Your Conference Messaging Needs To Change Dramatically If You Want To Engage The Most Engaged August 20, 2013 by Jeff Hurt People who have the @Work State of Mind are exposed to a fire hose of constant communication. This communication comes from a variety of sources including customers, supervisors, suppliers, co-workers, family members, friends, professional colleagues and social networks. Their @Work State of Mind offers a wonderful opportunity to engage them in considering your conference messaging. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , '@Work State of Mind, conference marketing, conferences, decision makers, work, workplace trends
Reaching Decisions Makers With Conference Communication Has Changed August 19, 2013 by Jeff Hurt If you’re trying to reach decision makers—those attendees that matter most to your conference success—you need to understand that nine to five thinking is dead. These senior level executives have adopted a philosophy that work is no longer a place; it is a state of mind says the Forbes 2012 gyro report “The @Work State … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , '@Work State of Mind, conference marketing, conferences, decision makers, work, workplace trends
Conference Lectures Are A Lazy Format For Lazy Learners February 2, 2011 by Jeff Hurt This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. This is your brain during a lecture. (See image.) Our Addiction To Lectures We are addicted to lectures. Why? They are easy to plan and schedule for a conference. Release a call for presentation proposals. Select speakers from submitted proposals. Ask speakers to give monologues … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, lecture, short term memory, work
