Make better use of your guest list. You’ve got the list of names, and maybe some email addresses too. Perhaps a company name and title, too. But do you really know your guests? Do they really feel connected enough with you to show up? Buying a ticket doesn’t mean that they’ll actually share and attend [...]
Tag Archives: event planning
Event Planning Advice from around the web
July 8, 2011
Collected from some of the great sites on the EventProfs Feed, here is some of the best articles with event planning advice from June 2011: The Meeting Professional’s List for Promoting Yourself or Your Company on Social Media Channels by Michelle Bruno of A Fork in the Road Event Industry leader Michelle Bruno gives some [...]
Event Marketing strategies from #Bizbash
June 14, 2011
Photo credit Johan Larsson The first #Bizbash Twitter chat, moderated by Icon Presentation‘s Jenise Fryatt and Lindsay Fultz of Middle Child New Media, had the topic event marketing strategies using social media. I made a point of making the time to attend this one. I was not disappointed. This provoked a wide variety of answers from [...]
Using social media to build strong professional relationships
June 2, 2011
Mike McCurry, the author of the popular blog McCurry’s Corner and a long-time event planning industry professional and technology advocate, gives us some insight on the value of building professional relationships online. Don’t believe social media can forge strong professional relationships? Experienced event industry pro Mike McCurry began experimenting with Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook just [...]
Festival & Trade show booth marketing using online events
May 31, 2011
The real reach of events is over three times more than the actual attendance. How is this possible? Word of Mouth. – Event Marketing Institute Word of mouth is by far the most potent form of marketing, reports say- and this is easy to see from our own experience too. When someone recommends a product [...]
Trade Show management secrets every event planner should know
May 11, 2011
A Guest Post on Trade Show management By Traci Browne, Owner of Red Cedar Marketing and Partner for Live Well Expos I’ve worked in the trade show business for about 15 years exhibiting, consulting for and coaching exhibitors on their trade show management strategy and even coaching show producers on their sponsorship packages. In 2008 [...]

September 14, 2011
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