Social media for events is huge!
Let me share a few real life examples:
1. 2008 ASAE Annual Meeting (Secret Session) - By using industry bloggers, twitter, a facebook fan page, ASAE's listserv, the ASAE secret session drew nearly 200 attendees to…
Social Media is the latest buzz these days.....do you tweet, are you a facebook fan etc.... I'm interested in hearing what others have to say about how social media vehicles have affected event marketing efforts. Good/bad, what's the consensus?
Hi Serenity, I think this is a great question. I am in the "Events industry" in marketing but that doesn't mean that my training is limited to only event-related topics. I personally attend numerous marketing conferences and seminars, not industry s…
Hi Paige,
I am happy to participate in your survey and am glad that students are realizing the need to "green" the events and meeting space.
Please advise if you would like me to participate as I am not an event planner, I work for a vendor that se…
The fact that I work for an online event solutions company (hint, hint) allows me to give everyone a list of criteria/questions you should consider when thinking about getting an online registration system for your company.
1. Understand what your…
HSMAI's Affordable Meetings® West (June 10-11, 2009 in San Jose, CA) is the ideal forum where planners, properties and suppliers come together to do business.
Hi Beth,
My company Acteva, helps event organizers manage registrations and process credit card payments. Hopefully I can address some of your questions about our services.
We use a merchant bank to process our credit card transactions. In additio…
There are a few things I wanted to mention and in keeping in line with your "broad stroke" I will touch upon a few different areas.
Virtual events - conferences and seminars that are only online
These are an interesting concept, take the same time…
Social Media is the latest buzz these days.....do you tweet, are you a facebook fan etc.... I'm interested in hearing what others have to say about how social media vehicles have affected event marketing efforts. Good/bad, what's the consensus?
Posted on September 1, 2009 at 11:35am — 1 Comment