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15th Essence Music Festival is expected to attract larger groups of years ago, with the three-day festival event, which began July 3.

Ticket sales almost 50 percent during the past year, perhaps presaging the festival this year is the most attended since Hurricane Katrina, "said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications.

There are several strategies in the sale. Essence announces one of the biggest this year, Beyonce during the festival last year started selling the best seats in January, months earlier than usual. The company also has produced a series of concerts, in the road to the Essence Music Festival, in the cities. Assist efforts to motivate people not only to purchase tickets, Ebanks said.

This summer at the latest for the tourism industry as tourists and convention holiday-goers in New Orleans.

However, festival, music festival, with the two sponsors, Chevy and Budweiser, for disimak.

Essence loss alone does not sponsor this year. More than half the North American companies surveyed by Chicago consultant sponsorship IEG said they plan to spend less in 2009 from their Sponsors in 2008. About half say they find their sponsor contracts.

Essence will also bring to the Internet, images and video updates and live blogging from a concert and empowerment seminars will take place on the magazine's Web site.

Last year, Essence partnership with CNN, which is also owned by Time Inc. network studio in the center for a convention correspondents.