Every business seeks to hire and retain exceptional talent. Organizations that demonstrate that they care for their people are making an investment in their future. We've all heard it many times over. For meeting professionals to bring the greatest value to their organization, they've got to be strategic. The path leading to the executive table varies greatly from organization to organization. One thing is for certain, though: If you are bogged down with tactical planning, reporting what … [Read more...]
25 Ways To Use Social Media For Your Next Event
There are many ways to use social media for your next event. Here are just a few to consider. Add your ideas in the comments area. 1. Identify a hashtag for your conference. A hashtag is a key word or abbreviation preceded by the hash or number symbol such as #EC10. Hashtags are adopted by event organizers to encourage conference participants to use in their tweets. Hashtags were created as a way to search and aggregate information on Twitter. More information on hashtags. 2. Search … [Read more...]
14 Social Media Stats Nonprofit Organizations Should Consider
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 than 35 million update their status daily. Facebook Statistics 3. 41% of Facebook users promote product fan pages. eMarketer & Morpace 4. 37% of Facebook … [Read more...]
