7 Annual Meeting Improvement Tactics During Tough Economies May 4, 2010 by Dave Lutz In a down economy, an organization’s worst survival tactic is to make budget or staff cuts. A weak economy should provide the impetus for us to work smarter and pull the trigger on those initiatives that may not have gone over well even in better times. Organizations that make the right moves will rule the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, event, meeting planner, Social Media, tradeshow
Save These Dates: On Designing Next Generation Conference Education May 3, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Mark your calendars! May 11 and 25, 2-3 pm ET for a two-fer webinar series. It’s two great education sessions for the price of one…oops I mean for the price of free hosted by KRM. Part I – May 11, 2-3 pm ET I will present: Designing Next-Generation Conference Education Sessions: Creating an Environment for … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , association, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, professional development, Social Media, Unconference, webinar
Flip The [Twitter] Bird: The COPA Agreement April 28, 2010 by Jeff Hurt It’s time to flip the bird for your next conference or event. Not literally. Figuratively. It’s time to flip the little blue Twitter bird for your next conference by creating a COPA Agreement. An Agreement between the Conference Organizer, Presenter and Attendee (COPA). Many conference organizers wrestle with the idea of projecting the Twitter stream … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , association, backchannel, best practices for tweeting, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, event technology, Social Media, twitter, Twitter for events, Web 2.0
6 Sponsor Tips For Your Online Audio And Video Content April 27, 2010 by Jeff Hurt “It’s a people driven economy, stupid,” says Socialnomics author Erik Qualman. He starts his book with this paraphrase of the famous 1992 James Carville quote, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Qualman says it’s only a slight change of words but a drastic adjustment in business and social philosophy. It’s Socialnomics, a far-reaching revolution that will continue … [Read more…] Filed Under: Sponsorship & Exhibits Tagged With: , association, Education & Adult Learning, Social Media, sponsorship
Breaking Down Association Silos And Playing To Win April 26, 2010 by Dave Lutz Formerly titled Playing To Win, 2009 Edition Belonging to your association and attending your live events are no longer the only ways for your members to build their network or receive just-in-time education. How will you continue to meet their needs? By breaking your staff out of their silos and making sure they share the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, Convene, nonprofit, Patric Lencioni, PCMA, Politics and Turf Wars, silo mentality, Silos
Are You Creating An Annual Conference Abyss Or A Healthy Oasis? April 23, 2010 by Jeff Hurt The Crate Full Of Content Conference Presentation Many conference presenters use the Crate Full Of Content development process for their presentations. They collect book excerpts, jokes, links, magazine articles, pictures, pithy sayings, questionnaires, quotes, videos, websites and anything else that looks like good fodder for their session. They dump them into a crate for use … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Helping Your Conference Attendees Increase Their Life Span. Seriously! April 22, 2010 by Jeff Hurt No, this isn’t some infomercial or gimmick on a new pill to take that will add to your life span. And no, this is not a pill that you can get logoed with your conference’s name or sponsors and distribute to your attendees so they can increase their life span. It is however something you … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Killing Me Softly With Your Lecture April 21, 2010 by Jeff Hurt I heard he spoke a good speech I heard he had a style And so I came to see him To listen for a while And there he was a young man A stranger to my eyes Tickling my ears with his statements Speaking my world with his words Killing me softly with his lecture … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
How Do Your Dendrites Grow? With Enriched Environments, Active Participation And Conference Chairs Not In A Row April 20, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Imagine this scenario. You’re attending the annual conference of your favorite professional association. You can’t make up your mind which breakout to attend and decide to peek in on a couple sessions that have alluring topics and descriptions. Session 1 You walk into one room and find the presenter demonstrating the use of a popular … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, meeting, meeting planner
14 Social Media Stats Nonprofit Organizations Should Consider April 19, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Still wondering if your nonprofit or trade association should use social media? Take a look at some of this recent research and decide for yourself. 1. 400 million people use Facebook with nearly 95 million in the United States. Facebook Statistics 2. More than 50% of the active users logon to Facebook daily and more … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , association, blogs, facebook, Facebook Fan page, LinkedIn, Social Media, twitter
