Have you seen these new meeting and event tech tools? Sometimes staying abreast of the latest tech tools can seem daunting, especially in a world where change is the constant. Here are five tech tools that are worth reviewing. almost.at - Online Free Real Time Event Aggregator Website A free conference and event real-time aggregator website. Freelance iPhone developer David Cann built almost.at on the Cappuccino web framework. It has four main columns: Far Left - conferences, events and … [Read more...]
A Blueprint For Socially Augmented Events: The Seven Stages Recap
On June 15, at the PCMA Education Conference 2010, I saw Scott Klososky present how to use social technologies in the seven stages of event planning. The title of his presentation was "A Blueprint For Socially Augmented Events." Scott's presentation was mind boggling, thought-provoking and progressive. He laid it all on the line and challenged meeting professionals everywhere to get involved with social technologies in all aspects of the event planning and implementation or risk becoming … [Read more...]
35 Tips To Successfully Use Twitter For Your Event
You've decided to take the plunge and create a Twitter profile for your event. So what's next? Where do you start? What should you do? Here are 35 tips to help you manage your Twitter event profile and experience. 1. When setting up your Twitter account, use the full name of the conference or event in the name field, not conference's user name. This way people can easily find the event profile by searching for the event's name. 2. Your event Twitter profile bio is your elevator pitch. You … [Read more...]
Better Meeting Planning Through Technology
Recently, I had the opportunity to moderate a PYM Knowledge Series discussion of three meetings and events technology experts on "Better Meeting Planning Through Technology." From cost-saving audio/visual tips to things that seem more at home in a science fiction novel, like self-cleaning tablecloths and augmented reality, the panelists share their ideas for how meeting professionals can use technology to enhance events without breaking the bank. Panelists include Dr. James Hogg of the … [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...]
Six Best Practices For Creating An Online Interactive Exhibitor Listing That Gets Results
I’m blogging as part of the TSNN blog team. My posts will focus on technology and business processes that help move the needle for growing your show. Here's my first post. We all know that measuring ROI from tradeshow participation is like painting a moving car. Buyers are at various stages: awareness, consideration, preference and purchase. Often, it takes multiple touches to move buyers closer to purchase. Face-to-face interactions tend to either accelerate or better qualify the … [Read more...]
Flip The [Twitter] Bird: The COPA Agreement
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 on the screen behind or beside the presenter during general sessions. This is not a post about why you should or shouldn't encourage the … [Read more...]
Four Rules to Create Value 2.0 for Events
This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s April edition of Convene. Every association is faced with a choice: Find ways to capitalize on disruptive technologies — which enable hybrid and virtual meetings — or ignore them at their own risk. Many planners are concerned that 2-D and 3-D meeting environments or hybrid meetings do not fit their business model and will jeopardize traditional … [Read more...]
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