What To Expect at Digital Dessert Goals!
Whether you’ve been to our festivals in NYC or LA, follow us on Instagram, or discovered Digital Dessert Goals online, we hope you have FUN at our first online event! We’ve been cooking up joyful and inspiring activities for you to partake in from the safety of your home. Read on to learn more about what to expect at Digital Dessert Goals! If you missed out on the weekend festivities, you can still get in on the fun with the Dessert Goals and Chill instant download. You’ll get all the videos, vendor marketplace + virtual goody bag.
TUNE IN FROM HOME
Register for a ticket on Eventbrite for access to Digital Dessert Goals. On the afternoon of Friday, July 31st you’ll receive an email from Eventbrite with your link and password to access the Digital Dessert Goals website!
Digital Dessert Goals is made up of pre-recorded videos and live video sessions that will be hosted via Zoom. Digital Dessert Goals is optimized for desktop, so it is best viewed via a computer or laptop, rather than a tablet or phone.
While the live content is designed to be watched in real-time, you’ll be able to access and view ALL of the videos, both pre-recorded and live, and the Vendor Marketplace until Sunday, August 9th at midnight EST. If you missed purchasing a ticket on Eventbrite, you’ll still be able to purchase tickets starting on August 2nd until August 8th directly from dessertgoals.com. You’ll get access to the Vendor Marketplace and all the videos, as well as the goody bag, you’ll just miss out on the live elements.
For everyone who purchases tickets in advance, you’ll enjoy tuning in LIVE to the schedule. We also will have an exclusive Slack channel set up for ticket holders July 31 - August 2 so you can connect with fellow attendees.
THINGS TO PREP AHEAD OF TIME
Here are a few things to prep before the big weekend:
In your Eventbrite confirmation email click the “Go to online event page” button. There you will have access to pre-event information and we’ll update with day-of details including:
Login to the Virtual Vendor Marketplace
A folder with ingredient lists for each demo + DIY craft
Cute Zoom virtual backgrounds
Login to the event website (starting on July 31st)
Make sure you have a strong WiFi connection.
Install Zoom on your desktop computer or laptop and test it out.
If you’d like, download and install Dessert Goals virtual Zoom backgrounds, here is how.
Look over the schedule and make note of which sessions you want to tune in for live or watch later.
Jot down any questions you have for the live panel Q&As.
Gather your ingredients and supplies for the demos and DIYs you want to join.
THE SCHEDULE
Digital Dessert Goals is designed to connect the community of dessert lovers and provide you moments of joy while you stay safe at home! We have a full schedule, which you can follow along on July 31 + August 1, or break up the dessert party and watch pieces all week long since you’ll have access until Sunday, August 9th at midnight EST.
Here’s the full schedule of the weekend! Please note all times listed are in EST. Most of the sessions are pre-recorded, so even though there is a time on the schedule you can watch whenever is most convenient for you. Some sessions will be live on Zoom, so you can join us live to ask questions and join the fun! We will be uploading the recorded live sessions on to the website by August 3rd. Here are all the LIVE sessions of Digital Dessert Goals:
LIVE SESSIONS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST
11:00am EST - Workout with POUND
11:45am EST - Food Influencer Panel with A Taste of Koko, Foodie in New York + Brunch Boys
12:30pm EST - How to Run a Food Business Panel with Mini Melanie, Malai Ice Cream, Third Culture Bakery, Macaron Parlour + Twisted For Sugar presented by WoodSpoon
1:00pm EST - Live Baking Demo of Ruby Chocolate Coconut Macaroons with Red Velvet NYC
4:00pm EST - Meet Dessert Goals founder Miraya and other attendees
VIRTUAL VENDOR MARKETPLACE
With Digital Dessert Goals we wanted to create the sense of discovery that is felt when walking into our festivals by rounding up small businesses online that you can order from for nationwide shipping. Logging into the Virtual Vendor Marketplace there are bright colors and delicious looking desserts (now if only we could add smell!). There are now over 30 small businesses on the marketplace, each offering special deals such as free shipping or 10-20% off.
Unlike Goldbelly or local delivery companies who take a percentage of sales and/or charge a fee to customers, all the vendors on the Marketplace are not paying us to be there, and all orders are placed directly with the vendor, who earns the full amount of each sale. We want to bring customers to these small businesses, to help them survive this tough year, without trying to profit off of them. We’re just doing what we do best: curating and creating an experience — so they can do what they do best: make delicious desserts! With your ticket to Digital Dessert Goals you immediately unlock access to the Virtual Vendor Marketplace, so you can start shopping for desserts and supporting small businesses. You’ll have access to the Marketplace until Sunday, August 9th at midnight EST so you can spread out the dessert shopping, finding sweet treats for yourself or loved ones!
VIRTUAL GOODY BAG
Who doesn’t love a goody bag from an event? While we can’t hand it to you in person, look out for our Virtual Goody Bag sent to your inbox on Saturday, August 1st via Eventbrite. If you purchased your ticket later through dessertgoals.com, you’ll receive a link to the Virtual Goody Bag in your ticket confirmation download. The Virtual Goody bag will be filled with promo codes from sweet brands including Maple Hill Creamery, Boxed Water, Daily Harvest, Smashmallow plus a digital dessert recipe book, a music playlist and other sweet surprises.
GET SOCIAL
Stay tuned for exciting announcements and updates by following along on our Instagram at @omgdessertgoals. Tag @omgdessertgoals and use the hashtag #DigitalDessertGoals for the chance to be featured in our Instagram Stories throughout the day and to win prizes!
For everyone joining the event over the weekend of July 31 - August 1, you’ll receive an invite to join our Slack Workspace to meet fellow dessert loving attendees. The Slack channel will be open starting the afternoon of July 31 until August 2nd at 8pm EST. New to Slack? There are many helpful articles on Slack’s website with instructions. You’ll need to click the invite link in the Eventbrite email on July 31, open the desktop app or download Slack app, complete your profile, and then join the conversation! We’ll have different channels set up for topics such as demos, panels, sharing Instagrams and meeting other attendees. On Slack you can connect with other attendees, ask questions and promote your business..
Our final live session on August 1st at 4pm EST will be a fun opportunity to turn your video on and meet other attendees over Zoom. Dessert Goals founder Miraya will facilitate break outs so you can connect with your fellow Dessert Squad!
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES?
Over the event weekend, we will have a “customer service” Slack Channel with someone from the Dessert Goals team ready to help. You can also email us at hello@dessertgoals.com.
SWEET VIBES ONLY!
See you soon Dessert Squad!
