Did you miss last week's #engage365 Twitter chat? Here's a transcript to catch up with. Read on for a great discussion on introducing new technologies to events. Many thanks to @AssociCom, @kkish, and @RandyChoco for their thoughts and tips! Join us Friday, March 30 at 1 p.m. for an all new #engage365 Twitter chat on bad traffic -- inside and out of your event! Chris Aylott @ChrisAylott: Welcome to our “Old Events, New Tricks” #engage...
read moreSocial media is the key to making your webinar a success. Use it before, during and after your webinar to engage with your audience on more than a superficial level. You may develop new professional relationships or get new customers by taking the time to interact with your webinar's audience. Frost & Sullivan, a growth consulting business, reported in April 2010 that a survey of 1,500 employees found that almost 2/3 used social media for work, and almost ¾ used it for personal reasons. Social media is a powe...
read moreIn case you've missed it last week: PlannerTech DC , the Technology Showcase for Event Planners. A short recap on an inspiring power conference. Get set 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...
read moreI don't know about you, but I go cross-eyed just thinking about the many app choices there are out there, let alone trying to figure out which of them best meets my needs. That's why I yelled "YES!" when I literally StumbledUpon a site that compares free apps. According to the site, "CatchFree is an online service that makes it easy to find the best free solution for anything from streaming music to managing projects online." While it doesn't list every app category under the sun, the categories CatchFree does lis...
read moreThere’s a term I used to use, called “show feet.” It referred to the achy swollen condition my feet would be in after working a large trade show or exhibit in heels. Sometimes it would take an entire month for my show feet to heel, especially if I worked as a moderator in some sessions. If you’ve ever been a moderator during a seminar, you know it’s a pretty straightforward job. For the most part, you stand there, make sure the A/V is connected, the speakers’ presentations look pretty and hold up time car...
read moreConference & event attendees want to be sure internet communication with their clients or office back home will flow smoothly. But not all venues are well equipped for this. So how can meeting planners ensure they know how a venue rates for all of their technology needs BEFORE signing a contract? Meeting technology experts James Spellos of Meeting U and Corbin Ball of Corbin Ball Associates have devised a checklist to help planners assess venue technology offerings. The TechSpec Checklist is free and can be down...
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