintax: one option is picked for each person. Replace anything in [square brackets] with your own details.
Venue followers
Followers of a local venue · 16 versions
{Hey|Hi} {firstname}, {saw|noticed} you follow [venue]. {Planning something there|Got an event coming up}? I'm an event planner in [area] and {know it well|work there often}.
Details
After they reply · 16 versions
{Love that|Sounds amazing}! {Roughly how many guests|How many people} are you thinking? I {handle|do} [full planning/day-of coordination/styling], and here's a {similar|recent} event: [link].
Corporate
Business events · 64 versions
{Hey|Hi} {firstname}, {saw|noticed} {username} has [launch/milestone] coming up. {Congrats|Exciting}! {Do you have|Have you got} someone {planning|running} the event, or is that {still open|on your list}?
Follow-up #1
+4 days, no reply · 8 versions
{Hey|Hi} {firstname}, {just bumping this|circling back} in case it got buried. {No pressure|Totally fine if not}, happy to help if you need a hand.
Last follow-up
+10 days, no reply · 32 versions
{Hey|Hi} {firstname}, {last one from me|I'll leave it here}! If {you've got it covered|now's not the time}, {no worries at all|totally get it}. {Have an amazing time|Hope it's a great day}!
Make it yours. See every version.
Edit any template below and shuffle through recipients to see exactly what each person would receive.
Wrap options in {curly|braces} to spin them. Paste the template straight into IG Outreach Pro; it's the same syntax.
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How event planners get replies, not blocks.
- 01
Ask about the event
Date, size and vibe tell you whether you are the right planner. Start there.
- 02
Target by occasion
Hashtags for milestone birthdays, baby showers and launches show who is planning now.
- 03
Share a similar event
Photos from an event of the same type help people picture what you would do.
- 04
Be clear about what you handle
Full planning, on-the-day coordination or styling. Say which so people know what they are getting.
Send these to hundreds of people planning events. Without typing one.
IG Outreach Pro finds people planning events by hashtag, by the followers of an account or from your own list, spins a different version of your template for each one, sends from your own account at the pace you set, and follows up until they answer.
- Free plan: 1 campaign, 10 DMs a day, no card
- Same spintax as these templates, so paste and go
- Test Mode, hourly caps and breaks built in
Five customers, on camera. Press play.
Questions
What is spintax?
Spintax is a way of writing several versions of a message at once. Options go inside curly braces separated by a pipe, like {Hey|Hi|Hello}, and one is picked at random for each person. Placeholders like {firstname} fill in the recipient's details. IG Outreach Pro uses exactly this syntax.
Can I use these templates without the extension?
Yes. Pick one option from each set of braces and replace the placeholders by hand. The extension just does that for you automatically, for every person on your list, and follows up on schedule.
Will sending DMs get my Instagram account banned?
Nobody can promise it won't, and automated DMs conflict with Instagram's terms. IG Outreach Pro gives you Test Mode, Safe Start warm-up, an hourly cap, scheduled breaks and automatic opt-outs so you can send carefully. Start slow and read the send log.
Are these templates free for event planners?
Completely. Copy them, edit them, use them however you like. No signup.
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