Associations Now

JULY 19, 2013

— LBI (@LBIAudioVideo) July 19, 2013. — Dennis Shiao (@dshiao) July 19, 2013. Jenise Fryatt of the Event Planning blog offers 11 skills and qualities to look for in an association social media manager. The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: MAKE ‘EM LAUGH.

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Associations Now

JULY 3, 2013

— BrightBull (@BrightBull) July 3, 2013. Event Catering: 10 Tips for Avoiding Food Shortages #catering #eventprofs #meetingprofs [link] via @executiveoasis. — Beth Sanborn (@FarFromCamelot) July 3, 2013. Running out of food can be a disaster for an event planner. Never Run Out Of Food.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2014

And when you’re looking to improve your event planning or marketing—as well as identify what not to do—where better to look than at some of 2013’s biggest marketing mishaps? The Ten Biggest Event Management And #Marketing Fails Of 2013 #eventprof [link]. There’s a something important to be learned from every oops.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

How Intel doubled its blog traffic in less than a year [link] via @feedly #publishing #assnchat cc @assnmediapub. You know who’s good at blogging? “Why is it that we love this profession, specifically association meeting management, which is the most challenging type of event planning?” Feeling Stressed?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 17, 2013

Pew Research released an interesting report: Tablet Ownership 2013. Findings are based on phone interviews conducted with 2,252 adults ages 18 and older in April and May 2013. Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. How tablet friendly is your conference?

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In October of 2013 we deployed a similar technology with our partner Birdzi. At AEM’s ICUEE event (a 500,000 plus square foot event) we tracked floor traffic, exhibitor booth traffic, and attendee trends on the show floor. She enjoys learning about all aspects of events and sharing this knowledge through the Expo Logic Blog.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Written and compiled by Julius Solaris, editor of the Event Manager Blog and founder of the 150,000 member Linkedin Event Planning and Management Group. The 2013 Speaker Report: The Use Of Professional And Industry Speakers In The Meetings Market. Do you secure speakers for your conferences, events or meetings?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

But moving beyond the minimum-wage debate, where do event planners stand on the wage front? The British publication C&IT Magazine explored whether rising wages could make it tougher to retain talent in the conferences and events planning industry. Look at mobile tech, apps, and elsewhere for future work, he suggests.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Earlier this year, Seth published his 5,000th blog post. Start With A Conference Blog. You need a conference blog, just like Seth blogs on a daily basis. “A conference blog?” “How on earth will we find the time (and content) to blog regularly? ” you may ask? The Bigger Question.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

We interrupt this blog post with an important news bulletin: This just in… after months of hearings, the National Bureau of Stop Boring People has established new standards for audience engagement at conferences. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog, already in progress… Still stuck on that weary Q&A model?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 3, 2014

Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. Would a Conference Innovation Lab be a good fit for your audience? What else can we do to help attendees find/nurture/implement that next big idea?

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. As you reflect on your own holiday reunions with family and friends, are other ideas emerging? Ideas that with a little tinkering, could easily be repurposed to enhance the conference experience?

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Associations Now

APRIL 23, 2015

Plus: An event-planning life can be hectic—but a work-life balance remains possible. The 2015 M+R Benchmarks Study specifically looked at nonprofit activity online, seeing a 13 percent increase in online revenue and a 13 percent increase in the number of gifts between 2013 and 2014. Tackle a Chaotic Event-Planning Lifestyle.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 28, 2013

As the digital wheel accelerates, we find ourselves buried in a tsunami of information… emails, texts, blog posts, newsletters, whitepapers, podcasts, apps. Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. All this noise is making it harder to spot the greatest hits.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2014

Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. Unfortunately, those spammy emails are sticky–in the wrong way. They’re having a negative impact on the perceived value of your great show. Your turn: What exhibitor tips would you recommend adding to this list?

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Associations Now

MARCH 27, 2015

Vine has been a valuable tool in the social media toolkit since its launch in early 2013. ” Velvet Chainsaw Consulting’s Jeff Hurt is always trying to improve the conference experience—a topic that drives some of his more passionate blog posts into interesting directions. Talking Empathy. ” (ht @ bigmoth ).

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Associations Now

JUNE 21, 2013

— Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer) June 21, 2013. Knowledge alone may inspire awe but it will never inspire others to follow you,” she writes on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. — Greg Melia (@gmeliaCAE) June 21, 2013. Someone Is Misbehaving.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Founded in 2013, EventBank was focused on event management; today, they are an all-in-one engagement platform serving organizations worldwide. There are six software packages available: event management, membership management, community management, virtual events management, training management, and donations management.

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