In case you've missed it last week: PlannerTech DC , the Technology Showcase for Event Planners. A short recap on an inspiring power conference.
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What do you get when you let a small team of driven event peeps (Liz King of Liz King Events, Lindsey Rosenthal of Events For Good and Liz Mazzei of Pogby) bring together 10 state of the art event technology start-ups, a group of engaged event organizers, a magician for MC (Josh Norris), and mix them with some top notch partners to add s...
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You've got a strong email list, the result of months' worth of effort to get people to sign up. But if you're going to make the most of an email and social media mix, and want to connect with your customers, donors, clients, members, volunteers, and prospects in more than one place, then you're going to need Facebook fans and Twitter followers too, not to mention connections on LinkedIn.
The good news is that you can use your existing email list to help build your social following. Here are 6 easy ways to do that:
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I got a call from an association planner friend of mine the other day asking if I had ever heard of a company called Convention Housing. I had to admit that I never had but asked why and what was up.
The tale she began to weave was familiar to me if the exact players in this story were not, they seem to be hotel poachers.
What is a hotel poacher?
A hotel poacher is a company that trolls your attendee and exhibitor list looking for ways to contact people that may be looking to book rooms for your m...
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So, it turns out, there's a problem with Fair Trade.
Not only that, but you know that "Don't print this email" tag? The one you put in your footer because you want to educate people about not printing? Well, that causes over 2000 MT of CO2 emissions.
Oh and that biodiesel bus you were booking for your event? Well think again. It might be biting the hand that feeds, contributing to rising food prices around the globe.
Seriously, keeping up with the ongoing debate about what is good, better and best in the field of ...
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As an event planner, you have to stay on top of numerous meetings and countless deadlines to keep your events successful and your clients happy. It can sometimes be difficult to keep track of it all, but with the help of your Android phone, there are enough apps (and tricky shortcuts to useful sites) to keep you on top of the world.
Evernote (Free)
Will Evernote isn’t planner-specific, it’s worth mentioning because it is the ultimate archiving/reference material app. It allows you to organize...
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“This year we are going to start engaging with more people via social media,” your boss says at the staff meeting.
“We’re going to have a conference blog, a Twitter feed, a conference Facebook page and a Linkedin event. And I need each of you to contribute some weekly content.”
Hearts drop. Eyes roll. Some even excuse themselves from the room.
Social Media Strategy?
Many of us have heard similar words from our supervisors. The intention is good. The goal of engaging with customers and potential customer...
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