Top Ten 2012 Strategic Technology Trends October 26, 2011 by Jeff Hurt These top ten strategic technology trends will affect your organization in 2012. Will you be prepared to take advantage of them? Gartner’s analysts presented these trends at the October 2011 Symposium/ITxpo. They suggest that organization leaders should consider this list now in their strategic planning process. Defining Strategic Technology What is strategic technology? According to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , association trends, mobile, nonprofit trends, technology, trends
4 Top Technology Predictions That Will Affect Your Organization October 18, 2011 by Jeff Hurt These Gartner predictions highlight the trends and disruptive events that will reshape the nature of business for the next four years. They focus on changes in the role that technology plays in business performance, our personal and professional lives, and in the global economy. Gartner evaluated more than 100 predictions based on audience appeal, impact … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , association future, association issues and challenges, association trends, disruptive technologies, nonprofit predictions, nonprofit trends, Social Media, social technology, technology
Improving Member Loyalty Via Digital Events August 8, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Lower costs of conducting digital and hybrid events is making it easier for competitors to reach your market and their wallets. Here is the PPT from the presentation that Dave Lutz and I did for ASAE11 on improving member loyalty. Improving Member Loyalty Via Digital Events View more presentations from Jeff Hurt. What are your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , digital events, digital strategies, virtual events
Online First, Face To Face Second July 20, 2011 by Jeff Hurt I register for conferences online. I make my hotel reservations online. I make my flight reservations online. I try to schedule my itinerary online. I schedule my medical appointments online. Except for emergencies of course. I make my hair appointment online. I make my dental appointments online. I buy my movie tickets online. I connect … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference tips, conference website, conferences, meeting planning best practices
The Six Beatitudes Of Technology For Meetings July 14, 2011 by Jeff Hurt I am a firm believer that the proper application of appropriate meeting technology is a corner stone of today’s successful meetings and events. The world has changed. Our customers have changed. Yet our conferences and meetings are institutionalized systems that have remained stagnant. Blessed Are Those… The following beatitudes are suggested ways to help meeting … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , conference tips, conferences, event technology, meeting best practices, meeting planning best practices, social technology for events
Cheat Sheet: What Is Mobile Marketing? May 23, 2011 by Jeff Hurt We are “…inside the tornado of the mobile industry.” “Mobile apps will continue to surprise the media; new smartphones and tablet PCs are enhancing our daily digital lives…We will see a dramatic lift off of global Mobile Advertising.” Harald Neidhardt, CMO & Co-Founder, Smaato Inc. There’s no denying it. Mobile advertising is on the rise. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , mobile, mobile marketing, smartphones
Live Streaming: Hollywood Production Value Or Good Enough For Learning April 12, 2011 by Jeff Hurt It’s the end of the (meetings) world as we know it. ~ Paraphrase, R.E.M. “This might be the beginning of the end…and the dawn of a new era in which people think recorded video as passé and demand live streaming of events,” says Priya Ramesh on The Buzz Bin Blog. YouTube Going Live “With over … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , conference, digital events, event technology, hybrid events, hybrid meetings, livestreaming, virtual attendee, virtual event
Tech Seeds Of Revolution In Meetings And Events March 8, 2011 by Jeff Hurt The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed. ~ William Gibson. From The Information Age To The Participatory Culture The explosion of digital media and the emergence of the participatory culture have amplified and transformed communication in ways we are only beginning to discover. Today, creating and sharing information is the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , conferences, event technology, meeting planner, technology
A Step By Step Process To Use Text To Screen During Events March 1, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Does technology change today’s audiences? 95% of the attendees at my presentation at Event Solutions Idea Factory said yes. The majority of them felt that when technology is used correctly at a conference or event, it can engage an audience. And 100% of my audience texted me during my presentation. Yes, 100% of this global … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , backchannel, conferences, engagement, event technology, Text to screen, Text2Screen, texting, texting at events, twitter, Twitter for events
Creating The iEvent: Technology Tools For Audience Engagement February 28, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Today’s Audiences Want High Tech With High Touch Today’s conference and event audiences are hungry to be engaged and involved in the experience. They want to participate in a variety of ways. They are willing to try new things. 95% of the attendees at my presentation at Event Solutions Idea Factory said technology changes audiences. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , attendee engagement, engagement, event technology, iEvents, Social Media, social technology for events, social tools
