Report: Events Have Room To Grow Their Social Media Use July 6, 2011 by Jeff Hurt 67% of event organizers do not monitor social media platforms. 37% of conference organizers only post up to three times per week in social media platforms. 76% of German event organizers see social media as an important or very important tool for marketing their events. 81% of English speaking event organizers see social media use … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , Facebook marketing, meeting best practices, meeting industry trends, meeting planning best practices, social media for events, Twitter for events
Creating A Conference Pleasure Rush April 11, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Relevant conference content should be the crack cocaine of conference attendees. It should create euphoria, an alertness and extreme craving for more. The right content for the right audience can create a pleasure rush. When relevant content is presented within applicable context, attendees’ brains get juiced. It creates the conference pleasure principle! Stroking The … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , brain-friendly conferences, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, meeting industry trends, meeting planning best practices
Why Your Conference Is Stuck In A Rut April 8, 2011 by Jeff Hurt The greatest wonder in the world lies in a three-pound mass of cells, with 1,000 trillion connections and the consistency of oatmeal, located in our skulls. The human brain. It controls your annual meeting. It controls your planning. It controls your attendees’ onsite actions. It has more impact on your planning and onsite implementation than … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , brain-friendly conferences, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, meeting industry trends, meeting planning best practices
Six Web Verbs Associations And #Eventprofs Should Adopt March 30, 2011 by Jeff Hurt In the next 20 years, six dramatic technology trends will influence our connected world. We are already watching how these forces are shaping modern web culture. Kevin Kelly, co-founder and senior maverick of Wired Magazine, identified these six trends in his opening keynote at the 2011 Web 2.0 Conference. His reflections give us a window … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association trends, associations, conferences, meeting industry trends, nonprofit predictions, nonprofit trends
Seven Significant Trends Impacting Face-To-Face Meetings October 28, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Step into any public venue today and you’ll see a variety of technology tools in use. Yet most of our face to face meetings still do not reflect the realities of our time. The Horizon Report 2010 examines key trends that will impact a variety of global sectors in the coming five years. These … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, event technology, meeting, meeting industry trends, meeting planner
Tides Of Change: Trends Disrupting The Meetings Industry September 14, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Disruptive forces are significantly reshaping the world of work and the meetings industry. Some of these changes have been brewing for a decade or more. The recession exacerbated their influence and speeded up their effects. Companies that survived the downturn need to shift their focus to surviving the upturn. We are not ever going to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , disruptive innovation, hospitality industry, meeting industry trends, new normal, new normal for hospitality industry
